The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-10-27
SULLIVAN is SUED
MISSISSIPPI SENATOR'S ALLEGED
uREACH oI' PROMISE.
BRECKENRIDGE REDIvIvUS.
MISS LECTION CHARGES HE rRoM-
IsED To MNHuN HIsR.

HAD Her at several Instltutioas.
,Procurrd "a Divorce for Her.
Persuaded Her Net 60 Marry "a
Young Man Who Proposed says
They Lived Together az Alex
andria. Na., ~ Mr. and Mrs. sut-
ton-shc Nrlss S5o.Ooo.
Washington. oct ga suit for r000)
damages for breach OF promise. agains,
United statea Senator william V suul-
van of Mississippi was filed ln the Dis
trict of Columbia Supreme Cour, fhis aft
crnoon by Mat Lucy Lection OF oxford.
Miss
The plaintiff In her AFFIDAVIT. alleges that
che "an unmarried woman. az the re-
quesS of the defendant undertook ami
promised 60 marry him and the defendant
undertook aud promised Co marry tho
plaintiff. which hc without cause or
right has refused Co do i"
The piainun claims that she met SEN
ntor sullivan about Ocs T. 1895. in his
law office az oxford. he being employed
20 defend her brothor-lu-law She claims
that be made protestatlons of affection for
her and began hy wiles and artinces 60
induce the plaintiff 10 accompany him on
journey 20 Chattanooga. Tenn Pain
tin claims she refused 10 30 with him.
hut allowed him 10 correspond with her.
She was at that time married bus not
living with her husband plaintir claim.
that senator sullivan promised 70 procure
divorce FOR her and that he woula
keep hor forever with him aud that she
should occupy "a high position a. any
lady Ia the land
About Dec. !. 1895. the plaintlf at the
request Of the defendant went with him
TO New Orleans In January. 1855 accord
ing TO the anidavit filed to-day. the do
PENDANT placed plaintn In Nelson's busl-
ness collcge'at Memphis. Tenn. paying
her tuition and board In May. i@7. no
secured a divorce for her.
Introduced as his wife.
The anidavit then alleges hat May 10.
or that year. plaintin aud defendant lived
together ia Alexandria Va. a. Mr. aud
Mrs. W l. sutton. lie introduced plain
TN as his wife Later. he placed her In
the Fnuquier Female Institute. In War
rcntun. Va. Az hiR niece. where she re-
mained from January 20 June. isas the
defendant wriiiuE her every day and
promising her he would marry her IN tho
summer
During this time plaintiff ciaims alto
had an offer of marriage from a young
man who lived near her home and asked
the defendant TO consent 70 break on
their relations. The latter. she claims
urged that she should not marry tho
young man. but wait and marry him In
tho following summer
Tho afildavit also rccites that the coupla
lived together ia Washington and thnt tho
defendant finally notified plaintiff that no
was n0f financially able 10 marry her
Also that plaln'in hearing defendant was
ill IN June 1900. came to Washington to
see him and found him rooming with "A
woman whom he had brought from Hollis
Springs Miss
She clnims that the defendant offered
her 1900 10 go home and not expose him
before said woman. The pnintim refused
20 do this and claims that tho defendant
abused her and left her without money.
friends or means 20 live on
The court this afternoon issued the US
nal writ for service on the defendant 20
show cause within iwoniy days of service,
why judgment should not b. had Tho
writ is IN the hands OF the marshal for
this district for service
Senator Sullivan is out of the city The
case cannot reach a trial for some months
IN the present condition Of the docket