The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
kEANE'S WIFE SUES.
She Claims the Millionaire Is
Trying to De!raud 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 Is a part
In addition to the action, LAWYER
Oppenhem has filed in the County
Clerks Office a notice Of the suit, which
prevents Mr. Keane from in any way
disposing Of his property pending the
decision OF the present suit.
! II Is understood that the suit begun
| to-day Is but the beginning of other
suits that viii be begun by Mrs Keane.
among nc, them being a suit for separation.
real estate and wholesale liquor dealer
in this city. and his operations In
stocks In Wall street were heavy
tract the attention of the entire street.
He is reputed to have made a large sum
81 money out OF his Wall street opera
yards OF million dollars. Recently
Mr.. keane has made his home In
Stamford, Conn, where he has a hand
SG Me- fRgg eans E reS abei old
u,
and his charming young wife, who is
thirfi wife.
Among the charges that will be made
by Mrs. keane In her suit for separa-
ton. II Is said, will be that her husband
has deserted her no' less than seven
times,
In her complaint for the setting aside
Of the title to the property mentioned,
MRS. keane alleges that she was private
Il, ,y0o married to Mr.. Keane. on April 20.
by. the Rev. Father Hugh Kelly.
Mrs keane alleges that prior to her
marriage mi to M; Keane he had been
owned a large amount Of real estate in
this city. Mrs: Keane, the second, died
on Oct 81, 1887, leaving large amount
OF property to her husband and also
to revert to MIR. Keane upon the death
OF his deceased wife's sister.
Mrs Mrs keane alleges ,sas that a short time
had prior to that time deserted her and
had been living separate, induced her 10
sign transfer OF her interests in the
F1fty-t third street real estate.
At that time rMrs. Keane alleges her
husband SAID he was tired OF living
apart from her; and that II she would
s'sh M n.o deeds ~, ne would provide for her
tnis city. IN a neighborhood that would
be congenlal to her, and that he would
have the title put absolutely In her
Mrs keane sweers 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
ascertained that Freeman Rowland,
t - nno Gari r. and Mrs. Elizabeth Betz,
w 20 who ,,,ar the property was transferred,
transfer was made to defraud her OF Of
her interests In the property
he a eanf A alleges '4s 49, y W5sn sh sSs
signed the deeds her husbnnd again de-
serted her. Since then. she alleges, that
isn. mas as dascertained that Freeman Row;
|tg9hn Clarity his share in. the property. ~
m spen s dnF,s Nr nnd k ss alleges is
MIR. Keane MIS- se IT, M Mrs. so" Rean %.
says, figures IN the transfers only be-
the property transferred
AS 70 the suit for separation, Lawyer
iH ng WerIde' , when seen by an Even.
little. He said that he understood his
client Intended bringing such suit. but
that he would not discuss for puhlica
tion the affairs OF his clients.
He said that as far as far as the facts
OF the present suit were concerned, that
anybody interested could find them In
The the papers on ole in the County Clerks
aanything regarding the matter whatever.
Mr.; Oppenheim also declined to give the
address of his client.
An Evening World reporter, however,
learned that Mrs. Keane was at present
with friends in West Seventeenth street,
just off Fifth avenue.
She Is stately Blonde, and when seen
by the reporter she begged that her al.
dress be not menti ned. as she did not
wish her friends to he ANNOYED by the
rnoiiity. She declined to discuss her
trouble with her husband, and referred
the reporter to her lawyer.