The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-10-29
WOMAN SUES SULLIVAN
FOR NOT WEDDING HER
wv ASHINGTON. October ga suit
NV for $780, 900 damages for breach OK
nrnrnisa AGAINST limited StAteS

VIZ ASHINGTON. October ga suit
NV for $50. 900 damages for breach OF
promise against United States
Senator w. V. Sullivan, of Mississippi
was filed In the District of Columbia SUI
preme court this afternoon by Mae Lucy
Lection, OF oxford, Miss. The plaintiff
In her affidavit alleges that she. IAN I'M
married woman, at the request or the
defendant undertook and promised TO
marry him and the defendant undertook
and promised to marry the plaintiir'
which he without cause or right has
refused to do
The plaintiff claims that she met SEN
ator Sullivan about October Z, 1895, In his
law office at oxford, he being employed
to defend her brother-in-law. she claims
that he made protestations of affection
for her land began by wiles and articles
to induce the plaintiff to accompany him
on a journey to Chattanooga, Tenn
Plaintiff claims she refused to go with
him, but allowed him to correspond with
her. She was at that time married, but
not living with her husband. Plalntih
claims that Senator Sullivan promised
to procure a divorce for her and that
he would keep her forever with him.
and that she should occupy as high
position as any lady in the land
About December IS, 1898, the plaintiff
at the request of the defendant went
with him to New Orleans. In January
1895 according to the affidavit, the de-
PENDANT placed plaintiff in Nelson's busi-
ness college at Memphis. Tenn, paylnS
her tuition and board. In May 1870, ne
secured a divorce for her.
The affidavit then alleges that May
10Th of that year, plaintiff and defendant
lived together in Alexandria, va as MT,
and Mrs w. L. Sutton. He introduced
nlaintfff as his wife Later. he placed her
in tho Fauduier Female Institute In war
renton va. as his niece. where she re-
manned from January 10 June. $685. lhe
defendant writing her every day ana
promising her he would marry her IN inc
summer.
Durina. this time plaintiff claims she
had an offer of marriage from young
man who lived near her homo, ana asAeu
the defendant to consent 10 break OH
their relations The latter, she Claims
urged that she should not marry the
young man, but wait and marry nm III
the following summer.
The affidavit also recltes that the cou-
PIE lived together IN w dShlllS 'oll' an .,
that defendant finally notified plalnlAl
tblf hf. WAS not financially able 10 mar
~ her. Also that plaintiff, heating de-
PENDANT was i'll. in June. 1900, came 10
Washington to see him, anu found MN
rO0mug with woman whom ne Hbu
brought from Holly Springs, Miss. she
claims that the defendant offered ner
81 900 to go home and not expose hun be-
fore said woman. The plalntlL refused
10 do this, and claims that the defendant
abused her and left her without money,
friends or means TO live on.
The court this afternoon issued the usu-
al writ for service on the defendant to
show cause within twenty days OF ser
vice why judgment should not be had.
The writ is in the hands of the marshal
OF this district for service. Senator sui
Ivan is out OF the trial. The case can
not reach a trial for seine months in the
present condition of the docket.