The daily sentinel., 1908-03-06

The following story from the
Price( Utah) Advocate is of more
than ordinary interest:
Somewhere in Salt Lake City, seek
ing to avoid the curious gaze of the
world, a pretty young woman. who
was the wife of Joe Sullivan, the
highwayman accused of the murder
of Policeman Charles S. Ford, be-
walls the luckless day when she was
beguiled into wedding the notorious
criminal. Mrs. Sullivan Is from Green
River. She comes of good family.
Three of her sisters are now attend
ing school at Castle Dale.
Before her marriage she was Miss
Minnie Brown, and her beauty made
her a belle of Green River. She
was first married to Eli Pierce of
Green River. The marriage was un-
happy, and the young wife secured
a divorce on the grounds of deser-
ton. Her standing in Emery coun-
ty was SO high that the divorce was
granted upon her own testimony
She was given the right to resume
her maiden name.
About that time there appeared in
Emery county young stranger. He
said that his name was Joe Sullivan
and that he was a railroad man. He
attended the dances and entertain
ments given by the young people
and made a good impression.
People who might have wondered
why the stranger fingered were ST.
fenced when 1t became apparent that
he was paying the most devoted at
tentions to Mrs. Pierce-Brown. Sus-
picion was lulled to rest and no hint
was given to the young woman of
the true nature of the suitor who had
come from nowhere in particular.
She moved to Salt Lake and was
followed by Sullivan. who at last in
duced her to become his wife. Then
she began to get glimpses of the life
he was leading. He was not a man
who would work and provide his
wife with home. He led a sort of
vagabond existence, perhaps driven
from place to place through fear of
arrest for the crimes he committed.
Mrs. Sullivan went with him. not re-
alizing that she had united her lot
with that of a dangerous and hard
ened criminal.
The end came in Ogden. The heart
broken young wife was completely
disillusioned when Sullivan was ar
rested for highway robbery in the
Junction city and sent to the state
penitentiary for five years. She clung
to him as long as there was any
doubt of his guilt; but, when he was
taken to prison, branded with the
commission of crime, she went to
Salt Lake City to hide her sorrow
and earn living. She found work
in the dressmaking department of
one of the big stores.
Fearing to revive memories of the
wretched past, she delayed bringing
suit for divorce until the time drew
near for Sullivan's release. She was
known as Mrs. Sullivan; but there
were few to whom she told the story
of her unfortunate marriage. When
she learned that Sullivan would soon
be released from the penitentiary,
she grew alarmed, and. dreading
that he would. despite his guilt and
shame, ask her to return to him. she
brought suit for divorce. The d.
vorce was granted on December
Three days later Sullivan emerged
from the prison. 1t is said that
one of his first acts was to seek his
former wife and plead with her to
| live with him. This she refused to
do. Five days later Policeman Ford
was slain and Joe Sullivan's name
coupled with the Infamous deed, was
on everybody's lips.
| This was more than Mrs. Sullivan
could bear. She left her position ir
the department store and sought {
quieter place in which to hide hel
sorrow. At the Third West stree
house in which Mrs. Sullivan for