The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-09-16
A RICH BOYS MARRIAGE.
He Secretly WEEDS Handsome Widow
With Five Children.
Ekom the IKnshinaton Post.

From the Washington Post.
PROVIDENCE, R. l., Sept. 13.-The inser-
ton of the following marriage notice in last
evenings papers caused a decided social
sensation:
Church of the Redeemer, Brooklyn, n. Y, by
Rev. W. H. Simons, April 81, 1888, Walter Bull
lock Keene to Georgian Appleton Hunter, widow
of Capt. G. Nj. Hunter, United States custom
house, daughter of William Stewart Appleton
and niece of Associate Justice Blatchford,
United States supreme court, Washington. d. G.
The story back of this notice is full of
interest. Among the earlier settlers of this
region was the Keene family. who accumu-
lated numerous acres, upon which the cities
of Pawtucket and Providence were built
One of this family, Charles Keene. inner
tied half the estate when it was divided be-
tween the two brothers in the earlier days
of the century. This man was rake, and
betraying beautiful French CIR, was com
PEELED to wed her. She bore him a child, a
boy, and then, driven crazy by i'll treat
ment committed suicide. The estate de-
ceased left to this child, who grew
up, and, marrying, lost most of his
fortune in speculation, but left
in trust nearly $500, 900 for his only IN,
Walter Bullock Keene, the hero of the
present affair. This young Lothario, now
only 10, was sent last spring to New York
to study medicine. There he met Mrs.
Hunter, who, finding him without a suita-
BILE home, invited him to take up his abode,
while attending college, at her house, which
he accepted. Young Keene became ill, and
Mrs. Hunter, who now says that she is 80,
although her age is alleged to be Al. assidu-
ously and carefully nursed him. When he
became convalescent he pressed upon her to
marry him, and they went to Brooklyn for
that purpose.
When the summer vacation of the medi-
cal school came Keene left New York and
went to Riverside summer resort on Mar
ragansett bay, six miles below this city.
Soon Mrs. Hunters health became impaired
and she was advised to seek the salubrious
air of Narragansett. She came on with bag
and baggage and five children of assorted
ages. They took a cottage belonging to
relatives of Keene, and directly after
they had become settled in the
house young Keene was observed to
be very attentive. He rowed her across the
bay and up the Providence river, Icing
gone half day alta time, and his attend
ance at last become so marked that bis step
father. IA well-known official OF the town Of
Lincoln, took him aside a week ago and
questioned him so closely that at last he
blurted out the whole business. announced
his marriage and declared that he would
live with his wife and her five children.
There was a family tempest, and the
young mans friends endeavored to separate
them He was led to see that his medical
education would have to be abandoned, as
the weight of a wife and five children
would be too much for him, and he finally
agreed to a separation. Since then he has
been spirited away, but there are people
who know where he is. II is supposed that
he has been sent to a medical school in
Europe.
The wife and children are to be turned
out Of the relatives house, and with as little
ceremony as possible, for Keene, as the
legal head of the household, was induced to
give formal and written notice of release
of the premises. The wife, however, says
that she will make Providence her home,
and that she will find her youthful husband
at any cost, and she has hired a detective
to hunt him up. There are no legal grounds
upon which young Keene can secure a
separation, for Mrs Hunter-Keene has
abundant evidence to prove that he was an
impetuous lover, was eager for marriage,
and made all necessary arrangements for
the ceremony.
Mrs Hunter Keene, as will be seen by the
marriage notice, is niece of Associate JUS
tice Blatchfor1, of the United States court,
her mother being Judge Blatchford's sister,
and she belo igs to the well-known Appleton
family of Boston and Baltimore, but more
directly to the Baltimore branch. She is
young-looking, vivacious, and means bust
ness in the hunt for her husband. Mean
while the Keenes profess virtuous indigna-
ton that they should be guilty of such I'M
derhand actions, aud say it was the br lde's
age that scared away the boy bridegroom