Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1891-03-10

She Was Seized at the Gil
i. theroe Church Door.
CHASED BY A ROWLING CROWD.

Besieged IN a House by the woman's
Friends but Protected from Assault by
the PoIiee-The Strange Proceedings
That Are Agitating an English Town.
MANCHESTER, March 10.-As the congre-
cation was coming out of church at
Ciitheroe three men drove up and jumped
from carriage One Of them attempted
to seize Mrs. Jackson and her sister, and,
assisted by the other two, attempted to
carry them off. The leader in the assault
was the husband of Mrs Jackson, who
had not lived with him since they were
married IN 1887.
Carried or In a Carriage.
Friends resisted this summary proceed
ing, and free fight followed, in which
half the congregation took part The sis
ter Of Mrs jackson tainted. Jackson's
face was covered with blood and his com
panions were badly hurt. But they sue
ceeded in forcing the unwilling wife into
the carriage, and whipping up their horses
drove away to Blackburn to the house Of
Jackson's brother
Besieged by a Mob.
The party alghted and hurriedly entered
the house, the'6oors Of which We're immedi-
ately barrioaded. This precaution against
intrusion was completed none too soon, for
the friends Of AIRS. Jackson who had pur-
sued the party from Clitheroe, arrived
shortly afterVard They demanded to be
admitted to the house. but were, Of course,
refused. They then made preparations to
storm the house, but were prevented from
doing 50 by the police.
They We're warned.
BY this time an immense crowd had
gathered, and were not long in learning
the exact state of affairs. The pursuing
party demonstrated with the police and the
crowd cheered them on and shouted to
them to batter down the doors, which they
seemed inclined TO do in spite Of the con
stables. At this juncture the chief Of police
arrived and warned the husband of Mrs.
Jackson's sister who was leading the
party, that forcible entrance to the house
would be illegal and result in the arrest Of
any one who should attempt il.
Hailed with Cheers.
The chief then detailed a posse Of police
TO surround che house, with instructions
to arrest anybody attempting to force an
entrance, and the pursuing party took up
a convenient position and declared a state
of siege. Throughout the night the party
watched the house TO see that no one
escaped, and this morning the weary
watchers were relieved by friends, who
continued the vigil all day. Occasionally
during the day Mrs. jackson would appear
at the window, when the crowd, which
seemed 10 increase rather than diminish,
would cheer her and encourage the be-
siegers with words Of sympathy and ex-
pressions Of confidence in their ultimate
success in compelling the besieged party
70 surrender.
Provisions by Telephone.
The people of the town subordinated
every duty Of their feverish interest in the
determined struggle between the besiegers
and the besieged, and business was almost
wholly suspended. Strangers poured into
the town from all directions, aud at night
fall the streets in the vicinity of the Jack
son house were thronged with people, who,
but for the presence Of the police would
have forced an entrance into the house In
short ordeY. II was hoped the besieged
would be starved into submission before
night, but provisions were ordered by tele-
phone and lifted to an upper window by
ropes.
He Is AMER Her Fortune.
jackson was interviewed over the tele-
phone last evening" and declared that he
would maintain his rights 60 the last. He
says he Is able TO Withstand siege for
month, and win find means to appeal to
the courts to protect him in his rights. Be
siegers and besieged still hold their re
spective positions. Mrs jackson had in
herited large fortune, aud il was on ac-
count OF this that the husband sought to
gain possession OF her person. The courts
restored to him his conjugal rights in 1889,
and under the color of this decision he
acted. The friends Of the wife will now
take the case before higher court