New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-26
PETER B. swEENY's SETTLEMENT.

PETER B. SWEENY'S SETTLEMENT.
ABOUT HALF MILLION DOLLARS PROBABLY TO BE
RECoyFRFD-THE EVIDENCE AGAINST THE XXX
CHAMBERLAIN.
Until within a few months, dating from
Ingersos release from State Prison. there was no clear
evidence upOn which Peter r. Sweeny could have been
arrestea for participation in the Ring thcs. Suspicion
WAS stronger against him than against Mayor Hall
People we're convinced he knew and shared In the tes
but the conclusion reached or the general principle
that the head Of the Ring could not have been ignorant
of what the tail doing. Moreover he had been
member of tue Board OF Audit which authorized Auditor
Watson to systematic his stcangs. Then sweeny was
among the first TO fly for safety. His brother James
court officer of drunken habits and no visible income
was found to of hundreds OF thousands or
dollars in various banks. The theory OF fool did not
apply TO the "Brains OF the Ring" and the only other
alternative of knavo became fixed in the opinions OF
most people without the evidence to sustain IL.
James NJ. sweeny fed in 1871, Immediately after tho
publication in THE TRIBUNE OF the table exhibiting the
division OF the spos by which IL was shown conciusNcy
that James Swecny received 10 per cent of the entire
thefs This aggregated fully 100000, and every body
understood that r was not all for himself The brother
who had doubtless received it, nearly all of it, fol-
lowed James TO Europe shortly after and took up MS
residence in Paris 4Iore lived exile for five years,
suspicion only pointing clearly TO him. woodward vas
with him about the time of Tweed's capture, and let
Paris for this country just before that event woodward
came back determined to tell the truth and save the
remnants his fortune mgorsoil had already sworn to
payments to Peter b. Swecny in person, and sWeeny
knew that Woodward could and would cOrrOborato niger
soil He knew the suit against him would then go by dc
fault aud no saw the neccsStyof compromising lie at
once made Oyertues and by agreement with the pIOe
ction he returned ten days ago to complete the ne-
and surrender OF the property held here Ill others
names for him. He has hardly been seen except by ms
counsel and relatives, keeping closely within doors HIS
relatives and OF his counsel have insisted ana sun
insist that Mr.. Sweeny had any of the money
that he does intend restore any but that he means
TO stand trial the fact is that new counsel will he
associated with Mt Vandcrroe on the release OF Tweed
and the settlement of sweeny with the city will then
quietly proceed in the OF Woodward and Tweed
The amount which Will bc recovered is thought To Do
about $500 900, chiefly in real estate. nv SWeeny en-
tered only tnTee large real estate operations
in his own name, and these were Jointly with Tweed
Connolly aud Thomas Murphy, then Collector, ana All
proycd unfortunate by reason Of the Rings failure Sew
cral OF the members OF the Ring owe bankruptcy to
heavy real estate investments which they had no time TO
realize Sweeny, amonc others, specuiaied on tue
prospects Of the BadisOnaye. extension which was 10
have been cat through from Twentyjrd-st TO Seven
tcentl.st They secretly projected this improvement
then depressed and paralyzed real estate by the puOca
ton OF vague ruuos OF the Intention Of the city to ap
proprate the property in the neghborhood ana lheh
bought up all they could buy fronting on either line OF
the proposed extension Their scheme was frustrated
for tine by refusal of Peter and Robert Gocic who
own very largely property the projected street to
sell at any price. and finally the collapse OF the RING
spoiled the scheme That Swccny lad dealt more eXien
s!vely in real property ills friends say 10 apparent
from the following list of purchases from June 30 1865
10 Oct. %, 1870:
3Oth ST. IL 20o Of ole 6t'ayo 90
BrnadVav. 81 f. 81 53ds, y share - -
S7th. n s. e Of l2;rayC, lOON , block -3,OCO
BT0q,,gay and Gthayc, rom 3'l To r+lh: d5isth
So "a cof Rruadway 2O' 2Xi%1; ana 3 NJo.9H, ooo
1ot t95yi"2 T. 74st 200 n Of sthave ........ 5OOOJ
a5' n M II = OF 2tllayc i7jx y block. 10000
In tho noiii-We-efu entrance 10 the morning sue
PaIS SWreBy has made a bcauiiiu entrance
nri , h,H ysr ,,E" ' $50 OOO
Mil saet ,,'I9er of 32G ST ara Broadway, 1Oj.9x
en- 3vr aad broadway. corner Of 34thst lOlHK
l2j s8d--i, =. - # g OF Broadway, 2jGyJ" $1,000
6l.;.t 4 loo Of 6travc, lot l2oOl
4Gr-st, 1907: % sth ave house ana ot'..'...
BGcls Eos g. and 20, 4th and MadisOnaves. i00x 49,
2uClO, q sh.r' '.--.-''''" - 80
3ihsis i5rf OF 6tHavc, 25N939, = shafe.. $3AO.
S1yt. g. loo e. coi 2th 2IJNI 90 :, . dIl ~ "
3Oh-st 8, 81 l. n " Of Jthavo, 2JS4XSo, 2SIarc ~
G,IaVe and i5uii' 4i''Vt
SOhsI = 5l4 u II Of Gtlave. 2j.S2x3j3 2A2C3, on
Cotry r,ce on Lake Mahopac, houses and lands. 1000,
Expenses In JcIdifyng The same Ivu
Interest Ianmany Han, l4tsi near 3daYe.' 5uOOl
Total.