The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-04-15
LONGFELLOH,s MARRIAGE
A wayward Nephew Of the Poet Making an
Irish Girl his Bride.

DOSTON, April l4.--Olcpnen DOnBlellOW,
who was married in Jersey City on Friday
night to Ann j. Hennessy Of Charles
town. Mass. is nephew OF the poet
Henry W. LonRfeow. and was born at
the homestead OF Cen Wordsworth OF revo-
lutionary fame. in Portland. nearly forty
hve years ago. His bride was a salcswoman in
the dry goods store OF Il. II. White & Co.. and is
a comcy Irish girl OF less than II years. Ste
phen Longfellow has for many years been en-
ployed in the United States Coast Survey Ser
vice, as was his brother Henry W.. who died
some years ago. These brothers we're rcputed
to be two OF the most talented engineers in the
service. Stephen has held important positions
and his stations have been scattered along the
Atlantic coast and on the great lakes. He
has wife and children in Philadelphia. and
1t is rumored that the wife obtained divorce
some time ago on account OF his dissipation.
Some OF his friends deny this and aver that no
is still bound by the ties Of marriage. He has
been in Boston for several months. but has
never lived in Cambridge. which place no gave
as his residence when married to Miss Hem
messy.
Some time previous to Thanksgiving day he
formed the acquaintance OF the Hennessy girl.
On Thanksgiving day he broke his leg by a fall,
and subsequently suffered amputation at the
Massachusetts General Hospital. Miss Hem
messy had elt the employ OF White 4 Co. pre-
vous 10 this and during his confinement she
frequently visited him at the hospital giving
her mother various excuses Tor her ntsence
from home Whenever she neglected To visit
him. he invariably sent note to her, which she
told her mother was from a friend who was
| irving to get her position in some store in
| town or from the proprietor OF a shop who
had sent for her. After he had recov-
cred SO ms 10 be able, to leave the
! iof a whole week, telling her mother that she
| WIS on visit to n friend, the daughter % DR..
! Norden oi the navy. who lived IN Somerville.
| which WINS proved 70 he untrue. The two hp-
parenuy became infatuated with each other.
and were together as much as possible.
with another couple To the fremont House late
| at night. and entered tn" ladies parlor The
| other young, man. who is unknown, applied To
| the clerk. MIR. Wilson. for Ju-tie" oi the
| Peace to perform u mnrriage ceremony. No
such -. magistrate being in the house,
found one in the Parker House. Upon re-.
| turning to the fremont. however. II WIS ascer-
| tanned that Longtellow. AMI not his male COM
| panon, was the candidate for marital rites but
the Justice refusedt 10 perform the marriage cer-
emony for two reasons. that the would-he
| bridegroom was drunk and. besides. n Reutle-
man presen, who knew Longfellow expressed
| his belief that he already hal family. The
woman was, doubtless, Miss Hennessy
| sought to break up the match. They invoked
The G,d Of tho Charlestown police. and asked
| she might be- frightened into returning the Jew
| elry. money and other presents which they
| alleged ne ma given her 10 tue value oi
| $500 or 5000. Most OF this money. they said he
| had borrowed from acquaiutanccs. BE this ms
| IL may. It is sure tnat he had quite large sum
| of money in his possession on the night OF the
| fremont House adventure. His friends
| told the officers that he had been on
| "a protracted spree, and they thought he was not
| responsible for his acts The girl. however
| kept out OF the way Of the officers and escaped
| arrest. The police speak rather slghtingly OF
| the girl but make no specific accusation against
her.
The home OF the Hennessys is OF the hum
| best sort. The house is an old wooden roOkery
| standing Ia Chelsea street. in the Charlestown
| district, directly opposite the navy yard bnr-
| racks The main room, occupied by the family
| Ia in the basement. and by descending the -four
| or five steps from the street and STOPPING. one
| can enter the apartment and stand erect
| The walls and ceiling OF this room are OF rough
| Tho rude chimney stands out from the wall
| and behind II Is "A bed. Shelves around the
| sides OF the room contain the few articles nec-s.
| sHry for use in the culinary depIrtment and foI
| forms the furniture oi the room. \ stairway
without railing leads 10 the two little rooms
above used for bed chambers. Notwithstanding
| the appearance OF poverty. everything in view
honest-iaced woman. showed unmistakablt
grief at the conduct OF her daughter
don't know where she is. she said: u
didn't know she was going 10 he married. Goo
bless her She was a silly girl. becaus" he's
fine gentleman. and 1t wont be long he will keeI
the likes OF her. poor girl. I'm afraid he de-
ceved her. Maybe he's gOt another wife some
whore in the world. Do you know him your
self On. Anna was as good girl as ever
mother raised"
And thus the mother ran on. telling how hei
husband died nine years ago, leaving her witt
four children, and how she had struggled {,
bring them up, now Annas So a week helpr,
them along. and how she hoped no harm woul,
come 10 her child.