The sun., 1896-08-28
HAGUE STREET AMAZONS.
MRS. MARY HIGGINS GIVES MRS.
MARY SULLIVAN THE CAN.
HiEEins snd Hts stepehiidren Fomented
Troubie with the Suliivnns, and Mrs.
Higgins Was Their Chm nmpion-Mrs. sni-
nvah 1nlured-Mrs. Higgins Arrested.

Higgins and Hts stepehiidren Fomented
Trouble with the suiiivnns, and Mrs.
Higgins Was Their hnmpion-Mrs. Sni-
Ivan 1njured-Mrs. Higgins Arrested.
Mike Higgins, 'longshoreman, says Mrs.
Mary Sullivan, who lives next door to him on
the ton flor at Hague street, Is not good
neignbor, kind husband, or a careful step
father. The HiRginses have lived Mt Hague
street for three months. They moved in i'm
mediately after their marriage, three months
ago. Mrs Higgins 10 not an inexperienced
bride. Mr.. Higgins Is her fourth husband
She Is OF generous figure, and weighs perhaps
$50 pounds. She has met Mrs sullivan in bat
tie three times In six weeks, and each time Mrs
sullivan has been the one, by the etiquette
OF Cherry Hill scraps, TO 10 to the Oak street
station for warrant. The noighborhood bears
sorrowful witness that Mrs Higgins is the
only lady who ever sat on Mrs. Sulivan's 8 head.
This may or may not be the reason that Mrs.
Higgins is the only one in the tenement who
ever ouarrels with Mrs. Sullivan.
1t Is all the fault OF Higgins. the Sulllvans
say. He 10 Quarrelsome, and he threatens to
kill people. The persons who are threatened
dare Higgins to try to Mil them, and some-
times, as q precaution, ATTEMPT 70 render him
incapable Of murder. Then Mrs. Higgins comes
In: Nobody has any hard feelings against Mrs.
It, and il it conaicts with the law Of the city
and county of New York, why, SO much the
Mrs. sullivan works every, day from 9
night. When she and her husband. who is also
Junior, come home nt night, they want peace.
They do not enjoy, the missiles that Jerry and
gins by one OF the previous husbands. hurl
through the transom upon them whi,o they are
"Yls," Mrs. Sullivan said to the reporter" Its
only, the Cruelty of Prevention Society what
can DO the managemlnt of thin byes. Their
dirty. They use ali languages. and to me.
mind, { married woman. with her man sitting
in her flat right peacea ole, and seeking trouble
Their father is out OF work all the time. ana
thtm byes are on the strate begging and worse.
Moreover, 1t Is said, Higgins has abcttcd
and ENCOURAGED his stepchildrea In their an.
noyance of Mrs sullivan. He has suggested
the Ingenuity Q. even three cherry Hill kids"
sullivan and his wife have restrained them
seps % then Shs oy
continuing into frncas OF blows between His-
gins and Mrs. sullivan, has come Int knock
mon. in which, as before rehearsed Mrs. Sui
liv4n was always worsted.
Wednesday night the Sullirans went to tho
wake over the body Of Mrs. John Campbell.
wife OF the well.known Cherry street liquor
dealer.
"a lovely wake. There was an illigant gather
ing prisint. Johnny Campbell's not the ma
The Sullivans returned to their home at Il
little after midnight. They found Higgins in
turbulent possession OF the stairway. Ie
said that he desired to eat the hearts OF Sulli
van and Mrs. sullivan. raw and without knife
or fork. The knife he held In his hand, he said,
vas ouly for the purpose Of extracting the hearts
from the bodies of the victims The stairway
was dark, OF course, and they could see neither
HigCi ms nor his knife. but they heard Mrs
Higgins muttering encouragemeut from above,
and they fled to the Oak street station.
The Police Sergeant told them to find tho po.
n
ask for his protection. As they reached the
corner of Pearl and Hague strcets, Mrs. sui
doorway with pail OF beer in her hand. She
threw the beer in Mrs. Sullivan's face ard
blinded her. Then. screaming. defiance. shc
raiued blow upon blow on Mrs sullivans
defence she could. but whca Policeman NJ
chaels. attracted by the hOwls came upon the
combatants. Mrs. sullivan lying across
the gutter. ana Mrs. Higgins was knc-ling on
her, dealing long. sweeping blows with tho
pail.
The policeman arrested Mrs. Higgins. and IN
tho Centre street Court yesterday she was
held for Special Sessions in $500 bail. To re.
porter who saw her IN the Tomhs yesterday she
expressed profound disgust, with the urutter-
1T was nothing" she said, whatever Mary
sullivan and her man had been to the Campoell
wake. and was out for a eau of beer. We
mes on the corner and had words, which any
and the cop pulled me In. That's all"
The Sullivans spent yesterday Mt the homo
of Mrs. Suliivau's married daughter on Pearl
bandaEes and plasters. Thsy profess to Ia
afraid TO return 20 Hague street unit! the police
have arrested Higgins and the Gerry society
has taken in the Connors boys.