New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-03-17
PETER IL. SWEENY RETURNS.
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NelC- York, March 80, 1875.

HIS FONDNESS FOR RETIREMENT.
AFTER ARRIVING on THE STEAMER LABRADOR
FROM HAVRE, HE GOES TO JOHN J. BRADLEYs
HoUsE-HE COURTS PRIVACY, NOT EVEN SEEING
HIS OLD FRIENDS OR MS CoUNsEL-Po,sIBIHTY
THAT TIE SUITS AGAINST HIN MAY BE POST
PONED.
Rumors have been floating about the city
FOR some DAYS past that Peter 3. Sweeny, American
gentleman OF leisure at Paris aud previously known as
prominent member of the Tammany Ring was on his
way to New-York but persistent inquiry among
his most intimate friends failed to con
firm any Of the stories concerning his
route of travel or the date Of his expected arrival IL IS
now known that he tclcgraphed to his friends from
HlvTe that he mad taken passage on the TRANSATLANTIC
stcamer Labrador and that he reached the port OF New
York in that vessel on wednesday night But many 81
his friends declared yesterday that they did not know
where he staying in the city or under what clrcu'
stances he had come home.
SWeenys voyage is described as an uneventful one
lie took passage under the simple name OF hr Swceny
and did not allow his identity to become known at any
J.Dc daring the voyage, keeping somewhat apart from
the other passengers and showing acurn disposition
in what intercourse he had with them. He chiefly en-
poycd hims. in pacing the hurricane deck alJne his
brow thoughtful, and his mind evidently deep
in reflection. Bad weather which Kept nm
below Is said TO have greatly excited hls AMER to
which he gave audible expression His residence abroad
had given him considerable fuency in speaking the
French language, by Of which he made known bis
wants to the servants Of the steamer and IN which he
usually conycrsed with his tellow-pas>cn-crs ,"eenS
has CHANGED in personal appearance during his stay
a1, DAD very much Woodward did, growing stout ana
gray and showing many OF the characteristics which
mark the faded man OF the world. The care OF ms money
and the anxiety lest he might not BE- able - retain
seem to weigh heavily UPON him and nave cft the
marks OF worry and anxiety upon his face.
ON
LETT the ship lis soon as possible and took carriage 60
the house Of hi3 br0ecinaw, john j. Bradley, at No
10 West Thrift fourth st. There he spent me day ana
a..h seeing none except his own imm date relatives
itl whom hc sat to a late hour engaged IN cOhFciaa-
zion. 1t is supposed that he occupied the rear room
of the second floor, but this is not positively known
Yesterday he remlncd for part OF dag at Mr. bradeys
and then LETT house to 10 sisters residence IN
Harlem where he renamed fraction over an hour H.
then started back ostcnsbly TO 20 to Mr. Braiie}s but
RE family denied until late hour that lac had reached
there and finally declared that he not to Return
There is possibility that ne spent the night at The mouse
# his uncle Tuoma J. B.rr No. u East oNy-eisALst
The actions OF Swepny and OF his friends yesterday
cocEed that he intended ~ keep ont OF siet unli BIS
s-e Inc up for trial. His brOthcr-inaw. Mr. Brahiey
who was believed to be the one wcIlniormcd man
in the city, besides swccny himself, in rcgard to
.hr former Rins chiefs movements, gave reporters
very little satisfaction yesterday when they approached
him for information and at the most only admitted
that Swecny was in NeWYOrk and had slept beneath
ais roof the night fore. lie refused point blank TO gave
any information concerning S~ecnys plans or hopes,
and could not ind time TO dwell upon the incidents oi
The voyage. Nothing OF value could De Obtained from
m servant who opened his door. and who told din rent
stories to different inqdrcrs. In fact sweDnys friends
generally seemed TO be attacked by an OLD complaint
which either tool, the form Of surprising ignorance on
inability TO tell the truth, wonderful completeness
OF silence.
Clclk Malone. Of the Court Of Common Pleas, an DID,
aud in former times intimate friend OF S""enl -
said Yesterday TO TRIBUNE reporter that very !e" 81
,Nccuy's former associates know anything about his
present movements. Ho himself did not even know
whether the eminent Partisan was visiting Naw-Notk
alone or accompanied By h. family. HIS friends had not
cxp,ctel his return for IA month hence at thc very
least the Hist iutiuation they hal received Of MS com
u AK the caolc dispatch which he sent tte d1y OI
his deuasturu from Hlyre In fact. tine only thih1
known out sid. OF very limited circle was th1t Peter D.
sweeuy was expected the HlFre steamer, and that
he vessel had arrived ia port. This gentleman SAID ne
had mad long conversation with JONI hcNcoh' o"ee-
AVS counsel, yesterday morning. ana ne wa cohuehl
mat the latter had not yet seen ia Client ih''d
Sir McKe0n I'D not then seem 10 know where S"eeny
vas 90 bc found
J,ln McK.on. in answer to TRIBUNE reporters in
llri, later in the day. replied that he had nothing 10
say 1Ir sSceny was undoubtedly in town, but ne had
NOT seen him. lie could hardly say thar he was mtkius
pr.plrions for the trial OF the civil suit AGAINST III
-,ecly as the defense had always been ready OF
,ursc Mr. Swc,uy WAS free from arrest uni rcaSoni
bic time after me close Of the trla under the spua
tios already published, aud had come ON 10 attend
n. but ne thOuch hi, coming was somewhat of surprise
10 the counsel Tor the people IL was unio.tunal3 mat
Mr. Beach engagements III The Emm. Mine ease would
probably prevent the Try ing " MI rWecN > ease ~ the
carly pat OF April. proposed As for any conpro
mise, nc knew OF mono ~ between Nr 5"ethy amt the
people nor ~ any steps toward conprJH",, ami he
would be hE.ly know .! any sue proposal. lie liad
heard rumurs " COMPROMISE ia others but khC" no
more abUdt them tu1il tl. Itpn.l -.