Garland Globe | 1907-11-02 | Page 2 | Russian Girl Kidnaped in Streets of London

RUSSIAN (SI KIDNAPED Id STREETS OF LONDON Belief Expressed That Revolutionists Planned the Kidnaping In Order to Bring Girl's Father Within Their Reach. London Barbara Lnponkhln, daughter daugh-ter of Alexander Lnponkhln, ex-gov-ornor of Hevul, and wnoso mother is a Russian princess, has mysteriously disappeared In London, and all the resources re-sources of the HuBslau emliassy and Scotland Yard tiro being employed to trace her. Miss Barbara, who Is 18 years old, wns visiting London with her younger sister, In charge of nn English governess. Tho trio went to tho Aldwych theater, Oct. 21, and on coming out, Barbara became separated Iri tho crovd from hoi companions nnd has not slnco been seen, although tho caso was Immediately reported to tho police, and tho foreign Office, noting not-ing nt tho Urgent request of tho Hub-slnn Hub-slnn government, ordered thnt no effort ef-fort l)o spared In the search for tho missing girl. Since Miss Lnponkhln disappeared tho govcrnesit hps received n note In n handwriting which she necognl7.es as Ilarbnrn's, saying thnt she hnd been kidnaped outsldo the theater nnd was now a prisoner In tho collnr of n house In tho northwest part of London, the address of which sho was unable tr ascertain. Tho girl added thnt she was wounded nnd suffering so Boverc ly thnt Bho Intended to poison herself M. Lnponkhln hns been director of tho police department In llussln and MIbh HiibbcU suggcHts that revolutionists revolution-ists planned (ho kidnaping with the object of bilnglng her father within their reach. Ho Is now on his way to Ixmdou.