Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-15
WAITE ON THE STAND.

The Alderman Who Peached On His Associates Disappo1nts Large ThrOng By Some Very Trihing Testf. mOny.
 NEW YORK, May 14.-Alderman Jaehne was brought from Ludlow street jail before Judge Barrett this morning, looking cheer full and undisturbed by his surroundings He was accompanied by his counsel, John Graham, General Pryor and Richard s. New combe, while Peter Mitchell and ex-Judge
 Fullerton sat near by and are expected to aid
 in the defense. District Attorney Maritime
 and Assistants Nicoll and Fellowes conducted
 the prosecution. The throng of politicians,
 some of them accompanied by ladies, were
 excluded. The jury was carefully guarded
 over night at the Astor House, and were not
 permitted for a moment out of sight of the
 officers in charge. Clerk Tuomey, of the al-
 dermanic board of 1884, was the first wit
 ness. His testimony dwelt at first on the
 O'Connor resolution objecting to the terms
 on which it was proposed to grant the
 Broadway franchise Tuomey identified the
 journal of the board, which contained copy
 of the resolution, but said he could not find
 the original resolution. The copy was ruled
 S4ASSASNA Jaehne's counsel claimed that it was garbled and not sworn copy. Tuomey said the reso- lution was copied as it was read before the
 board, and Judge Barrett admitted it as paper that was read before the board i n spite of defendants protest.
 After recess ex Alderman Waite took the stand and uesti. ed to certain procee dings of the board of aldermen of 1884, There was into toI in, Mr. ifa1o animation, as it is believed that upon his revelations the whole bribery prosecution of the "boodle" aldermen will stand CT fall There was much disappointment therefore when MT. Waite left the stand after having been asked no question of importance. He was not cross examined. It is understood he will be recalled at another stage of the proceedings. The only point in Waite's testimony that seemed likely to reveal the methods of the alleged bribery where he stated that he was friend of President Rich mond of the Broadway and Seventh avenue road and had promised to do what was pos sible to push the Broadway franchise through Richmond and had an understanding" witness began to explain. '31 object, shouted MT. Newcombe, who being one of Jaehne's counsel is the legal adviser of nearly all the indicted aldermen. 'sI object Jaehnes presence" Objection sustained" said Judge Barrett curtly, and the counsel for the defense exchanged triumphant glances. At another point MT. Waite stated that on one occasion Jaehne and another alderman asked him not to push the cable road scheme in which Waite was at first in- terested. They said he would not lose any, thing by dropping it. They would make enough of the Broadway scheme to see that he was we'll taken care of. Counsel for the defence evidently thought this too unim portant point to call for cross -examina tion.
 Inspector Byrnes was the next witness and testified to the confession which he claims Jaehne made to him. The inspector said that Jaehne told him that after the special meeting of the board st which the Broadway was passed ever the veto of the Mayor he saw Billy Maloney and asked him if he could not get his tfshare right away" Maloney replied that he could. Jaehne soon after found in his box at the aldermanic chamber an envelope containing $20, 900 in bills Witness further testified that the two detectives who were in hiding and overheard the confession were Officers Rodgers and Cosgrove. MT. Byrnes was subjected to severe cross examination by Lawyer Graham of .TaehDe's cOunsel