Huntsville gazette., 1891-03-14
ENGLISH WIVES
How They May be Legally I'm
prisoned.
An Investigation by Parliament
Expected.

Sensational Scenes-A Wife kidnapped by
Her Liege Lord-His House Her Dun
seon-Imprisoned There She Was Help
less-Yet it was According to Law.
Women's Rights at Big Discount.
LONDON, March 13-An abduction
under most sensational circumstances is
reported from Clitheroe, 2S miles from
Manchester. Sunday morning, as Mrs.
+. jackson was leaving church in
that place, carriage drawn by foaming
horses and containing three men was
driven up and stopped near the lady,
who was seized upon and forcibly taken
unto the vehicle. The carriage contain
ing the abductors and their victim then
drove rapidly away with friends CT the
lady in vain pursuit. The abducting
party finally alighted before house in
Blackburn, and conducted Mrs. Jackson
inside the dwelling. They then pro-
ceeded 10 barricade the doors and win
dows of the house, and strenuously re-
fused admittance to the party of pursuers
who had followed them in another car
riage from Clitheroe.
After the abduction crowds of people
surrounded Jackson's house, which they
threatened to storm to release Mrs. Jack
son, but the chief constable warned them
that III SO doing they would be guilty of
breach of the peace.
ROth sides uprn on thp alart tLrnI, OH
out Sunday night and all day Monday
The police have succeeded in maintain
ing order outside the house.
Mrs. Jackson's solicitor has obtained
warrant against the abductors for as
saulting his clients sister at the time of
the abduction, but the abductors still re-
main barricaded within the house and
cannot be arrested.
The latest reports are that the beseig-
,ars of the house at Clitheroe, where Mr..
c. A. Jackson took his wife, still remain
at their posts. Mr.. Jackson, on the other
hand, maintains his residence in a bar
ricaded condition. and the police remain
on watch about the scene of his matri-
monial dispute in order to prevent a Sc
rious collision between Mrs. Jackson's
relatives, who are trying to rescue her,
Tending his residence against the attack.
Mr.. jackson telephoned Tuesday night
that his wife during the day had been
obstinate and helpless. A body of men
composed of about 100 inhabitants of
Clitheroe, headed by Mrs. Jackson's rel
atives, early that morning marched to
se>ing the attacking party approach the
oh Of fob Ia IN md Of
the police guarding the house, assembled
his forces across the road leading to the
objective point of the attack-the Jack
son homestead. After some parleying,
the chief constable managed to disperse
the crowd
The abduction will probably be the
subject of injury in parliament. English
law on the question Of conjugal rights is
rather antiquated for present ideas of
woman's rights. 1t was extended to
India about a quarter of a century ago
and is used by Hindoo husbands to com
pei wives who were welded in infancy
and had never seen the husband to live
with him, the wives in many instances
being mere children. The jackson case
illustrates its possible use in England;
and may lead to a change that will give
a wife security from an outrage like that
at Clitheroe
The abductors have given guarantee
to appear in court at Clitheroe. Mrs.
Jackson has sent a telegram to the police
authorities (Which may have been writ
ten under duress) saying that she is con-
tent to remain in her husbands house,
and that the siege may be stopped 1t is
stated that jackson has had a romantic
career, that he rose to the rank of cap
tain with the Maori irregulars and that
he also fought in the American war and
in smaller wars in South America.