Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1885-07-03
YsEULr DUDLEY ON TRIAL.


sur JEEUs AT JEREMIAH AND MAKES IT HOT ron
HIM WHILE nv rEsrIFIEs II FOR HERSELF SHE
D1sCLAIMs THE PLEA OF INSANITY.
from the report Of Mrs Dudleys trial which began
ON Mondayl
Rosa, sturdy and farmer-ike In appear
ance, his chin ornamented with coarse
beard, answered the questions OF tho assist
ant district attorney with readiness lie
seemed to regard Mrs. Dudley without harsh
feelings and once or twice answered her re-
marks politely lie was blunt in his state
ments and did not appear to desire to conceal
any thing.
what ia your name ?" asked Mr.. Purdy.
when the Witness had takon the oath.
Jeremiah ODonovan Rossa he said.
That's not your name" Mrs. Dudley
called out. "Where did You get the Rossa
from 2"
Q.-What is your business
Mrs. Dudley (shrilly) Dynamiter.
Rossa (gruiliy) Journalist
Rosa told OF meeting Mrs. Dudley in ODE
dience TO her request. "She said" he testi.
fed, chat she did not believe in the blowing
up of buildings She said Il want lives
taken told her did not believe in that. 4"
Liar" said Mrs. Dudley, jumping up.
Rossa-I said l only wanted money to FREQ
Ireland
res snetreu MIS- dudley with smile
of contempt ''you wanted to get money out
OF the poor servant girls for yourself and
swindle them"
Rossa identified tho notes writton to him by
Mrs. Dudley on February while she waited
for him In telegraph office in Broadway,
near Chamber street He went to see her
and she said she would give 5000, but aho
wanted lives taken.
Liar" commented the prisoner.
'She said, the witness continued, THAT
she had some money to hborate Ireland. She
showed me receipt, and refused to sign
it,"
Mrs Dudley jumped to her feet again in
spite OF Captain Lindsays efforts, and said
The jury better get away FROM that man.
lie is only perjuring himself there's no tell.
ing what will happen IL he keeps on lying"
II thought the receipt might be trick TO
catch me, Rosa went on, but the prisoner
said, ENORMOUSLY Wont somebody please
knock that man out of the window Z"
Rosa said that he suggested that they 20
to more private place, and they left the
telegraph Office and went down broadway.
Mrs. Dudley was at first beside him, but ~
they approached the corner of Chambers at.
she stepped behind him and shot hun
MIR. Purdy-liow many shots were fred
Al do not remember.
Mrs. Dudley--No, believe sou. You
were too frightened. And you forgot to tell,
Jeremiah, that you said For Gods sake
don't kill me-" The last phrase of Rossa's,
which she repeated at other times. WAS al.
ways delivered with the shrillest sarcasm that
the speaker could command.
Rosa was asked to show how he was shot
and he pointed to the spot in tho back where
the bullet entered. and" he continued
ut is in there yet"
Mrs Dudley screeched ~ want my bullet
back, ODonovan. 1t was only lent TO you.
Rossa was cross examined by ex-Judge
Fullerton and Mr.. Butts. lie said that he
was born in Ireland, and was about So years
old. You are too nervous 10 tell exactly.
was Mrs. Dudley comment. He came 10 this
country in 1868, and for the last time in 1871
lie said he was sent here in 1877 by the
English government, who permitted him to
leave his prison on condition that he would
not visit Great Britain for 20 years
II wish l had you in England, " said Mrs
Dudley incidentally. There would be a
necktie there for Won"
MIR. Fullerton produced several copies of
Rossa's paper, The United Irishman. and at
tempted to introduce extracts from them in
evidence, but be was compelled first TO ask
many questions OF the witness. Rossa said
that he was the responsible editor Of the pa
per, which had 1000 to 4, 900 regular circu
lation. He had given one or more copies of
the paper to Mrs. Dudley Mr. Purdy oh.
jected that the articles did not refer to the
prisoner.
They refer to my people, said Mrs Dud-
Icy.
MIR. Fullerton said that they were of
character to unsettle woman of Mrs Dud-
leys mental condition. The Questioning
drifted OF again TO the conversations with
Mrs Dudley.
Mr.. Fullerton. How long did your con.
versation last About twenty minutes.
Mrs. Dudley-It was an hour and halt at
least.
Rossa (7milinRly) l don't think 10.
Mrs. Dudley (sharply) You don't think
anything. You haven't brains enough to
think.
Rosa asked her about herself. but she
would not tell me much. She said that she
and her husband did not think the same way.
Mrs. Dndley-Just like you and your wife.
MIR. Fullerton-Did you not propose to in.
troduce her TO persons who you said were in
terested in your cause Al do not think
l did
Mrs Dudley-Not to Colonel Roberts
MIR. Fullerton-Was there anything to have
her from shooting you while YOU
were in the half A.-Yes. We stood face
to face.
Mrs. Dudley Would that have prevented
me
Nc. Fullerton (after further qne,tioninp)-
How many shots were fired at yon? Al
don't know.
Mrs. Dudley-I thought 80. Weren't You
frightened, though, O'Donovan.
yzed.
Mrs. Dudley-with fear.
MIR. Fullerton--Didy you say any thing A
When the crowd came around said why
don't somebody arrest that woman Z"
Mrs. Dudley-You never said For Gods
sake, don't kill me, did you, O'Donovan
Mr.. Purdy attempted TO stop the inquiry
into kossa's past life, saying "He is not on
tIial. He has not shot any one"
He hasn't courage enough" said Mrs
Dudley.
As Rosa stepped down from the witness
stand Mrs. Dudley rose and pointing her
gloyed finger at him. cried
Down with dynamiteTs God save tho
Queen !"
Then she burst into laughter. and, pre-.
tending to mimic ROssas voice and manner.
whined
For Gods sake don't kill me :"
Rosa did not stop until he got 10 a back
seat, and then he sat down 80 a. 10 be out of
Mrs. Dudloy's sight. She became quiet at
once
On Tuesday, when Mrs Dudley was put on
the stand to give her own testimony, she
said Gentlemen of the jury, l may or |
may not be insane. wish you to decide my
case by aoquitting me either on the ground
that my action was justifable, or convict me.
II am homicidal 1t is queer that never
shot any one before. have carried pistol,
and had it loaded too, since l was l6 years
old. AT that time was living in the ooun-
try and there was great scare about mad
dogs-by hydrophobia-so that everybody.
men and women, who were capable of carry.
ing revolver did so. / gave ODonovan as
falr a trial as prisoner has ever had in your
court shot him and am willing 10 take
the consequences. l certainly shall not ap
peal. In this land of liberty l don't think
man like him should be permitted to go about
advising indiscriminRte murder" The iury
were only in consultation about five minutes
when they rendered their verdict of acauittal
because of insanity.
Mrs. Dudley WAS sent TO an insane asylum
on Thursday.