The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-06-04
HUGO's DAUGHTER.
She Falls Madly in Love-Secret Marriage
Desertion-1ncarceratf in an In
sane Asylum

HALIFAX, N. S., May 27.@The Herald of
this city to-day publishes some details of
the romantic career of Adele, the daughter
of Victor Hugo, to whom he left 1900, 900
franc, half his fortune, as reported by Ca
BILE. The facts are furnished by Robert
Nation, Q. c., well known criminal law-
yer, who acted for her professionally on
several occasions. Adele, named for her
mother, was her fathers favorite child.
She was an exceedingly handsome woman,
tall and stately, with dark complexion,
piercing black eyes, wavy hair of jet
black, high forehead and Roman nose. The
story told is as follows: When a mere
girl living with her parents in Brussels, she
became acquainted with a young man, one
Pinsen, belonging to q wealthy family,
then staying in Brussels, and fell madly in
love with him, and he appeared 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 fam
lily the affair was kept private, and ne
promised to make her his wife publicly in
due time. Meanwhile he was gazettedd ged
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
refused 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 accompanying her to
London, but before they reached there Pin
sen had started with his regiment for Hal1s
fax. The 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
frequently declared to the family with
whom she boarded that he should marry no
woman while she lived. She was eccentric,
and never went out unless deeply veiled.
Atnight she went out alone in disguise,
wearing a high hat, top boots - and md
were addressed to Madame Pinsen, and
she received monthly remittances of 500
from her father. Pinsen repudiated all
knowledge of, or connection with Adele
became engaged to daughter of j. W.
Johnston, then Premier of Nova Scotia.
This coming to Adele's ears, she confided
her history in professional confidence to
Nation, and that gentleman sent a letter to
Pinsen. His alleged relations with Miss
Hugo came to the knowledge of the john
ston family, and they Immediately broke
off all social intercourse with him. Miss
Hugo's life and conversation seemed alb
sorbed in Pinsen, and she employed good
portion of her time in writing. She was
beautiful writer, and at one time offered to
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 followed 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 learn
ing of Miss Hugo's 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, but the fate
of the man who betrayed her is unknown.