The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1858-10-19 00:00:00

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CHARON Or CONSPIRACY TO ADDUCT.—MT. John
Carden, of Hunan*, is again in trouble. At King'.
town Polieeefiloe a young and respectably dressed
woman, named Marla Douglas, otherwise Meet-
ing, was placed in the dock to answer an offence set
forth in the following terms in the charge sheet:—
"Merle Douglas, for conspiring with John Cowden and
others, and endeavouring to accomplish the abduction of
a lady residing at Lord Gough's pilau, St. Helen's, she
having called it the ryte lodge and made particular in•
quiry relating to the lady in question, and then and
there held out s bribe to Lord Gough's gatekeeper,
should she give assistance in accomplishing the object
sought." The lady in question is Mies Ellen Arbuthnott,
whose attempted abduction by Mr John Carden six
years ago must be still in the reoollection of the public.
Mr. John E. Walsh, Q.C.,..appeared for the prosecution ;
Mr. Rolleston, Q.C. for Mr. Carden; and Mr. Curran
for the prisoner. Mr. Walsh called upon the Magistrate
to take reeognisanoes both from the woman and Mr.
Carden to keep the pesos towards Miss Arbuth•
nott. After a lengthened discussion between counsel,
the magistrate reed the sworn information of Miss
Arbuthnott, in which, after referring to the events of
her previous persecution by Mr. Carden in 1852, and his
subsequent conviction and imprisonment, she deposes as
follows :—" After the expiration of this imprisonment,
the same John Carden reoommeneed the same system
of annoyance towards me incessantly, following my
movements wherever I went, insomuch that I could not
visit even the private residences of my friends without
his locating himself immediately in the neighbourhood,
and obtruding himself on me when walking or riding.
He did not, however, on these oceanions, venture to
address me, or write to me or my friends, until later,
when I was on a visit at Eidersley, in the county of
Surrey; but while I was there, as I was riding one day
in company with my brother, William Arbuthnott, Mr.
Carden suddenly rode up from behind and commenced
addressing me in an excited manner by name. My
brother thereupon interfered, and compelled Mr.
Carden to retire. On the same evening Mr. Carden
wrote a most insulting letter on the subject of this meet-
ing to my brother William. Just at the same time Mr.
Garden addressed a letter to Mrs. Arbuthnott, my
sieve-in-law, residing at Cowarth, near Staines, with,the
object of procuring an interview to preu his suit to me.
The letter was, however, returned to Mr. Carden, who,
however, forwarded it again, with an additional one, to
which I also refer, marked with the letter C. I further
say that it was my intention to reside shortly with my
brother-in-law, the aforesaid Hon. George Gough, at
Loueroter, in the county of Galwity, which is in a
lone and retired part of the country; and I have been
credibly informed that the said John Carden within a
short time said that I was returning to the neighbour-
hood of Clontnel, where I should be surrounded by
friends, and he had no chance, but that when I should
be at Loughoooter he would have good opportunities of
carrying out his views. I have recently been informed
a woman employed by hhn has been arrested, and from
his previous conduct towards me, and his objects with
regard to me, after he wee well aware, notwithstanding
his pretences to the contrary, that I will never consent
to see or have any intercourse whatever
iAotence tome, ~,a
that I em in danger from him, and that I positively
swear that I entertain the greatest aversion to the said
John Carden, and I have never given any encourage-
ment to justify his addresses to me, either directly or In-
directly." After a lengthened argument, Mr. 'Porter,
the magistrate, said there could be no question with
regard to the merit. of the use, but he wished to take
time to consider the question AS to the extent of his
jurisdiction. He proposed, therefore, to postpone the
further hearing of the case until 'Wednesday. Mr,
Carden applied that the ease should be adjourned until
Monday, on the ground that a brother of Miss Arbuth•
nott end his wife, who were now staying at Haman°,
were material witnesses on his behalf, and they could
not Sttand before that date. Mr. Walehe said, that
the'brother referred to was an exile from his family, sod
a pensioner of Mr. Carden's. The Case was then adjourned
until Monday (yesterday). Subsequently, upon entering
upon her own recognisuniou to 'slimier when called on,
Marie Keating was discharged from custody,