The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1885-02-05
Attacked In the Streets OF New York
After Receiving
AN ALLuRlNe LETTER FROM HER.
A Fun Account Of the Tragedy rs Cleaned
From the Injured irishnan's state
ment at tho Hospital aud
From other Sources,
THE GIRL, AND WHAT SHE SAYS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-Tho shooting of
O'Donovan Rosa took place at 5;l2 p. m.
He Is still alive. He was standing in
front OF tho Stewart building, on Cham
bers street, when he was approached by
HANDSOME YOUNG LADY,
dressed plainly. She wore spectaclos
and had the appearance of an intellec'
tual school teacher. She drew six
shooter from her dress pocket, and level
ing it at Rosa fired ono shot. Rosa
threw his hand above his head
and cried. "I'm shotw He then
tell heavily to the sidewalk. The
woman fired the remaining bullots in
her pistol Mt the Frustrated man, and
calmly and unconcernedly walked II
with the smoking revolver in her hand.
She was followed by large crowd
while a still larger mob surrounded
THE WOUNDED DYNAMITER.
City Marshal James McAuley, in the
absence of policeman, seeing the ro-
volver in the woman's hand, arrested
her. She was conducted to the twenty
sixth precinct station house, in tho city
hall. Her GOODNESS of demeanor was re-
markable. When arraigned at the sar-
geant's lesk, the woman gave her
name as iestel Dudley.
LATER AND fu Li.EF DETalLS'
At $500 this evening O'Donovan Rosa,
the "Irish dynamiter," so-called, was
shot by q woman on Chambers street,
near Broadway. Az that hour the streets
were full of people, homeward bound,
making their way toward Brooklyn
bridge and up town. The excitement
over tho shooting, although the man
tense. The first shot fired took effect in
Rossa's body, and he fell to tho side
walk
THE WOMAN CONTINUED SHOOTING
until she emptied her five chambered
revolver. Only the first shot took effect.
City Marshal James MeAuley was pres,
ent, and breaking through the crowd
who still had the smoking pistol
her that she was under arrest.
The woman offered no remonstrance,
but allowed herself to be taken through
the mass of citizens and to the city hall
station-house. George w. Barlow, a
merchant at 146 Read street., and Peter
Y. Everett, formerly a reporter, who
witnessed the shooting, accompanied
the captor and captive to the station,
saying they would be witnesses. When
the woman had ceased firing,
o'DoNovAN ROSE TO HIS FEET
: and tried to find his way back to his
Office in Chambers street, which he had
just left. He said: ~ am shot," trying
to place his hand on his back under his
shoulder blade. After few steps some-
body in the crowd suggested that he
should go to the Chambers street hos
pital. A couple of men lent their arms
and O'Donovan did as suggested, and
directed their steps toward the hos
pital.
HE WALKED ALL THE WAY
there, distance of nearly quarter OF
mile. He bled considerably on the way.
Once in the hospital, he was undressed
found that the bullet had entered the
back, directly below the left shoulder
blade. The doctor pronounced
THE WOUND NOT DAN GEEoUs,
and began to probe for the ball. A great
crowd had followed the wounded man
down Chambers street and blocked
the road in front of the
behind O'Donovan and his escort
Meanwhile, the woman had been taken
to tho station house, with another
crowd following her. She was placed
before the sergeant's desk.
SHE WAS GOOD LOOKING,
dressed neatly, in plain, black clothing,
3. and wore eye glasses. She appeared
like a school teacher, with an intellec-
tual face. Her manner was composed
and she answered some of the ques-
tions put to her, promptly and with
out embarrassment. To others she
simply shook her head and said:
~ shall only answer the questions 1
know you have right to ask"
McAuley handed the pistol, of small
calibre, to the sergeant and said he had
seen the prisoner shoot man OH Cham
bers street. The volunteer witnesses
asserted to the stated facts of the shoot
ing.
SHE sPEAKETH.
She was asked:
"Do you know the man you shot?"
EYES," replied The prisoner. "Cer-
tainly," with English accent. 81 shot
O'Donovan Rossa."
Further questioning by the sergeant
elected that the prisoners name was
Yeslet Dudley, aged 25; that she was a
No. 60, Clinton Place. She was asked
the question why she shot O'Don-
Ovan Rosa, how long she had
been in America, and others, to
which she made no answer. After her
pedigree had been taken she was es-
slowly dispersed. AS there are no ac-
commodations for prisoners in the city
hall station, Mrs. Dudley was removed
to the Oak street station at 7:15 p. M,
and there
PLACED IN A CELL.
d6r entlr0 uGtIi9atuUT was tnaC Oh
rational person, and cool-headed one,
at that.
Rosa had been placed ON cot in the
same ward with Capt. Phelan, who was
stabbed by Richard Short, in O'Dono-
vans Office, over three weeks ago.
0'Donovan was within eight beds of
Phelan. The examination of the
wound. by DR.. Kerby, showed
that the bullet had pen
etrated the back about half an inch
above the left shoulder blade. The ball
spinal column, but did not touch the
vertebr@. The bullet is evidently |
lodged in the muscles, of
the back and beyond a
slight shock, Rosa has suffered lit |
tie. 1t twas at one time feared the bull |
let had penetrated the lung, bnt as the
wounded man has expectorated no
blood, this was afterwards pronounced |
impossible. Had the spinal column
been signs of paralysis, but none have
appeared. The doctor probed unsuc-
cessfully Cor the bullet. They conclu-
ded that no large blood vessel had been
injured, and as O'Donovan Is feshy,
muscular man, of robust constitution,
there was no danger to be apprehended.
The doctor will probe again for the bull
let tomorrow morning,
RossA ALARMED.
Some time after his admission to the
hospital, Rosa was moved to another
diti0n was serious enough to war
rant his making an aute-mortem state
ment, and coroner was sent Tor
When the official arrived O'Donovan
made the following stateL1ent: II
.RossA's sATEMEHT. +