The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-16
VIC. KINGSLEY'S TRICKERY
ruyKTNG or THE RING CHEATING
TIAPIyERS AND the LtW


r,o,ty.four Person. who Owned Two and n
I,aif Inches Of Land Apiece-I.afayette
Avenues Escape from Burden-ome Taxa
alton The city Courts Records stolen.
The having Jobs of the BROOKLYN Ring
., ,,,,re money in their pockets than auy single
',.,,,,,n to which the pubtIc attention has
- u.d : H. Cbittenden holds the checks
~, az, ~ which Mr.. ponesteel President of
49, S,.',,.,,u Pavement Comnanv. gave tn WIN.
:, Ei,.,si.y for certain Influence which Kingsley
t,d wtn the contracting power. at that time
a,,c' mn of VIM. A. Fowler. Thomas Kinseila.
.n1 A,ch,n,ld NJ. Bliss. Soon after the first of
d., ann, wa. mid. Kinsella, who before
,'I ..c,r,lv denounced the Nicolson pave.
IN, .,td,nl, saw great benefits In IL, and
r..i.,,,o lawn, of n AT from k5tos7ayard,
.n.,,.,' ,,h,r ,il,r. II was betnr laid for t25oa
- rri,.. ,,,,,.,,.,t WA l,id all over the CITY
,,,,, ihe h,,rl could get a sppt. All length
e,.d u,.,,, Nti,rttc nvcnue and Tur SrN
,.. ,lr.,.lv cxul,inel how failing To- secure the
.,,, ~ t,, ,,,vnct. nf the Majority of the
a.. t.,. e,t . l,y tbr,u,h the Leci.lnture.
,.,,,, 4, le,,i to nav, an n petif,on Of a major
n.,,n, nr,,e,,, o,,ner.. and how they bo,,ybt
,,,l,,r, ,.ar p.nr. ,it .tr.et for s,,t. and re
.r,ed H.. d,.,l I'm the names Of thirty. .four
s.,,le,nen. and getting these gentlemen TO sign
,,,,t,,n for A ,li.pens,ry. they pa.ted their
Nff I4HlN lHIHl IINTf
winch the pr,,,erf, owner. had to p,y sjol.,4t
The pavement ha. since been cartel of. and
si.ann more ID, nj fnr rep wing
ma, ,,,,,, ,r'.l ,,,s ,i,,,d an I,,,,o,,a .,s-
'''',' Wv va p'''ou "" i'''',V' '' "',
me ~ change ot me law which the Ring had
sa,rted TNoowners OF foot Of land had
go, ,h, ~, ., go 90 ,,,,,,.a, -
; me owaor Of one entire side Of the street, and
t,trt.k W.. fun OF good thing. for the Ring.
i,t A. Kinssle,'s riiiculous claim. for extra
h"lasc haze BEEN "yckon and James were
hfsd &" par aase 'wSoty foot lot from Oscar
'''''n 4"" Wv "''n w" ior lt'
80 "N.' 'NO"'S WIZ
'h'h vac Ip' was ueeueu I" hlheN-lour per-
son, who had signed a petition for Nicolson
pavement ia pr, ference to other pavement for
s.ner.t r.c. Many of than. iucIudtng "a T.
Kabuei,ch Abba b. lhom, aud others owned
~ propert, ia toe avenue until the Ring decided
,,,, ,,t. a., IT. ,,tt,, ,,,,.,. .,,,.,,.t -. -
,,'.,.,''' ,,,,, a,.,s ,,s,,' y" 80
''' "'"v' '' ANU "PlvVe' Io'S VI tuose
who were joined In the deed lived In
N,w York, according TO tho petition, but
4, a., -, ,,,,,., t,,1,,a :, ,h. - H.,
u ~ Forp Huvh u"up'eu 'heS ever hNeu
AZ all. The plot to further rob the city in this
W" ~'S 'a'N o''' o' 'onA uue pr'pe'S oWnors
~ " ''"e
h'"gs'el anu heehey ana fo"ler were de-
nounced a. deserving Of balls and chains In the
K,ngs County peni,entiarv Mr Dr y parpa.J
",,,nsai ,o. ',,,'a. .s .a'' i'a' '''.u u
NNN'''' Wv " """'h'0' " '"N 'NNN'fcisi pio-
cured an Injunction from judge Nelson, who
,,te,ed n . w,ts, c,om,,t..,ona.. - .h., -,
""'e' Nou u'issiooers 10 sho" o'
what authority they purposed to carry on their
scheme. t's ler returned to his associates, gnd
IN srej lear OF exposure, hastily rcscinied the
res".dtiOn 10 repave the avenue. Winchester
ontton. the Water COMMISSIONS attorney
then wrote to Nr. Barnard as follows
u 9 Birnr,d k,Q PllinnTs Auornev
Sin 10 view 4 the fact that the solution for re.
P,ung L,u,ei,e avenue. between Fatbush avenue aud
i.I, s,e"1 VIA Nicolsos p,ienent n - nc.n re-
49,. b,yS h.,u .ns.d nv resp,ntion sde,,ed nv thn,
.trgiro ~ the compliant m TINS action COZ
opnich ro-o uilnl ia been heretofore lcrved on you
b, ~ We h'eo, oncr To stpulaie that the pair TN may
~" "'i""r i"i' ae'ivA mll.oul c'r.s a ours. &C
.,.,.-, pHirlIS' ~ e. sNftt,i, ftt,ii.,.,
~
lhe h ,'ltf went mo court IN spite OF thl-
10 I,t .a' l1n OF ihe c3ulhl sioner, WAS
luAl g '''r' n"W a Te7cinueu VI" "'i. anu thr
y was not uJhe' no hain couIu nave re-
su.'i
Jldt' Nei -.n held int one ot the petitions
on Nl, % ihr ti'f .9unlsslpnef- were hlou.
t'''n'r ici i'r the Nlcoi-uh plNeWen' hnu n9'
hnrn --hcd ~ Ilurdllly OF the bona udt
nfgne'N ""n''- - ...--.Eette avenue tna
uletY i.Ir ol the persons 80 signing were th'