The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1900-11-03
BREACH OF PROMISE
SUIT FILED AGAINST SENATOR vii.
LIAM V. SULLIVAN

W6SuAuBbOn'-A SUIT Ior $0V,VVV
damages for breach Of promise against
United States Senator William v.
Sullivan, Of Mississippi, was filed In
the District of Columbia supreme
court by Mai Lucy Teton, Of Ok.
ford, Miss. The plaintiff In her shl-
davit alleges that she IL IAN unmar
rled woman, at the request Of the
defendant undertook and promised to
marry the plaintiff which he, without
cause or right, has refused to do"
The plaintiff claims that she met
Senator Sullivan about October 7,
1895, In his Law ofice at Oxford, he
being employed to defend her brother
in-lsw. She claims that he made pro-
teStatIons Of affection to her, land
began by wills and articles to induce
the plaintiff to.aCcompsny him on Q
journey 20 Chattanooga, Tenn"
Plaintiff claims she refused to 60
with him, but allowed him to cor
respond with her. She was at that
time married, but not living with her
husband.
Plaintiff claims that Senator Sulli-
van promised to procure q divorce for
her "snd that she would keep her for
ever with him, and that she should o.
Oupy as high position as any lady In
the land"
About December /, 1895, the plain
tiff at the request Of the defendant
vent with him to New Orleans. In
January 1895, according to the sfti'
davIt filed, the defendant placed
plaintiff in Nelson's business college
at Memphis, Tenn, paying her tut
ton and board. In May, 1897, he
secured a divorce for her.
The affidavit then alleges that May
10th, Of that year, plaintiff and de-
PENDANT lived together In Alexandria,
Va, ss Mr.. and Mrs. ". L Sutton,
he introducing plaintiff as his wife.
Later he placed her in the Fuaquier
Female institute, In WsrrenGon, Va,
ss bis niece, where she remained from
January to June, 1893, the defendant
writing her every day promising he
would marry her in the summer.
During this time plaintiff claims
that she had an offer Of marriage from
young man who lived rear her home
and asked the defendant to consent 10
break of their relations. The latter
che claims urged that she should not
marry the young man, but wait and
marry him the following summer.
The affidavit also recites that the
couple lived together In Washington
and that the defendant finally notified
plaintiff that he was not financially
able to marry her; also that plaintiff
hearing defendant was Ill in June,
1900, she came to Washington to see
him and found him rooming with q
woman whom be had brought from
Holly Syringe, Miss. She claims
that the defendant offered her 81, 900
to go home and not expose him be-
fore said woman. The plaintiff re-
fused to do this and claims that the
defendant abusel her and left her
without money, friends or means to
live on.
The court Issued the usual writ
for service on the defendant to show
cause within twenty days OF service
why Judgment should not be had.
The writ ie in the hands Of the
marshal for this district for service.
Senator Sullivan is ont of the city.
The case cannot reach a trial for some
months in the present condition Of the
docket.
SULLIVAN SAYS "BLACKMAIL."
Memphis. special from Oxford,
Miss. says: Lucy Lection, who brought
breach Of promise suit against Senator
W. V. Sullivan, in Washington, DC,
was married fifteen years ago to
Thomas hyde, a carpenter Of this
county. Shortly after, her marriage
she and her husband moved to Temple,
Texas, remaining there until about
four years ago, when Mrs. Hyde re-
turned to Oxford. Hyde sued for a
divorce in the ohanoery court OF this
county in 1895 and alleged desertion
and other causes. The divorce was
granted and, Hyde still lives in this
county.
Senator Sullivan gave out the fol-
lowing statement!
'Itjs blaGkmall, pure and simple.
q Kaws Favor Allotment.