The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-10-27
SAYS SENATOR
BROKE HER HEART
Lucy Lection Sues Sullivan
Of Mississippi.
LIKE THE POLLARD
BRECKENRIDGE CASE
Woman Asks $4,000 Damages
for Breach Of TrOth.

Washington, Oct. 26.-A suit for $50
600 damages for breach of promise
against United States Senator William
V. Sullivan, of Mississippi, was fled
in the District of Columbia supreme
court this afternoon by Miss Lucy Lee
ton Of Oxford. Miss The plaintiff in her
affidavit alleges that she, "an unmar-
ried woman. at the request of the de-
PENDANT. undertook and promised to
marry him and the defendant under
took and promised TO marry the plain
tiff, which he without cause or right
has refused to do
Miss Lection claims that she met Sen
ator Sullivan about Oct. I, 1895, in his
law Office at Oxford, he being employ
ed to defend her brOther-fn-law- She
claims that he made protestations OF
affection for her "and began by wiles
and articles to induce the plaintiff to
accompany him on a journey to Chat
tanOOga, Tenn" Miss Lection 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. She declares 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 a position as any
lady in the land
About Dee ]. 1885, Miss Lection at the
request of Senator Sullivan went with
him to New Orleans In January, 1896,
according TO affidavit filed today. Sen
atOr Sullivan placed her in Nelson s
business college at Memphis. Tenn,
paying her tuition and board In May,
1897, he secured a divorce for her.
introduced as His Wife.
II
of that year. the two lived together in
Alexandria, Va, as Mr.. and Mrs W. l.
Sutton, Senator Sullivan introducing
plaintiff as his wife Later he placed
her in the FaUquier Female Institute in
WarrentOn. Va as mis- niece, where she
remained from January TO June. 1898.
the senator writing her every day and
promising her ne would marry her in
the summer.
During this time Miss Lection claims
she had an offer of marriage from a
young man who lived near her home,
and asked the defendant 10 consent TO
break off their relations. The latter,
she claims, urged her not to marry the
young man, but wait and marry him
/ the following summer The affidavit
recites that the couple lived together
! in Washington and that Senator Sui
, Ivan finally notified her that he was
not financially able to marry her Also
that Miss Lection hearing the senator
/ was III IN June 1SJu, came TO " dSnlnS-
! ton to see him and found him rOoming
with a woman he had brought from
Holly Springs. Miss. She claims the
| senator offered her $1,000 to go home
and not expose him before the woman.
| She refused to do this and claims Sen
atOr Sullivan abused her and left her
without money, friends or means
Sullivan Calls It BlackmaiI.
A special to the CommerciaI-Appea
from Oxford. Miss, says
Lucy Lection, who brought a breach
of promise suit against Senator Sullivan
| in Washington today, was married
fifteen years ago to Thomas Hyde, a
/ carpenter OF this county. Shortly after
| their marriage she and her husband
| moved to Temple, Tex, remaining there
until about four years ago, when Mrs.
\ Hyde returned to Oxford. She sued
/ for divorce in 1896 and she obtained the
! decision on other grounds. The divorce
was granted and Hyde still lives in this
/ county.
/ Senator Sullivan today gave out the
/ following statement;
This woman has no claim on me o.
any kind While in Washington re
/ Gently an attempt was made by hel
and her abettors to eXtOrt money from
me under threat of a suit such as sh.
has now brought declined to enter
/ tain such a proposition The proof vii
> show that il is an attempt to besmircf
my character