Star.
London, England, 1826-10-11 00:00:00

ABItUCTION, AND EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.

Within the last day or two the family of a Lady
named Ablett, residing at No. 1, Cobham Place, Fins-
bury-square, have been plunged into the deepest misery,
in consequence of the extraordinary disappearance of
Miss Emily Ablett, a young Lady only fifteen years of
age, of great beauty and accomplishments, and a be-
loved and only daughter. The details of this extraor-
dinary affair were yesterday laid before the Magistrates
of Worship-street Police Office, who have directed that
immediate steps should be taken to bring to justice the
parties engaged in carrying off the young Lady.
It appears that, about twelve months back, the father
of the young Lady in question, died at Manchester, where
he carried on the business of a Manchester warehouse-
man, in partnership with his son Mr. W. Ablett. Ima
mediately after Mr. Ablett's dissolution, his widow, with
the consent of her son, gave up the business at Man-
chester, and came to London with her family, and took
up her residence about six months ago at No. 1, Cob.
ham-place, Finsbury-square. In consequence of some
affairs of the late Mr. Ablett, being left unsettled in
Manchester, Mrs. Ablett and her son were obliged to
leave London about two months since, and left the
house, and all the property, in the care of her daughter
and a female servant, who had only a few days
before been taken into their service. The property
consisted of a very large and elegant assortment of
ancient family plate, trinkets, &c. &c. A short time
after, the house became nightly a scene of riot and
tumult, and persons of very questionable appear-
ance were in the habit of visiting the maid servant,
and amongst the most frequent of them was an old
sybil, well known to the neighbours as a fortune teller.
This woman was noticed to be continually going back-
wards and forwards, and on one or twe occasions
she was seen in deep conversation with the servant.—
On another occasion two young men were seen parading
before the door, and looking up at the window where
Miss Ablett frequently sat at her needle, and while they
were there the old woman made her appearance, and
the young men disappeared. On Sunday last, Mrs.
Ablett and her son returned home, when some of the
neighbours waited upon them, and informed them of
the conduct of their servant, in introducing Miss Ablett
into the society of such people as were in the habit of
visiting the house during their absence. On Monday
morning the family sat down to breakfa'a, the ser-
vant maid attending the table, and it was noticed
that Miss Emily appeared to be in a great hu,ry
to finish her meal, and the girl seemed also to be in
haste and agitation. After the breakfast table had been
removed, Miss A. proceeded up stairs to her bedcham-
ber' and from that moment to the present neither she
nor the maid servant have been seen. Moat eleven
o'clock in the forenoon of Monday, it was ascertained
beyond all doubt that the young Lady had been carried
off ; and on the house being searched, it was discovered
that nearly all the stock of place, and other valuables,
had been carried away also. Messengers were dis-
patched in every direction in pursuit of the fugitives,
but all of them rtt irned unsuccessful. Yesterday
morning, further inquiries were made in the neighbour-
hood, when Mrs. Linnett, the wife of a baker, nearly
opposite to Mrs. Ablett's house, stated that she saw the
young Lady run up the street with the maid-servant,
about eleven o'clock. Miss Ablett's bonnet strings were
untied, and she seemed to be in a state of great agitation,
and her dress appeared much disordered. The maid-
servant seemed to be hurrying her tff as fast as possi-
ble. They were seen to go into Paul-street, where
there was a hackney coach in waiting, into which the
young L idy got, together with the servant and the old
fortune teller, who had a child in her arms, and also a
white bundle, and no sooner were they all inside than
the coachman drove eff as fast as he possibly could.
CAPTURE OF MISS ABLETT, AND HER MAID.

SERVANT, MARY BENTLEY.