Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-03
The Weather IN Richmond yesterday
was partly clear and cloudy.
Ponor of Thermometer yesterday.
ODOYoyAN R0ssA SHOT.
A Hardseme Youps English Woman Does
the W ork.


Handsome Young English Woman Does
the " ork.
(By telegraph to the Dispatch.l
NEW YORK, February 2.-0'Dono-
van Rosa was shot by woman this
evening on Chambers street near his Of
fee, and is reported to be dead.
Later.-Thc shooting of O'Donovan
Rosa took place at twelve minutes past
5 O'Clock this afternoon. He is still
alive. lie was in front of the Stewart
building, on Chambers street, when he
was approached by handsome young
lady dressed in plain clothes. She wore
spectacles, and had the appearance of
an intellectuaI-looking school-teacher.
She drew a five-barrelled revolver from
her dress-pocket. and, leyelling it at
him, fred one shot. Rosa threw his
hands above his head and cried. Pm
shot, He then fell heavily to the side
walk. The woman fired the remaining
bullets in her pistol at the PROSTATE
man. and calmly and unconcernedly
walked off with the smoking revolver
in her hand. She was followed by a
large crowd, while a still larger mob
surrounded the wounded dynamiter.
City-Marshal James McAuley, in the
absence Of policeman, saw the re-
volyer in the woman's hand and arrest
ed her. She was conducted to the
Twenty-sixth precinct station-house in
the City Hall. Her imperturbable
gravity and GOODNESS of demeanor
were remarkable. When arraigned
at the sergeant's desk McAuley
handed the revolver. a small-cali-
bre five-sbooter, to the sergeant,
and said he found the woman brandiSh-
ing the weapon on the street. A citi-
zen, who entered the police-station with
the prisoner. said she had Just shot a
mar on Chambers street.
DO you know the man." asked
Sergeant Cass. turning to the woman.
Yes: shot O'Donovan Rosa. 9"
said the prisoner, with slight English
accent.
She looked very pretty as she stood
at the bar, and betrayed no excitement
whatever. She gave her name a. lc,lct
Dudley.
ROssA's STATEMENT.
NEW YORK, February 2.-o'DonO-
van Rosa made the following state
ment TO Coroner Kennedy: ION Satur-
day, January 3lst. abou. 1 p. W., |
received a letter at my Office. No. -
Chambers street. The message was in
writing. and was delivered by a mes
senger boy. The note stated that a
lady wished to see me; that she was
interested in the Irish cause, and de-
sired to assist it. She didn't care to
20 to my Office and remain wait
ing there until came. She only
would ask for ten minutes time.
The boy told me the lady was at
the telegraph Office in the Stewart
building. corner Of Broadway and
Chambers street. went with him and
| met her. told her it would be well
to go TO some hotel, as the telegraph
office was no place to talk in. We
came out and went to Swceny'S Hotel.
We went into the ladies' parlor. and
she said she would be able to give
considerable money if anything good
was done. She then said she would
call Monday, February ID. at 4 o'clock.
To-day she sent another message to
my Office. and | went to the same tele-
graph office, and there | met the lady.
She showed me paper which was to
sign. She then suggested that We 20 to
some place. We walked down Cham
beers street toward Broadway. AMI we
got a short distance toward Broadway
when the woman stepped back AMI
fred two or three shots at me. One of
the balls entered by back.
lSignedl
q" JEREMIAH O'DON0yAN Rosa. "
NOT FATALLY WOUNDED.
Rosa. after being shot. was able to
rise to his feet. and. with the assistance
of a man on each side, he walkcl to
the Chambers-Sueet Hospital, about a
quarter Of a mile. There it was found
that only one shot had struck him ;
that was in the back, and the bullet is
lodged in the muscles about half an
inch above the left shouldcr-blade. The
wound will not cause him much incon-
ycnience. Rosa was placed on a cot
in the same ward in which Captain
Phelan lies and within twenty-five feet
of Phelan, who was nearly cut to
pieces in Rossa's Office by Short.
THE PRISONER.
Further questioning by the sergeant
at the police-station elected the state
ment that the woman's name wa
Yseult Dudley, aged twenty-five years
that she was a nurse. and married AM
that she lived at No. 60 Clinton place
She was asked why she shot Rosa
how long she he'd been il
America. and other questions, Il
which she made no answer. After
her pedigree " had been taken sh,
was escorted to rear room. and tn,
crowd slowly dispersed. As there wer,
no accommodations for prisoners in th'
Citv-Hail station Mrs. Dudley was re
moved TO 0ak-Street station at 7:l5 p
VI. and there placed in cell. Her en-
tire demeanor was that oil rationa
person. and coolheaded one. at that.
Shortly after the surgical examina
ton the coroner was sent for. and Ross.
made his Gnte-mortem statement. III
was then moved to another ward. Cap
tain Phelan, who is still guarded by ;
policeman. when informed of the par
ticulars, smiled grinly, but refused t.
say anything on the subject. The of
fee of the hospital was visited by I
large number of Rossa's friends to
night. All were determincd-lookin:
men, and their talk BODIED no good t
Rossa's enemies.
VICTIM or A CONSPIRACY.
To reporter who interviewed hin
tonight Rosa expressed the opinion
that he was the victim of a conspirac,
by the British Government; that th'