Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-08-01

me Ia the panitentary, where his will should he
my law, md whore resistance would be ia vain :!
Craig, il should be understood. was warden Of
the l"nteniiary at Frankfort, kentucky, when
Miss Webster was confined there,
Tho following account j. given IN the Madison
Courier of Randall, who is now III prison, cha god
with shooting Nrnig lie wa a lnborer on Mis-
Websters place across the river. for about year.
lie has heretofore com planned Of mneh abuse re
colved FROM Crnig and his sympathzcrs, having
been by them driven away from his employers
premises, as he alleges. Ifhe committed the net
with wiiol. he is charged the provocnlion may
be found in these former transactions.
Romantic Case Attempt to Abduot an Heiress
One of the cases of forcibe abduction which
were iormcrlH SO common IN ireland, WV recent
ly attempted III 1ipperary county, which causod
a reinal h.nbe sensation in the ncghborhood, aud
IN Dublin, "a the parties ARE highly connected,
nhd an outrage of similar nature has not &C
Cured in Ireland for many years. From M eX-
ira the Tipperary Free Press, take the fol
lowing
For some time past, Miss arbuihnot, daughter
of the late George Arauihnot, Esq, of Eldcrse,
Starry. Inns been ON IA visit with her sister who is
married TO the Hon. Georges. Cough the son and
heir of the the hero of Sobraon, and who resided
at Raihronan house, distant about two miles
from Clonmc This young Indy, who is reported
to be the possesSor of large fortune, has had
several admirers ia this pnrt Of the country, 10
none OF whom, rumor snys, has she gwen amy
oountenancc. Amongst them was John Garden,
Esq, j T., y. H., of lInmnnc, Tempemore,
gentleman of considerable property, aud held in
general esteem througbQuttho locality where he
resided, aud he, too, IL said To have shared n
similar iate-n inct TINT seems corrohornt5d by
the singular and extraordinary proceedings with
whieh he subsequently became connected.
ON Sunday last, Mr., Garden WIS ON visit IN
this nciphborhood and having brcaLla-tcd at
lloarn's hotel III this 1QNig ptTtcoded 10 Rathro.
nnu Church, where imnttcndcd service, at which
Miss Arbu;hnot and her sister, the Hon. Mrs,
tough, were Prescnt From tho demeanor of
Mr.. Garden duringtho performance oi the eore-
mony, no clue could be had Ia his intentions,
we have heard he was most attentive aud col
lectcd during its continuance. While the CON
.gregation were i'll church groom observed
leading very handsome pair of horses along the
rond-a carriage too, was stationed "A short dis
tanoe off, to which dashng pair OF thorough
breds were harncssod, and six, strange men were
noticed as lettering about having, apparently, no
particular business IN the neighhorhood Miss
Ar u \ 4 and her sister had driven To church on
an outside car, and to the fact of shower of rnin
having iallon. and Ia the care OF her coachman,
who returned to Rathronan- house for covered
car, may she attribute her escape from being
borne away by her disappointed ddmircr.
When the church service wasn't end, Mr.. Car
den was observed to walk towards Lhe horses. aud
10 carefully examine their hou9infe &c. looking
to the tightness of the girths and the freedom of
the reins. At the same time the strange men
were observed To draw near The church yard gate,
and in a short time Mrs. Coughs cnr made is
appearance. Init there were but two sisters
the Hon Captain Cough being at present in
Dublin. Mostiortunatoly for Miss Arhuthnot
she sat lnrthest the car which, when passing
Mr. Garden was stopped by one of his men, and
he himself rushed To the door aud attempted TO
aselze the lady. She screamed loudly and strng-
gled hard against him, aud her cries immediately
brought to her Assistance several OF the congre-
goton udlpg%omeH II .IAleIk nuns at Raih-
roman, who sftll 49, he'd for TIN 81 Ter of tn II
lady A deit1mI1ed md serious cont ct onsuod.
Mr.. Carbon aud h@1 man were all nrnall with pis-
tolls and *skkull. crN6k 1.-THE defGVders with
stick -stpnos. and 6nch other uynilnbk2 wcapons
ans chniivI threw II their war most fortunately
noshotNSrs iiretl ii the ciloedx10r, ~ SOME Sc
we're br'l ~ ~ ~ pnlY IA y ~ Ntug from
the atfra ~ NH IIS1 n rhuth.
t}nl IN y. N Grath,
alifN III 4otl4 1x@ S3shhng over.
powerett5Y 441 gxfx5 Every momentq
increasiFfN5W3 Evered his retreat
to the carriage (C1ftdm GnQrFs ear with its fair
inmates, whogwere half dead'wuh terror, having