The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1913-07-28
He Is Seriously III in Summer
Home at Spring Lake,
n. j.
THREE DOCTORS CALLED
MGR. McMackin at Bedside-His
Condition Not Thought
Critical.

srRtSd LAKE. n. j.. July 27.-Judge
Thomas e. OSullivan OF General Sessions
court New York. is seriously Ill In his
SIMMER home in Monmouth avenue here
lie IS under the care Of three physicians.
having been in bed since last Friday.
His condition became worse this morn
irs Members OF the family sent for
Mig J.. j. McAiackn OF Staten Island
y come TO the Judges bedside.
Mgr McMackin. IL has been learned
Z mi friends. sent a cable message to
TIE Pope. asking for special blessing
for 'he Judge. who is papal knight
Though Mgr. McMackin and members
o. the Judges family said late tonight
tot the Judge is better ne is said to be
o1 t,e verge OF complete nervous
l,o~tlown ana his condition has been
aagtavatcd greatly by stomach trouble.
Al the request Of the family DIR. W. q.
: raufler. member of the Governors
s'0fi % New Jersey. paid a long visit to
te Judge to-day. In addition there have
bocn in attendance Or. Condit W. Cutler.
tie Judges family physician of New
York. and Dr. Herrick Stearn Of Spring
Lake.
Four Sons at Home.
In the O'Sullvan home are Mrs O'Sul-
livan and her four sons, Thomas Grain
Jr. Who was graduated from Princeton
last month; Daniel j.. Princeton, 10; j.
Mortimer and william ]. They always
spend the summer with their father and
have no, been called here through his ILL.,
ness
Judge O'Sullivan was assigned to the
y,,l,, tr
Tuesday. however. he became suddenly i'll.
He sent for his friend Mgr McMackin.
who in turn called DR.. Cutler. The doctor
accompanied the Judge to his summer
home and remained with him for day or
%. He insisted that the Judge needed
absolute rest.
Though the Judge. who Is a big. power
ful man. has been In excellent health. he
had a severe attack Of pneumonia In 1907
and year afterward he suffered Sreatly
with his eyes. Finally II was found neces-
sary to remove one Of his eyes.
The Judge sat on the porch Of his
u.Aoma- for. a few days. but on Friday the
Judge became worse and went to bed. The
Judge Ia not permitted to read. but has
been ordered to take absolute rest.
When the reporter for THE SUN called
I
tine family spoke softly and begged that
no noise be made that might attract the
attention or the curiosity OF the Judge
He will be out tomorrow" said one Of
the sons. Mgr. McMackin said that the
Judge gets rest and takes care OF him-
self there Is no danger"
FOught His Way Cp.
Judge Thomas C. Osuliivan has had
q picturesque career. He won his way
against great odds and against physical
handicaps, for when boy, earning money
TO educate himself, he lost an arm In q
factory.
He equipped himself In school such az
few young men OF to-day do. He taught
school, studied law. mixed In politics and
finally when he came to New York at
the age Of 80 he was prepared for the
struggle in New York.
Judge OSullivan was born in Michigan
N 1857. His parents went back to Bur-
lngton where he was educated.
H.. became superintendent Of the public
schools In Chittenden. Next he went to
Hartford. W.. where ne entered the law
office of Gov. Pingree and became also
Superintendent Of the Catholic parochial
school From there he went to head the
male department Of Wadhams Acad-
emy in Ogdensburg. returning to Bur-
lngton to teach French and Latin In st.
Josephs College.
He entered politics and In 1888 he &C.
cepted the Democratic nomination Tor
Lieutenant Governor.
Entered College Here.
Soon afterward he came to New York,
entering the Columbia law school. He got
work in the County Clerks ofiice. settled In
the Nineteenth district and began to make
friends He was elected president of the
law school class and though he stood NJ
the head Of his class an effort was made
to deny him his diploma because OF
quarrel over "A class matter between him.
self and Prof. Chase. O'Suliivan went to
the court and won his case. lie was ad'
mi'ted 10 the bar.
He joined Tammany Hall and because
OF his scholarship and his skill a.
speaker he was put on the general COM
m,,ee and the committee on organiSa-
lion
He was elected to the State Assembly
and then to the Senate. where he once
enrAged Senator I.exow by objectinE to
Senator Lexow's report on the New York
Police Department. Senator Lexow chai-
leNged him to duel. but Senator O'Sul-
hvan, feet tall and Weighing over
200 pounds. laughed at him and passed
over the incident.
II" was elected Judge OF General ses.
son in 1908. Judge OSullivan has been
ar'i'e in Catholic Church circles. BE.
cause OF his charity and his religioui
hn In d. q