Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-05-15
EVENTS IN THE EAST.
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Tha TElaI e Alaernsaa Saehne.
Nrw Yonx. May il.-Ths takine of
evidenas n ne ttiaf o. Aldsrmau
/ Tnsbna. ahar1ad with haHiaR aoeepsed
: bRibe 81 390oe0 30 vo1s ii faEoe q
/ granting the franenies 10 the Broadway
/ DaFfaos RaiIroad. foE iha FunninR o.
oars % BroadwAy from tho Battery %
Feurieenth street, was began tsaay.
j. +. TWomey, Clark Of she Board Of
AideFmen, tasti6ed that slderman
Jaehns voted % gFanf tss fsanehise.
Ald0Eman Charles 3. Aaits. whs pre-
sided sE the memoeable meeting and
w4o Fsesntly made . voluntary seafs-
mant conserving e1e GranfinR Of tne
fkanahise % he aulhoEitiea. ana has
since been kept prisoner II the house
II The Assistant nialriaa AitoEnsy, said
he was interosted "a the BH0adgRy
fEanshisa and did what be could to
uash 4 en- account 81 his frisndship for
James A. Richmond, its president.
James Egyddy, wha, on August 25sh,
procured an Injunction aoesiadinx tie
aldermen "a pressed farfhoE in he
Bfnafuay matteF, tszsised that be
bruuaht suit aRainat fhe Broadway 6uF-
face Read for bis brothaF. John Il.
Llyddg. On August 19kh be gave oou-
sent for les diseontinaanca. fhere Was
20 money paid 80 him for iis releaaa,
but there Was el2500 % his brother,
John H. Lyddy.
Polioa Inspector ByFnoa, who played
On Jaehna'g eonhdenoe and aoi him 30
make damaging admission which led
20 bis arrest, vas sworn, and told the
story Of how be worked himself into
Jaehne's oonfdenoe IN Washington at
the time of CIeve,andsa inauguration
Jaenn6 told him that Billy Maloney,
Reading Clerk % the Board, had made
from $4,000 10 $780, 600, bsosnse be
had handled all the m0ney, and vas
not the man 70 do it for nothing In
1885 witness had q series OF talks with
Iashne up 10 the time of bis arrest. In
the latter part Of Oalober, 1855. they
talked about the Broadway Railroad,
and witness told defendant that If they
(the aldeFmoal, we're not very careful.
they would all Be sent 10 prison thFoagh
Mal0ney, who was going around
talking about the money be had
given them for their votes. Via
ness had aneihaE conversation
with the defendant aa the City Hall q
few days before the aldermen testified
before che Senate COMMITTEES. Jaehne
said they we're in q drsadfally bad tx.
Witness replied that he had told then
that they Would Get into tronble throngh
his evidence, bat IN any way be aeald
serve them be Woald h0 glad 30 do 90.
Jaehne asked bin 70 End cot What Dis
trict Attorney Martiue was doing, aud
whether thore wRs going 10 be any in
dictmenks. Witness t8ld them that
Waite, TGlerafEe and Miller had BEEN
promised immunity. Jaehne visited
him at his house ~ appointment that
avening, and 10 farther conversation
said that She aldermen named knew be
did business With Maloney. He be-
lonoed to she original combination of
thirteen aldermen formed in the early
part % 1884, which met once at Tai
CRATES ofiios, bat afterwards af Me
Laughlin's house, When railroad mat
ters we're talked over 81 one meeting
there, q was stated that each Of The
twenty-five aldermen. who were 10 vote
for the Broadway franchise, would re-
eeive so. 600 for their Vatea. Il vas 70
be paid 10 cash on the day e aas anaiiy
paszea. he told Malonay thai be needed
a0me money. and the latter answered
that be would 6nd Is in nIs box. He
did aud there au envelope uoafaintnQ
one $4,000 bill and zen $1,000 billa The
aldermen be says. got their money
Ia different WAYS, some at TIE
City Hall, eshers in barr00ms
and all around. The witness suggested
that Is Jaehne could give some facts i'm
cheating Waite, Tulafafe and Miller,
be eeuld 90 30 the Grand Jury aud have
them indicted, and thus head them OF
3ashns thonRht that was q good idea
and said be could do Il II be could make
connection with Maloney. When asked
whstheE MaloneY bad left The msney be
was % distribuae IA hts (Snehne's) safe
one niRht, the latter Admitted ik. saying
that Maloney came 70 bis store under
the infuence Of liquor and be took
charge Of the mauey fol him.
On the following Wednesday witness
mads an arrangement 70 have Jaehne
come 10 bis ofAoe. Jaehne came. and
Byfnes arranged matters 50 aa 10 have
conversation carried on within hear
ina OF his Detectives, aecFeted in an
adjoining room. Jsehne began By de-
uyfng the rannor that be intended to
run away. bat admitted that he had
apoksn Of dong % 20 1 man named
HoEney. He said be had been unable
10 make o0unectiou with Maionsy.
Witness then asked him II be was auFe
that each Of these Who voted for the
Broadway franchise get &20,0o9. and be
answered that they had. Jaehne In q
short time looked at bis watch and said
be had an engagement 40 town. The
next day witness arr afed him.
The Inspector waa eroas-exAmined At
some length, ths eeneral purpoFt Of the
questions being 70 throw diaoFadit on
him aa an ofaeer. Detective Oasgr0ve.
one Of the men Who overheard Jaehneis
admission, corfobofated tue Inspeator's
account Of that interview.
arrest of tAe noub Narrower.