The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-03
BRUTAL ABDUCTION.
A YOUNG CANADIAN LADY CARRIED OFT BY
REJECTED LOVER AND FORCED TO MARRY


A YOUNG CANADIAN LADY CARRIED OFF BIZ
REJECTED LOVER AND FORGED TO MARRY
HIM.
IRON the Guelph tCanada) Mercury, July 49,
On Wednesday evening, the 25th INST, Miss Carr
OF Sheriff Cow. received n letter, dated Thor.
OLD. purporting been written by her iather in
which It stated that he had visit Gueph OH
business Tor or three days, and that he would be
very much pleased 10 have an interview with her At
Wells Bridge, on the Edinburgh road on the Thurs.
day evening following. The letter also stated that
would be waiting for her the bridge and that
II her father was not In II she could get In and be
driven to him. This appeared all reasonable enough.
AT hafpast six O'Clock on Thursday she LETT Mr. Mac
Gregors store and proceeded although directly 10
Wells Bridge. After waiting there short time cab
was drivon up. which Harry Pearson, a cab driver
for Mr.. James Ewing, and stranger to her,
were sitting II has since been learned that tho
stranger William loves who has been arrested
mixed up in the Outrage. Loves once Jumped
of the cab at the bridge and ADDRESSING Miss Carr,
stated that he supposed she the young lady he
for and invited her TO get IN the cab She,
pcctng nothing wrong, complied with the re.
quest, and driven around Mr. Cows bush, across
the bridge Cows mills, and far as Sallows black
smith shop, the OF Wellington and Gordon
streets, where the horses drawn partly up and
Pearson jumped or Loves drove the CAB on until
nearly front of skating rink Wellington rect,
where f. sturdy and his daughter Louise were stand.
Ing cnch side OF the roadway when the horses
were E'opped aud Sturdy and his daughter
rushed one to each side Of the car
arranging that one should take each side of the cab
prevented her making her escape. AS soon as they
entered tho cab she screamed, and Sturdy ~ onco
roughly threw her back ANA ordered her be quiet
stunned, doubtless, at the stage affairs had taken and
the attitude Sturdy, her rejected lover, had assumed
toward her she did again cry out for a moment
She, however again screamed Tor help as the cab
turned up Huskisson street, and man named Hall
hoard her This party followed The carriage up, not
noticing however, that II had turned up Surrey street
at dasnins pace. She was driven along Surrey and
Nceve and the York road Sturdy all the time
holding back the scat that she could not
the alarm They were driven over the Victoria Bridge,
and when in 'front.' OF Mr.. y. McQnillan's house she
succeeded in giving loud cry Tor help.
She was however, Immediately gagged with a hand.
kcrchiei and when the driver of the parties
coming toward the road he urged his horses
lively pace, thus escaping from being headed or Al
this uncture Sturdy asked his daughter II she had her
handkerchief ready. Sho at once produced 1t with q
bottle, and then she tried to put The handkerchief over
Miss CARTS mouth She terrified at beng drugged,
thought sho about TO be- struggled violently,
much in TACT that she prevented the handkerchief
being placed to her nostris. sturdy then asked for
bottle OF WINE, which was produced out Miss Carr
being afraid to drink, refused. Tho daughter at.
pied force her when she knocked tho bottle te
one side and spilled some OF 1t. Sturdy then said
"You hold her, Louise, and will stop her scream
ing" He then brutality forced the bottle IN heI
mouth, and, graspng her nose. forced her TO swallow
some o. the liquor.
The journey was continued toward Puslinch Plains,
aud farming The Brock road struck ut Halnlltons
Corners. About mile and half below Adam Wer's
carriage, driven BY sou Of sturdy, came up and
Miss Carr dragged from the cab TO the carriage ut
the time uttcrng piteous cries for mercy pray
ing 10 be taken back nome. When she put back
into the carriage Sturdy's daughter drove, while
Sturdy himself sat the back holding Miss Carr
prisoner. Hamilton reached about haf-past two
Friday morning, and tho party drove to a small
house IN secluded part OF the suburbs IN which there
furniture except a bed washsand and cook
ing stove On FRIDAY afternoon the daughter returned
TO Guelph, and went 10 Hamilton again on Saturday
In tba hnnca Inv -
until Saturday At nooD he threatening TO Kill or destroy
her unless che consented to marry him. She was
forciby thrown tho floor and wine forced
down her throat. This cruel conduct was re-.
pcated until thoroughly exhausted and
when she consented, after her fe being threatened,
she asked him few hours. He
answered, mo. you expect to be rescued. | am not
going TO the Psnitenhary tyr you. II nothing else
can done will both de-" Sturdy also told her
that nc not afraid OF being found out. The painter
that drove the cab sworn not 10 divuge aud the
only other persons that knew yhng about the affair
were membcrs oil his family. He finally took
small wal Of his pocket and, after telling her
there enough poison 10 XIII six men, said
i: she would not 90 the minister's at and be
RED he would force her to drink half OF the liquid aud
he could drink the other half She, almost demcnted,
consented, and along with Sturdy aud his daughtei
proceeded TO the residence OF Rev. ID. II. Fletcher,
whore they we're married Sturiy's daughter AID the
minister's sister were the witnesses to ceremony.
Miss Carr states that she oid u
be married was sho afraid Sturdy wv,id Kill her.
and II she should tell tue minister he would k all OF
them.
On Saturday afternoon Coustablcs Hart aud Con-
way were uespatched Win q VARIANT, the tfal OF
Sturdy. They succeeded III tracing him iur Ham,
ton where they fond that he mad tho OF horses
he drove down with stabbed At the American Hotel
stables No one about tho hotel knew where Sturdy
stopping, but he had LETT word that he wanted
the horses harnesscd at live O'Clock sunday after
the constables resolved to wait until he turned
up At four o'clock Sheriff Cow arrived in Hamilton,
and with the constabes waited until about quarter
past hvo O'CLOCK when Sturdy called for the horses
he at arrested and taken
the police station. While there 1t was ascer.
tanned that the number OF the house al
winch he had been stopping with Miss Carr
No. 104 Locomotive street. Mr. Cow
once drove out 10 the place and found his niece in
semi ented condition, but thankful that she had
been rescued. She, however still afraid to
ure out OF tho house Tor fear Of being killed Mr. Cow
finally managed TO so0the her somewhat, and she
driven back to Guelph in carriage, reaching here
eleven O'Clock Sunday night. The brought
Sturdy back to Guelph and placed him IN jaI, the
lookup being considered an unit place In which TO
prison any human being. Sturdy's daughter
rested this morning about Two o'clock aud placed in
confinement
THIS morning Miss Carr is in a delirous condition,
screaming in deli rum for some person TO
her Dr. Keatiug attending her, aud states that It
Will be some time before she will be IN a conution TO
be examined ut the ponce court.