Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1885-02-06 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

VOONOVAN 11088 A SHOT.  AHREST OF HIS ASSAILANT.,  _ New Yoke, Monday.-erbils afternoon as O'Donovan Roma was walking down Chttraberestreet he was approached by a handsome young woman, who on nearing him drew from her pocket a five-chambered revolver of small calibre and fired one shot at hiin. Roma threw up his arms, and exclaimed " I am shot." He fell heavily on the pavement, The woman then fired the remaining four charges at the prostrate man, mil walked unconcernedly away, the revolver in her hand. She was arrested and conveyed to the policestation, where she behaved with remarkable calmness. On being asked if she knew the man she replied, " Yes ; I shot O'Donovan Roma," She gave her name as Yealet Dudley, an Eiglish hospital nurse. She is a widow aged 24, but looks no more than 18. She is not thought to be insane, as she answered all questions put to her deliberately, and with 501119 ealtion. She declined to give her reasons for shooting Rosati but it is believed she committed the act in consequence of his dynamite schemes. It is believed that Boise's injuries will not prove fatal. Roma received only one bullet in the back. The wound is not considered dangerous. O'Donovan Rossa's name is widely known in con. nection with the history of the dynamiter'. For yeses past he has openly avowed his active pal Cotpatios' in their machinations, and has confessedly been the chief agent in the collection of funds for carrying out the dynamite warfare in England, and in arrauging for the commission of those dastardly outrages. Only on Friday last the Dublin Gaze te contained an order prohibiting the circulation in Ireland of his paper. the United frizlonan, which contained articles inciting to acts of violence and intimidation, and so recently as the 9th of last month his office in New York was the scene of a savage affray between two of his Fenian associates, when one named Thomas Whelan was stabbed 12 times by the other named Short. The circumstances of the case were peculiar and significant. Whelan had been summoned to Rossa'e office to give an account of some revelations made by him about dynamite l its for destroying an ocean steamer and certain buildings in England. It was alleged that in consequence of these revelations Whelan's assassination was determined u3i_3n, and Whelan himself stated that he went to New York to expl sin matters to O'Donovan Roses, and expressed • belief that he had been entrapped Into the latter'e office for the purpose of being murdered. O'Donovan Rossa'a paper, when the revelations appeared, bitterly criticised the account. fie himself, however, was not present at the time of the stabbing affray, and he afterwards denied complicity in it, but the outrage and circumstances leading to it were regarded as confirming him in the po,ition he had previously claimed for himself as being paramount amengst the dynamite action. Originally Roma was a schoolmaster in Ireland, and as early as 186 r was not wions as a leader of the Fenian movement, which at the time had assumed serious proportions. He became coon mted with Nationalist journalism, and in the year mentioned was convicted of treason-felony. His p 3pularity in the Fenian ranks at that time is shown by the fact that on the death of Mr. Charles Moore, member for the c3unty of Tipperary, in 1869, thoe was a strong c ill by the Irish Fenian organioati us for the nomination of Ruses as candidate, and on N member 25th of that year Roma was returned as Home Ruler by 1,132 votes, against 1,030 recorded for Mr. Denis Heron, Q C., Liberal candidate. In the following February, flowerer, a new writ was moved for Tipperary in room of Roma, on the ground that having been guilty of felony and sente cd to tram, p ,rtatiou for life he was incapable of being elected • member of the House. On Dec. 16th, 1870, Mr. G a latone announced the intention of the Cr ,verement I) release the Fenian prisoners then undergoing seetenon for treason and treason-felony, on condition of their not remaining in or returning t 3 the United Kingdom. When released under the general amnesty Rosesdproceeded to the United States. His subsequent career is well known,