New-York tribune., 1922-06-21
Victim of Street Hold-Up
Men He Helped Join Police
in Search for Thug That
Has Lasted Two Months

n.v stood in line yesterday and
....ushout the evening 70 pay their
..,,s q, the bier OF Dennis Sulli-
.-e Of the old Sullivan clan. who
y, dead in the stephen Merritt under
80 rooms az Twenty-Second stree;
- Eighth Avenue
i,-s and gentilos. Protcstants and
,'snlies. Italians and Irish. rich and
w,,.ed IN tho rain Tor their turn
f,,k the last on the face Of Denny
s.ri,an Re had been n friend 20 al
% and 20 many more beside. mos,
.bon have preceded him along the
nv his feet sre treading.
MANY Hunting His Slayer
Va. few among them we're willing
4. cav that 10 was not the Police alone
70 would be hunting the renegade
20 blaekjacked Denny within sight Q!
-, occidental Hotel az Broome Stree;
- he Bovery. where his kirsman
a. Tin. held court ir the days when
80 sullivan domain stretched from
-,-nany Hall 20 City Hall
The attack by a hoid-up man was not
81, Direct cause % Dennis Sullivan =
L., but many Of mis- friends regard
.,.a contributing, II not a fundsmen-
al cause and are outraged that any
~,~ber o. the famous family should be
...,eksd virtually on the Bowcry II
"a ard within a few doors - the
are Of his brother, Representative
csrsty Sullivan.
+ was more than two months ago
ptrris SLliivan was living az 1893
7-sore street with Harry Perry. his
i,Y-brothcr who is Tammany leader
q ,ke district. The house IS within
erst OF the Bowcry. Dennis Sullivan
"a, found sonseloss in front Of II. His
,1d vas cut. mis- shoulder dislocated
md bis pockets empty.
For more than q month he was IN
cocysrnerr Hospital Detectives Of
i, Clinton street police station made
:, ,rorrcss in their search FOR his as-
,,Hsrt Sullivan returned 20 the Perry
.s-e c0nvalesccnt. but within a fey
hvs there was fire there in which
P.rrvs mother was burned 20 death
Sullivan was carried out. weak from
h, Injuries and from shock.
If,er the FIRE he went % visit his
I'd friend Paddy Shea. who lives al
n, Bowerv and Oceanic WAX. Concy
hsnd. About a week ago ne retHr-ce
ron notion picture show and sIf.
hrtd a chill. Pneumonia developed
r9 Monday morning Dennis Sullivan
tsd
Death OF "Big Tim" Recalled
The rews stirred the East Side as i
VI, stirred nine years ago wnen /,
u, learned tha, the body Of the Bis
Fellow" had lain for DAYS unidentified
: me Fordham Morguc. Following a
;,u.eal and mental breakdown, he had
zen found dead on q railroad track in
Z, Bronx.
% old Sullivan retaincrs there was
sxh the same shock in tho news that
t,fny had been wayiaid and black
s,ked ~ Broomc Street and the Bow
,ry as In tho news that his second
cousin. Big Tim" had lain with the
Unsmed dead.
Dennis Sullivan vas sixty-two years
cd. He was never as well known ~
politics as his relatives. Big Tim anc
Little Tim" Florric and Christy' ou'
Ea member Of the sullivan clan NJ
yielded much influence and ne useo u
WIZ LIN EAlllA al b'4t'
Mo-. ~ those who shuFled past ms
eorin last night had benefited By that
generosity.
Denny sullivan never drew tne eo!oi
line nor the religious line. nor ever vel
the political line II a man in the SUN,
van bailiuick was in need Denny would
take up his case with the Big Fellow.
Helped Many 10 Fortune
Many fortune was won on me
Bowery through the aid Denny Sulii-
van unobstrusively gave Nne'nei
Denny won one himself. few BESIDE
his brother Christy and ms nali
brother. Harry Perry. know Dennis
Sullivan was not one 20 discuss ms
own affairs. He retired from business
about fifteen years ago. Before tha'
he had been in the real estate Dusi-
ness in a somewhat perfunctory way,
Funeral services will BE- hela today
a. 10 4. M. in Old s.. Patricks taihe-
dral in Mulberry Street. Burial Will
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