Salt Lake Democrat | 1885-05-28 | Page 1 | John L. Sullivan's Divorce Racket

John L Sullivaub Divorce Kackct BOSTON May 28The suit against John L Sullivan brought by his wife for divorce attracted an immense audience of the pugilists pugil-ists admirers The testimony given by Mrs Sullivan and other witnesses for the plaintiff went to show that Sullivan was abusive and addicted to the excessive use of liquor and that he had beaten his wife several occasions Sullivan testified he had on never been drunk though often full I He swore that he had never struck his wife and the latter was in the habit of drinking whenever he did She had left him on December 6th 1881 and he had never seen her since till he met her in court When asked if he had any trouble about her relations he made the following reply which created nerallaugh and even caused the Judge a general to smile several times I had no objection supporting two or three of her relatives to whole the but I did not propose to support State of Rhode Island