Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-02-05
The Rosa Sensation.

OF friends called. The bullet has not vet
been extracted from his back Rossa's
office ON Center street was open to-day aud
filed with his Irish friends, who were en-
tertained by ROssa's Secretary and facto-
tum, Patrick Joyce.
LONDON NEWSPAPERS ON THE AFFAIR.
LONDON, February 4th-Commenting on
the shooting of O'Donovan Rosa by Mrs.
Dudley, the Times says " This mar, whose
thoughts one would imagine ran from
morning until night upon methods of muir
der, at once placed himself in the
power of an unknown woman. He now
chews the cud of reflection, which must be
bitter enough. Mrs Dudley's act rivals
that of Charlotte Corday.7
The Ne@s says: " Should the worst be1all
O'Donovan Rosa, it must be admitted that
no one has done more to deserve his fate
but, if he We're killed, some other would
instantly spring up to take his place"
The Standard advises Parnell to take the
fate of Rosa at heart. Itsays that stranger
things are happening than that Parnell
should find his Nemesis
MRS. DUpLEY's ANTEcEDENrs.
LONDON, February 4th.-Further investi-
CATION of Mrs. Dudley's antecedents in Eng
land shows that when she learned that she
had been deceived by a mock marriagcto u
person in the south of England she became
mad, but declined to prosecute her betrayer.
Persons intimately acquainted. with her
say her love for her children was intense,
and that for long time after their death
she daily visited their graves.
SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR EXPENSES.
LONDON, February 4th.-A movement
has been started in Nottingham to raise
national fund to defray the expenses neces-
Sary to Mrs. Dudley's defense. Circulars
are being distributed urgently requesting
the people of Great Britain to contribute
fund to defend Mrs. Dudley, that heroic
| English woman who resolved to rid civil
cation of its greatest enemy Every
| Engiishman,' the appeal declares, should
be ready to afford Mrs. Dudley every legal
| assistance"
ToRoNTo, February 4th.-A subscription
list for the benefit of Mrs. Dudley. W no
attempted to remove" O'DOnovan Rosa,
i has been opened here.
MRS. DUDLEY INTERVIEWED.
New YORK, February 4th.-The .S,a, has
| interviewed Mrs. Dudley, who said: :" at
! first offered Rosa money. That was the
groundwork of everything, and that was
what rendered him so drcadfullv unsus-
picious. Why it was almost laughable; a
| think that a man III his position should
not have suspected anything. Well, |
promised him money as | said, plenty of
it, and asked him what was going ON. He
said that the recent doings in London were
satisfactory, but that all the talk that was
made public there about the dynamiters
! plots was intended to throw people off the
| track. The next buildings to be blown up
were the SandhurSt Military College. the
Carlton Club, Woolwich Arsenal and the
| Bank of England. The idea of blowing
| up the the Carlton Club was to get at the
members of Parliament, who meet there
in large numbers. After that, when things
had quoted down a little another ATTEMPT
would be made on the House Of Paria-
ment when Parliament was in session.
! This was enough to show me that what |
was going to do was right because. YOU
| know. it would not have been fair for me
| to condemn the man merely on what had
read. ! don't believe he sends over anv
money, though; not a bit. But he does
/ harm in another way. People in America
have gone crazy about him, and have
! made him twice as much as he really
is. He is an attractive fellow and Il
good talkcr, and the class of people
with whom he works have detiei
him and worship him. He advo-
ner, blowing people up, and the real work
ers, stimulated by him. do the work. and
rs he IS the mover III the thing, it was right
he should suffer. In order 10 make the
thing look real we had Il good deal of
wrangling about giving the money, and
Rosa entered into it all. | wanted a re-
ccipt from him guaranteeing that the money
should be used to blow up people and such
works, or | was willing to put the money
into the hands of third person in trust
until the work should be finished But oh.
dear no. Noonc but himselfmust handle
the money. Finally he agreed that he
would give me receipt, and when | met
him on the day shot him, | had it already
written out 1t stated in a general way
that the money would be used for buving
dynamite, exploding buildings and for
helping the cause in general. My original
intention was to get him to sign before !
shot him. and thus have proof of his wick
edncsS over his own signature but | didn't
find 1t convenient to do this, and 50 | shot
him right away. Yes" she said. every
one knows all about me. I've had four
husbands and | am widow and single all
at once. I'm maniac and patriot and
monOmaniac and crank. My husband
was in the army and so was my grand
father. become very interesting. but I
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Rosa, or whether any Of my friends or re-
lations were ever killed by dynamite ex-
plosiOns.'
BODY GUARD FOR ROSA.
NEW YORK. February 4th-A vague
dread possesses the dynamiters lest O'Don-
oyan's enemies may undertake to complete
the work begun by Nseult Dudley. They
will not admit this, yet it is known that
they applied to the police authorities for an
extra police guard. 1t has been decided
that Rosa shall no longer travel alone lie
Will be henceforth continually attended bv
posse of four men, who will he heavily
armed, and his house will be guarded by
his friends, who will ostensibly board with
him.
RossA's QUARTERS CHANGED.
New YORK. February ith.-Rossa, at the
suggestion of his wife. was tonight re-
moved from the Chambers-street Hospital
10 ST. Ninccnt's Hospital which is under
the charge of the Sisters of Mercy There
he was given private room, and made as
comfortable as possible. The bullet is still
imbcdded in his back
Culinary Display in New York.
New YORK, February 4th.-Thc ball Of
the French Culinary Society last night, at
the Metropolitan Opera House, was at
tend by over 5000 persons. The display OF
the culinary art on the supper tables was
superior to anything hitherto seen. There
were elaborate designs. III which all things
on The earth and in the water were repre-
Sented III sugar and confectionery Birds,
cooked in fashion 10 tempt the most Wig
orous anchorite were to all outward SEM
blance alive and Tutoring Jellies, mon
ster plates of fish, tillets and Joints, pre-
scented most appetizing display.
New YorIS's Pet Police Captain.
NEW YORK, February ith-Superintend-
ent Walling's charges against New York;
pet Police Captail, Williams, are for DISC
bedience of orders, neglect of duty, and
conduct unbecoming an officer Williams
affects to treat them as a political conspir-
acy. The opinion prevails that Williams.
who Is believed TO have made most of his
wealth in protecting rich gamblers, will not
get off rs easily this time as at previous
trials.
Resumption of Work.
New YORK, February 4th.-The Com
merciai Bulletin says: Edgar Theorson &
Co.'S steel works at Bradick, Tenn, which
have been idle since December, will resume
this week, employing 5000 men, who will
be given steady work, though their wages
will be reduced 12l per cent
The Transcontinental Association.
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