Milford chronicle. [volume] (Milford, Del.) 1878-1974, 1885-06-19
HUGO'S INSANE DAUGHTER
MADLY IN LOVE WITH A MAN-sHE
FOLLOWS HIM AROUND.
The Pathetic story of her Life-Wedded
and FOrsnlten by her Husband.

The Halifax Herald publishes the fol-
lowing details of the romantic career of
Adele, daughter of Victor Hugo to
whom he left 1000, 900 francs, half his
fortune, as reported by cable The
facts are furnished by Robert Nation,
o. O., a well-knoWn criminal lawyer,
who acted for her professionally on sew
eral occasions. Adele, named for her
mother, was her fathers favorite child.
She was an exceedingly handsome Wo-
man, tall and stately, with dark COM
plexion, piercing black eyes, wavy hair
of Jet black, high forehead and Roman
nose. Her story, as told by herself, is
as follows:
When a mere girl, living with her
parents in Brussels, she became ac-
quainted with a young man, one Pinsen,
belonging to a wealthy family then stay
ing in Brussels, and fell madly in love
with him. He appeared to be equally
infatuated with her. They became for
mally engaged and were secretly mar
ried, as she believed. Owing to their
youth and the opposition of Pinsen's
family, the affair was kept private, and
he promised to make her his wife pub
licly in due time. Meanwhile he was
gazetted lieutenant in the British army
and ordered with his regiment, the
famous Sixteenth, to Halifax just
previous to this he wrote to her to meet
him in London, where they would be
formally married. Victor Hugo re-
fused to let his daughter go, and said
that if Pinsen wanted to marry her he
must do so at Brussels. But Adele in
sisted, and finally her parent gave way.
Her mother accompanied her to London,
but before they reached there Pinsen
had started with his regiment for
Halifax.
Mother and daughter returned to
Brussels and shortly afterward Adele
clandestinely left home, resolved to fol-
low the man she so madly loved. Ar
irving in New York she made her way
to Halifax and lived there for nearly
three years. Pinsen proved recreant,
but she seems to have followed him day
and night and frequently declared to
the family with whom she boarded that
he should never marry another woman
while she lived. She was eccentric and
never went out unless deeply yelled.
At night she went out alone in disguise,
wearing a high hat, top boots and carry
ing a stick. All her letters were adj
dressed to Nine. Pinsen, and she re-
ceived monthly remittances Of 800 from
her father.
Pinsen repudiated all knowledge of or
connection with Adele Hugo, and had
not been here long before he became
engaged to a daughter of J. w. johnson,
then Premier of Nova Scotia. This COM
ing to Adele's ears, she confided her his
tory in professional confidence TO Mr..
Nation, and that gentleman sent letter
to Pinsen. His alleged relations with
Miss Hugo came to the knowledge OF
the johnson family, and they imme-
diately broke off all social intercourse
with him. Miss Hugo's life and con-
versation seemed absorbed in Pinsen.
She employed a good deal of her time in
writing. She was beautiful writer and
at one time offered to Mr.. Nation all
her manuscript, saying that if he would
publish it some day it would startle the
world and bring him a fortune. Her
father, who was devotedly attached to
her, used to tell her that she could write
better than he could eighteen years ago.
Lieutenant Pinsen left Halifax with
his regiment for Barbados and Adele
him. After she went away she
wrote letters to some friends here, which
are still preserved. At the time she was
here one of the sons of Louis PHILIPPE
visited Halifax, and learning of Miss
presence in the city, visited her.
Some years ago she became insane, and
was placed in a private asylum either in
New York or Boston. The fate of the
man who betrayed her is unknown.