The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-06-23

Blood has flowed in the Sullivan
Phelan feud. That gives dignity. per
haps. to the contest between brothers
in law 1t was sunivan's blood that
crimsoned the street
Charley Fay does not admit in so
many words that he struck Frank j.
Sullivan. nor viii he deny the attack.
but he does say significantly that
every time Sullivan lies about me he
can expect a sound thrashing."
Fay belongs TO the camp of James
D. Phelan He has ever been political
ly attached 10 Sulllvans brother in
law and was clerk OF the board OF SUI
pervisors at a time when Phelan had
political affiliations with the members
Of the board Now il is known that
Sullivan has broken of with the Phe-
Ian camp and used harsh terms in re-
ferring to the Phelan people In
recent speech he declared that Fay was
crook" but he upholstered the de-
scriptions with cushions Of quotation
marks. explaining that he had Dor
rowed the opprobrious phrase from Ru-
dolph SpreckeIs.
But that phrase seems to have been
the blow which, on its rebound. hit Sui
Ivan as ne was about to enter his Of
fee in City Hall avenue on Monday
last.
1T WAS NOT A BRICK
Early reports from the remote scene
Of hostility were in effect that Sullivan
had been struck down by q brick which
fell from the ramparts of heaven, or
some equally distant and dizzy political
camp.
Frank ]. Sullivan does not believe
that he had q fair deal in the fight. His
hind rr-f4f
sation Of blow given in retaliation
Yesterday he made the following writ
ten statement:
To the Editor of The Call:
I want to state absolutely and une-
quiVocally that l was not attacked face
to face in fair manner but / was
struck from behind by thug.
Fay must look TO Rudolph Spreckels
as the, author of the remark crook.
only quoted him. Yours,
FRANK J. SULLIVAN.
FAY Is DIPLOMATIC
To which, and by way of vague ex
PLANTATION Of something or other to do
with the feud, Charles Fay said yes
terday: I must refuse, acting under
advice, to admit or deny the alleged
attack on Sullivan. But by wav 81
comment ! may say that Frank Suln
van was not hit by a brick. in nv
opinion, and further. Sullivan knows
VINO hit him. And he also knows that
every time he lies about me he car
expect sound thrashing."
Prior to the drawing of blood from
SuillYans crown there were legal con
troversies between the Sullivan and the
Phelan batta1ions The first skirmfsh
took place several months ago. when
Sullivan brought suit against Phelan
for an accounting of the trust estate
IN which Phelans sister. Mrs. Sullivan.
is interested. But SuIlivan's wife re-
fused 10 sustain the action and II was
dropped Then Sullivan came out for
the nomination for mayor on the union
labor ticket In the course of his ad-
dresses he arraigned the Phelan peonle
in savage tones. And he included FaV
in his application Of hard names. quot
ing Rudolph Spreckels all the while
he says
LOOKED FOR SULLIVAN
Fay and his brother, Stanley Fay. are
in the contracting business According
10 some reports the Fay brothers
sought Sullivan several days ago and
again Monday last
II was on Monday that blood was
drawn and Fay will neither DENY nor
affirm that he did the tapping.
Sullivan was confined to his home
Yesterday and would not discuss the
adventure. beyond sending font his
communication on the subject. His