text:  By the statement of the witnesses it appeared that a Mr Macnamara being in the lobby of Covent Garden Theatre when the audience were coming away and seeing Miss Ray making her way with some difficulty through the crowd to her carriage he went forward with Irish gallantry to offer her his arm which she accepted; and as they reached the door of the carriage a pistol was fired close to them when Miss Ray clapped her hand to her forehead and fell when instantly another pistol-report followed