The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-03-30
From the New York Times.
From the New York Times.
Attempt to Abduct a Young Lady
Outrageous Assault by a Mysterious
Female-Escape of b Assailant.

The neighborhood of Broadway, near Block
err street, witnessed, on Monday. afternoon, the
enactment of the strange and exciting scene.
which for the time being, caused great commo
ton, and which has since given rise to much
curious conjecture. Ayoung lady, the daugh-
tero of one of our most highly. respected citizens,
whose fair fame the breath of scandal has ne
yer sullied, was not long since engaged to be
married to a young Spanish gentleman, and the
arrangements for the wedding had already been
made. On Monday afternoon she dressed, in
order to take a walk on Broadway, and make a
few purchases. Just as she turned the corner
of Blocker street into Broadway a carriage
drove slowly past, and stopping opposite to her,
| she noticed two ladies upon the inside, one of
whom tapped with her fingers on the carriage
window, and beckoned to her. ~
Not recognizing the persons who were inside;
one of whom continued to beckon with her fir :
| ger she hesitated for a moment, when the door
| of the carriage opened, and the strange person
| addressed the young lady with: "Come sis, get
in here-we want to tell you something" The
young lady, who had new stepped near enough
to the door of the carriage to discover that the
persons within we're strangers to her, replied
81 do not know you-what do you wish ?'-
ooh, come; get in, do, and well tell you; do
get in, Just a moment" The driver, at the
same time, importuned the young lady to enter.
Mistrusting something wrong, she shrank back,
and Tersued her way on the sidewalk, wonder
ing what the mysterious invitation could mean
Shortly after she was again overtakcn by the
same carriage, when the driver jumped from
his seal, the door again suddenly opened from
the inside, and the mysterious woman, now
Joined by her associates and the driver, all be-
sought her to get into the carriage.
Frightened at this last importantly of the
strangers, she fled into a milliner's store near
by, in great agitation, and related TO the pro-
prietoress her strange adventure. After sitting
u few moments she rose to go, and as she open
ed the door of the store she was met by the
woman whom she had seen In the carriage,
who sprang at her with great fury, exclaiming:
You b-h, you have been staying with my
husband !" In an instant she had torn the
beautiful velvet hat from the young1ady's head,
scratching her face and inhicting several heavy
blows upon her eyes and face. The greatest
CONSERVATION prevailed during the melee, and
in the midst of the excitement, and before the
assailant could be arrested, she had fed.
The assault was so sudden and unexpected
that the Young lady could make but little re-
sistanoe in fact, she was almost entirely over
powered. 1t was some time before she could
sufficiently recover from the attack to think or
say anything. The ladyof the store, however,
ran out and tried to find a poicemap-vain
hope in such an emergency. Meanwhile the
female apparition jumped into her carriage and
escaped.
The outrageous conduct of the woman, and
the vile language which she made use of, left
but little doubt as to her true character. A
carriage was sent for and the young lady w;ss
conveyed to her home, where her appearance
in such a sad plight, and the relation of her
strange adventures, caused the greatest excite
ment and distress. What the solution of the
mystery can be no one appears, as yet, to under
stand. Was this young lady mistaken by
some enraged woman for another person, sup
posed to stand in the relation of rival? Has
theyoung Spanish gen~tleman-horribl thought!
wife already? What were the intentions
Of the two women; were they plotting abduc-
and murder of their innocent victim?
The responsibility of the lady involved in
this unfortunate affair makes it proper to with
hold her lame from the public-the facts, how
ever, are youched for as we have stated them.