Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-10-16
MISS ANDERSON.
What She and Her StepfutEser Sag AbOMt
the Hickey Mcdonald Tragedy.
Chicago Tribune.

the HicEey- Mcdonald Tragedy.
Chicago Tribune.
AS early as o'clock shoal of reporters
were scattered around the Palmer house,
where Miss Anderson is now staying. Of
course all wanted to
SUBJECT HER TO THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS.
Naturally of retiring disposition, and
shrinking from the publicity which any al
fusion to such a horrible affair would give
her, she succeeded in evading them. In the
afternoon the writer saw her, and she was
both indignant at the manner in which her
name had been used, and distressed at the
thought of the shocking occurrence.
II never had even any familiar CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. Hickey" said the lady, Sand
about the whole matter I am as ignorant as
you are"
''Mr. Hickey never in any way, by note or
otherwise, intimated that he was In love
with you?"
''No, sir; if he had he would have been in
stantly dismissed
''And you never heard of this woman, Nc
Donald, before?"
II never heard her name mentioned in my
life.''
''What position, Miss Anderson, did Mr..
Hickey, in business way, hold toward
your"
"Some of the papers have stated that he was
my manager. He was not my manager.
My father fills that place, and I wouldn't
travel unless he did. Mr.. Hickey and Mr..
Norton managed the company. They made
out routes, saw to the advertising, and dealt
with my father in regard to my interests. 1T
is very hard,'' said Miss Anderson, "for a
young woman to have her name even al
luded to in connection with such dreadful
affair, and especially at such time, when
am beginning an engagement in Chicago,
which have looked forward to with great
deal of interest. For you know, when was
here nearly three years ago, I was treat
very severely by some of the papers. sup
pose deserved it.; but I think I've i'm
Proved at least, I've worked hard to win q
position"
The writer assured the actress that Der
character was too we'll known and too highly
respected for the bare mention of her name
in connection with the tragedy to have any
weight with the public.
Il hope 80; but dread to say anything
upon the subject, for fear they should at
tribute my action to desire to make .''."."r
CAPITAL OUT OF THE THING BY ADVERTISE
MENr,
nd that is why have tried to avoid seeing
anybody connected with the papers. can
only say that, while preparing for church on
Sunday, heard shot fred. looked out
of the hotel window and saw crowd rush.
ing to the door. I left the window of my
bedroom and went into the parlor, when 1
saw the door open, and there seemed to be q
rush from all quarters to the stairs. went
there too, and saw two gentlemen carrying a
man up stairs, and was told then that Mr..
Hickey had been shot by a woman. felt
sorry for him. of course, as would for a
passing acquaintance. In the meantime I
heard one or two more shots, and then they
said the woman had shot herself. Afterward
was told that diary had been found upon
her, and that my name was mentioned in it
as having been the cause of the act. never
was more astonished in my life, can assure
you, and can only account for her frequent
illusions to me and for her commission of
the deed on the theory of the doctor Who saw
her. He said the poor woman was insane -
DIR. HAMILTON aR1FF1rHs
is the stepfather of the young tragedienne,
and the reporters gave him pretty lively
whirl yesterday. He is portly in figure, and
what with the heat of the day and tho lively
manner in which he danced from one part
of the town to the other in order to evade
the limbs of the shutdown organs, by dinner
time he was in tolerably exhausted condi-
ton, and scarcely equal to an interview,
The doctor is q jovial soul, and, besides, is
reported to be Kentucky gentleman in ev-
erything that the term implies. When the
Tribune man caught him he was fondling
something like base ball cuban instru.
ment which he recently found very effective
and which he is said to have adopted in
place of the usual armory carried by the av.
erage Kentucky native. ~
do you suppose, DOCTOR" said the writer
delicately opening the conversation and
watching the movement of the club, "dc
you suppose that Hickey ever felt tenderly
toward your daughter? Do you suppose he
was in love with her?"
mo, sab; no, sab emphatically, no!''
| sYou knew him toleraby well?''