ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVIII, Issue 6001, 10 February 1881, Page 6

ATTEMPTED ABDUCTION.

A gentleman applied to the Magistrate at the Thames Police Court the other day on behalf of Mr. Wool, residing at North Bow, for a summons or warraut against a nobleman, whose name was not given, for attempting to abduct his wife. The application was made partly in camera, but the facts of the case appear to be as follows Mrs. Wool, .who is a young woman of very prepossessing appearance, first met the gentleman complained of at a ball at the West End, where he was introduced. He appeared to be much smitten with Mrs. Wool, and paid her marked attention. These attentions were, however, coldly received, and an intimation conveyed to his lordship that they could be very well dispensed with. Since that time, however, the person complained of has taken every possible opportunity to throw himself in Mrs. "Wool's way and try to force his conversation upon her. He has spoken to her in the streets, driven past the house, and kissed his hand to her if he saw her at the window, and has Latterly taken to write letters to her of the most excraordinary character. One day last week whilst Mrs. Wool was passing along Burdettroad, the same person again drove up, jumped out, stopped her, and spoke to her, after which, it is alleged, he kissed and tried to force her into the carriage with him. She however, screamed out, and resisted violently, and as there were a number of people about—Burdett-road being a wide and much frequented thoroughfare, connecting the Mile-end and Commercial-roads—her assailant desisted, and getting into his cab, drove away. This was the assault and attempted abduction now complained of, and for which a warrant was asked. After a long consultation with the solicitor in his private room, Mr. Lushington decided to grant a warrant for a common assault only, and this was placed in the hands of the police for execution. In connection with the case it is stated that the offender holds a commission in a country regiment, and that another gentleman, a companion of his, was arrested and taken to a police station at the West End, on suspicion of being the offender, but not being identified, he was released.