The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
WIFE SUES,
She Claims the Millionaire Is
Trying to Defraud Her.
He Is Sixty Years Old and She Is
Only twenty-five.
She Asks that the Transfer of Ger
tain Property BE Set Aside.

Mrs. Helen Agnes Keane. an imposing
looking blonde. OF about twenty-five
years OF age, has, through her counsel,
Myron II. Oppenheim, of the Stewart
Building. begun in the Supreme Court
an action against her husband, Hugh
L. Keane, to set aside the transfer of
the title to certain valuable property In
West Fifty-third street, OF which the
residence at 262 IL a part.
In addition to the action, Lawyer
Oppenheim has filed in the County
Clerks Office a notice OF the suit, which
prevents MIR. Keane from in any way
disposing OF his property pending the
decision of the present suit.
1t Is understood that the suit begun
to-day Is but the beginning of other
suits that Will be begun by Mrs. Keane,
among them being a suit for separation.
MIR. keaHe was formerly "A weil-known
real estate and wholesale liquor dealer
in this city,. and his operations In
stocks In Wall street were heavy
enough two or three. years ago to at
tract the attention of the entire street.
He Is reputed to have made a large sum
OF money out OF his Wall street opera
| wards of million dollars. Recently
! MIR. Keane has made his home in
! Stamford, Conn. where he has a hand
| some country residence.
| Mr.. keane is about sixty years old,
and his charming young wife, who Is
put about twenty-five years old, Is his
| third wife.
Among the charges that will be made
| by Mrs. keane In her suit for separa-
| ton. II Is SAID VIII be that her husband
has deserted her no less than seven
| In her complaint for the setting aside
OF the title 10 the property mentioned,
Mrs. keane alleges that she was private
y married to Mr.. Kcane. on April 20,
1889, at the Chuch of the Holy Angels,
by the Rev. Father Hugh Kelly.
Mrs. keane alleges that prior to her
married to Miss Mary Cornell. who
owned n large amount of real estate In
this city. Mrs Eeane the second died
on Oct. 81, 1857 leaving q large amount
of property 10 her husband and also
other property, to her sister which was
to revert to Mr.. keane upon the death
OF his deceased .wife's sister.
Mrs. Keane alleges that short time
prior to Aug. 25 1891. that Keane. who
had prior to that time deserted her and
had been living separate induced her to
sign transfer of her interests in the
Fffty-third street real estate.
At that time, Mrs. keane alleges, her
husband said he was tired OF living
sign the deeds he would provide for her
a handsome and suitable residence in
this city In n neighborhood that would
pc conEeniai to her. and that he would
name.
Mrs. keane swears that relying on
the promises OF her husband she con.
scented to the arrangement proposed and
signed the transfer deeds.
Since then Mrs. Keane says she has
aseertained that Freeman Rowland,
to whom the property was transferred.
were mere fgureheads, and that the
transfer was made to defraud her OF
Mrs. keane alleges that "A very short
time after Aug. IS, 1891, when she
signed the deeds, her husband again de-
serted her since then. she alleges that
she has ascertained that Freeman Row
land had several days before she signed
the deeds. or on Aug, 10, conveyed to
John Clarity his share In the property.
John Clarity. Mrs. Keane alleges, Is n
mere figurehead, and has been for sew
eral years IA hanger-on on the bounty Of
Mr. keane Mrs Betz, Mrs: ke1na
cause she held mortgage on some OF
the property transferred.
As to the suit for separation. Lawyer
3ppepmh eIIa.. when seen by an Even.
little. lie snid that he understood his
| client intended bringing such a suit, but
that he would not discuss for publIca-
tion the affairs of his clients.
He said that as far as the facts
; Of the present suit were concerned.
4 anybody interested could find them in
office. and that he must decline, to say
anything regarding the matter wha tever.
Mr.. Oppenheim also declined to give the
address OF his client,
4 learned that Mrs. keane was at present
with friends in West Seventeenth street.
5 just off Fifth avenue.
She Is IA stately blonde. and when seen
by the reporter she begged that her ad-
dress be not mentioned. as she did not
wish her friends to be annoyed by the
publicity. She declined to discuss her
trouble with her husband, and referred
the reporter to her la