St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-01
METHODICAL MADNESS
In the Dudley-Rossa ShoOting Case the
Jury Bring in Verdict Of
The Decision Based upon the Grounds
That the Prisoner Is
Insane.
Eliza Sage, Living Near AIegan,
Mich, BrutalIy Outraged and
Murdered.
Trouble Causes the Suicide OF A. j.
DUmont, a Prominent Man OF
New Orleans.
We. Dudley,s TriaI.


MRS. Dudley,s Trial.
New York, June SO.-The court room
where Mrs Dudley was being tried for the
assault ON OfDOnOvan Rosa was again
crowded to excess to-day. DR. Charles Z.
Dennison, who dressed Rossa's wounds.
teStihed as to their location and character.
This ended the case for the prosecution.
Inc counsel Tor Mrs. Dudley then opened
Tor the defense. He claimed that Mrs.
dudley had assaulted Rosa. n0tout of per-
sonal spite or TO ayenge personal insult, but
because ne was an enemy of her country.
The counsel discussed the subject of Irish
patriotism In outlining the line of the
testimony for the defense the counsel speaks
OF what he termed Mrs. DudIey's physical
lnhrmlty. He said that be would show
That Tor several years she had been subject
70 eplleptic ITS He would show that her
mind had been affected by those fits and
/ that she was not responsible for
her own conduct. The counsel submitted
number OF letters from English physicians
IN the various institutions in which his
client had been confined for treatment, set
ting forth the character of her disease. The
Opponents declared that Mrs Dudley was
not IN her right mind. Elizabeth T. Ten
lus, private teacher who resided at the
same place rs Mrs. Dudley, destined that
+ Tor several days previous to the shooting of
hOSsa the prisoner had acted in
= STRANGE MANNER
She had bundles of Rossa's newspaper
containing the report of recent explosions
III London, and in speaking to the witness
OF Rosa Mrs. Dudley had alluded to the
ACCESSIBILITY of Kidding the earth of such a
man. Dr. a. En- Mcdonald superintend-
ens OF the asylum for the insane
on Wards Island: testified that
he was cor4s-ss- That Mrs. Dudley
was suffering from chronic mania.
Mrs Dudley had told the witness that there
We're three men she had determined to nm
ism with death, and that Rosa was first ON
/ the list. DR. William l.. Harding gave
similar testimony. Mrs. Dudley here inter-
rupted the proceedings Of the court By. adj
dressing Judge Gildersieeve. She said:
! whether l was rational or not when I
snot Rosa am perfectly sane now, and
wish % testify in my own behalf If the
case goes to the jury now without their
having heard me they win form an entirely
erroneous impression OF my motives. and
viii not know why I shot Rosa. The doc
tors said that had said that had a mis-
sion Wien they should have said that had
an inclination The judge said that she had
better confer with her counsel, and when
the time came the court would hear her.
Mrs. Dudley'S counsel said that they
found themselves in a somewhat peculiar
position. They had been trying 10
prove
THEIR CLIENT WAS INSANE.
She on her pars insisted that she.
was not insane at-the time Of the attack.
and insisted on her right to go on the stand
and testify in her own behalf. The couu-
sci could not see how they could do other
wise than call her as a witness. 1t was
finally agreed that she should be called to
/ the stand after recess After the recess
Mrs, Dudley's lawyers tried their best t.
get her to forego her intentions Of becoming
a witness. She persisted in her intention.
| however, and at word from the prosecut-
ing counsel she walked quickly to the Wit
ness chair and was sworn. She said:
! Gentlemen of the jury, / mayor may
not De insane, but if it is accurate that my
action was for the possession Of the al
mighty dollar, then, L have no doubt. Won
/ Will readily decide that am not insane
/ wish You TO decide my case by acouitting
me either on the ground that my action was
justifiable
OR CONVICT ME.
4 was in doubt as to whether jeremiah
| O'DOnOVan Patrick Ford or ATezgaroff
| We're the more responsible. I read O3Don-
oyan's and Ford's papers, aud read about
MeZgarOff, and then I went to see O'Dono-
van We had q talk about the wholesale
murder of innocent women ard children.
be said the blowing up of buildings was
right" What, said he, ''are the lives of
few women and children compared with
/ the holy cause of Ireland" 'sHe said. ID
reference to recent explosions, that we did
it, and he also said ] intend to blow IN the
house of parliament when itnext cof4enes.s
l believe now, however, that he was delib-
erately lying. lie said also that he IN
tended to blow up English vessels and in
that way strike terror to English hearts.
He was murderer. He had shown him
! self to be one
You have no proof except his own
NO, but I believed him. / now con-
slider him a liar. If I am hOnicidaI isn't It
| queer that l never shot any one before9
/ have carried a pistol and had it loaded,
too, since was 10 years Of age. At that
! age l was teaching in the country and there
was great scare about mad dogs. hydro
phobia, so that every body, men and women.
who were capable of carving q revolver
did so. / gave ODohOvan as fair atrial
as prisoner has ever had in your court I
shot him and am willing to
TAKE TIE CONSEQUENCE.
certainly shall not appeal, even in this
land OF liberty. I don't think a man like
hun should be permitted to go about adj
viSing indiscrlminate murder I did not
come here to shoot him. / ANA good nurse
and was willing 70 take position here.
While in prison ! was perfectly bewildered
I by oilers from managers who wanted me to
lecture. / answered them ali BIZ SAYING
that would consent only or condition that
ODonOyan should come with me ana
woHld give a practical ilIaSt1ssioi1 aided BY
O'Donovan, of the effect d III aaaalte upoa
the human frame. If this met tlieir views
/ would gO.'
The jury acquitted Mrs. Dudley on the
ground OF insanity. The Jury were only in
consultation about five minutes, when they
'dered their verdict. a motion was made
send Mrs. Dudley to the state insane
asylum, which her counsel opposed. The
latter asked that their client might be per-
United to be returned to her native country
and placed IN an institution there. The
court viii listen to the argument On this
motion on Thursday.
LONDON. July 1.-The papers generally
comment favOrabiy on the acdlittal Of
Mrs. Yseult Dudley.
Outraged and Murdered.
ALIEGAN, Mich, june 30.-Vghfye Cir
cult Judge Arnold was hunting sheer IN a
patch Of oak grubs west Of town res 4gs an
he found the dead body Of Eiiza Saga an
unmarried woman of "a years. with her
throat cut from ear to ear, and her back
badly bruised from blow with a club or
FmuTderer's fist. Her left arm also showed
numerous bruises and the imprint of a Inata's
fingers and thumb on her wrist. Her under
clothing was torn from her hr7y and ir,slf