St. Paul daily globe., 1889-06-27
News of the Unhappy Affair
at Paris Proves a Terri
bic Shock.
The O'Halloran Family Pros
trated Over the Uncontra-
dicted Sensation.
Further Details of the Sad
Wrecking of Two Happy
Families.
Hitchcock an Unprincipled
Scoundrel, as His Full Rec
ord Proves.

The blight of great misfortune has
fallen upon the O'HallOran family, bow
ing the aged head of the fond and per-
haps too indulgent father to the dust,
and withering the youthful bloom from
the cheeks of the Sorrowing sisters. who
must now speak but in bated whispers,
the name of the once idOliZed sister.
The eSclandre between Agnes OHal-
loran and the faitbless secretary of the
Franco-American art jury, George
Hitchcock, an exclusive account OF
which was given in yesterdays GLOBE,
has ere this become known in almost
every portion of the civilized world, and
is in this city, the principal topic of con-
versation. The latest telegraphic re-
ports from the scene of this dis
tant, though no less terrible
drama, leave no doubt of the truth OF
the story as told yesterday, new fea-
lures having developed which prove
without the least shadow OF doubt that
the girl has been lured to utter ruin by
one of the most heartless and unprinci-
pied blackguards who ever disgraced
the fair French capital by his presence;
Agnes O'Halloran was the beloved and
favored daughter of the once happy
family of that name. Her fall is a
death blow to the hopes OF fu-
ture greatness entertained for her
by fond father, and changed
the cup of happiness which for him was
almost full, to bitter gall. A GLOBE re-
porter found Mr.. O'Halloran at the
store on Wabasha street yesterday after
noon. The old mans eyes were dim
with weeping; his face of ashen hue,
betrayed
THE AWFUL TRIAL
he was experiencing. With the brave
determination of the true American.
however, he faced the trying ordeal OF
a conversation regarding the dau ghter
he had loved so well.
Yes" he said. 81 read the terrible
tale published this morning and | can
never believe it. never. Agnes was a
good girl, and such an awful termina-
tion to her successful life hitherto
seems to me inconsistent on the face of
it. There are many Inconsistencies in
the story he said, ''but am not able
to talk much about it now. The state
ment that the girls lived at the house of
the Hitchcocks in Paris is untrue. They
lived in private family, in a separate
place entirely. Mary never mentioned
the name of the people, always refer
ring to the proprietress as the Bonne !;
Lubbock, in the American quarter. The
last letter | received from Mary was
posted in Florence on June 6. She then
spoke of Agnes as being well, and also
said that they were Ell route for Venice,
where Agnes
WOULD CONTINUE HER STUDIES.
mo inkling of any such state of affairs
as is claimed to exist has ever reached
us. and l feel convinced that the greater
part of the story is false.''
In reply to a question as to whether
any message had been received from
the older daughter since the publication
of the facts, Mr.. O'Halloran said: "Not
word has been received, and if there
is any truth in the story, poor Mary is
probably Frustrated, and in no condi-
ton to do anything"
''Will you not wire tn e authorities in
the principal European cities to look
out for Hitchcock?''
Il don't know whether 1 will or not;
l don't know what to do, and don't
know what shall do. l haven't any
idea where to look for them, anyway"
1t seems to be the fact that the strick-
en- father of an erring and cruelty
wronged daughter has been none too
well informed of her movements and
plans. Agnes O'Halloran is not de-
scribcd by her. former friends in this
city as having been OF romantic tenn
perament. She is twenty-five years
old, and has travelled great deal, which
naturally leads to the supposition that
she possessed fair knowledge of the
world. In any event, the terrible dam
age is done. and the brunt of the weight
must necessarily fall upon the innocent
and worthy people whose daughter has
thus disgraced her honorable and hon.
Ored name.