The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-08-28
CANDIDATE SULLIVAN FINED.
He Has Fight with Former Employe and
Is Arrested for it by the Police.

Among the possessions of John E. Sullivan,
the Democratic candidate for county clerk, is a
fine farm few miles southwest of the city.
Last fall William c. Jones, an old soldier, be-
came his tenant, the agreement being that Sulli-
van should pay him dollar day and he in turn,
for the use of the farm, would give the owner
one-half the garden truck, chickens and potatoes
In early spring Sullivan and his wife would drive
out to the farm Saturday afternoon and remain
until Monday AS it was not in the bond that
Jones should furnish entertainment to his land
lord, he protested, unless Sullivan was willing to
pay at the rate of twenty cents each for meals
and reasonable sum for lodging. The differ
ence between them did not make Jones's ten
ancy very comfortable, but truce was reached
6y sullivan agreeing to ray for the Saturday and
Sunday board for himself and family.
But the exactions in having the best cuts OF
meats for the table, together with bountiful
supply of milk and good things from the garden,
imposed burden that Jones did not care about
carrying any length Of time. When it was sug-
gested to him that the SulIiyans would come
down and spend the summer with him at the
same rate of board the tenant refused to con-
slider the proposition, unless more money was
given him. This story Jones took to his attor-
ney Thomas Hanna, a few days later. when he
wanted to ascertain his rights in the lease of the
farm
Matters continued in this way for a week or
two longer, when Sullivan renewed his request
for Jones to leave the farm, as he wanted to
there with his family. Jones did not appear to be
in much of hurry, and one day he was surprised
by two colored men reaching the place with
lot of Sullivan's household goods A row oc-
Cured, and the men reported to Sullivan that
Jones would not allow them to put the goods in
the house until he had his own moved out of it
They further said that Jones swore at them. and
upon this Sullivan had his tenant arrested
for profanity A justice of the peace
fined the accused, and Sullivan agreed
to pay the amount and costs if Jones
would let him have possession of the place with
out further trouble. To this Jones assented.
He left the farm with the, understanding that in
the settlement, at afuture date, he would get
half the chickens and potatoes. Yesterday he
called at Sulivans poultry house to adjust mat
ters bat the latter Jones says refused to talk TO
him, saying, II have no business with YOU" The
ex-tenant persisted in having settlement, and
Sullivan was equally persistent in claiming that
he owed Jones nothing Both became heated in
the use OF words, which, as Jones charged, led
Sullivan to hit him. He gave him as good as he
received, when Sullivan declined TO carry the
fight Jones thought the trouble had come to
an end, and was about leaving the house, when
two OF Sullivans employees one of them Tom
O'Neil assaulted him, while the employer held
him so tightly that he could do nothing. Not
withstaEding Jones had the worst of 1t in having
both eyes BACKED and his face cut. he ar
rested for assault and battery, as was Sullivan.
They were taken before the Mayor who ac-
quilted Jones and fined Sullivan $40 and costs.
Sullivan appealed the case.
In explanation of the difference between
Sullivan and his tenant regarding the payment
for meals, the former says there is nothing in
that statement. He would go down Sunday
and sometimes would eat dinner at the house,
but that was all It was charged into the gen.
eral monthly account Jones had with him for
boarding hands on the farm He, Sullivan,
never disputed the accounts, and the only cause
of trouble was that ne believed Jones
unsatisfactory man to have the place. He
tried to get him off the farm, but he would
not 60.