The Wichita daily eagle., 1894-06-14

ssNo. sir. haven't even a penny to my
| name" said little woman dressed 10
black, in answer to question put 10 bef
Yesterday IN the district court room by
Judge T. 3. Wall. Judge Reeds forehead
wrinkled down between his eyes rs II be
suffered from sudden pain, while few
sympathetic Lawyers wiped away tear.
| What do you Go Tor livelihood "
asked Judge Wall.
Il work." was the prompt reply.
| Work at what ?"
II wash, and some times work In
| dining room"
| dren :"
/ Eyes, SIR"
Are you working now."
"No SIR"
"How do you support your children
then ?"
II liva upon the charity of friends" said
the little woman as tear glistened In her
eye.
The little woman in question is Mrs.
Barbara Sullivan, wife OF Cnarles
Sullivan the contractor OF the state cap
ital building of Coiorado, at Denver. She
was in the district court asking for di.
vorce and alimoDy, and after Judge heed
heard the facts he promptly ordered de-
cree of divorce to be entered and awarded
her the W6odman bank building on Main
stree: as alimony This award wliidouot-
less briug on long and costly law SUIT.
The building in question has been trans
ferred to Cathrine Sullivan, sister OF the
defendant, but the attorneys for Mrs. Suiii-
van allege that there was no bona f1de
sale of the property to Cathrine Sullivan
and that as a matter OF fact
the Building is still the property
of Charles Sullivan. Mrs. sullivan nas
for her attorneys Judge Wall OF this city
and Judge Ellis, the present Judge OF the
Pratt district. 1t is said that both OF them
are acting for Mrs. Sullivan more out OF
good nature ard the sympathy aroused In
them by her story than from any seihsh
pecuniary motive.
The story of Mrs. Sullivan is touching
one: When she l5 years old she was vas mar r,
ried TO Mr.. Sullivan at Rich Hill, Mo-, aud
lived with him till he drove her out OF
their house on College Hill a
year ago without penny 10 10
the world. She was then ~
years old nd was the mother OF four chill
dren. Previous to this she signed deed
for their handsome residence on College
hill and be pocketed the money. In addl-
tion to $500 from that source he drew
Sl3, 600 from the Wichita National bank
and had a certificate of deposit riE the de-
funct Woodman bank for something over
$1,000 He exchanged this for the bank
building, the deed for which was made out
In the name OF his sister. by some MeauS
Mr. Sullivan came into possession OF one
of the children. aud he never wrote to her
till this child got sick. Her mothers heart
yearned to be near the bedside Of the child,
but he sent her no money and she could
not 90. The circumstances touched Judge
Wall, who heard Of it, and he at once sent
her enough money to go and see her sick
child.
All this brings up the old story that one
hoI ~ n hn In EnOw how
other half lives. Many woman, doubt
less, passed the cozy residence on the hill
and said to herself there surely is happy
home." not knowing that it was anything
else but happy. Mrs. Sullivan alleged
that he drove her out in the snow one
night and that she had to seek refuge with
the neighbors
Mr. Sullivan is the senior member OF the
firm that had the contract for building the
sewer system of this city.