The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-11-24
AFTER N.INY YEARS.
Another Enoch Arden -tory-Finding Hus-
band aud then Losing Him Again.

Fortv-three years ago, Prince w. Ken
ncy. IN Irish Protestant, courted aud married in
Ireland aloung woman naiucd kate ManlnR
VIII was n catholic. Trey were married Nv a
Catholic priest. and sailed ut once for America
lhey lended In the British provinces, and set,
tied ~ 80 j i'm. y. b. kpuuty " g shiluf,a ana
became the master Of a ship sailing out 81 81.
John. Prince was frugal aud saving, ana hntie
loving and q good mother. rhey had ten chill
dren, One hnr summer day. some seventeen
years ago. Prince babe his wife md children
GOOD ~ ana started for New York to take com.
uand Of vessel out of thai port. From that dav
hc was dead man To his family: lie dlslp-
reared. dforped out II STINT, and his family
spoke OF him as having Passed over the liver
Tue far il, grew up, and by h. I'd work the WE
managed ~ rear t. manhood and womanhood
six Of the ten children. two BOYS and tour girls.
I hc girls ala married wei. ana settled about Or
near their Id home. , tn OF tue DO took to
the sea and became seiior the elder one being
Killed SONG two Years ago by FALLING from the
About year ago the surviving som william
kcnney happened to call ~ the port 81 Bustun
on one Of his VOYAGES. While ashore he found
ana assisted IN old neighbor Of the family when
they iirst SOFT ed In st. John. they talked over
tie strange disappearance and long absence Of
his father, and anon william again went to sea.
only few days subsequent to this visit OF the
young sailor IN the old ncChbor, a strong. ro-
bust and well-prcscrved old man. with gray
beard and hair. CHANGED TO cali upon the same
old friend lie did not make himself known,
but seemed interested In making inquiry OF the
whereabouts ana condition OF the kcnneN lam
ily. he being particularly anxious to learn about
the boys. IRE good housewife noticed strong
end very marked resemblance between tins
! ,
had left them tut IA few DAYS previous: aud she
| made hold to shy to him. " You ure the father
! OF William kcnney the sailor, who was here
| few days ago, and you are Prince W. kenney,
the man who u supposed to be dead Yes,
am dead to nv family. but as you see / am still
hhoat" He then went on to say that he was
living IN town called Harwlch, out West. and
then, after getting some further Information
about his wife and children, he left without one
WORD 81 remembrance or kindness to be sent to
Hts strange departure naturally aroused the
| curiosity OF his old neighbors and Mrs. Kenney,
! the wife. was at once notified Of this singular
/ visit Of her long lost husband. and advised TO 90
| To liarwich, Cape Cod. and there search for her
| husband. with a light purse and faint heart
she went. She soou learned that her husband
| was there, that he was prominent and WELL
| known citizen, that he had lived there Tor a
number OF years, that he had another ana a
| much Younger wife, and that he was possessed
OF houses and lands and other substance, and
| mustered up courage to and Sir Prince
| W. enncy. They met and had long interview,
| during which he expressed great pleasure In see
| Ing the wife OF his early days. and said that he
| had long intended to return to her and To pro-
| vide for her during her remaining days. But all
| this fine talk was simply eush, sionifying no.
thing, a. he was particularly anxious that she
| should keep secret the relations that existed
| between them. hts she engaged to do. He
| then induced her to return to Boston. where, In
few DAYS, he joined her. and together they
| went on a visit to ~. John. their old home,
where they lived togethertili last August, when,
as before, he again disappeared.
| After months 81 patient waiting. Mrs. kenney
| disposed II her housed OLD effects, and again
| came To Boston in search Of ner wayward hus-
| band. She called on Gen. Stephenson chief OF
the state detective force. and to him related her
| story as above rccitod. Tue General took deep
interest IN her case, ana at once detailed one Of
| his best men, Gait. Wad.. TO look after Sir
! Prince W. kCnney. Capt. Mad" proceeded t.
| Hafwich. After making the necessary inyesti-
| cation, he arrested Prince W. kenney on a
| charge OF polycamy. and Md him taxi N before
| lriu Justice James Is. Crockcr. one Of kcnney 5
! neighbors, for examination \ hearing was mad,
when the counsel for the defence raised the
| point that the first marriage, which was cele-
brated IN ireland forty-three years ago was ile-
! cal and void. because when solcmnized the
groom was Protestant ana the BRIDE "a Catho-
| lie strange as IL may seem. Justice Cocker
ruled that this point was well taken, and order
| ed the discharge II the prisoner.