The New York herald., 1876-11-25
MementO Of the Late James
M. SWeeny.
Obtaining Awards in Opening New
Avenues and Streets.
INTERESTING WHISKEY CASE.
Specializing in New Jersey
Lands.

The amount OF chconery that has had to be used by
property order to get decent show in oo-
ining from the city the value o lots used for open
ing avenues and streets will, doubtless, never
bo fully developed. In tho psmy days OF the Ring
rule an enormous business done In this specially
and the fact patent that property owners stoou
but a slight show getting the value OF their prop
erty appropriated Tor avenues and streets unless
they obta ned as ally either CT the Ring
one closely affiliated with them. According to all
ports was more largely engaged in acting as
middle man between property owners aud the
sity than the late James NJ. swecny. His position
Clerk OF the Common Council official IN the
strcct Department aad MS bro her Of Peter H. Sweeny
yave him, alleged, unprecedented facilities IN this
cgard. The result of his supposed influence
II obtaining large awards Tor property required
or avenue and street purposes led To his employment
oy many property owners. the magnitude OF which
operations and the sums which thereby went INTO his
pocket never came TO sht. In case, now
ev.r the veil has been led and suit has just been
brought In the Supreme Court against the OF
James NJ. Swccny compel them 10 refund the money
thus obtained by him. In this John PentH ned,
rs 1t appears several lois which were appropriated by
the city Tor the opening OF ST. Nicholas avenue. Mr.
Pcnz died shortly before the opening OF this avenue
and his executors, being ANXIOUS TO obtain large
award from the city their value, employed Mr.
James H. Swceny To negotiate the matter Tor them.
The agreement entered INTO as alleged was that Mr..
OF tho awards. undor such agreement Ar Swccny
was paid sl4,5Oo Subsequent 10 tho payment of tho
money by Nr. Sweeny. M.. smith Baker, executor of
John Pcntz died, ana MI. Lewton Hon was appointed
10 the place Mr.. Hon, on hndng among papers o the
deceased executor documents showing the agreement
made with Mr.. Sweeny and the money paid him,
deemed such negotiation anu ayment OF money IL
eGai. and hence tho present suit Mr. George 4.
Ueeripg appears Tor the defendant the the
probability is that sharp and ACRIMONIOUS litigation,
developing the n,odus operandi by which comm mssion
srs Tor OPEN ing new avenues and streets have been
iut
AN ALLEGED WHISKEY CONSPIRACY.
The case OF the United States against dity barrels OF
cologne SPIRITS seized No 81 Beaver street, Boyd
Hill claimants brought from the United States District
Court by writ OF error from the Cncuit Court,
argued aad submitted yesterday before Judge Johnson
The United States claimed that conspiracy existed
between Nunnemacher, distlcr. and Honsteen, a
Iectiner and Roddes, United States gaugcr In Nil.
Eaukee by which the gauger issued stamps for rect-
led spirits to Honsiecn in blank, and Nunnemachcr
ssed them upon packages Of iiliciy distilled spirits.
pf which these spirits were part The evidence
was largely circums,aItal Roddes testified ON
the stand that the stamps found the pack
ages seized had been delivered In blank and
testimony OF experts showed that tho spirits
rs Nunnemachcr might produce his d.stllery with
uch apparatus he had pnd that they could pot have
undergone process such AS Honstoen was authorized
10 carry The jury IN the District Court gave
vcrdct Tor tho government by which the spirits
forfeited and the claimants appealed urging through
counsel that the forfeiture any did not affect them
As purchasers good faith. The Court took the
papers Roger NJ. Sherman Tor the government, J. W.
Cotterell or aimants
Francs II. Garland was taken before United states
Commissioners Shields yesterday charged with having
assaulted special Election Marshal George Curtis
Election day. no was held in default OF bail to await
Examination.
AN EAGLE ROCK" SPECULATION.
For three days past, the Court of Common Pleas.
Judpe and A therc hasb bcen m
rial the OF Samuel zeiner Joseph Levy. Tho
parties brothers in law, and the suit brought
~ plaintiff recover $4,000, which he claimed he
loaned defendant The story of defendant that
during the year 1874 he and plaintiff and plaintiffs
brother had their attention attracted property
known Eagle Rock" at Orange, N. j. The pros
pcct in tho vicinity regarded magnificent; so
much SO, indeed that the national eagle he loated
through Jersey air surveying tho territory Of his led
era, jurisdiction, was accustomed TO case his weary
pnions on the Top OF the rock. whlc hc gazel with
delight the surrounding scene and reversed
the popular verdict that Jersey was unwor.
thy TO be part OF the United states Be-
hcving that American citizens havo good
anu eye Tor the beautiful in natural scenery the
American eagle. the parties TO the suit conceived the
Idea OF purcnasn the property as speculation Tor
summer residences, wnicn they and piaintin's
brother should participate. Defendant claimed that
WITH this view und for this purpose the money
received by him and WAS applied; that when the
sonirac, Of sale made out the plaintiff had changed
his mind Withdrew from the enter prise, but was,
ncver hcless, according to dciendunt bound
terprisc the extent OF tho money advanced him
anu now sought to be recovered back. Plaintiff, on
his side dened that he took any interest in the
Eagle RocKn speculation. and insisted that the
money given to defendant loan, pure aud
simple The voiuminous tesImony taken on both
sides summed up Thursday ny Mr.. George II,
Yeaman on the part OF the defendant and Mr. Thomas
Darlington on the part OF plaintiff. Yesterday Judge
Robinson submitted the to the jury, who after
somc dcibcra,ion, brought verdict favor OF tho
defendant.