The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-06-23
STORY or VICTOR Hucos DAUGHTER.
ROMANCE OF HER BLTGuTED LIFE
welded, FoRsAKEN AND
INSANE.

INSANE.
Adele, named for her mother, was
her fathers favoritc child. She was
an exceedingly handsome woman,
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 mere girl, living with her
parents in Brussels, she became &C.
quaintcd with young man, one
Pinsen, belonging to wealthy family
then staying in Brussels, and fell
madly in love with him. He APP
peared to be equally infatuated with
her. They became formally engaged
and were secretly married, 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 publicly in due time. Mean
while 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 Lon
don, where they would be formally
married. Victor Hugo refused to
let his daughter go, and said that if
Pensin 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 Pensin had started
with his regiment for Halifax.
Mother and daughter returned to
Brussels and shortly afterward Adele
clandestinely left home, resolved TO
follow the man she SO madly loved.
Arriving 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 high hat, top
boots and carrying stick. All her
letters were addressed to Madame
Pinsen, and she received monthly
remittances of 500 from her father.
Pinsen repudiated all knowledge
of or connection with Adele Hugo,
and had not been here long before
he became engaged to daughter of
j. w. Johnston, then Premier of
Nova Scotia. This coming to Adele
ears, she confided her history in
professional confidence to Mr.. Mot
ton, and that gentleman sent letter
to Pinsen. His alleged relations
with Miss Hugo came to the know
ledge of the Johnston family, and
they Immediately broke eff all socia
intercourse with, him. Miss Hugo's
life and conversation seemed alb
sorbed in Pinsen. She employed ;
good deal of her time in writing
She was beautiful writer and one
time offered to Mr.. Motion all hel
manuscript, saying that if he would
publish it some day it would startlt
the world and bring him a fortune
Her father, who was devotedly at
tached to her, used to tell her tina
she could write better than he coult
eighteen years ago.
Lieutenant Pinsen left Halifa,
with his regiment for Barbados ant
Adele followed him. After she wen
away she wrote letters to som'
friends here which are still pre-
served. At the time she was her
one of the sons of Louis Philipp
visited Halifax, and learning o
Miss Hugo's presence in the cit.
visited her. Some years ago sh
became insane, and was placed in
private asylum either in New Yorl
or Boston. The fate of the ma
who betrayed her is unknown. -Ha
lJan despatch.