New-York tribune., 1894-04-06
OTEER TRANSACTIONS, THESE.
PADDY" DIVERS ACTIVITY IN BUYING
AND SELLING REAL ESTATE
THE HISTORY or THE MANY TRANSFERS VI
..,xnvo ,,opN.s VALUABLE LIQCoR-sToRE
AND THE TAMMANY POLICE JUSTICES

THE HISTORY or THE MANY TRANSFERS VI
.,Npy" HORNS VALUABLE LIQCoR-sToRE
AND THE TAMMANY POLICE JUSTICES
CONNECTION WITH THEN
paddy" DIVERS singular connection with real
estate deal" disclosed yesterday l"F piop
.rtv involved in series OF curious transactions
was No II Park Row, which is occupied by Andre"
Horn one of the best-known liquor dealers !"
the city On February s. 1892 It changed hahds
four times From 1883 until the extension OF 'he
Fridge approach. Horns was the second hquor
store north OF the Brooklyn Bridge entrance be-
tween no % and the Bridge was another hauor
rlac. run by George Hillen. which. OWING 10 Hs
immediate proximity 10 the Bridge. literally 'oiheu
money for It's proprietor. After Mr. nor" oP,'''
a barroon at No -. the custom ot HilIeh P'"07
was largely transferred to him. for Mr. Horn was
popular landlord, but tiien 'oh'ii'"e' ~ ''' "
good deal OF money.
Justice Diver II is said was fortunate enough
to secure an advance Zip that the hilieh pace
was to be taken by the authorities to enlarge the
Irlpe 4pproach and lost 10 time IN using IL 70 MS
,..rs,n,l advantage As this would wipe out HI
lens uquor shop and put Mr.. Horn next TO the
pri5,a entrance the value Of the property ne oo'u-
,t.j would b. materially increased The prVpeIN
WA, owned 10y the Lorllard-Spencer estate ine
records or the Registers office indicate TINS H'oue
of procedure which some people 'h"M ""'
crooked" appearance.
~ g., down f., this years city directory as living
AT 40 a5g West Twenty -thrd-st, but without occu-
patton bought the property from lhe "P
tate for S22OO lie sold il 20 his wlte lot t,'e ''
,ri,n Mrs Pierce transferred One-halt OF tue P''P
ar,v 70 John Delahunty the well-known lawyer U.
IN. Stewart building for ST. Delahunty trahsie're'
hs interest TO Police Justice Diver for the same
nominal consideration, 81. on MarSh IL. % posts-
coriing 10 The deed hsd hre 10, Iays later Patrick
Diver aud Catherine, his VIE sod m Iig ,' hin,
M Ey1r nan se q ronsleration This the NTH
transfer of the property. on Mer.h 10, s which
after the hling Of the MN IN uTT rery was nled II
covers both halves OF the t1',SSsr,n~ f. Pierce
was from John Deahunty ana thtne I''e Inns Cor
'h :" e1 was paii This $4,000 more than
the property was held "a, a l1w ,r'S nrodts I'm the
An eXaminaton Of the Registers records rH mas Dy Iy
yer's name appears were suppressed ana Iu ,r, nS
get into The ETGpe' eme 1gr "ns had been consummaed
Thev were also kept out Of the newspaper repo''s
81 ihe days business Adams IS described as a
chance MIR Horn has secured lease OF t"e pa
for ,cn years from WIEN Mny asked yesterday how the
dees which bore DIVERS name came 10 pe SUP hs
antry apon duty as Register nearly a year anu
therefore did MOI concern MS admnisI"tpS ,pat deeds
nlei on the same day were often turned over 20 had
ferent recording clerks ana as sots oths-s or were
mors eXpe,litious often happened that convey sS
ances nifd the same day t&raou & 70 90 sr no NE desen
he was sure in Withholding the Dyver deeds ron ron
"nhr1ti,n in the newspapers whcn PRINT n udu!
r,,'rts az conyevancrs and mortgages. stnliar
txrian,,ion n viii be remembered. was mace 10y
the Register when 5000 mortsage maze uS S,h: ~. :
croker was kept from the reporters II" ''o'"'
| ago ,.,... -,t, ,.as.orIoy that the
r.,s,r f,r leoopin. his name out Of the newspapers
uniT after the property hal been sold to Adams
was the fear that such publicity hsh' spo" '"e
transaction - , a., r,,er,v said
Lnp,
min ,fter II had been concluded. Il want to deny,
oo he said. chat am supporter OF ,Snni hSmtna"y
am a Pnnublican and always vote the Republican
ticket from top to bottom. unless particular friend
~ nine is on another ticket for some local once.
ana haven't the time to spare TO play carus IN tne
Diyver club or anywhere else Mr horn Is ais9
= r.teran Of the war and member OF the Grand
trmv in peter Cooper Post. lie served In the iOth
%rwYork Volunteers, and has an excellent record.