, 1886-05-15
%TELEGRAPHIC NEWS
Inspector Byrnes' Testimony
in the Jaehne Case.
Anarchist Leader Cap
tured in Chicago.
Other Telegraphic Items, Do
nestle and Foreign.
Evidence Against Jaehne.

NEW YORK, May l4.-The taking OF
the evidence in the trial Of Alderman
Henry w. Jaehne, charged with having
accepted a bride of $50, 900 to vote in
favor of granting a franchise to the
Broadway Surface Railway company for
the running of cars on Broadway from
the Battery to Fourteenth street, was be-
gun to-day.
Police Inspector Thomas Byrnes, who
played upon Jaehne 5 confidence and got
him to make the damaging admissions
which led to his arrest, was sworn and
told the story of how he worked himself
into Jaehne's confidence. In Washing
ton. at the time Of President Clcveland's
Inauguration, Jaehnc told him that Billy
| Maloney, the reading clerk Of the board,
had made 800, 900 to Sl50,On0 because
he had handled money, and was not a
man to do it for nothing In
1885 witness had serious talks with
Jaehne up to the time of his arrest. In
the latter part of Oct. 1885, they talked
about the Broadway railroad, and witness
told defendant that they (the aldermen)
if they were not very careful would all
be sent to prison through Maloney, who
was going around talking about the money
he had given them for their votes. Wit
PENDANT at the City hall a couple of days
before the alderman testified before the
senate committee. Jaehne said things
we're in a dreadful bad state. Witness
replied he had told him they (the alder
men) would get into trouble through his
evidence, but if in any way he could serve
him he would be glad to do so. Jachne
asked him to find out what District At
torney Martial was doing, and
and whether there was going to
be any indictments Witness told
him that Waite, Fulrraff and Miller had
been promised immunity if they told all
they knew. Jaehne visited him at his
house by appointment that evening, and
in a further conversation said that the
aldermen named knew he did business
with Maloney. He belonged to the orig
inal combination of thirteen aldermen
of 1854, which met at Fulgraff office but
afterwards at McLouOhlin' house, when
railroad matters were talked over. At one
meeting there it was stated that each of
the twenty-five aldermen who were to
vote for the Broadway franchise would
receive SO, 00O each for their votes. Il
was to be paid in cash on the day it was
finally passed. lie told Maloney that he
needed some money, and the latter
answered that he would find it in his box.
He did find there an envelope containing
one $4,000 bill and ten 1000 bills. The
aldermen, he says, got their money in diff
ferent ways; some at the city hall, others
in b rrooms and all around. Witness
suggested that if .Iaehne could get some
facts duplicating Waite, Fulgraff and
Miller. he could 90 to the grand Jury and
have them indicted and thus head them
off. Jaehne thought that a good idea
and said he could do it if he could make
connection with Maloney. When asked
whether Maloney had left the money he
was to distribute in his ~(Jachne's) safe
one night later, he admitted it, saying
Maloney came to his store under the inau-
ence of liquor and he took charge of the
money for him. The following Wednesday
witness made arrangements to have
Jaehne come to his office. Jachne came
and Byrne arranged matters so as to have
the conversation carried on within hearing
of two of his detectives secreted in an ad
joining room. Jaehne began bv denying
the rumor that he intended to run a way,
but admitted he had spoken 0 fdoing so to
man named Harvey. He said he had been
unable to make connection with Maloney,
Witness then asked him if he was
sure that each of those who voted for the
Broadway franchise got 100000, and he
answered that they had. Jaehne in a
short time looked at his watch and said he
had an engagement up town. The next
day witness arrested him.
The inspector was c%ross-examined at
some length, the general purport OF the
questions being to throw discredit on him
as an officer.
Detective Cosgrovc, one of the men who
overheard Jaehnc's admissions. corrobo
rated the inspectors account of the inter
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