New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-05-11
PRICE THREE CENTS.
THE TRIAL OF JAEHNE BEGUN
FIVE MEN SENT INTO THE JURY-BOx.
ALL SUBJECT TO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO THIS
PANEL-JAFHNE LODGED IN JAIL


Henry Jaehne the young leader OF tho Coun ~ Denoc-
In the vth District cast his vote In favor OF tho
Broadway franchise Yesterday nearly year and nne
months later he sat IN the Court OF oyer and Iermner
on trial the charge that he received $4,000 as broe
for that lie entered the court few minutes
before IL o'clock. well dressed and wearing smile that
while easy and natural hardly In keeping With tao
changing color of his face and his heavy sunen eyea
His counsel. Richard s. Newcombe with him. out
there to him of>r words Of sympathy.
Only three OF the "boodle" Board were In court. Ex.
Alderman Duffy 81. apart In one corner. Alderman
O'Neil occupied a prominent corner. from which he
looked Oh the proceedings thoughtfuly. EK-Aldermln
Wendell kept anxious watch ths reporters tables
The courtroom filed with spectators Roscoe
Conkng dropped in FOR a few minutes.
Shortly after Mr.. NewcomDes arrival with Jaehne,
the young Assistant District Attorney. Delaney
Nicoll entered bearing tho indictment aud
formidable package o, papers. His chief, Ne
MARITIME, In later with Colonel
Fellows, looking like a diminutive Barnum. He viii
up for the State, which represented by these
three officials. They had hardly greeted each other
when General Roger A. Pryor, TALL 1.-the and urbane fol-
lowed by John Graham. who looks marvcoisly Iiksa
welhled -four bag, entered aud greeted Jaehne. They
with Mr. Newcombe are his legal defenders
Jaehne possesses fancy for retrospect. he miyhs
have called up a number Of interesting "reminiscences
connected the courtroom IN which a. Is TO meet MS
fate. while he trm ming his ngernas with apparent
nonchalence About "a dozen years before Tweed had
sat In almost tho same spot aud answered the indct
ment for his crimes few months before Justice Bar
rett. presided with cold dignity over tue proceed
iugs yesterday had returned from Europe ald by tho
choice OF the citizens who brought Tweed
to justice he assumed charge OK the move
ment against the head Of the ring. In that efors
to purse the city he was tho forem ,st prosecutor
Opposed him In tLose times was Counsellor
John Graham. who sat yesterday AT Jaehne side u do
fend him. as he had fanled Tweed. Opposed also was
| pfrap NJ Iff.ffe
dozo who stole quietly from the Bench that he might
escape Barnarrs fate. 1t IN this room that General
shaler was tried only few weeks for an alleged
crime similar to that for which Jaehne Is arragneL
Here Carpenter. the wife murderer whose recent sulcis
cheated gallows. codly listened to the reading OF his
DOOM The room Is associated With memories or many
notorious criminals.
An odd thing about Jachnes counsel is their hair.
General Pryos falls straight and stf upon his shor-
ders Mr. Ncwcombes clusters in mass OF thick 0llcx
curls about his heat, while Mr. Grthams consists OF ME
famous msft red Wi. that sinks down over his cranium
| IN a determined effort to cover every bare spot
officer suddenly called loudly for Order and tho
| busy hum of voices becam, sub iuel rs side door
opened and judge .rrett entered lie pass, behind
the Jury and took his seat Immediately tho crier
declared the open Deputy Clerk Walsh calledths
roll OF the jury which was drawn last Week and AL ous
half dozen OF the persons drawn answered. to thc!r
names. Tie sher's deputies had done their duty In
summoning those drawn As soon as the last Juror htd
answered. Mr.. Graham. addressing tile coart said
in behalf OF Jaehne that lie challenged the array Tna
meant tho defence objected TO the entire panel
Mr. Graham read long statement OF the chsllente ~
was upon two grounds The first alleged that tue cours
was sitting Improperly and therefore without Jurs
dctlon The second alleged taa the panel was rre;u-
larly and improperly drawn Under the second ailes2
ton Mr.. Graham set up several pleas He claimed tnas
the panel drawn week original one and not
the code required, panel drawn to complete 'ha
jury list; this account the statutory six days
which every defendant has to study tho history OF tns
men who are judgment upon his reput alton and
liberty, denied Jaehne; that DistrctAttorney
MARITIME present at the drawing and participated in
the proceedings that Justice Brrett suggested and If
rected that 900 should be added to
| tho box from which tho panel was to 10
| drawn; that the drawing did noe
occur at regular session OF the hut at special
and irregular session. allowed by the law; and thas
all the to the prejudice and injury
| of the defendant.
The reading Of this document in the court
room but the Dstrlct-Attorney WAS evidently expect
ing sonsthng OF the sort After he aud his assistants
had carefully looked the paper over Mr. Nic)l inter-
posed general denial and asked that the challenge bs
promptly tried judge Barrett susgestei that perhaps
he might able to clear some OF the allegations 50
as to make tho simpler Hc affirmed his right to
| order an additional pane. which he hal done on tue
Dlstrct-Attorney's notion according - the co To- IL
was true enough that it new panel aud that the
old panel discharged 1t was true that Mt arune
was present the drawing, bat not that he pIrcp1ed
unless the defence go called an EXAMINATION Oh tna
names after they have been drawn. Z" L allowed NJ
MARITIME said the Judge "to see tho names drawn You
might have had the privilege had you been pres
ent DID direct that thousand names. more or less %
| put into tho wheel from the Commissioners cer'ned
list The circumstances were these: asked the County
| Clerk how many names remained In the wheel lie TO-
| pled About 3OO' told him that WAS not sufficient
I to lrx n
| the Commissioner of Jurees supplement them with
others drawn his certified list, and he DID So
not true as defence aege. that the session was nos
regular. Ii was entirely regular
TIE Judges statement substituted for several al
legations of the defence aud admitted by the prose-
| cut,on Thomas +. Gilroy, the Deputy County
| Clerk was called aud Identified the order
of the court directing the drawing He sai tha ne was
present when the 9raer Wa "rIcu' o aa a cs with IN,
| County Clerk IL certified when given To MIN. IL
lie was not presen. at the drawing but the County Ciers
| was. lie did not know why 100 names were drawn
whereas only 100 called for IN the minutes
tho minutes written by clerk in the office before
the mnutebook was brought into court %
and the prosecution did not wish to cross examine M
roy Mr. Gran wnt ne sad Tne defence has no
desire, II your Honor please To cav unnecessarily upoa
said to iniane the public mind against my client that
| not prepared to waive any sngie @ nsms
daous way by the press aud no,wths standing all tina.
has said to his dscred MISUNDERSTANDING az t,as
has done to work him injury ana TO hcap ihiany
| upon his name, dare characterize him as gen'emAu
| and" go a. .,,...,, A..
Judge Barrett-You will please confnc yourself pr
Graham To the question OF law before tho court Ihe
nersonaIty Of tho defendant Is OF no interest ID me-
want you in regard to tho chalenge anu "oous
| nothing else. - -. go, . a..
| Mr. Grahsm-But sir. this prosecution got up SEN
saton oD saturday ior the purpose OF preludlcihs-
| Mr. Nicoll-oh, nonsense. ,..--.,..- ,.,..
ant The newspapers ale ed that Iury-ixers were At
| work. .., ~. ,..,. .,.u
nor ow Won TO proceed unless yOn talk 10 the question
NJ tie challenge don't anything about wna tho
| press said concerning jury.nxng ,
Mr. Grahan-All rgnt, sir out IL was a hIhJ pToeeeo'
| ing and Will be heard OF again. -,
| The LAWYER then argued warmly that the court n%!
exceeded rights under the law III orderihs tho s9coh
panel The defendant had an uDdouDted rsht 70 snow
All he could learn the who were 10 Try MN lhss
was the purpose the six days OF statutory IN sregnu
anwed y the afteI tho date OF DRAWING II. wond
rLr ,iuln NJ tho i,lIulY dark