New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-17
SU[LVAN'S DAUGHTER"
ASKS 100000 SHARE
Young Vaudeville Actress EN-.
ployS Lawyer and will
File Will Contest.
POSITIVE PROOF, is CLAIM
Bowery Leaders Testament
Makes No Mention of Either
Wife or Child-All Is
Left to His Kin.

Miss Ada Sullivan, who for many years
passed for the daughter of Timothy D.
Sullivan shortly will file a suit for
share Of Sulivan's estate. according to
Erastus J. Parsons. of Dowsey & Parsons
attorneys. Of No. SO Cedar street
Miss Sullivan was not mentioned in the
will Of Representative sullivan. which
was fled YESTERDAY. 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 a fair
share Of the estate we shall certa' MY
b;ing suit" said Mr.. Parsons yesterday
before the will was made public
We think We have positive proof that
she IS the daughter OF Timothy D. Suli-
van. We have communicated with the
dressmaker who made her clothes when
she was child. and this dressmaker 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.
When Ada was two years old her
nurse went 10 shis dressmaker and or
dcred her 20 hurry the completion Of the
garments she was then making for the
child, as Ada had to 90 10 founding
institution.
Next day Ada was taken away from
the founding institution by the SulliyanS.
Sne lived With them until Mrs. Sullivan
med 'ast year. When Timothy d. SulN-
van became ~ and the committee Of his
person and estate was appointed all pro-
vision for Miss Sullivan ceased and she
was forced to 90 TO work 10 support her
self She has not been IN New York in
two weeks
N she IS Big Tins daughter. and he
recognized her as such. :ne Is entitled TO
lart Of his estate 8
William T. Ellison yesterday said Miss
sullivan was not rclaleo to Timothy II.
sullivan. nor legally accepted by him. ac-
cord!ng 20 the assertions OF the fauilys
living relatives.
81 assume" he said. that any suit by
Miss Sullivan for participation i'm the IS
tate will be resisted by the executors and
the heirs named in the will. | do not an
ticpate that any offer OF money or prop
erty 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
y. Sullivan. and has been in our posses
sion since shortly after T. d. Suilivan's
illness.
The estate probably will net about 81
COCO and goes to Patrick IL. Sullivan,
Lawrence Mulligan, Mrs. Margaret Hick-
ey and the children OF Mrs. Mary Ann
Sommers.
The Sullivan executors and the COM
mittee Of his person and estate have
never recognized Ada Sullivan's claims.
and although proof Of ner adoption was
invited by rs nothing was forthcoming.
The viii of Sullivan was filed I'm the
SmTogatc-' Office yesterday. The instrU-
ment was executed on october 8, 100.
The transfer tax petition filed with thu
WIN said that the value OF the .estator's
zeal esiats "is not now ascertainable ana
that the value OF the personal property
81, no, now ascertainable. but Is prob
ably more than $4,000"
sullivan left his entire estate ia equal
shares TO his brother Patrick n. Sullivan.
Lawrence AIulNgau. lalf-brother: Mrs.