The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-09

nGasy Years Later He MsA II AsnsilsA IN
Order 20 Nasry Young woAan.

May Years Later He MsA II Annuilsa ID
Order 20 Nasry rosne wossss.
Despite tho denials OF the widow Of DR.
| James Sweeney, who died at his home IN
North Sixth street. Brooklyn. Feb. 10 10 ap.
pears that he had been married in his youth.
Mr.. Boothby OF the law Arm OF Palmer d
Boothby. In the Stewart building. told this
story yesterday:
some time in the month Of juno. 1889. Dr..
Sweeney called upon me. He said thattwsAty-
I'VE years ago or thereabouts he was student
OF medicine In Albany. He had graduated
| from the medical college and was learning
the practical side Of doctors life. He lived
| in boarding house kept By woman Of good
character. With this woman lived her cousin.
| girl OF about his own age. He and the Girl
were thrown together good deal Finally.
| after he had got place as house surgeon In
| an Albany hospital. he was called from his bed
| very late one night and found the husband OF
the woman who kept the boarding house and
q policeman waiting for him. They had q
| warrant for his arrest There was a Justice OF
| the Peace waiting at the house, The girl had
Just given birth to . child. Of which no was che
father. He had his choice between marrying
her and being arrested. .'
"Dr. Sweeney told me that he knew no one
except tho doctor In whose ONCE he had been.
He would be arrested and put into prison. and
could get no bondsman. 30 he went with tho
mnn and the, ofricer to the boarding house.
born child in her. arms. The Justice 81 tie
ea6s Ia st said beor. the
live with the girl. And he kent his word. Now
tho marriage on the ground Of duress. in order
that he might marry again. -,
her living IN Twensy.tSird STREET, t Se
Keeping q boardins house in this city. / elm.
ply told her what was going to be done and Ad-
versation VIII hSr tssona TIT, Sic a. ala get get
that The child, which tho doctor had not seen
since that night Of thu. marriage. Ind grown
into he psrs 81 s ;0o
-, We fl!ed our complaint at Jamaica, l. l., on
July II. 1889. and THO matter was referred to
fence was made. The referee sent the testi-
H Sa By wn on
Nov. rs. 1889. the decree annnIlinC the mar
ringe was entered at jamaica"
afew months after the entering OF this decree.
TO Mis- Kate Mel Henry. who was much younger
essR h Sy wstbar the Sa
to his second wi 70 Of HIS first marriage. The
6onorabie womsnhood and lew PERSONS Know
OF her mothor's betrayal and desertion. 1t Is
said that her friends will soc that her interests
are protected. Among those friends ID Mr.
Charles >. Holmes, an ollcloth manufacturer
Of Lansinghurg. who is Interested in her
through relatives Of hi wife,.
Mr.. Nathan Lewis; whose ONCE is in the Con.
solidRtsd Stock Exchange building refused to
talk about the matter yesterday. Mrs. Svee-
and declares that Ser dead h t memory
is being elnndered. The estate. to which she
is the only heir under the will. is about 675.-
"A question arises how far the annulment Of
the marriage acts in barring tho daughters
right OF inheritance. The admitted ceremony
OF marriage WINS IN cknowleGg mcnt OF pnter-
nifty. II tho daughter had been appraised Of
her interests In the matter. she might have
caused defence OF the suit for nnnulment to
be made. and perhaps have prevented tho an
nulment