The Sun. — 1832-07-28 (London, England)

ABDUCTION AND SUICIDE.  le A young lady of considerable personal attractions, and now about nineteen yens old, and who on coining of age will he entitled to an independent fortune of her own of about 5001. a-year, living in great respectability with her father at Kensington, had been for some time persecuted with the address.,s and attentions of Captain M., who had in some measure been received by her family as a suitor for her hand. He hail, however, lately shown considerable jealousy of her, and had displayed much violence of temper. On Saturday last Miss - hail been making •a morning call on a lady in the neighbourhood, whose husband returned home with her to her father's house ; and in a very short time after Captain M- arrived, and on learning she had just returned home, accompanied by a gentleman, la-traced the greatest agitation and passion, and, producing, a brace of pistols from his pocket, declared to Miss - that, had lie met her with the gentleman, lie would have blown his brains out with one pistol, and have then destroyed himself with the other. He then urged her, as a proof of her sincerity, to take a walk with hint. She, however, became alarmed at hia violence, and endeavoured to excuse herself; she, however, by his threats and intimidations at length consented to go, but her al trio was so great, that under an excuse of arranging some part of her dre‘s, she hail an opportunity of retiring for a few minutes, during which time she desired her man-servant to follow her wherever she went, without letting Captain M. observe him, and should she be obliged to get into a coach, he was to take one also, as she was alarmed at Captain M.'s conduct. They had not walked far before she was put into a coach by Captain M. ; the servant, however, could not find another coach to get into, but, at the instant, an omnibus going the same way, he got into it, thinking he should be able to keep the coach in sight; in this, however, he did not succeed, and, on coining into the city, lost all trace of his young mistress. In he mean time, Captain M. took her from the coach to a Stratford stage in Leadenhall street, In which they went to the E igle and Child at Forest-gate, about a tulle beyond Stratford ; after they hail been there some time, he again persuaded her to take another walk in the country, not before she had strong fears of hi.. intending hornet! ing dreadful. After walking down the lane nearly as far as Marylind-point, ire became suddanly ill, and calling !o her to come close to him, fell down. Sue, however, ran front him, imploring assistance ; he constantly calling out to her to come to him. The only person near at the instant was an Irishwoman, who Miss -- begged would help the gentleman ; he, however, refused to be assisted by her, and called the more, " Mary Ann, Mary Ann, it is you I want near me;" at the same time feeling for something at his breast, under his coat. His illness increased, and by this time assistance arrived, and he was conveyed back to the E tgle and Child, where he acknowledged having taken laudanum, and under his coat was discovered a dagger, with which he intended to make Miss - his victim. The laudanum taking effect sooner and strong r tnan he expected, was the cause of her escape from this horrid project. Mrs. Muscly, the landlady of the Eagle and Child, on his being brought back, recollected hearing him say, as he went out, to Miss " Never mind, Mary Ann, our troubles in this life will soon be over, and then we shall be happy in the next." Medical 'assistance being immediately sent for from Stratford, Dr. Elliot and his assistant soon arrived, arid although every means were resorted to in order to save his life, the quantity of laudanum he had taken was too powerful, although the stomach pump was used within as short a time as pos. Bible. Dr. Elliot remained with him the at-hole night, and at three o'clock on Sunday morning he died in the greatest agonies. The situation of Aim] -, who was in the adjoining room, was BC-ircely less pitiable; her friands, however, from what little information the servant had been able to give, had by this time traced where she was, arid soon afterwards a gentl-man conveyed her hack to her father's house. The most remarkable part of this dreadful affair is, that aler his death Miss - and her friends for the fist time discovered that he was a married man, and has a wife living. An inquest was held on Tuesday on his b irly, at the Eag e Child.