Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-03
RoSSA SHOT.


NEw YORE, February AT twelve min
utes after o'clock this afternoon jeremiah
O'DonOvan Rosa, the Irish dynamiter."
so called, was shot by woman on Cham
bers street, near Broadway. At that hour
the streets were full Of people, home
ward bound, making their way toward the
Brooklyn bridge and up town. The eH-
citement over the shooting, although the
man was recognized BY very few, was in
tense. The first shot fred took effect in
Rossa's body and he fell to the ground
The woman continued to shoot until she
had empGed 6ve-chsmbered revolver:
Only the first shot took effect.
City Marshal James McAuley was pres
ent at the time and breaking through the
crowd that had collected even before the
shooting was over seized the woman, who
still held the smoking revolver in her hand
and told her she was under
arrest. The woman offered no re-
monstrance, but allowed herself to be taken
10 the city hall station. George W. Bar
low, merchant, l46 Reade street and Peter
Y. Everett, formerly reporter who wit.
messed the shooting, accompanied the
cantor and captive to the station, saying
they would be witness. When the woman
had ceased firing, 0'Donoyan arose to his
feet aud made an effort to find his way
back to his office, which he had Just left.
He said, II am shot," trying to place his
hand on his back under his shoulder blade.
After a few steps somebody in the crowd
suggested he should 60 to the Cham
bers street hospital. A couple Of men
Lent Their Arms
and O'Donayan did as suggested and di-
rected his steps towards the hospital.
He walked nearly all the way there, dis
tance of nearly quarter Of q mile. He
bled considerably on the way. Once IN the
hospital he was undressed and examined by
DR.. Dennison. 1t was found that the bull
let had entered the back directly below
the left shoulder blade. The doctor
pronounced the wound not dangerous, and
began to probe for the ball. Agreat crowd
followed the wounded man down the street
and blocked the roadway in front OF the
bospital after the door was locked behind
Rosa and his escort. Meanwhile,
the woman had been taken to the
station house with another crowd
Following Her.
She was placed before Sergeant Koss desk:
She was good looking woman, dressed
neatly in plain dark clothing and wore eye
glasses. She appeared like school teach
er. Her manner was entirely com
posed and she answered some OF
the questions put 10 her promptly
and without embarrassment. To others she
simply shook her head and smiled with a
IooE which said II shall only answer
questions know yoa have right to ask.
McAuley handed pistol Of small cahbre
70 the Sergeant and. said he had seen the
nrisoner shoot a man in Chambers street.
A citizen here asked: "Do you know the
man YOU shot?' Yes, replied the prisoner
coolly with English accent.
IShot O'DonOvan ROssa."
Further questioning By the sergeant
s6c;tad.th statement that the prisoners
name was Yeslet Dudley, age -; that she
was a nurse and married, and that
she lived at sixty, Clinton place.
Sba was asked why she
shot O'Donoyan, how long she had been IN
America, and other questions, to which she
made no answer. After her pedigree had
bean taken she was escorted to rear room,
and the crowd slowly dispersed.
Owing to the inferior accommodations
Mrs. Dudley was removed to Oak street
station. she seemed perfectly rational ana
cooLheaded. Rosa was placed on 3 cot IN
the same ward with Phelan, who was stab
bed in Rossa's Office recently. An examin'
st;on showed the bullet had penetrated the
hack about halt an inch above the len
sboplder blade; the bah ranged upward and
inward toward the spinal column. but It did
NOT touch the vertebrae. Beyond a slight
sbock Rosa has suffered but little. Later
Rosss was removed to another ward where
be said he thought his injuries were sum
c;ently serious TO warrant his making au
antemortem statement
His Statement.
He said that last Saturday he received
note asking him 10 meet lady who was IN
teressed in the Irish cause and des,red to
assist. | met her in the telegraph once
Grom whence We went to Sweenys hotel
She said she would give me considerable
money Il ANYTHING good was done. Snt
made An appointment to meet me to-day q
a o'clock met her and she showed me
naner was to sign. We started to go to
l STasnv's hotel On the way she shot me
Son after making this statement Rosss
bs1sn 40 rest easier. Phelan, when told
of tbe shooting, smiled grimly but sa,C
nothing. A large number OF Rossa 5 trieno; ,
cslled at the hospital They were to9sl
/ looking crowd W. j. Burke shouted o.
can kin Rosa, but YOU can't Kali the lae~-
Premeditatsd.
To q reporter Rosa said II vas Premso
itsted affair and the woman was SIMPLY IN
/ tool The attempted aSsasananon was tn
~ of The English Government She va
I'D IN her views on dynamite. She sai'
the London explosion was no g9oo ana :a'
v.nted a horrible sacrifice OF me 70 sst,S ,s
tsrror into The English. nation se "a
ss;d thousands Of lives should be sacr'nceo
g. wnnted me to sign receipt tor money
Sbs T rscsint contained the word dynamite
- 7 declined. Patrick joyce, q clos
gr;spd Of Rossa's, called, and TO ham Hoss
turned over an his papers Joyce declare e
,Sa wor,an wss an agent Of the British 1o'
sTnmepC Joyce said England feared n9ss :
- 1900 : woman because they nsa q
man brave enough 10 attack hl@- -.
walker Eiliotf and Joyce broke 'as ~ \
10 Nrs- Rosa. She heard the ae0s eAaAiA'