As for sullivan, the ice-man, I assured her that if that man was convicted it would be a severe blow to the best circles of the city.
"Eugene Field, A Study In Heredity And Contradictions"
Slason Thompson
Then there were theatre- tickets; cab-fares; florist's bills; tips to servants at the country- houses where he went because he knew that she was invited; the Omar Khayyam bound by sullivan that he sent her at Christmas; the contributions to her pet charities; the reckless purchases at fairs where she had a stall.
"The Greater Inclination"
Edith Wharton
Is there a man named Jerry sullivan livin' in this town?
"Stories of the Foot-hills"
Margaret Collier Graham