New-York tribune., 1886-03-19

any Indictment that may be found against nlm
Mr.. Jaehne his bondsman and his counsel then leit
the COURTROOM while DlsrictAttorney MARITIME and his
assistants surrendered themselves to tue crowd of news
paper reporters
JAEHsE CONFEssEs TO INSPECTOR BYRNEs.
Inspector Byrnes explained group Of reporters at
Police Headquarters his connection with the case as fol-
lows:
for me asked II it possible in some way to
get information about tho rumored payments OF money
to Aldermen in connection with the granting
OF tho Broadway Railroad franchise. We talked
the matter over and ! promised TO keep
him Informed Of any developments l might be able to
learn In OF my Investigations had serfs
Of interviews with Alderman Jaehne. 1 managed to
gain his confidence and, regarding me as a personal
friend he talked more freely about the con-
Duct OF the Aldermen. At all OF the interviews he
leaked valuable information and got the impression
that he and others had received money for their votes
The result OF each conversation was reported
10 Mr. MARITIME. About weeks ago | saw
Jaehne at the City Hall and had quiet
talk Ex.Aldermau Kenny had died, and there was
some trouble about division of property which he
had purchased previous to his death SAID 70 Jaehne
n u confidential way that in the quarrel over Kenny
property some embarrassing disclosures might be made
the In which the money paid Tor the prop
erty obtained Jaehne said:
"'Yes He a Dlauked sucker to 90 and buy such
property Whatever 1 have got Ihave in such way
that can protect myself
81 understood from that that Jaehne had kept
his money In SAFE had bought stocks or other
securities that could not be traced At an interview on
Monday week ago, Jsehne talked with still greater
freedom about the matter He had come to regard me
as sucn close friend that able to keep him talk
ing without suspcion He said he had received 100000
for his the Broadway Railroad franchlSe ana
got considerable more Information OF that sort. met
Mr. MARITIME and Judge Gliersleeve at the Manhattan
GLIB Sunday and we had along consultation aoout
the con nfdental statements which Jaehne had made 70
me- They thought it would be well to have Jaehne talk
little more before criminal proceedings against MIN
were begun. On Tuesday sent for Jaehnc ana ne came
TO Police Headquarters talk with ne, but he seemed
disturbed We talked about the investigation by the
Senate Committee aud he SAID the other Aldermen "ouu
be scared half TO death they he talking to
me at Headquarters male an appointment to see hlm
at my house evening and he went there at the ap
pointed time.
HOW THE ALDERMAN WAS TRAPPED.
"Ihad TWO police officers concealed I'm the room wherc
we sat that they could hear what Jaenne salI lhe
conversation drifted the evidence taken Deore te
Senate Committee, and Jaehne said he would leave the
city II things became much hotter He repeated what he
had told me about receiving $4,000 for his vote in the
Broadway case auI he also told me how
much he had got from other railroad companies,
giving details about the payments AMI facts ABOUT
other Aldermen interested He also mentioned the name
Of lawyer Who he sad had been engaged to hx up the
books of some Of the Aldermen. Who're the BOOKS
showed an increase OF pot accounted Tor by the
regular business the Aldermen the -ures were TO ne
changed or bogus mentioned to account for
the suspicious figures.
"Wheu Jaehne stid last evening that he might run
away he mentioned man with whom lie han
made arrangements to leave his resignation III
the event OF his flight. rearing tn'' ITO
might 20 sooner than expected called Detective
po. nd Handy house, ana WDtn
Jaehne went away instructed them to shadow nun Gu
til [ could communicate with DlStrlct-AI'o'u1y
MARITIME to-day saw Mr.. MARITIME at 10 O'Clock tAls
morning in his office and told him the result OF lSO
nights interview. ThereupOn the Dlsrct Attorney
made an affidavit upon Information and belief, charging
Jaehne with bribery. aud upon MIS- ahdavn
a warrant was obtained. While waiting Tor the
warrant saw Jaehne going through tho Cty dal Park
followed by Rogers and Handy sent DetectVe-9er-
geant Reilly after them, with Instructions 70 arrest
Jaehne at once. The Alderman was taken 10 fon1e
Headquarters about II m ana detained an hour ana
n half did not him while he was at Headquarters
and did not hear what nld to say after MS arrest
When INSPECTOR Byrnes hnishol this statement num-
ber of questions were asked by the reporters but lie
refused to reply them lie SAID he could not give any
names or any additional details for publication before
the case came to trial A to other arrests winch might
be made tho strength OF J"ehueS s'"'olhon''' W
refused TO talk at all.
District Attorney MARITIME, who has devoted almost
his whole time 10 the for several days appeared re-
eyed AZ having made the first step toward bringing 10
stice the accused officials He SAID that the arrest was
mazda Immediately lest tners should be an error maie ny
allowing even day to 20 by In whlch the A'er'n'h
might escape lie declined % give the Information that
he had received from Inspector Byrncs' Inc o"er III
formation received, SAID, lad been tha Wlch nat
been made public 10 testimony before the Senate
+,o i'm. gnt la
men He said that other steps would pFoDaoV DO
taken yesterday. .,,
" Have you sufficient evidence to secure eonylctonf
Mr. MARITIME asked.
&C." should not have caused the arrest to be made II
did no. believe that "A convection would follow. nave
no desire to inure any msciousy and there wouu
be credit in making an arrest tha' was n'' '
tnined by evidence such should satisfy Il jury
Mr. MARITIME said or the facts had been asce
taued recently, and that others had Oech known LOT
some time did not Ieman long Aims once aIter tne
court proceedings ended aud went aV ay for the dy
shortly after O'clock Assistant DlstIct' Attorney
NicolI who has cognizaut OF all the proceedings
said in answer TO question about tho reported con-
fssOn OF Jaehne: We have considered all tha oeore
the arrest was made Jaehne would not DC "lio"eo 10
turn states evidence. We believe that we nave e'uehce
enough to secure his conviction outside OF any staIe-
ments that he may have made
twas said at the District Attorneys Office that no
turtber arrests would be made last evening. Judge
GiIdrsseve however it learned good authority,
had ssued several other warrants which were supposed
To he tor the arrest other Aldermen imI Heated Dy
raehne These were given out for service Dut IL was
understood that arrests TO be made only in case the
Aldermen should show disposition to leave thelr usnai
places OF resort and there was e'lde"ce tn"' 'io' W
preparing to leave town.
The confession OF Jaehne it said, was reduced TO
writing and was signed by the witnesses who were con-
cealed in the room when 1t made The r"port was
also said to be q stenOgraphic one.
The excitement in and around the Disrict-Auorpey =
Office reminded old officials Of that attending U'e Pr"
ceedings at tue time arrests in the old nS days
There have not boen so many reporters tnis building
since Tweed WAS brought here said one OF the court
clerks The secret Of intended proceedings hai been
closely kept between Mr. MARITIME, Mr.. Nicoll Foreman
Fos k and Inspector Byrnes No one else lad even an