Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-02-03
R0SSA SHOT BY A WOMAN
BUT ONE OF THE BEAUTVS FIVE
BULLETS TAKES EFFECT.

BUT ONE OF THE BEAUTY'S FIVE
BULLETS TAKES EFFECT.
The Wound Not Dangerous One-The
Victim in the Same Hospital Ward
with Capt. Phalen-The AssaiIant
Under Arrest-The Shots Fired in the
Crowded Highway-Dynamite very
Irate.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-O'DOnovan Rossa
was shot by woman this afternoon on
Chambers street, near his office. The
shooting took place at twelve minutes
past O'Clock. He was in front of the
Stewart building, on Chambers street,
when he was approached by a handsome
young lady, dressed in plain clothes. She
wore spectacles, and had the ap.
pearance of an intellectual look
ing school teacher. She drew
a five-barreled revolver from her dress
pocket, and leveling it at him, fired one
shot. Rossa threw his hands above his
head and cried: "Pm shOt!" He then
fell heavily to the sidewalk. The woman
fired the remaining bullets in her pistol
at the PROSTATE man, and calmly and un-
concernedly 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.
THE WOMAN ARRESTED.
City Marshal James MacAuley, in
the absence of a policeman, saw
the revolver in the woman's hand and ar
rested her. She was conducted to the
Twenty-sixth Precinct station-house, in
the City Hall. Her imperturbable gravity
and GOODNESS of demeanor were remark
able when arraigncd at the Sergeants
desk. Marshal McAuley handed the re-
volver, small calibre fye-shooter, to the
Sergeant and said that he found the wo-
man brandishing the weapon on the street.
A citizen who entered the police station
with the prisoner said that she had just
shot man on Chambers street.
"Do you know the man?V asked Sergt.
Cass, turning to the woman.
eyes; l shot O'Donovan Rossa," said
the prisoner, with a slight English accent.
She looked very pretty as she stood at
the bar, and betrayed no excitement what
ever. She gave her name as y esiet Dud-
ley.
ROSSAs ANTE MORTEM STATEMENT.
O'DOnOyan Rossa made the following
statement to Coroner Kennedy:
On Saturday, Jan. 81. about O'Clock in the
afte noon, received letter at nv office No
y Chambers street. The message was in
writing and was delivered by a messenger
boy. The note stated that lady wished TO
see me, that she was interested in the Irish
tn ef III, -
to 90 to my Office and remain waiting there
till | came. She only would ask for 10 minutes
time. The boy told me that the lady was at
the telegraph office in the Stewart bulldinr
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 tax IN.
We came out and went to SWeerey's Hotel
We went into the ladies' paror. aud she said
that she would be able to give considerable
money If anything good was done. She then
said she would call Monday. Feb. 2, at
O'Clock IN the afternoon. To-day she sent
another message to nv office, and | went to
the same telegraph office. and there | met the
lady. She showed me paper which was to
sign. She then suggested that we go to
some place. We walked down Chambers
street toward Broadway. and we got a short
distance toward Broadway when the woman
stepped back and fired two or three shots at
me. One OF the balls entered my back
JEREMIAH O'DoNOyAN Rosa
Rossa, after being shot. was able IN
rise TO bis feet, and, with the assistance
of man on each side, he walked TO the
Chambers Street 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 shoulder blade. The wound will
not cause him much inconvenience.
Rosa was placed on a cot in the same
ward in which Capt. Phelan lies. and
within twenty-five feet of Phelan, who
was nearly cut TO pieces in ROssa's office.
Further questioning by the Sergeant at
the police station ELECTED the statement
that the WOman's name was YseIt Dud-
ley. She is aged % years. is a nurse. is
and lives at No. 60 Clinton Place.
She was asked why she shot O'Donovan
Rossa? how long she had been in the United
States? and other questions, to which she
made no answer. After her pedigree"
had been taken she was escorted to
a rear room and the crowd slowly
dispersed. AS there were no accomm0-
1atiOns for female prisoners in the CITY
Hall station Mrs. Dudley was removed to
the Oak street station at 7:15 O'Clock,
and there placed in a cell. Her entire de-
meanor was that of a rational person, and
a cOOl-headed one at that.
Shortly after the surgical examination
the Coroner was sent for, and Rossa made
his ante-mOrtem statement, He was then
moved to another ward. Capt. Phelan.
who is still guarded by a policeman,
when informed of the particulars smiled
{rimly, but refused to say anything on
The subject. The office of the bOspital
was visited by a large number of Rossa's
friends tonight. All were determined
looking men, and their talk BODIED no good
TO ROssa's enemies.
ROsSA SUSPECTS CONSPIRACY.
To reporter VINO interviewed him to-
1ight, Rosa expressed the opinion that
ne was the victim of conspiracy by the
British Government, and that the woman
was only paid assassin.
Patrick Joyce, ROssa's right hand man.
expressed the same opinion. accompanied
with many threats.
Mrs. Dudley discarded her glasses to-
light, and some of ROssa's friends assert
hat they were merely worn as disguise.
She refused to talk to any person.
ROssA's BUILD.
The bullet struck ROssa below the
shoulder blade and ranged upward. and is
Odged in the muscles behind and above
he shoulder blade. ROssa is a large,
muscular and fleshy man, and the doctors
'ay that no danger is to be apprehended
rom the wound. Rossa is comfortable
o-night, and expresses confidence that he
will recover. His wife was soon at the
lOspital, where she remains.
Mrs. Dudley, who shot Rossa, applied |
or admission on Jan. % at Mrs. Leggett's |
lOuse for unemployed women, in Clin- |
on Place, and was admitted. Her only
luggage was valise, which she never !
because, as she one day re- |
marked, she might be called suddenly to |
Ittend some patient.
IRIS. DUDLEY's ALLEGED ANTECEDENTs. |
She said that she had been married and |
lad two children, but that her husband !
md children died abroad. Her father, |
he once remarked, had been engaged in |
he British cavalry service. She had |
lcted as trained nurse in London and |
Paris, and had diplomas from institutions |
# that kind. She was an accomplished !
and her manners and speech be- |
skened a thoroughbred English woman |
# keen mind and bright perceptions. She