New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-27

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The los a enumerated here are larger than those
upon which tl., sncnts are basod The whole plot
INCLUDED il. the purcha-c~ comprises nueiouf lot,
cntio.a sire. @cNlOO feet Of which there are
loo ia the whole two blocks.
with tho exception of the lots bought Of Mr.
Stranahan not "A foot Of the land belonged 10
the persons who sold il To- the city on June
preceding the sale. 1t was bought from me
original owners at low prices and was re-
pcstedly transferred for nominal considerations
among person. more or less closely animated
with CoNcy and the men who have controlled
Mayor Boodys administration.
The land where the park is had for many
years been IN the hands Of Mr.. Stranahan. Ed-
ward Bridge. and the Barclay and Bergen -
tates In June. 1899. Frank : Koake, ma
chinist. Of No. q Hart-st 10 all appearances a
man Of small means. opened negotiations with
Henry A. Barclay for the purchase of the land
owned by the Barclay heirs. He bought On
June TO- ll0is lots for SI5i each. total of s'l-
OIL On Juno % he bought the claim OF the
Bergen heirs to eighteen lots. the ute oi whish
was defective. for $500 and on August ne
purchased from Edward Bridge six lots for
1000 Thus he was the owner. Al an OK
p6nniture Of S57.5i7 of l5iis lots. part Of which
The city bought for sl2o29. Between August l
and Ncvc, Ser 81 the property advanced $751;
7S2. a rs Z over 100 per cent.
aOME STRANGE TRANSFERS.
But how did the city Get hold Of this prop
cr,y? Roake does not appear IN the transac-
ton On July co. forty days after his pur-
chase OF the Barclay property. Mrs Ellen Full
lerton a widow. o, No. 1913 Twcnty-nInth-st.'
Rrooklyn purported 10 pay him $4,000 ior the
mos, Of IT, Previously. on June TO- five days
after his purchase. she had bought some of The
land and the two deeds were recorded IN"
sams day on August l. the very day Of his
purchase of the Bridge lots. he transferred
them for a nominal consideration t. Carrie '.
Meisck and she In turn. on August 81 S"ld
them for 81 10 Mrs. Fullerton. ON November
s.fd y he ifeFEen
Fullerton. Thus Mrs Fullerton. before the sal.
10 the city. had become IN" owner "i an o,
Roake's purchases Then another hgur" stepped
in on the day that Mrs. Fullerton purchas"d
the Barclay property Of Roakc. John oBrlen
bought OF her eight lots 2JNlO0 In Dwighi-st..
for ST. This was the same land whi,h hc sold
10 the CITY for $4,000 II is perfectly evident
that all these nominal transfers were purely
fictitious. and MAGE 10 cover up the persons
who were really prohtng by the sale TO the
city.
rnE HAND OF coFFEY.
Who are Ellen Fullerton and John O'Frien.
who purchased the land and sold IT To the
cl,y? Ellen Fullerton is a sister cf =. II. Flynn
a real estate dealer Of 40. 199 Montaguc-st
and one Of II. J. Concy's close friends. The
Fullerton deeds were acknowledged before f. b.
Cocheu who T. rcpUt"d to be- "A partner or
Flynn John O'Brlen ls n liquor dealer OF ~"
524 Court-st.. and Is also one OF Con'y's right
ha nd men. There IL 10 reason u suppose that
any money ever changed hands in all these
transact ctions after the purchases from the origi-
nal owners.
After allowing the politicians full chance
to speculate on the prospect Of park. th" sit"
Of which .Coffcy doubtless knew long bci,
the fact was made public, the city bought th"
lpud and at the same time took some Of Mr.
Stranahan's holdings which the ring had not
found II advisable to include in their sch"nea
Thus the park was complete bur the sp"clia-
ton was not. Instead Of buying the whole two
blocks at once. the officials left strip Of land
on which stand several liquor stores which II
was thought desirable TO leave for the benefit
of tho owners and for a basis for future spccu-
lations when the park shall have been i'm
proved and the owners are In position to de-
naud almost any price for their holdings What
p0ssihlc honest motive could there be in making
a park which. to be complete must cover the
two blocks fully, ana lcd"lng out "A St1p lOOXl21
feet to spoil 1t?
This is the story Of the Twelfth Ward Park.
II cost $3l.249. II is not Yet complete. II lies In
a hole six feet or more below the level VI the
street. and most Of the time Is covered with
water.
when Alr. Boody was running for Mayor in
1891 ne wrote to the brooklyn Democratic Club:
ut IL "A great responsibility 10 have charge Of
a city such as Brooklyn and If can
so manage as 10 secure BROOKLYN the best gov
ernment for the people of Brooklyn | shall
feel that my administration was not in vain
II can succeed in doing this. say in all sim
ccrity of heart that my highest political am
btions have been satisfied"
Does he think that the Twelfth Ward Park
transaction shows that he has managed affairs
10 secure the best government for the people
OF Brooklyn. or has he managed IT to secure
the best interests Of Michael j. Coffey and
other ring politicians? He then posed as a re-
former. Now he evades responsibility by say
ing 20 his critics:
"After such an election for me 10 have at
tempted TO administer the government on the
line Of an Independent policy would have been
as much q violation Of honor as for a Pres-
DENTAL elector To ignore the implied obligation
to vote for certain candidate for President"