The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-11
JOHN |. FEASTS
While His Reputed Wife, Anna
Livingston,
Lay Cold In Death In Bellevue
Hospital MOrgue.
NEGLECTED HER.
Though She Deserted a Hus-
band For Him.
Would Not Journey From BOs-
ton to View Her Remains.

New York, Sept. 11.-Amid the pop
ping of corks, the tinkling of glasses,
the soft strains Of Braham's orchestra
and with words of good cheer ringing
in his ears John L. Sullivan, ex-cham-
pion pugliist of the world, was in BOs-
ton last night installed in the proud
position of manager of the palatial
Guys hotel, built for him by aristo-
cratic admirers from the blue looded
Back BAY.
In the morgue, stiff and stark in
death, with none to claim her, a ward
of the city, a candidate for Potters
Field, lay the remains of Anna Living
ston. playmate of Sullivan in child
hood, sweethearts when both were in
their teens, and, in later years, his
companion and reputed wife.
The only comment John L. Sullivan
had to make when apprised by tele-
phone of the fact of Alma Iivingston's
death, and this he made in his gruffest
tone, was, She was no wife Of mine.
Anna Livingston-Nay was born in
Boston, in 1861. Her father was a we'll
TODD business man. When about 10
years of age, at school, she first met
John Lawrence Sullivan. They grew
up together, but when she had reached
the age OF IL and blOSSOmed into a tan,
graceful woman, she met Frederick
BOswOrth Anderson. Mr.. Anderson was
the business manager of the Howard
Athenaeum. His prospects seemed
bright. After q brief cOurtship, they
were married, and for years their we'd
ded life was happy. The result of the
union was one child, a daughter, Eva,
now II years of age, who is living with
her fathers parents in Providence, RI.
Mrs. Anderson saw nothing of Sulli-
van again until the early part of 1885.
Meanwhile she had entered upon a
stage career, and become one of the ia
vOrite burlesque artists of the day. It
was while playing an engagement at her
husbands theater that Sullivan crossed
her path. He was at the height of his
fame, and this silly WOman's vanity
was fattered by the thought that in
their youth he had been her admirer.
When, on October q, Sullivan started
on his famous European tour, the wO-
man left her husband, and taking her
child crossed the Atlantic with him.
She was from that time until the Lat
ter part of 1890 his constant cOmpan-
ion. The wife of the pugilist made eve
~ effort to win back the love she had
lost. Failing in this she forsoOk the
relibion of her fathers and became a
recruit of the Salvation Army.
In Europe. Sullivan was training for
his fight with Charley Mitchell. Anna
Livingston was by his side all the
while. The fight occurred in 1888, and
all know the disgracefu1 showing the
then public idol made in the ring. He
was still, however, the idol of Anna
Livir gston.
When he returned to the Unite States
SllG anu Al6E QtuSuleI came WIN MIN
They accompanied the champion to the
south, and the woman was not far from
the ring-side when he fought his battle
with Kilrain in New Orleans in 1889.
Through all these years her influence
over the man was remarka BILE. When
such men as ATuldOOn, Sheedy. Duncan
Harrison and others of their ilk were
unable in the slightest degree to con-
troll the actions of the big fellow a
single word from this tall woman was
able to make him the most docile of
men.
She it was who cared for him after
many q wild debauch, and to her more
than to any other being John L Sulli-
van owed the years of success he had
in this and other countries after his
practical defeat in France.
But all such infatuations have an end
and, as usual, the man tired first All
through the year Of 1890 the couple had
frequent Quarrels, and at last, one
night, in a drunken rage, Sullivan
threw her down and beat her.
He then gave her So, 500 in money,
told her to keep the jeweIry he had
given her in the days gone by, and
never see or write him again and until
the day Of her death she never did.