Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-28
TO SHOOT GLADSTONE
SENSATIONAL STORY OF SUCH AN
ATTEMPT BEING MADE.
I,Anpssrs. However. to Hnvc Been Manu-
fnctured out of slender materiai-
The Alleged Facts.
fBy Anglo.Amcrican cable to Tho Dispatch.

fBy Anelo.American cable to the Disnntch.l
LONDON Aprjl 27.-The PdH Nal Garlic
to-day contains most sensational artlcie
headed "Rumors of an Attempt to ShooI
Gladstone" the type used in the head
lines being the larges, in use for that pur-
pose The paper states that the allegea
attehpt upon the Primo Minister'S life
was made while Mr.. Gladstone was
walking through St. James's PARK ao
midnight last night on his way 10 MS
home, in Downing street. MI
The accuracy OF the report OF the Tah- q
Mall GdzeGe is doubtful. it Is pro6aDie
that the story is based nnon the TACT ,nhl l . .
man now IN custody on the charge OF hring
n revolver IN public thoroughiare had IN
one of his pockets notebook containing
n number of entries dealing with the ie-
I cent movements of Mr.. Gladstone.
MORE DANGER THAN ADMITTED.
R.-Notwithstandine the statements
/ made that Nr Gladstone was in no danger OF
i being shot and that 10 importance Is 10
/ he attached 10 the affalr. there Is grow
/ inc suspiclon that Mr.. Gladstone was
/ nearer being fred at than his friends are
/ wiling ~ admit. ,,,,,o-,
D 1
( dent OF Sheffield. Tho officer who arrest
/ ed him saw him mount the steps OF Mr.
i Gladstones residence shortly after MI
/ Gladstone had entered. ana when the po-
/ lcemap ordered him TO descend ne hred
/ az the officer and subsequently, struggled
i desperately against being arrested.
townsend asserts that the discharge OF
/ his revolver was accidental.
GLADSTONE NOT AIMED AT.
! It has been learned that Mr.. Gladstone
who attended a dinner party last night
was walking home about the time the lhau
, who fired the revolver was arrested. lie
saw nothing OF tho occurrence ana DO oiiu
! now believes that any attempt was mace
10 shoot him. When the shooter was ar
r.icued In the Bow-Streot Police Court
tbls morning, the policeman who arrested
him stated that the man had discharged
fhe revolver IN the Horse-Guards parade
near Downing street. Ho evidently III
( tended 10 shoot the officer.
An examination Of his notebook re-
vealed the fact that 1t contained q mass ol
ravings against Irish home rule. amid
( which was a suggestion that the murder
of Mir Gladstone would be iustifable
l'pon this slender foundation the report OF
the attempted murder Of Mr.. Gladstone
was constructed.
FROM THE NOTEBOOK.
Some entries in the notebook read
The Irish hOme-rule bill has passed lti
second reading by full majority. lnclud
ing the cur Saunders. Talking does rOl
| convert Now is the time for action.
micht wilfullv murder You. Would nothing
of The kind be justified? Now to prove
IT, What SAYS Sir Henry james, So'
Gladstone's speech of last night. Mha
saws saunders onE
At this point the presiding magistrate
! refused TO read auv further. He instruct
ed the ialler to guard the prison with the
Z utmost care.
THE MATTER IN PARLIAMENT.
An unusually large number of people
attracted bV the report that Mr.. Glad
stones life had been in danger, waited fo
the arrival OF the Premier at the House o
Parliament TO-DAY. When Mr. Gladston'
appeared he received a cordial ovation
In the House Of Commons several ques
tIonS were asked IN regard 10 the repor
of an attempt on Mr.. Gladstone's he
Home-Secretary Asqulth replied that tn
incident of tine arrest and prosecution OF
/ man for unlawfully discharglng revolye
| in public tborouchfare was now unde
judicial Investigation, and that IN the
| meantime he could say nothing about II.
HIGH-BORN JAIL IRIyILEGEs.
Mr.. Asqui;h was also questioned in r.
! card 10 special fayOrs extended TO thu
Dowager Duchess of Sutherland. now un
dergoing Imprisonment IN Holloway Jai
for contempt of court. Mr.. AsquIti
declared that the prison act provided tina
flrst-class misdemeanants should be allow
| cd the privileges anlOyed by the DoWage
Duchess OF sutherland.