The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-17
SWEENY AND CONNOLLY
Full Details Of Their Extensive
Real Estate Operations.
MORE MILLIONS EXPENDED.
Hugh Smith and Peter B. Sweeny
Buying Broadway Property.
Land Worth Over a Million Still Held by
Peter 3. Sweeny
HOW CONNOLLY SOLD OUT
His SOns.in-Law Ostensibly Paying Him
Large Sums.
THE RING 5 U / L >.
The Efforts to Recover the City Moneys
Stolen by Tweed s Co.
VIEWS OF THE PROSECUTING LAWYERS
His Sons.in-Law 0stenSibly Paying Him
Large Sums
TIL z Rim g 5 U / L >
The Efforts to Recover the City Moneys
Stolen by Tweed s Co.
VIEWS OF THE PROSECUTING LAWYERS
VIII Ingersoll's Testimony Lead
to Important Results?

The publication in Thursdays HERALD or the
real estate transactions entered into by William
N. Tweed, ana his subsequent disposition OF the
property, naturally attracted much attention. 1t
lad become known to the pupic by the puolica-
lion OF the warrant OF attachment against Tweed
that he had made extensive purchases OF valuable
real estate property, but, large as was the cata-
ogue enumerated IN the warrant. the EXHIBITS
furnished that DAY to the reacers OF the HERALD
were startling, as IL was thus proved concusively
therein that the attachments scarcely covered q
third OF Tweed's property.
TIE HERALD's DISCLOSURES,
being SO full and exhaustive In their character
made these exhibits not only valuable, as means
Of knowledge 10 the taxpayers. but they proved
Interesting even TO those not residents OF this
:ity. Following up the transactions entered into
by Tweed, we now propose to give those OF
PETER D. swEESY AND RICHARD B. coHSoLLY.
In the Tweed EXHIBITS both OF these names ap-
pear in two transactions (Nos. 10 and 22l as CO.
partners WITH the "Boss,n therefore IL VIII not
surprise our realers when they are told that both
OF these men have invested large sums Of money
in real estate on their own account In the Peter
B. sweeny exhibits. given herewith, Hugn Smith
frequently appears as q partner, and Thomas
Murpny's name also occurs In the same transac-
lions described In the Tweed exhibits.
In explaining the records or real estate trans
lers 10 and from Peter B. Sweeny and Richard b.
Connolly we have observed the same system as
was adopted In describing toe Tweed transactions.
and each separate transaction has been described
and annotated with view OF clearly showing
how the property was acquired and where II went.
THE AMOUNT or MONEY
appearing on the records as haying been raid By
Mr. sweeny for real estate Is over $3.50, 00o
Hugh smiths additional snare, where he was q
partner, rising above s5o1.ooo Unlike Tweed,
Mr.. sweeny stin holds the greater part OF tne
property purchased by him during the ten years
covered oY the HERALD's search OF the records
rns total amo7nt appearing As having been paid
to him for property disposed Of during these trans
actions was Q little over $4,000, that the re-
corded price Of the property remaining In MS
hands 10 over slOOo.ooo though OF course, it must
be worth much more tnan that sum at present
In the several transactions entered into Dy Mr..
sweeny we md the same complication OF bar
rain and sale that observed in weeds oper-
ATOMS. and II required considerable study to
straIgnten them out In order that the reader
might clearly understand the circumstances at
tending the transfer OF each plot or pare OF
land.
Connolly was even more complex Ia his negotia-
tons and he appears 10 have only purchased prop
erty since Ise4 70 the extent OF SIS, 125. He,
however, must have been q large buyer prior 70
1884, for when we come the record OF mis- trans
iers Of real estate 70 other hands IL is that
the price OF the property recorded - sold was
nearly $500, 900.