Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-02-03
O'DOnovan KessaAhet.

0Donovan kessashet.
New YORK, Feb. AIT twelve min.
utes after five o'clock this afternoon
Jeremiah O'Donovsn Rossa, the notori.
ous Irish aRitator, was shot by wo.
man on Chambers street, near Broad
way.
AT that hour the streets were full of
people making their way toward the
Brooklyn bridge and up town, and the
excitement over the shooting, although
the man was recognized by very few,
was intense. The first shot fired took
effect in ODonOvan's body and he fell
to the sidewalk. The woman continued
to shoot until she emptied her five.
chambered revolver. Only the first
shot took effect. City Marshal James
McAuley was present at the time, and
breaking through the crowd that had
collected even before the shooting WAS
over, he seized the woman, who still
held the smoking pistol in one hand,
and told her she was under arrest.
The woman offered no reinonstrance,
but allowed herself 10 be pulled through
the pIass OF citizens and taken TO the
City Hall Station Howe.
When the woman bad ceased firing
|ODonovan arose to his feet and made
an effor. 10 md his way back TO his
office on Chambers street. whion he had
jnst left. He said, | am shot" try
ing to place his hand on his back under
his shoulder blade. After few steps
somebody in the crowd suggested that
that he should go 10 the Chambers
Street Hospital. A couple of men lent
their arms, aud the Irishman changed
his mind, turning his direction toward
the hospital. He walked all the way
there, a distance of nearly a quarter of
a mile. Hebied considerably on the
way. Once there, he was disrobed and
exam ined by Dr. Dennison. 1t was
found that the bullet he'd entered The
back, directly below the left shoulder
blade. The doctor pronounced the
| wound To be not of a dangerous charac-
ter, and began to probe for the ball
Meanwh lille the woman had been
taken to the station house with another
crowd following her. she was placed
before Sergeant Cass' desk and "A good
| look at her was obtained. She WAS d
good looking woman, dressed neatly in
plaiu dark clothing and wore ey,
x lasses. She appeared like scboo
teacher, with All inte ellectuai face. Hel
manner was entirely composed and sh,
answered some of the questions put I,
her promptly and without embarrass
ment. TO others she simply shook he
head and smiled, with look which
said " shall only answer the ques
tions know you have a right to ask. ;
A citizen here asked 90 Do yot
know the man you shot ?" Yes,
replied the prisoner, cColly, with al
English accent, " l shot O'Donovar
Rossa."
Further questi9 ming by the Sergean
lellcited the statement tltatth prisoner
name was Yseult Dudley. aged 2,
lyears that she was nurse, and mar
ried, and that she lived at No. GO Gin
ton place. She was asked why sh
shot O'Donovan, how long she had beei
In America and other questions, u
which she made no answer. After he
pedigree" bad heen taken, she wa
escorted 10 rear room and the GROVE
slowly dispersed.
II As there are no accommodations TO
prisoners in the City Hall Station, Mrs
Dudley was Re moved 10 the Oak stree
Station at Z 8 p. IN. AMI there place.
in a cell. Her entire demeanor wa
. that OF a rational person and cool
= headed one at that.
An examination OF the wound by DR..
X irby showed that the bullet bad pen
etrated the back about half inc
above the left shoulder blade. The bal
ranged upward and inward toward III
spine, but did not touch the verte
bIn. The bullet Is evidently lodged ii
the muscles of the back, and beyond !,
slight shock, Rosa has suffered little
1t was feared that the missile ha,
lpenetrated lung, but as the wound e,
It,t lua sfAr for No Ia
afterwards pronounced impossible.
Some time a fter his admission to tn,
hospital Rosa was removed to anotbe
ward. AT about six O. clock he sais
he thought his condition was seri
GUS enough TO warrant his making ~
ante IL ortem statement, and Corone
was sent for. When the official ar
rived o. Dovonan Rosa made the fol
lowing statement
STATEMENT OF o. DONOVAN RossA.
| o. Donovan Rossa made the following
81 atement to Coroner Kennedy
"On Saturday, January 3lst, about I
p. H., l received a letter at my office
No. II Chambers street. The message
| was in writing, and was delivered by q
| messenger boy. The note stated that q
lady wished to zee me : that she wat
interested in the Irish cause and de
sired to assist 1t. She didn't care to &c
| to my office and remain waiting there
until came. Sne only would ask fol
ten minutes time. The boy told me
the lady was at the telegraph office in
the Stewart building. corner of Broad
way and Chant beers street. Invent with
him and | met her | told her it would
be well to 90 10 some hotel as the tele
graph office waa no place to talk in,
we came out and went to Sweeney
Hotel We went into the ladies' mar.
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