The evening world., 1894-08-29
KEANE'S wife SUES.
She Claims the Millionaire Is
Trying to Defraud Her.
He Is Sixty Years Old and She Is
Only twenty-five.
Sire Asks that tho Transfer Of Ger
tain Property he Set Aside.

Mrs Helen Agnes Keane. an imposing
looking blonde, OF about twenty-five
years Of age has, through her counsel,
MyrOn n. Oppenheim, Of the Stewart
Building. begun in the Supreme Court
an action against her husband, Hugh
l.. keanc, to set aside the transfer OF
THE aide to certain valuable property in
Wogt Fifty-thhd street, OF which the
residence at 262 IL a part.
In addition to the action, Lawyer
Oppenheim has filed in tho 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.
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 suit for separation.
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
He Is reputed to- have made u large sum
of money ont of his Wall street opera
| tions, aud is now said to be worth up
wards OF IA million dollars. Recently
Mr.. 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 10
but about twenty-five years old. Is his
! third wife.
l. Among the charges that will be made
ton. 1t is sad, viii 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
" married to Mr.. Keane, on April 20.
1883; at the Ghnsh Of the Holy Angels,
Mrs. keane alleges that prior to her
marriage to Mr.. Keane he had been
married TO Miss Mary Cornell, who
owned large amount OF real estate In
this city. Mrs. Keane the. second died
on Oct. 81, 1887, leaving a large amount
6f property TO her husband and also
other PROPERTY to her sister, which was
Of his deceased yife's sister.
Mrs. Keane alleges that a short time
had prior to that time deserted her and
had been living separate, induced her to
sign a transfer OF her interests in the
Fifty-third street real estate:
husband said he was tired OF living
apart from her, and that II she would
sign the deeds he would provide for her
a handsome and suitable residence In
this city. In neighborhood that would
be congenial to her, and that he would
have the title put absolutely In her
name.
Mrs. Keane swears that relying on
the promises OF her husband. she con-
scented to the arrangement proposed and
signed the transfer deeds.
ascertained that Freeman Rowland
John Garitz and Mrs. Elizabeth Betz
to whom the property was transferred
were mere tisureheads. and that tn.
her interests in the property.
Mrs. keane alleges that very shor
signed hs e ASs btS husband w a.ain s se
serted her. Since then. she alleges tina,
she has ascertained that Freeman Row.
land had several days before she signed
John Clarity his share in the property.
John CARLY, Mrs. Keane alleges, Ii a
mere figurehead, and has been for sew:
eral years hanger-on on the bounty OF
Mr.. Keane. Mrs. Betz. Mrs. Keans
says. figures in the transfers only be.
cause she held mortgage OH some OF
the property transferred.
. Az to the suit for separation. Lawyer
, oppenheim, when seen by an Even
Ing, World" reporter, would say yer,
little. He said that he understood his
, that he would not discuss for publica
tion the affairs Of his clients.
He said that, ms far as the facts
e anybody interested could find them II
Y the papers on file In the County Clerk''
office, and that he must decline to "a,
y any lllliiE ifbdiuihS wv IIldlttl Whatever
MIR. Oppenheim also declined to give tn,
= address of his client.
= An Evening World reporter, however
4 learned thai Mrs. keane was at presen,
with friends In West Seventeenth street
y just on Firth avenue.
She is II stately blonde. and when seer
by the reporter she begged that her ad
dress b. not mentioned, as she did no
: wish her friends to be annoyed by the
, publicity. She declined to discuss hel
} trouble with her husband, and referred
the reporter to her lawyer.