The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-07-01
MRS. DUDLEY ACQUITTED
THE JURY FOUND HER INSANE
But She Testified Nationally Of Her
Ivestigatlons Whether to Shoot
Rsssa or some One Else.
The Crime Calendar.

room, where Mrs. Dudley is being
tried for the assault on O'Donovan
Rossa, was again crowded to excess
to-day, whom the taking Of testimony
was continued.
DR.. Charles E. DennisoD, who
dressed Rossa's wound" osti6ed rs 70
their location and chf Ger.
This ended the case for the prosaCu-
tion.
Counse. for Mrs. Dudley then op-
ened for the defonse lie claimed
that Mrs, Dudley had assaulted Rogsa,
not on. of personal spite, or to
revenge personal insult, but
because no was an enemy
of the country. Counsel discussed the |
subject of Irish patriotism, outlining |
the line OF testimony for the defense. |
Council spoke OF what he termed Mrs.
Dudley ''phyeical iqirmity." He said
ne would show that for several years
she had baon subiectt TO epilepEio its.
He would show thai her mind had
been effected by these nts ana that
gho Was nos IN iACt responsible fCg her
conduct Counsel submitted @ mum
Der OF letters from English physicians
IN tho various institutions in which
his client h&d boon conhaod for J,eat-
menJ, setting forth the character OF
| her disease, The Opponents declared
Mrs, Dudley was not in her right
mind.
Elizabeth S. Tonliua, private
teacher, who resided at tho same place
as Mrs. DQdley, testified that tor Sow
eral days before tho shooting Of Rosa,
The prisoner had acted in strange
manner. She had bundles OF Rossa's
newspaper containing reports of recent
explosions IN LDudOn, and in speaking
to the witness of ROssa Mrs. Dudley
had alluded to the edvisability Of rid
diug the earth Of such man.
DR.. 4. E. Mcdonald, uparintendept
OF tho asylum for the insane on Wards
Island, testified that he was convinced
thgS M rs. Dudley waa suffering from
chronic mania. Mrs. Dudley had told
the winCs3 that there were three men
she had determined to punish with
death, and that Rossa was the first on
hor list.
Mira. Dudley here interrupted the
proceedings of the court by addressing
Judge Gildersleeve. Sho said;
"Whother ! was irrational or not then
shot Rosa. | AKA perfectly sano nov
t and wi8h to testify in my behalf. |
| my case goes to tho jury nov
, without thoir having heard me
they Will form an entirely erroneous
: impression of my motives, and vii
. not know why | shot ROssa. The doc
tors say that had said thGt 1 had ,
, mission, when they should have sGlt
,hat had al inclination"
The Judge said she had better comic
. with her counsel, aud when the tim
came tho court would hear her.
Mrs. Dudloy'6 counsel said the.
r tound themselves in somewhat po
Culiar position. They had beou tTyin
% TO prove thUt their client wes insane
}, She, on her part, insisted that she Wa
), not insane at tho time OF the attac
II and insisted on her righta 10 SO on IN
stand 10 testify in her own b9hal
T. Counsel could not SEQ how they cOul
10 90 otherwise than call her as y vii
10 meas.
Is 10 was finally l6 5ed that she 3h5u,
70 be called To The stand after recess.
lf MRS. UUDLEY's TESTIMONY.
After recess Mrs, Dudley's lawyer
tried iha.r best TO get Der 10 l0r0gO ht
determination Of becoming q WiJuos
y She persisted iu hor intention, nov
%, ever, and at 2 word from tho prO9ecu
" ing counsel, she walked quickly to Oh
witness chair ana Was sworn. Tho
g abe said:
&. "Gentlomon OF the jury, / may {
IL may not b9 insane; but II il Ia accl
,s rate that my action was Tor the posse
81 sion Of tho almighty dollar, thon
r have ua doubt You will resdil
j decide that | am not Insane. / wis
Won t0 decide my caso by oither acqui
ling me ON the ground thst my acJiC
was justihablo or by Couvicting me.
3B Was in doubt as TO whether JeremiS
,- O'Douoyau, Patrick Ford or MezgrC
was the most responsible. ! res
70 O'DonovgH and Fordspapers and rei
1t about Mezgrotf. and then went to 81
al O'D0novan. We had talk about q
s. wholesale murder Of innocent won,
10 and ChilGron. dc said that tho blot
OF ing up Of the building was perfect
oil right.
"Whst," said he, "are the lives OF
a few women and children compar
s. with the holy cause OF IrelandY"
lie said in reference to tho recent @
n. plosion, that "we did it," aud he al
a. said, al intend 20 blow up the Hou
" OF perliament when 1t next co
o. | Ven6s.N
le believe now, however, that he W
no deliberately lying.
ls The Jury acquitted Mrs. Dudley
%. the ground of insanity.
LIKELY TO GO TO THE ASYLUM.
The jury were only in CONSULATE
about five minutes whom they re
~ defad tho verdict. A motion was ma
@. t0 send Mrs. Dudley 10 the State lur
- tic Asylum, whiJn her counsel q
81 posed. The latter asked that tht
a. Cliont be permitted 10 bo returned
,r. hor native country and be placed IN
st, institution. The court VIII listen
'e- arguments on the motion on Thu
y day.
The. Chicago Election Perjury On
DO CHICAGO, June 30.--Mr. Emory
no storrs made tho opening statement
lr, tho defonse this forenoon in the CO
en- of Joseph Q. Mackin, on trial for
pr legged perjury.
Ise Counsel for defense declOred Il
or tho Stote.would have to show that {
special grand Jury which indict
Mackin was legally impaneled a
that the perjury was deliberate
he committed, and that they would ha
lAi 10 ehOW ll1t tne pAlhAhb VI tno ga
nr- ton tickets found IN the Eighteot
AZ. Ward ballot box WAS an ohense. 7
Stale would also haTe TO pro
that Mackin really took
-. genuine ballots from
0'' envelope in the County Clerks of
ys and substituted the spurious ones.
OF The prosecution submitted tho
,st cords, showing the impanellug of
- grand jury, and called A. II. Bear,
in1.o low, ainomber OF tho grand jury, "
g9Y testified that MGckin had sworn bel
90 the grand jury that he had not ordel
600 the printing Of the ballots and den
900 meeting the Wrights, who printed
= tickets, az they had testified,
in ---
lho A Rpsnite.