New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-04
HOW THE NEWS Is RECEIVED IN LONDON
MRS. DUDLEYs ATTEMPT AT sCICIDE-coMMENTs
OF THE ENGLISH PRESS

MRS. DUpLEY's ATTEMPT AT sUICIDE-CoMMENrs
OF THE ENGLISH PRESS.
Loypov. Feb. 3.-Extra editions of tho news
papers containing cable dispatches from New
York giving details of the shooting of O'Donovan
Rossa are selling like wildire in tho streets In
every city and town throughout Great Britain.
Nearly every person seems jubilant over the an
nouncement that the alleged chief Of tho dynami-
teurs has had some of his medicine given him.
Nctcs IN its evening edition. contains the fol-
lowing statements about Lucilla Dudley In n letter
signed lone who knows; 81 have known Lu-
ella Dudley for some time. She was born on Oc-
tober l. 1850. She is of medium height. aud she
has full nurse-maid-iike face and dark brown
hair. She wore blue spectacles. can't say that /
knew her character very well. IL would be dini-
cult to give decided opinion thereon. Some per-
sons who know her assert that she Is insane, They
say this because she oucs attempted suicide. and
was arraigned therefor before magistrate.
never noticed any signs of insanity IN her. shonld
raj her say that she eccentric owing 20 her won
dcrful scnsibllity of feeling and the intensity of
her nature, than insane in the true sense of the
word insane
Tie Nars promises to make public tomorrow
some further details IN the woman's history.
SWALLOWING POISON IN TRAIN.
Examination Of the police reports IN the Worship
st. Police Court reveals The following: "Lucilla
Dudley, a ladylIkc looking woman. age about
twenty-four who described herself rs n govcmcss
charged with attempting suicide. porter on the
Great Eastern Railway dcposcd that on the arrival
of his train Mt Liyerpool-st.. London, he
saw the prisoner, Mrs, Dudley, in first
class carriage apparently asleep. with
handkerchief over her face. Removing
the handkerchief witness found her TO be iEscns-
bic. She was holding a bottle labelled Poison
yp1 n A hnsDtal Witness
stated that nobody else was in the railway car
riagc."
The surgeon who attended Mrs. Dudley at the
hospital deposed that she was suffering from the
effects of chlOroform. Witness said she became
sensible after remaining unconscious eight hours
Mrs. Dudley denied thar she had taken anything of
a poisonous nature. When taken into custody, Mrs.
Dudley asdctccted in.the act Of trying to swallow
a white powder. Ajailcr at the police station where
Mrs. Dudley was imprisoned deposed that she
expressed regret at having failed to accomplish her
purpose. The magistrate ordered Mrs. Dudley to
be remanded to allow examination of the
powder.
When the examination of tho prisoner was re-
sumed an analyst deposed that the white 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 relations living and that she had been gov
eruess. She also described herself a hospital
nurse, but her appearance seemed to con-
tradict this statement She refused TO
give an account of herself. Five letters found
in her possession but they furnished clew to her
identity. She said that she was driven to attempt
suicide by the loss Of her child, which was one
year old. pair of child's shoes and gloves found
IN her possession tended TO corrobOrate this
ton. The magistrate said that in view of the
IL. LII. ttAn
stated that the prisoner refused TO promise not to
repeat the offence he was unable TO set hor at
liberty without two suretles of ED each
for her good behavior for three months. Mrs.
Dudley smiled at this announcement. She left the
courtroom quietly.
Mrs Dudley was kept in prison fortnight, when
her story was inquired into and found to be correct
She was then released the chaplain OF the prison
having strongly represented her to Sir William
Vernon Harcourt, Home Secretary. as one In whichi
the prison has been advised of her attempt TO KIN
Rossa and has taken passage on one OF the 0utgone
steamers for New-York. Much sympathy ~ ex-
pressed for Mrs. Dudley, and many subscriptions
are offered to fund to aid In defending her.
NOT A NURSE AT THE CHELSEA HOSPITAL
The officials at the Chelsea Hospital where SOL
diers widows are trained as nurses express sur
prise at the statements sent from New-York, that
tO have graduated az nurse from that institution.
They say no woman of her name description was
ever trained there. The only nurse graduated from
the hospital who has left England FOR America, 80
tar as the officials know, went year ana q haii
ago.
DUBLIN, Feb. 3.-The Irish Nationalist arc cir
culating a report here TO the effect that Mrs. Dud
ley was In the pay Of the English Geverrmept ana
that she was sent to New.York by the Lonoon
police.