The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1850-12-13
Singular Abduction of an English young
lady by EreMch Nnhieanam.

Great sensation has been caused at Tours and
It's vicinity, especially among the resident Eng
lIsh, by the trial. last week, before the Court Of
AsslZes OF the department, OF the Count Forester
de Coubort, the charge of enticing from her
home young woman named Isabella Hamilton,
daughter OF an English clergyman resident at
Tours.
Some months ago, NJ de Forester went to live
in that city for the benefit of his we's health and
in his walks he fell in with Miss Isabella H who,
with her Tonne, accompanied her young sisters and
brothers in their Promenades. He commenced an
acquaintance by giving the children cakes, and af-
teTwards made point Of being every day on the
promenade when Miss Isabella arrived. After a
while it appeared, according to the indictment, lie
began to make love to the young lady, and she re-
celyed his advances with good grace. She used
also to indicate to him, by placing flower pot in
peculiar position IN her window, in what prome-
made he might meet her. He at last said the in
dIctment, persuaded her to leave her fathers roof
and in company with the 52nnc, young girl
named Adele Geudron, aged seventeen, to 90 to
Paris, where he said he would secure her an apart-
ment, and would provide for both. Isabella, it
seemed, very glad to get away from home, as
her parents were about to send her to school in
England-a measure to which she had the strong
est possible repugnance she even, it appeared had
gone the length Of telling Forester that she wculd
sooner commit suicide by poison than be sent
away.
Forester, it was alleged, arranged with her that
she and her servant Adele should leave the house
OF tie heY, MT. Hamilton IN the evening Ot the I'd
May last, and that they should 90 to Paris. He
had previously written a letter to a friend Of his,
the Baron de EIvier telling him to meet the grs
and provide lodgings for them. This letter he be-
gan by saying | send to you, my dear friend,
young English girl, aged fifteen, with pretty little
face light hair clear blue eyes, delicate nose, SEN
sual mouth, and a slightly prominent chin. She
is the daughter OF an Irish minister, who has host
of children She will be accompanied by little
bOgl7le of seventeen, with auburn hair, etc named
| a1frh al hn mol pf O1r mo- tUrr
these poor creatures. Take an apartment for
them-let it. be simple but becoming" He then
recommends the friend to be cautious and says:
"The father will no doubt take some measures,
which it is important to render vain. | shall there
fore continue to show myself in the public prone
nades that | may not be suspected and then l
will relieve you in your guard. My wife is better
Bretonneau is tending her as If she were his own
child She is surrounded with devoted attendants
has good house, and her physician in ordinary is
one of the princes of the science. What can | do
more? | may venture to give myself this little
qualification. Don't scold me, | tell you that the
father is an Engshman and a clergyman-two an
imals detest, and who are, it were, grated one
on the other, expressly to take from all sort of
remorse" The Baron Eugened Vivier replied in
the same strain saying, among many other ami
able things, {" had thought OF mrOalzing
with you. But what's the use The wine is drawn
and you must drink it,"
At Paris the two girls were received by the
Baron de Nivier, and he took them to a lodging
house in the rue de ! UnverstG Meanwhile
Forester remained quietly at Tours. But it so
happened that the family at once suspected him
, and the Rev. Mr.. Hamilton Immediately laid a
complaint against him before the Procureur de Ia
Repubique. The PTOcureur accordingly caused
the Counts house to be surrounded by police
agents during the night to prevent his escape. Or
this Forester wrote oil to Paris to Riyier to senC
back the girls Immediately, and he constituted
himself prisoner. The next day Miss Isabelle
and her attendant arrived at Tours, and the forme
was restored to her parents. The public prosecu
tor however, deemed it his duty to detan Fores
tier, and to prosecute him. The Rev. Mr.. Hamil
ton on the contrary, was anxious that the matte
should be dropped, and he wrote an affecting lete
to the public prosecutor, formally withdrawing hi
complaint, ana intreatiag him to drop the prosecu
ton. But the procureur represented that the law
must take its
In the preliminary examination, the Rev. MI
Hamilton, Mrs, Hemilton, and Miss Isabella, wer
called on to give evidence. Isabella varied i'll he
statements. In her first examination, she declare
that she had resolved the flight herself, and tha
Forester had scolded her on her folly and dssuade
her from it he only, she said consented to aid he
when he saw that she was determined to go. Sh
solemny took God to witness to the truth Of a
this But when Forrestiers letters were read
her, she expressed the greatest Indignation; 81
nevertheless did not retract her statement In h,
second examination, on the contrary, she declare
that it was Forester who had first proposed to h
to fly; and that he had offered to abandon his wit
Notwithstanding N6I lllHSSS, 10 90 Win her. 81
had at first she said, considered this as ii iok
and had laughed at it but he had pressed her al
had got the servant Adele, to do so likewise
was only by their intreates that she had gone.
On arriving at Paris Yiver told her that Fore
tier was in love with her, and would die if oblig
to live without her. When told of the way
which he had spoken Of her in his letter, she bu
into tears, and said, "Ah! it is painful to see !
contempt for me. | opened my heart to him, a
he learned that loved him. Yes, l knew he W
married. Alas know not how could have a.
ed SOL" In the third examination, Isabella aga
varied her story. She said she had laid too mu
to the Count's charge that, in consequence Old
sensons with her sister, she had resolved on lea
ing her parents that she had declared 10 Forest
that if he would not take her away, she would p
son herself, and so on. She added that she h
spoken against him on the last occasion, hecau
she had been told that he had deClar d he woI
sooner go to the gaeys for life than marry her
At the trial (Which took place before co
crowded to excess,) Isabella, her father, moth
and elder sister, did not appear to give eviden
though all had been summoned, The prinCi
evidence for the prosecution consisted in the re
ing Of the indictment, and in the testimony of
Haley, Lieut.. Colonel Campbell and youn
brnfhaT and sister Of lsahplIn sO the DFaciSe s