Evening journal., 1895-10-03
He DODGED The ISSUE
James R. keenan, Closes Up
His Business and Goes West.
SIZE SAYS ITS ALL MoTHBR-IE-LAw


The Two Women Couldn't Agree and the
Young wife Was Ordered Out-she
Went Home and Sued for Desertion
and Non-support-He May Turn Up for
Trial.
About three years ago when the words
we're pronounced which made James X
keenan, and bis bride one, a happier cou
pie could not have been found IN he
city. To-day the bonds are unduly
shattered and while he Ia seeking pas
lures new In some Western city, she,
with her six months old baby, remaias
Al her fathers home mourning her
blasted hopes and wrecked happiness
The cause, as given by her, is an old
one. and one which has been the theme
OF the humorIst aud paragragher 30 long
that II has become time worn, although
far from humorous to her--a mother-in
law.
After bis marriage. keenan,, who was
painter. doing business at No sos
shipley street. took his bride home to the
house OF his mother Mrs. Catharioe
keenan,, No 93l Spruce street, and for
time all went we'll Then there came
| the lift In the lutte, aud the mother 10
law and the young wife began to have
| trouble This continued until about
three weeks ago. when the younger Mrs
| Keenan,, taking her babe. went home TO
her father. William Boyer VIII, lives
at No 7iS Bennett street, while be
still remained with his mother
Saturday last he paid CO his hands.
settled up all his outstanding debts aud
left the city, telling his friends that he
WAS going West not TO return. Later a
telegram was received by one his friends
from Pittsburg. noting his safe arrival
there aud stating that he was bound still
farther West
Last Wednesday Mrs keenan,. reallz-
lug that her husband had determined 90
leave her, brought suit before Mpgis
trate Kelley for desertlon and non
support. and keenan, was placed under
$3.50 boz de-, his brother becoming
bis isurety. Bird q SanboIn were
her lawyers. while w T. Lyman seed
for him A few days after a proposition
was made by Keenan, through his counsel
to pay s. a week for support Of m,theI
aud chi d, but this was refused, AZ
Keenan, ia we'll able to make better pro
vision. Then keeuan skipped
This morning an EVENING JOURNAL
reporter called at Keenan's late home
No. 084 Spruce street. A woman whit
answered the bell, and who was inclined
to be rather short In her answers SAT-
that he was not AZ home, she didn't kno
when he would be home, nor whore HI
was She also stated that his wife was no
there. and she didn't know where she was
From neighbors It was learned that Mrs
Keenan, and her baby had gone to be
fathers home about three weeks sgo
and II was generally believed thai th
trouble arose over the mothev.in Law
They also knew that keenan, had gon
away but did not know where
The reporter then called at the resi-
dence Of William J. Boyer. No. 7ls Ben
nett street, and saw Mrs Keeuan She Is
good looking but rather delicate woma
of about twenty three years Of age, an
talked freely to the reporter She sal
that the trouble between herself an
husband arose over his mother an
eliminated three weeks ago In her AM
her child being ordered out and oblige'
% return TO her father. while he =
mslned at his mothers house
When ordered out she asked her hu.
band II she should 60, he eaid yes, tina
she could get none Of HE money but thn
/ IL belonged to his mother Since then
she has had no conversation with hin
They had no words when the
separated.
Mrs Keonan had heard OF her hus
bands departure from the city. but va
} not aware Of his destination, nor had sh
heard anything relative to II until Ia
! formed by the reporter Last Fall he bs
talked OF going to Niagara Falls on
, tIip this Summer or Fall, but whetbs
there Is where he went or not she sonl
not say.
The rumor that a woman iu the nelgt
borhood had disappeared about the sam
, time, Mrs. keenan, did not believe. sh
had never had any cause to dlsirust hil
In that way, and declared tthat there va
\ \ no foundation for such a statement.
The hearing on the charge OF desertio
and non support will come up at N
November term Of the Court OF Gener
4 Sessions. and Keenan's friends bslieV
that be will be on hand when the case
called.