New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-24
Saws Heir Of $4,000, 1000 Estate
Promised to Wed Her
Eight Months After He
Had Married Actress.
HIS GIFTS WORTH 100000
She Brings Two Suits Against
Son of Famous Printing Press
Manufacturer When Alleged
$4,000 Yearly Pay
ments Cease.

Arthur Ingorsoll Hoe. son Of Robert
Hoe book collector and printing
,rsss manufacturer, and q beneficiary
nnder the will of his father. which
disposed of $S,00OOO0. was sued in the
supreme Court yesterday by Miss Mae
4 Sullivan for $150,OOO for breach Of
nromise Miss Sullivan filed a second
sljt asking o. 900 damages for breach
of A verbal contract which the plaintiff
alleges Hoe made with her when he
broke off their engagement TO marry.
IN the ground that he was already
married.
Hoe was graduated from Harvard in
1901 and is q member Of the Ardsley
and other clubs. lie is in the automo-
ble tire business at No. 1915 Broad
way. and lives at No. 152 West Seth
street. He was married in 1910. in
Washington, to Miss Evelyn Perry. an
actress whom he met while she was
playing in THE Rogers Brothers In
Ireland"
Miss Sullivan is a daughter OF Pat
rick II. Sullivan, who was Register of
Deeds in New York City many years
ago She is twenty-one years old. In
her cause Of action for breach Of prom
se she alleged that Hoe promised in
December 1910. to marry her. This
was eight months after his marriage
10 Miss Perry. Miss Sullivan was then
little more than eighteen years old
and had just been graduated from s..
Bridget's Academy.
Didn't Know He Was Married.
The time for their marriage. she says
was fixed for December, 1911. a year
after the alleged promise was made.
At that time. the plaintiff says. she
had no knowledge that Hoe was al
ready married
When they became engaged, the COM
paint alleges, Hoe made presents 10
Miss Sullivan, on which she set value
Of more than $4,000. And subsequent
ly, she says. and up TO tho time the
engagement was ended. his presents TO
her aggregated in value from $4,000 to
100000
The contract on which Miss Sullivan
has brought suit for $4,000. it is al
legged, grew out Of the alleged breach
of promise Of marriage. Her first in
tmation that she was engaged 10
married man came in February, 1911,
tao months after she had consented TO
be the wife Of Hoe. she says. when the
defendant confessed he could not keep
his promise
He had been providing for her at the
rate Of $4,000 a year. Miss Sullivan
alleges and asked her forgiveness for
lifting her: but. by way of compensat-
ing her for his failure 10 keep his prom
ise, he would continue TO provide for
her in the same style as he had been
doing up 10 the time the alleged en-
gagement was broken off Miss Sulli-
van says she assented TO this agree
nent.
Ceases 10 Provide for Her.
Mss Sullivan. continuing her state
ment, says she lived on the bounty Of
Hoe until February. 1912, when he
ceased to provide for her. Some Of the
Places she lived are the Hotel Mar
seille. Broadway and 1O3d street; No
40 Riverside Drive, No. 430 Riverside
Drive and the Hotel Norwood. No. IA
West 126th street.
The wedding Of Arthur Ingersoll Hoe
10 Miss Evelyn Perry took place seven
months after the death Of his father,
on September 22. 1909, and there were
% family objectioAs to the marriage.
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