The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-27
FITIfER MONEYS WIN.
The Heal Facts OF the Case-An Extinguishcr
from Father FInitery.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-!SW In THE
suN Of this day Mr.. Mooney repeats. what no.
body ever denied. that the eight lots Of this
property were purchased 10y himself and the
late Rev. T. j. Mooney. For how much2 That
is the question and Mr.. Mooney has cautiously
shrunk from touching It. They bought the
property for $4,000 subject to mortgages of
Thomas Murphy. Chester 4. Arthur. cN-
Justice Walsh. and others. amounting
To- $500. which they never satisfied.
and they sold il five years after 10 Arcn-
bishop McCloskey for s2i 900. subject 70 IN"
sumo mortgage. For i've years TINS family
occupied the only building-pdee Mr.. Moon-y,
there was hut one ON r-aiirr a manner amt
with results which no amount Of uruVnrutlun
caIi induce me 10 detail. Then came notice
from the city authorities of the levy ui assess.
ments amounting iu $1,000. This homh~hrll
wrought mortal division among the Mooney
family; and families. like cities, divided among
Themselves. needs must Ice lhld i"-oiat' In ms
domestic storm. with everybody scramhlinE Tor
hir own. 1t Wa agreed that Mother Church Wa
a serur. haven against shipwr"ck. Hence the
rapid transfers u the property first 10 the
priest. then 70 the Archbishop. Not one word
was oNer hint"d atou, the i.wu9i as-espineni-,
which emptied the cherished Homestead aid
which were confirmed a few months uit"r
the Archbishop had purchased the property
ras s l amoan.n I IN f r1 to 81 ooo o, cxcusye
ul seven per cent. on the whole amount for one
year. which has been paid ~ the people Of this
paid every dollar OF the assessments. Thus The
Church has ruid s2J 900 for this property which
~ stated 10 have been bcqueathed. In this
days SuS Mr. Mooney ahandons all reference
! e. heqursts. and merely tells us that when
the late Father Mooney sold tn lots othp Arch
| hl-hopiors2l ono they w"r" rlchly worth from
| 233.uOu t. s35 900. according 80 the then mar
! krf value. " Tut Mr. Mooney docs not Civ" the
! Title or Chapter i the tty Valuation Records hy
| which M ilKurrr may be verified IN" Valua-
ton il Of Mr.. Mooney = making. and cnu naIlf'
| gentlemen III Who's" company Mr. Mooney
| after had paid his mortguge-cAurkled with
"NultAnt del ght NJ the excel mt bargain hr had
made, and the fine sum he had promptly re-
ceiyld from the Undersigned. The bond OF the
! LAT" Rev. j. Mooney. which is before me-. com
value OF the property al $4,000. Ii never was
! worth - much certainly NOT more.
| Mr.. Mooney repeHt- the statement that he do
! mated 5000 10 this church, Implying that he L.
| | answer he never donated five cents ~ hie
! church. lie proves am right. for he does not
dare 90 arapple with the hgurrs IN ny hl-t letter
! IL TIE SVN, brl1rt which his lua~t a donation
| yani~hes INTO yHpor. The gentleman IL unable
! g. acquire $1,000 by proving That ne nas e,eI
! donated ia hif III, th- SUM ot ilOu. Nobody
| knows h.tter than himself that hrnnNrrdouaf"i
/ So any church cor public charity lnthe niied
! States.
have % thank Mr. Mooney for having al-
| forded me- an opportunity Of crushing a hn-e
iai,rhood which has Tor more than four your.
| been mdustriousN circulated through the
length amt breadth 81 this city. o. tho preIudic,
! If truth of the people OF this parish and ol
| numerous kind friends 81 all classes nni
creeds, who have helped Inc and them
10 pay for heavy nsses-menis never
hargaln-d for. and 10 carry through timc-
! ~ depression Il property =" disprupor-
toned 70 tnr resources 81 TINS pnruchiAl dis
irrt Mr.. Mooney asks in his nots Ia say q
| last word II j. hot the tr-t instance in mlli
tary history where even CAPTAINS have been
known 10 skcdnddlr. and in braling a confused
retreat 10 be- numbered among the slaughtered
Yours truly, Rev. Ii. fLA1rtkN. Pastor.