New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-04-30
THEY WANT MRS. SULLIVAN
POLICE OF THIS CITY AND NEw.Y0Ry
ARE LOOKING FOR HER
SHE COLLECTED A LIFE INSURANCE POLICY N
GOT A JUDGMENT FOR DAMAGES on THE
ALLEGED DEATH OF HER BROTHER

GOT A JUDGMENT FOR DAMAGES on THE
ALLEGED DEATH OF HER BROTHER
WHO Is ALIVE
Mrs. Mary A. Sullivan. OF No. LES Thrd-sw.
New-York, who has not heretofore appeared b
criminal records. IS Just now badly wanted BY III
police OF New-York and Brooklyn for little tran
sactlon which stamps her as an Immensely SMOOTH
confidence woman. Mrs. Suiyans crime consists
in pamng off an unknown dead man for hssN
brother and collecting 500 life insurance from ID:
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company ana
suing the Atlantic Avenue Railroad Company luz
s. 900 for his alleged death.
The story dates back to November a. lSsA on y.
evening Of that day 4 man run over and kilea
by a trolley-car Of the Atlantic Avenue line ~
body was taken to the Morgue TO await 'den'incs'
ton. Three days later Mrs. Sullivan VINO hsd nae
the death notice n the papers. called and idenne0
the body as that OF her brother, Patrick Dononue
Mrs. Sullivan told the Coroner that the dead man
was a widower with five children. and that ne nas
left her house on the preceding "Wednesday to 80
Brooklyn, saying that he would return Fnov
morning He did not come back. and on fncy
evening she read In the papers that he had oesa
killed In Furman-st. At the inquest II was omaaV
declared that Donohue had been killed BY bFo0s'
lyn troley-car. Mrs Sullivan engaged an unas'
taker, and two days later the body was bunea
St. Mchaevs Cemetery. few days an1 "
funeral Mrs. Sullivan obtained letters OF admne
traton on the estate Of Patrick Donohue ana ew
lected 500 insurance from the John Hancock u"
Insurance Company. She then retained T. T. wv.
sail. Brooklyn lawyer and brought suit as.1.
the Atlantic Avenue Company for $500 on Dem.
OF the alleged Donohue children. The case
tried before Justice Dickey last February, anu
jury returned verdict for 5000. The COM
appealed. and the Is now pending IN IN
pellate Division of the Supreme Court
A few days ago facts came to light whicF
conclusiyely that the real Patrick Donohue Nv
alive and that Mrs Sullivan never had prous:a
that name Donohue. so 1t turns OUT, has 10,
been an intimate friend OF Mrs SUBWAY auS II
parenty so the story goes, found no laIi. WIZ ,Se
fact that ne was supposed 10 be dead ana Ie7.9
peacefully under the ground. Messrs MOTIFS
Whitehotse counsel for the Atlantic Avehus - ~
pany. Together with Donohue himself are ,ne IA IA
who have spoiled Mrs Suilivans coniiusnc;s t}or1
Donohue who is now living az the Old Men ~ l, a.
in East Seventeen st, York. was tosu " Cam.
perinte ndent HILL OF the Hancock lnsui an a,sano
pany that Mrs Sullivan had collected ,ne ms. ccru.
on his life and after thinking the matter r isv.
municated with w b. Donihee New 10 o he Al.
iantic Avenue Railway Company. as we" tsken 81
insurance people move has been ,a hs iude.
Messrs Morris and Whitehouse TO cancer .he %Ssrs
ment in the suit and set aside the ye the axyer6
are other interesting facts on wnicn u sI,,s Ma
say they are still working In the mean ' .hs noco
Sullivan has gone to parts UNKNOWN ai" WV
are looking for her.