The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-02-04

Rosa, and has taken passage on one of the out
going steamers for New York. Much sympathy
Is expressed for Mrs Dudley, and many sHb-
scriptions have been offered to a fund to aid in
defending her.
An examination of the police reports at Wor-
ship-street Police Court, London reveals the
following: "Lucilla Dudley lady like looking
person. aged about twenty -four years, who de-
scribed herself as governness, was charged
with attempting suicide. A porter OF the Great
Eastern railway deposed that on the arrival of
his train at Liverpool street, London, the pris-
oner, Mrs. Dudley, was found in frst-class
carriage. apparently asleep, with handkerchief
over her face. Removing the hand
kerchief, the witness found her insensible.
She was holding bottle tabled poison.
Mrs. Dudley was removed to hospital The
surgeon who attended Mrs Dudley at the hos
pital deposed that she suffering from the
effects of chloroform. The witness said She re-
covered consciousness after eight hours. Mrs.
Dudley denied that she had taken anything of a
poisonous nature. When taken in custody Mrs.
Dudley was in the act of swallowing white
powder. The jailor at the police station where
the woman was imprisoned deposed that she ex-
pressed regret at her failure to accomplish her
purpose. chemist deposed that the
powder Mrs Dudley attempted to swallow
was opium Another packet of opium was found
sewed in her clothes Mrs. Dudley stated in
court that she had no relatives living and that
she had been governess. She also described
n0rSeiI as q nOSplIal nurse, Out nef appearances
seemed to contradict this statement She re-
fused to give any account of herself. Five letters
were found in her possession, but they furnished
no clew to her identity. 1t was said she was
driven to the attempt at suicide by the loss OF
her child child's shoes and gloves found in
her possession tended to corroborate this asser-
ton. The magistrate said that, in view of the
fact that the chaplain of the house of detention
stated that the woman would not promise not to
repeat the offense, he was unable to set her at
fl,nM% fnplIn
each, for good behavior for three months Mrs.
Dudley smiled at this announcement, and left
the court room quietly"
1t is stated that Mrs. Dudley is an illegitimate
daughter of persons of rank She has had
two children, both of whom are
dead. She possesses good histrionic powers,
and at one time studied with a view to going on
the stage She spoke French huently. Con
hicting reports are current as to whether she
had been married. DR.. Williams, of Hayward's
Asylum, says that during her first six months stay
she was subject to violent paroxysms, and while
these lasted nobodys life was safe in her pres
ence; the last six months she
was more quiet and appeared cured
nobody conversing with her would believe hel
mad. In recent letter to a prison chaplain In
London, Mrs. Dudley stated that she was doing
we'll in New York, often getting ST.
for attending one lady patient Just before Mrs
Dudleys attempt to commit suicide she wrote
the following letter to friend:
Dear Mrs Malbem-This is the last time you
will ever hear from me, so please read the letter
patiently. You were wrong in thinking
l careless about your being paid
for / always sent all I had. You have been
bitterly cruel to me. This week l was
trying hard to resist the impulse
to commit suicide. but was always
longing to join my child, Marguerite l am
sorry you refused to shake my hand when we
parted. AS dying woman ask you to believe
me- Ask them to bury my children with me.
''Y. DUDLEY"
Irish Nationalist at Dublin are circulating g
report to the effect that Mrs. Dudley was in the
pay of the English government, and was sent tt
New York by the London nOlice.