New-York tribune., 1911-10-25
c. ]. SULLIVAN CAN'T PAY.
Testifies He Has No Money to
Meet $4,000 Judgment.
BEFRIENDED BY "BlG TIM"
Advertising Man Says He Got
S150,000 from Senator
Without Security.

The testimony ~ Cornelius J. Sullivan.
president Of the advertising company bear
ing his name. in supplementary proceedings
was filed IN the County Clerks Office yes
terday and revealed that he was unable 70
meet a Judgment for s12,1sl obtained by
Patrick Ryan. OF the Rvan-Park Construc-
ton Company. for money lent 70 Sullivan
on notes Of the Judgment creditor.
SulIivan's examination also revealed the
opportunities that come 70 tho members n
the clan Sullivan. of the Bowerv. headed
by Senator Timothy y. Sullivan. Cor
nelus T. Sullivan is not related 70 Big
Tim" Sullivan. but they are like brothers
and so the Senator treated his clsnsman, as
shown I'm the testimony Of the latter. by
giving him notes on which he raised Sl'H'-
oO0 end for which Senator Sullivan never
took any security.
one OF the disappo'ntments ~ the iudE-
ment debtor was his inability 10 collect
half Of the profits made by the Ryan
Parker Construction Company I'm the con-
struction Of the Manhattan Bridge. Cor
nelius J. Sullivan had an agreement with
the company. he has said I'm a suit that he
has brought. whereunder he was 70 receive
these profits. but they We're not forthcom-
ing. Sullivan lives a. No pa West 18th
street. and ne also has a home I'm New
Rochelle. but that, he said. is rented by
his wife
As president of tho g. t. Sullivan Adver-
tising Company Sullivan used 10 own $500
go worth Of stock IN the concern. In the
last year. according 70 his testimony. he
has not had an account I'm any bank
amounting 10 $50 OF the $4,000 that Big
Tim helped him get in 1910 he used $1,000
~ meet an Indebtedness 20 the Metropolitan
Bank and $500 TO repay loans that he oh
tanned from other banks. Asked II ne had
any reaI estate Sullivan replied. "Unfortu-
uatolv I have not 7 never had any
Sullivan said that the money he borrowed
was used by him iu his advertising husi-
ness.
Counsel for Patrick RYAN wanted 70
know where the money came from TO pay
for the keeping OF the New Rochelle house.
and sullivan explained that tho rent had
mo-. been paid for some time He declared
Nf Nft mo- NI'thN IIdI were NNt II ~ A'lldIf o
hut that ne was willing to surrender such
stock as ho had.
Another thing that Sullivan said no got
an interest in was tho contract with tine
Manhattan Transit Company for the build
uC of moving sidewalks. bot which project
it is Understood has been abandoned.
sullivan denied that he had ioirt con-
tract with the firm ri AI j. prummoHd &
Go. for the supplying of paving blocks. Al
together no had received from Ryan notes
agG~cgatiuG 10000 Until Ryan obtained
Judgment against Sullivan tine only other
Judgment standing against him was one
for $500 in favor Of William Ecrheck. di-
rector Of military academy which was
part OF two years tuition fees for Cornelius
j. Sullivan. fir. Sullivan said that his life
was insured for S3o0Cp of which S25o0 was
IN favor Of his wife and 5000 In favor of
his sister. But his tangible assets We're nil
An appeal from the denial Of his motion
10 DO permitted 10 examine the books and
papers Of the Ryan-Parker Company in his
suit N recover under his alleged contract
with the company for half Of the profits
from the construction Of the Manhattan
Bridge was filed Yesterday by Mr. Sullivan.