The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-07-24
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT ABDUCTION
IN IRELAND

The "days of chivalry," it seems are not vet IN
be eassed among the "Reminiscences Of Irish social
history. The spirit is still animate at its old head
quarters-the far famed county of Tipperary- wit.
ness whereof the reader has only to peruse the fol-
icwlng strange paragraph:
CLoNMEL, Sunday Evening.
An attempt at abduction. which am happy to in
form you, failed in its object, made at q O'Clock
this evening" BY Mr. John Garden of Barnane in this
county, who large landed proprietor, ssssted by
sS or seven ruans supposed to be some OF his ten
sn %SSid appear that ,ne S Sn ' Mush
AIbuthnot, and another lady, who IS on visit at
Mis- Coughs, proceeded to attend divine service at
Rathrersn Church. short distance from their resi-
dence Rathroran-house; and on their return at q
o'clock, they were met by Mr.. Garden and his asso.
ciates, armed with knives and bludge ons &C., who
stopped the car cut the reius and traces and desired
The driver dot to stir, or they would kill him He
however not mindng their iejuncti1 ns was set up.
On and beaten. Two more of Mr.. Coughs men, who
came to the rescue, were also severely wounded-
Ia the meantime, Mr.. Garden succeeded in drss einx
Mise L. Arbuthnot out of the car but was prevented
b. her sister and the other LADY from doing her any
tniary. The alarm having reached the house, and
the seryants &c, being seen approaching, the dis
eomtted Lothario and his suite fed a. one of the
men had carriage and pair and four or five saddle
horses close by-lesvins his hat cane, and portion
having been dispatched to Clonmel our efficenf Ts
sldsnt magistrate, Mr. @. J, Goold, and the police.
aad some OF the police were dspstcheS in nnr spo"
They have not yet returned. pursuit
Here is smother account which supplies, on the .u.
connected with this strange eventful history.
Coming from the church Of Rathroran ye,tera.y
Miss Arbuthnot, who was in q covered car with bss
sister, Miss Bindon, and the Hon Mrs Gourb was
stopped by party of men, headed by M jobn
Garden, of Barnane, county of Tipperary and for
eiby taken out of the car, with intent to carry her
Oft; but the lady rescued by II herd and Others
who happened to be coming up s0fhe time Shortly
after the occurrence, the steward to Captain Gough
b. airing of the circumstance set chase after the CAV
Lothario, and after desperate of % miles came
Up with him at Fsrney-bridse. Mccullough. Sub
Inspector, aud Johnston. mounted policeman were
the captors, immediateiy aided by Mr.. Csrrutbers
the steward TO Capt. Cough, who was in the chase
from Rsthroran, distance Of fully 20 miles which
was accomplished In less than two hours and half
Mr.. Garden and four Others his accompices are now
lodged 10 Cashe Br dewell, awaiting the lnasiste-
rial tasestigs One of the horses In Mr. Csrdens
carriage, dropped dead In the flight
Living:
TT appears that Mr.. Garden arrived ut csshel on
Saturday evening. In bis carriage, and sept At
the principal hotel that night. He took his depsF.
sure from tbs hotel at Q o'clock the next morning
aud proceeded TO Rathrsrsn Church, where he al.
tsadsd Divine service He left the church shortly
before tn service concluded and drove slowly In
he dbeefion Of Hon. Captain 6ough's residence =
Wkea 10 haA arrived shout half way between the
shsrch and kathroran-house, he drew mp his
the Eoelsle apl hsvipe his assistants wifhin cali
Saite1 ~ 81 which confsinsd the lady, who was
hs oltset q thle ggualiy eutraes. We understand |
esd y b pessssssd n isrGs feuuns"