The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-01-16
ROMANTIC STORY FROM TOLEDO.
Apprised of Her Immense Wealth In Eng
land and Called Home to Enjoy It


Toledo co., Special.
A romance in real life was developed here to-
day, which has all the elements of a first-class
novel In 1867 a young horse trainer named
Charles D Connor left his home in Ireland to seek
employment In the sister island across the chan
mel OConnor, it seems, like others in some
what similar situations in later times. had an eye
for the beautiful, as we'll as a more than ordina-
ry love OF lucre. both of which he found in the
person of Miss Greg. daughter of General Rut-
ledge Greg, OF the English army, in whose en-
ployment he was at the time. Miss Greg was
young and wealthy, while OConnor was poor but
handsome The two were thrown much together
ana the consequence was an elopement. mar
rage and disinherited daughter. OConnor
returned to Ireland with his wife and settled
down on a farm near the town of Sligo. Two
girls and three boys were the fruits of the union
The family never heard from their relatives in
England until about five months ago. when aletter
was received from Gen. Greg asking forgiveness,
and requesting his long-discarded daughter to
return, with her husband and children, II she
had any. The Generals request was cheerfully
complied with. O'Connor and his family, with
the exception of daughter who had come to
America, set sail in September last for England,
on whose soil Providence had designed they
should never set foot for In one of those terrific
storms which are only known around the Irish
coast the vessel foundered and went down.
Many passengers were lost, among the number
being the OConnor family.
then only sixteen years of age, made her appear
ance IN this city and obtained employment as a
cham bermaid at the New York House, on St.
Clair street. She was born in the County Sligo,
Ireland, came directly to Toledo, where she has
an uncle To-day there came q letter. bearing
and English postmark, addressed to Miss Annie
OConnor. Toledo. 0. It was for the young
Irish girl, and proved to be from Gen. Rutledge
Greg. asking her to come to him in his old age,
and become the heiress of his Esq. 900 year.
I0ff nIC1 data Dnnl-
land co1nty, Durham, England, and bears date
Dec 5. He says:
my dear daughter, as may now call you,
alas! have bad news to tell you in my first let
ter to YOU | suppose you do not know who is
writing to you, but you shall know. It is your
grandfather, Gen. Rutledge Greg-your moth
er's father. Ny dear. this is a sad statement
for me to have to relate. Your mother, as you
are aware left me nineteen years ago and mar
ried tnis man Charles OConnor, a mere horse
dealer, your father. She turned Papist and,
in the course of a few years, wrote me for her
fortune. But my anger was not to be undated
so returned her letter unopened. She wrote
again. and did the same. Would to God had
answered it, but did not Two years ago your
grandmother took suddenly i'll, and raved about
her daughter, so in November / wrote to your
mother, telling her to take her children with her
and live with me in my old agen
He then tells of their fate and adds II was
waiting their arrival in Glasgow when I heard
old age for having been the cause of the death of
children, and father and mother! found let
ter in my daughters bosom containing your ad-
dress, so I'm going to have you come home to
your grandfather in his old age. Oh, God! my
child if you have the blood of Greg think of
the cloud that was on your poor mothers past
life. You can change your name, and supply
my old age with the care Of daughter I am
sixty-fve years old. Don't let me die without
one of my poor dead DAUGHTERS children to look
upon. am a man VINO passed some hard days
in the hot climate of India Do not let me be
disappointed Comet Write soon. I send you
elo0 to equip you in first-c,ass style Write by
return post
Thssistser lis signed Gen Rutledge Greg, Nine
teenth Regiment, England. The loss of her rel
atives IN this awful manner FRUSTRATED the poor
girl to such an extent that she became quite ill
on receipt of the news and for three or four
hours remained in state Of utter unconscious
ness. A cablegram was at once dispatched to
England by the girls relatives for the purpose OF
testing the truth Of the letter. The news has
created quite excitement Tomorrow will
decide whether Miss O'Connor's friends are still
in the land Of the living, or whether she is an
orphan and an heiress to one of the largest es-
tates in England.