The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-15
big TIM"
SULLIVAN DEAD
His Body Identified at the
Morgue on Sat-
urday
STRUCK BY TRAIN
IA DAYS AGO
New York Politician, Mind
Weakened, Slipped from
Nurses Care

New York, Sept. Big llmh Sn!'
Ivan of New York, politician, who rose
from newsboy to congressman, is dead
His mangled body was identified Satur.
day by his step brother, Larry Mulligan
after it had lain for Ia days in New
York morgue. Sullivan, who was I'LL
eluded his nurses in the early morning
of August 81 and few hours after was
struck and killed by train at Pelham
Parkway. big Tim" met his death
two hours or less after he had wandered
out into the night from the home Of his
brother, Patrick, at Williamsbridgc.
The neighborhood is sparsely settled
there and Sullivan had but 81 in his pos
session.
He struck out across the field for the
railroad, apparently with the thought in
mind that he would take train for
New York and revisit his former cronies
on the east side. Pelham Parkway sta
ton lay not far away. 1t may be pos
sible that Sullivan saw its light and
made it his immediate destination. In
any event his body was found at 4
o'clock in the morning near the tracks
by policeman. 1t was taken to the
Fordham morgue. For months big
Tins mind had been under a cloud.
Elected to congress last fall he had
never taken his seat because of this
trouble commission was appointed
to administer the affairs of his estate
and to watch over his person.
Last May Patrick took him to Europe,
hoping that the ocean voyage and trip
on the continent would restore him to
health. When he came back however,
his friends saw little improvement i'll
big Tins" condition. He was taken
to the Willamsbridge home of his
brother, and three male nurses were en-
ployed to guard him. Once he eluded
them and went back to the East side.
He remained there but few houfs, till
his nurses were notified that he was
again under surveillance.
Although noted for his many charities
In life, Congressman Sullivan made no
provision in his will to perpetuate them
after his death OF his estate, estimated
at about 100000, fourth is left to
Patrick H. Sullivan, a brother; a fourth
to Lawrence Mulligan, half brother;
a fourth to Mrs. Margaret Hickey, a.
half sister, and fourth to the four chill
dren, two boys and two girls, of his
dead sister, Mrs. Michael Summers. The
will, it was learned last night, was
drawn five years ago. There are no cod
icils. The claims against the estate, it
was said, would amount to about $780,
900. The will is now in the custody of
William B. Ellison, one of the commit
tee of three appointed by the court to
look after the property and person of
the congressman when his mind became
clouded several months ago.
On the night he disappeared he sat up
until o'clock playing pinochle. Two of
the nurses went to bed at midnight,
leaving the third to continue the game
The third nurse became drowsy; Sui
Ivan did not, and when the nurse final |
iy slumbered, "Big Tim" crept noisless-
ly out of the house and went to his
death. Sullivan's body was on its way
to potter's field when the chance obser- |
walton of Policeman Purified led to its |
Identification. The transfer from the |
Fordham morgue to the one at Bellevue |
hospital is the usual preliminary to !
burying the city's paupers and unidenti- |
fed dead in the public burying ground