Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-14
SULLIVAN HEARST
EPISODE IS AIRED

Washington Feb. 1.-THE Sullivan
Hearst episode had another airing IN
the house today, when Mr.. Sullivan
again, rising to a question Of personal
privilege. declared that on yesterday
Mr. Hearst had ignored his offer to
make statement concerning his con-
nectlou with the homicide to which Mi,
Hearst alluded.
Mr., Sullivan admitted It to be true
that on Nov a, 1885, his father, Eugene
j. Sullivan, and himself were convicted
Of manslaughter in the superior court
Of Middlesex county, Mass,
Mr., Sullivan explained that while his
father WAS conducting a licensed hotel
I'm Boston he was attacked by drunken
man. He (Sulliyan), then II years old
went TO the rescue Of his father The
man was Knocked down and struck hB
head against the curbstone became un-
conscious and never recovered, His
father was sentenced 10 three years
Imprisonment, Sullivan was held to
be only technically guilty and was
neither imprisoned nor fined, His faith
or was pardoned after serving year
and a half.
Mr. Sullivan declared that the most
that could ever be alleged against him
was that he was technically guilty Of
the offeuse charged the district attorney
having admitted that he was not even
morally guilty,
81 am constrained to say, however"
said MIR. Sullivan, that il my father
were now alive aud he were to be at
tackled In my presence ] would come
again to his defense" All the facts, he
said We're fully published I'm all the
| newspapers In the city of Boston at
| the time, and were before his constItu-
| ents when he was elected to the Massa-
| chusetts senate in 1900 and 1901, and TO
! the Congress OF the United States I'm
! 1902 and 1904, land II was not, he said,
| in conclusion, until 20 years after that
alleged offense that any individual was
! found who felt that II was necessary
! or proper 10 allude to the circumstances
| of the case"
! Mr.. Sullivan received loud applause
| from both sides of the chamber when
! he declared that he walked out Of court
q free man and had not been imprs-
oned a day nor fined a cent The APP
| plause broke out afresh when he de-
| cared that under similar circumstances
| II his father were alive he would 80 Ia
! his defense. lie took his seat amid
/ renewed applause, several members GO
ing TO his seat and shaking his hand,
when Mr., sullivan concluded his
! Republican colleague, Mr., Gardner
| feelngly spoke of his intimate assocla-
ton with Mr. sullivan In the Massa-
chusctts senate, lie testified TO Mr.
| Sulllvan's worth as man, and said
| amid great applause that there ls nc
| man IN Massachusetts today for whom
personally would sooner lay down my
life and say that the man 10 honest anC
above reproach, than Mr.. sullivan"
After MI Shober On, ", also risinl
TO IA question OF personal privilege, hac
expressed the proud feeling Of those
who have advocated the principles al
vanced by Mr.. Hearst, Mr. HemenTal
GndD reported the sundry civil appro
pration bill and Immediately thereafter
the naval appropriation bill was takei
up with an understanding that elgh
hours shall be devoted to general dc
bate and that the house shall con
vene at II a. m. each day while the bill
is under consideration.
Mr.. Foss Ull), chairman of the com
mlttee on naval affairs, explained the bil
saying among other things that tn
amount carried by II, Sl)O,01OOI9 wa
moderate In consideration OF all In
circumstances which the committee hat
| before IT,