The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-26
GLADSTONE ASSAULTED.

LONDON, June 25.-While Mr.. Gladstone
was driving through Chester today to at
tend n meeting of the Liberal club, some
! one threw g stone that struck him near
the eye. After having the eye treated he
! went to the meeting
When Mr.. Gladstone arrived at the hall
| in which the meeting to be addressed by
| him was held, he was given An ovation, the
audience cheering and yelling, waving
| hats and handkerchiefs, aud in every way
showing their admiration for the great
Liberal leader. The cut OH Mr.. Glad
stones face was plainly visible In the
course of his remarks Mr. Gladstone show
ed that there WAS no doubt i'll his mind
! that the man who had struck him had
! done so from malice. He said that the
! opponents of the Liberals were fighting
| them with the weapon of Intimidation,
| the Invention of religious bigotry. He
added that for the fist time in English
| history the prime minister was firebrand
| in the lands
After the meeting Mr.. Gladstone went
to Il leading Chester oculist to learn if
there was any danger of his eye being af-
fected by the injury he had sustained.
Since the first report of the assault on
Mr. Gladstone was received it has been
ascertained that the guilty person is II
woman, and that the missile which she
employed was a large piece of hard ginger
bread. The gingerbread was thrown with
considerable force, and struck Mr.. Glad
stone on the nose, Just beneath the left
eye, and then glanced upward, grazing the
aged statesman'S eye, and causing him
much pain. Mr.. Gladstone endured great
discontinue throughout the drive to the
place where the meeting WAS held, and as
the pain increased be began to fear that
his eye was seriously injured, and decided
to seek medical assistance as soon as pos
sible.
When Mr. Gladstone arrived at the
headquarters of the Liberal club two doc
tors were Immediately summoned They
made IA careful examination and found the
injured eye considerably infamed and that
the skin of the nose was grazed. They ap-
Piled some allevisting remedies, and sue
ceeded in moderating the pain from which
the patient was suffering. After copiously
bathing the eye with a wash prescribed by
the doctors, Mr.. Gladstone felt somewhat
relieved, and decided to address the meet
ing.
In spite of the disturbing incident which
marked his visit to Chester. Mr.. Gladstone
made spirited speech. which was applaud
ed throughout At its close the speaker
received an ovation. Mr.. Gladstone COM
planned of the difficulty which he expe-
rieuced in readiug certain quotations dur
he fouud that the injured eye had become
painful and was becoming irritated by
the use to which it had heen put
Mr.. Gladstone again sought the assist
ance of the doctors. and they made another
examination. Apparently the injury
which had been inflicted was considered
serious enough to warrant the sufferers
e. king the greatest precautions 70 prevent
any serious consequences, as Mr.. Gladstone
at once repaired TO the Office of an oculist
anu placed himself in his hands for treat
ment.
The oculist stated that there is large
abrasion at the corner of the eye, exteud-
ing TO the pupil. He says that the greatest
care Will be necessary 10 prevent serious
and permanent injury To the organ. The
wound on ME tSladstoue's noss bled freely
L he woman WHO threw rhe missile was
recognized as the wife of au artisan. Sue
will be arrested.