Daily Kennebec journal., 1905-02-15
58th CONGRESS.
Hearst and Sullivan at
It Once 0re.
Debate of Monday Leaves
Much Bad Blood.
Latter Tells Of the Manslaughter
Charge-Father Was Pardoned.

WdSnlQRtOn, r Gu. hC
chapter of the episode between SUM.
van of Massachusetts, and Hearst Vi
New York, occurred. today. IN tne
House, when Sullivan again look tHe
floor on a question of privilege and re-
lated the circumstances leading up ~
the indictment and conviction of his
father and himself for manslaugnter.
In decided contrast with the remarks
of Yesterday. when the two men heaped
,lpon each other epithets and charges
of a serious nature. SulllVahs s'a.
ment. today, was devoid of any 1ur-
ther attack on his colleague anu Was d
straight recitation Of the occurrence
referred to by Hearst, yesterday.
Sullivan admitted the charge out
said that he himself had only Deeh tiie
principally guilty and was periiiilteu "
leave the court free man "iliiou'
serving a days Imprisonment UT peiils
subjected to a fine. His father had peeh
imprisoned year and hail' pul oil
the introduction of new evidence
which presented grave DOUBT OF guiit'
his father had been pardoned.
Sulliyan's statement was listened 10
WITH marked attention. and at It's con-
clpsion he was warmly applaudeo,
MANY members leaving their seats anu
rbatinp his hand. Hearst was not pres
eut during the time he spoke. The re-
mainder of the day was devoted TO con-
sideration of the naval appropriation
hill I.ittlefield of Maine. speaking aL
lonpth regarding the necessity 1or
Leening appropriations within the Inn
its of the revenues of the country.
sullivan admitted it to be true that
on Nov. "a, 1850, his father, Eugene d.
sullivan. and himself, were convicted
Of manslaughter in the superior court
of Middlesex county, Massachusetts.
"The case arose in this manner, sald
Sullivan. MY father was the sole pro-
prietor of a licensed hotel known as
the Central Hotel in Cambridge Mass
An Intoxicated man VINO was ilo' i"
guest and had not entered the hole.
that day, came to the mann uoor an"
INV father seeing him, shut the uooi
against him. Thereupon the man Went
around to the back door ana Droke d
window. My father went out upon 'i'e
street. took the man by the coliar anu
demanded that he pay for the ua'nase
ba had done. The man responded ny
striling him and Il fight ensueo.
"Jt is q fact and one that has never
been denied that no weapon ol any
Kind was used by either slde. cdi'''
,,non the scene at the time "neh my
father was being overpowereu py '"."
man and took the part OF my ia'hei Az
the struggle. The jury fouhd ina, ''ie
man was knocked down by oiow
from INV fathers fist and struck hi'
hoad AGAINST the curbstOne and pecailie
unconscious. There was testimony III
tho trial of the case that he never re-
,.raa consciousness and died Two
DAYS later as result.
49, tho conclusion of the trial my
<,.har was sentenced to three years III
49, ho,,sa of correction. The district at
tornev. of his own motion, stateu "
,.,,r+ tbat he would ask no SEN
+o,ce AGAINST me, as | was then put d
boy of II years. in my 1rSl ye'i ~
rnstop Law school and without any
real guilt in the matter al an - .
was held solely because was ~
and was a party concerned IN 'ne
SAINT and was only techhlcaliy SUI
Accordingly the court placed my 49,
on ile. I was not fined one cent ''o'
imprisoned one minute. ..,r,s
AFTER IS months OF lily i"'
term had been served the
council of Massachusetts paroolieu ~"
and their action was due 10 'i'e i"N
,b.t two witnesses who dld not aPi,'
,t the trial in the court came oelo'
,ha Governors council and testlheu
ono that he had gone with the decease'
the next day to a hotel Ill bo9'o''
where he ordered liquor and that th'
deceased came back with MN ina
NIGHT intoxicated. The other "i'""'
testified that during the night the ".
ceased got up in his house anu VIM,
proceeding toward the yard Which, az
ioined the premises, fell down hisn
of stairs was then picked up ui'e''
scious. brought to his bed anu ic
manned there without regainlnS con
.c;ousness until he died. This raised
,,,ubt in the minds of the governor
coupcil as to whether the fall upon IN
curh stone had caused the man
daath or the fall down the stairs. mos
,f them inclining to the view that !
WAS the fall down the stairs WhicI
produced the fracture of the skull ina
-.esultcd in Inconsistencies from whicI
lie never recovered.
81 am constrained to say, however.
said MIR. Sullivan. that If my fathe
were now alive and attacked in m
uresence I would come again to his de
fence" All the facts. he said. wer
FULLY published in the newspapers IL
the city of Boston at the time and wer
before his cinstituents when he wa
elected to the Massachusetts Senate il
1900 and 1901 and to the Congress o
the United States in 1902 and 1905
land it was not" he said. in conclusion
"until 20 years after the alleged offenc
that any individual was found who fel
that it was necessary or proper t
allude to the circumstances OF tn
case"
Mr.. Sullivan received loud applaus
from both sides of the chamber whe
he declared that he walked out o
court free man and had not been i'm
prisoned day nor fined a cent. TIL
applause broke out afresh when he de
clared that under similar circum
stances if his father were alive H.
would go to his defence He took hi
seat amid renewed applause, severa