The evening world., 1889-07-22
IT WAS NOT AN EL0PEMENT.
MISS O~HALLORAN WAS ABDUCTED BY
ARTIST GEORGE HITCHCOCK.

The story of Miss Agnes O'Hniloran's alb.
duction by Artist Hitchcock in Paris and the
bearing Of the Freuch laws on such cases
furnishes food for reflection to oil parents
and guardians of beautiful young women
contemplating a ~sojourn at the gay capital.
1t will be remembered by The EVENING
WoELp's readers that tho announcement was
made about four weeks ago that Miss
O'Halloran and Hitchcock had oloped. Mr..
O'Hnlloran and his eldest daughter, Mary.
arrived in this city last week nnd proceeded
ut onco to their home in st. Paul. MINI.
Tho story given by Miss O'Halloran puts
the elopcment of Agnes with George Hitch
cock in a new light. The girl gives tho fol-
lowing account OF tho affair
June II the Misses OHalloran returned TO
] ara after aoiug Italy, and began 70 prepare
10 go TO America. Az the Salon was to close
soon, tie Q der sister, with a friend, Mics
NJ, went TO see the pic Il res in the q ter
room, leaving, Agnes writing letters q, home.
When she fms. ed her letters the young
girl went herself to post them, dressed as Sue
was In house attire. Coming back she met
George Hitchcock, her tea her III painting.
He spoke OF a private collection which he
wished her TO sec. The girl, after home
hesitation on account of her costume. con-
sonted, aud Hitchcock helped her into q cab.
After ii had gone some 4 stance. Miss
O'Halloran inquired where the ga lery was
and nG y, where they were G9i5Ki. t. Hitchcock tCid
lnent, the young woman asked to be taken
back. Hitchcock refu, cd aud broke into a
PASSIONATE declaration of love, to ing her
that he would possesB her q i've or dead. fol-
that # sho made any cutlery or resisted lie
would blow her brains out and then kill
himself.
ne told her Furthermore that ho had sent
kilograms TO his wife and to Miss Mary
/ .-a I-1 A
correspondents OF two American papers thai
she had eloped with him.
Overcome by the terrible meshes which
sho saw woven about hcr. and feeling per.
fec;ly helpless before tho insane passion Of
Hitchcock, Miss O'HAlloian tainted. In this
condition she was taken to a hotel at Chan.
lilly, every attempt Of hers TO move Hitch
cock beng met by the same rejoinder-that
he would h we her. dead or q i've.
Mrs. Hitchcock ana Mary O'Halloran dis.
covered that tho m ssiug pair were at the
Chsntilly Hotel and the latter hastened there
ut once.
Expostulaticns we're useless. The artist
chung dogHedly to his purpose, Miss Mary
I O'Hailoran insisted that she must see hel
sis or md furcoi herself into the room. Agne.
tainted in her arms. aud while the elder sister
was supporting the other Hitchcock, furious
AT her interference, ordered her out and
actually drove her forth in the evening to gel
back to Paris Ok best she mig l..
This was Sunday: The next day Miss Mary
O'HAlloran sought legal advice and learned
that the case was beyond the power of the
law unless Mrs. Hitchcock would swear on
n warrant for her husbands arrest, which
she refused Ia do.
The pair then disappeared. and it was no
till the beg nnIng OF July that they were dis
covered to be at Bree's Hotel. in the islant
of Jersey. DIR. MacD Maid, of St. Paul, anC
n clever young Denver lawyer were now Ell
listed Ill the effort 20 recover the ABDUCTED
girl.
They went 10 the island Of Jersey and Say
tho Mayor, to whom they stated the case
Feeling that, law or no law this was a com
p~licatloiI demanding action, the Mayor issued
n citation for the young woman. The girl wa
brought i'll n carriage 20 the MAYORS Office
and tainted in her sisters arms when she say
Tho black veil she wore, believing it was
mourning veil and that her conduct haC
killed her father.
There wSR n stormy scene. and Hitchcocl
dcfnd the MAYOR. The Mayor assured hin
TINT. law or not, young de'enseless womei
would be protected by him. and that for tina
night Miss O'lailo,nn should he left in hc
sisters care.
Tho two girls passed the night together
and N the morning left Tor Southampton
Hitchcock following them there. They wer
steamer which arrived IN New York las
week, when Mr.. U'halloran met them.
This story puts the cuuaii"t of 10th Hitch
cock aud the YONG lady in altogether a neN
light.