The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-14

Contractor Patrick Cooney Put Under 5000
bends to Keep the Pence.

Contractor Patrick Cooney Put Under 5000
bends to Keep the Peace.
Tho Rev. Father Charles II. Dumahut, tho
pastor Of st. Stanislaus Church. in Fifteenth
street and Fifth avenue. South Brooklyn has
had Patrick Cooney. a contractor and builder.
placed under 5000 bonds to keep the peace.
Cooney has been constructing the new Scundi-
navian Church in Fourteenth street. near
Sixth avenue. for Father Dumahut. and he had
it almost completed when trouble between the
two men arose. Tho priest went to Justice
TiGhe. in the Butler Street Court. several days
ago and complained that Cooney had threat
encd to shoot him because he would not pay
n bill for work done on tho building. He had
been greatly ovcrchargcd. he said. and had re-
fused to give the contractor cent. whereupon
the latter threatened to blow his brains out.
Justice Tighe issued a subpoena for Coonsy.
and when the latter appeared in court warned
him to let the priest alone. and then put him
under 5000 bonds to keep the peace. Cooney
in his defence said he had been cheated out
OF money by the priest. and tried to tell a
long story. but the Justice made him stop and
told him to sue Father Dumahut in n civil
court If any money was due him.
When 1t was first resolved to build the church
in South Brooklyn Father Dumahut made
verbal contract with Cooney for the mason
work. When the work was nearly completed
the other day. Cooney handed the priest n bill
for $3.3l5 while the latter was inspecting the
new building. The priest glanced over tho
bill. and then told tho contractor that it was
far too high. He said the sum agreed upon in
the verbal contract was Sl.G6O for the first
twenty-eiGht feet. and 80 for each 1000 bricks
added. AS conside cradle additional work had
been done. the bill. according to the priests
figuring. amounted to $500. To make sure
that he was right. he went up on tn" scnl1old,
first twenty eight feet Of wall lie found that
his figuring was all right 9n a;u nmhhntcai,,y re-
tor said that unless his fun bill was paid he
would stop work on ne ctureh tiIn}meuat ely
said that he could get along lust rs well alono.
At this. according to eysewitnessss CoonGy
il, You use my Of my scatrolding Ill blow
4 number Of the workmcn heard the threat.
'A"Y Youf hear ear VI, what Sir. cooney has said; now
will you work for me or not -
Tho men offered to go right along working.
and prepared TO do SO when Cooncy shouted
i any Of yon men dare to go up on my
The contractor then went away; Father
if they would go right on working. They. CON
sentc,i. and on saturday afternoon last the
been done under tho personal supervision Of
the priest.
Cooney says no will sue for tho $3.3l5 which
no says Is due him.
In 1885 Father Dumahut was sent from Cler-
mont. France. his birthplace. to preach Chris
tianity to the half barbarous tribes Of inner
Norway. Ho bore the title OF missionary apos-
tolc. He stayed in Norway number OF years
and established PROSPEROUS mission.
he had to learn tic language and adapt him.
self to tho customs OF tho country, He lived
like Laplander for a number Of years. and
Ills mission prospered. From I.apland he
went into the heart Of Norway where 1s IL
he came to New York. and was encouraged by
Archbishop Corrigan TO found a Sc4ndina-
yian mission In this VICINITY, Bishop LonEh-
viii be opened fortservice in a month or SO by
Bishop Mcdonnell.