The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-18
DAUGHTER" ASKS
SHARE IN ESTATE
Young Vaudeville Actress Will
Make Fight for Portion of
big Tins" 100000.
SHE CLAIMS POSITIVE PROOF
Bowery Leaders Testament.
However, Makes No Mention
of Wife or Child.

New York. September 17.--AIiss Ada
Sullivan, who for many years passed
for the daughter of Timothy d. Sulli-
van. shortly will file u suit for share
of Sullivan's estate. according to Eras-
tus j. Parsons, of Dowsey s. Parsons.
attorneys, of IS Cedar Street.
Miss Sullivan was not mentioned in
the will OF Representative Sullivan,
which has been filed. although she
lived with his wife or his relatives
from the time, she was two years old.
She is now twenty years old, and has
been appearing on the stage.
"Unless Miss Sullivan receives q fair
share Of the estate we shall certainly
bring suit" said Mr.. Parsons before
| the Will was made public.
"Wo think we have positive proof
that she is the daughter of Timothy
d. Sullivan We have communicated
with the dressinaker WHO made her
clothes when she wac child. and this
drcssmaker said they were expensive.
and were always paid for by the nurse
who had charge of the little girl We
know where this nurse is. and expect
soon to have her evidence. clearing up
all doubt as TO the parentage of Ada
| Sullivan.
Taken From Founding Asylum.
| when Ada was two years old her
nurse went to this dressmaker and
ordered her to hurry the completion of
the garments she was then making for
the child as Ada had 10 go to n found
ling institution.
Next day Ada was taken away from
the founding institution by the Sulli-
vans. She lived with them until Mrs.
Sullivan died last year, When Tim
othy u. Sullivan became i'll and the
| committee of his person and estate was
appointed all provision for Miss Sui
| Ivan ceased, and she was forced to go
| to work to support herself. She has
not been in New York in two weeks.
IF she is Big Tins daughter, and
he recognized her as such, she is en-
titled to part of his estate"
Deny Relationship.
| William b. Ellison yesterday said
| Miss Sullivan was not related to Tim
| othy d. Sullivan. nor legally adopted
f! by him. according to the assertions OF
! the family's living relatives.
| IL assume" he said, that any suit
by Miss Sullivan for participation In
| the estate will be resisted by the exec
| ulOTS anu INC neiTS nai1eu III TIE Will
do not anticipate that any offer of
money or property will be made to
her. although her claims have not yet
been discussed by the executors and
their attorneys.
THE will was drawn by Henry Gold
smith. law partner of the late Timothy
i. Sullivan, and has been in our pos
| session since shortly after T. ID. Sui
| livans illness.
Estntc Worth s2.0OO.O0o.
THE estate probably will net about
S2,000,0o0. and goes TO Patrick ii. Sui
Ivan, Lawrence Mulligan, Mrs. Mar
| garet Hickey and the children of Mrs.
Mary Ann Sommers.
The Sullivan executors and the com
mittec of his person and estate have
never recognized Ada Sullivan's claim S.
and although proof of her adoption
was invited by us. nothing was forth
looming"
The will OF Sullivan was filed in the
Surrogatcs office yesterday. The in
Strument was executed oil October G..
1907. The transfer tax petition fled
with the will said that the value of the
testator's real estate lis not now ascer-
tainable," and that the value of the
personal property lis not now ascer-
tainable, but is probably more than
100000"
Sullivan left his entire estate in
equal shares TO his brother. Patrick II
sullivan, Lawrence Mulligan, half
brother; Mrs Margaret Hickey, half
sister and Mrs. Mary Ann Sommcrs,
sister lie provided that i'm the case
Of the death of either of the legatees
before his own death the share of such
| beneficiary should so to his or her
issue.
One Beneficiary Dead.
Mrs. Sommers died before the tesla
tor. and her share of the estate will
go in e-quartcr shares to her chill
dren Mrs. Olive Ryan. Miss Irene Som
mers. Charles S. Sommers and limo
thy Sommers. Mrs. Hickey. Patrick II.
Sullivan and Lawrence Mulligan each
will receive one full quarter of the
estate.
The executors are Patrick II. Sulli-
van and Lawrence Mulligan. The wit
nesses were the late Alderman Timothy
l.. Sullivan cLittle Tm'D, a cousin of
the tcstator. and Henry ]. Goldsmith.
who drew up the will. Sullivan made
no bcquest to his wife. Mrs Helen Sui
Ivan. who died after the instrument
| was executed. He explained that her
dover rights in his real estate would
be sufficient to provide for her.
A vigorous effort is being made by
Police Commissioner Waldo, the De-
partment of Public Charities and other
city departments TO find opt why the
J body OF Big Tim" Sullivan was per-
mitted to remain so long in the Ford
ham morgue without identification.
Nothing developed yesterday to clear
| the mystery.
There was n strong sentiment among
Sullivan's friends yesterday that he
was not killed by q train, but was dead
when run over by the New Haven
train. What evidence there was to
back this opinion no one would say,
but IL seemed to be "in the air. that
there was something behind the whole
affair.