River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-12-11
MISS sICKLEs' ELOpRMEST.
An Interesting Interview With Gentle.
man Informed Of the Facts, Who Re-
luctlnlly Tells What He Knows.
Sew York star

luctlnily Tells What He Knows.
New York Star.
The publication in the Star of Sunday
Of the news of the elopement Of Miss
Sickles, the daughter of Gen. Daniel n
Sickles, from Paris, with a soutberner
named Mccarthy, has created much
talk in fashionable circles ia this citv
and has furnished topic of converse
ton for the habitues of the clubs and
hotels. Many Americans returning from
Europe within the past three DAYS have
related thestory to their friends as being
the latest scandal rife amoug the Amer
lean IN Paris. An account ofthe elope-
ment was published in the Paris Gaul-
els. Several of the friends of Gen. Sick-
les In this city are cognizlnt of the at
tempted elopement and are doing all
they can to hush the matter up. Mr..
Edward Z. Fields, of No. ITO Broadway
the law partner of Gen. Sickles. sent a
communication to the Star DENYING the
story, on the grounds that it had not
come to his knowledge, but persons who
claim to be better informed on the snb-
ject corroborated it yesterday. and said
that the story witch appeared on Sunday
Is substantially correct. A reporter
called last night on Gen. Charles X.
Graham, the surveyor of the ports a
warm personal friend of Gen. Sickles
for the purpose of obtaining additional
facts as to the elopement. Gen. GRAY
ham received the reporter affablv. and
after few preliminary remarks, the
object of the reporters visit was ex-
planned.
Il do not wish TO talk about the mat
ter" said the general. Gen. Sickles is
warm personal friend of mine. and |
do not desire to have my name mixed
up in the matter"
us not the, story which appeared in
the Star correci?"
Gen. Graham-Yes, it is substantially
correct to my knowledge, but you can
well see that do not desire to figure in
this matter.
"But, general inasmuch as the story
has already appeared, there can hardly
be any objection to your shedding more
light on the topic"
Gen. Graham do notthink that the
friends Of Gen. Sickles should h. We CON
tradicted the story, and thus given rise
to more newspaper notoriety. The mat
ter might just as we'll have remained as
it was and nothing more been said about
it.
"You have heard the story then from
other sources besides the newspapers?a..
eyes. 1t was subject on which
many Ameicans who came from Paris
within the past two weeks have talked.
1t was the topic of conversation on the
steamer on the way across, and / heard
it repeatedly, as am in the habit oc-
casionally of boarding incoming steam
ships. 1t is gospel truth and there is no
need of denying it, as it only makes the
matter worse. The story is as true as
possible"
Reporter-How did it leak out in
Palie?
Gen. Graham-It appeared in the
Gaulois, and was talked of freely among
the Americans, residing in Paris. Sever
al gentlemen who called ON me also
spoke of the matter, and seemed well
acquainted with the facts.
Rid you know the young lady?
Gen. G-Yes | knew her when she
was child, but for the past ten years
she has been residing in Paris, where
she was being educated.
R-Is it true that Gen. Sickles follow
ed the parties tC London?
Gen CT understand that he tele-
graphed first and then followed. The
young lady is Well known in society in
London, Paris and Madrid, and | am
sorry that the affair should ever have
occurred.
Thanking Gen. Graham for his in
formation, the reporter withdrew.
Miss Sickles left this country about
ten years ago, in company with her
grandm other, when her father was APP
pointed minister to Spain, and resided
there for number of years. On the
death of her grandmother she took up
her abode with her Spanish stepmother
IN Paris and was a welllznown figure in
Partisan society. How she became &C
quainted with Mccarthy is not known
as yet but q few days previous TO Sun
day-four weeks ago-on which Gen.
Sickles was to take passage with her to
New York she made an attempt to
elope with Mccarthy, but the attempt
was frustrated and Mccarthy was ar
rested, ne having quantity of iewelry
belonging to the Sickles family in his
possession. Through the intercession of
United States Minister Noyes, Mccarthy
was released on promising to leave the
country. The elopement took place on
the Friday night previous to the date
set by Gen. Sickles for their departure
to New York.