The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-03-19
THE BROADWAY SCANDAL.
ALL THE FACTS LIKELY TO CONE
OUT.
Alderman Jaehne's Arrest he Lead
ing Topic Of Generation
The Great Steal.

NEW York, March 1S.-At the clubs
end in the thesterB and hotel Hobbies
tonight the arrest and confession OF
Alderman Jaehne are the all-absorb-
ing topics of conversation. Through
all the investigations into the alleged
bribery of aldermen to secure the
Broadway surface railroad franchise,
the general belief has obtained that
the bottom would never be reached.
Tonight, however, the general tone
OF conversation is reversed, aud con-
fident hope is expressed that all the
facts will be laid bare, and the
guilty persons be brought to JUS
rice. The release OF Alderman
Jaehne on bail was looked upon
for time in many police
circles as a means to enable him to
get beyond the reach of the law, 10
matter what the costs. Politicians
met one another with knowing ex-
preston OF countenance, and seemed
to consider the forfeit OF $4,000 THE
surety but a small amount for the
alderman to pay for his liberty, con-
sidering he received $4,000 for one
vote. 1t was urged he could pay the
bail and be $4,000 ahead. On the
other hand it was urged that though
free TO walk the streets Of New York
ALDERMAN JARHEK
would not be able to elude the detec-
tives that are suppo3ed to still have
him under surveillance. A city Off
cial who called at police headquarters
tonight gave it as his opinion that
Inspector Byrnes had worsed too
hard to run the risk to let Jaehne
give them the slip, and that wherever
the confessed bribe-taker went COM
petent men from the central office
would keep him we'll in view. In
spector Byrnes refused to divulge his
plans. He would not say whether he
was still watching Jaehne or not.
Neither would he say what other,
il any, aldermen, were on his
list. There is every reafon for beiev-
ing that his list is heavy one, and
that there will he important develop
ments in the matter tomorrow. That
his men were busy is apparent from
the fact that there were less than the
usual quota of detective sergeants in
reserve at headquarters. Whether
they we're following up the Jaehne
matter, or were absent on routine
business, could not be learned, but
there is no doubt that the entire de-
tective force, or all OF it that could be
spared, had others Of the city fathers
where they wanted them, and where
they could
LAY THEIR FINGERS
on them as soon as they were wanted.
1t is now known that Inspector
Byrnes's apparently peculiar action in
the matter of Alderman Jaehne and
Mrs. Hamilton's lost silvelware was
taken with view to gaining Jaehne's
confidence, and securing the end at
tanned 1t is also known he did it
with the full knowledge and approval
of the Police Commissioners. A ru-
NOR got abroad about midnight that
several ether aldermen had been
arrested and locked up at po-
lice headquarters. 1t was impossible
to verify the run.or. If any arrests
were made the prisoners were not
taken to the central office up to mid
night, Inspector Byrnes nor any OF
his force had shown up at headquar-
tiers, and the same quiet reigned that
marked the early hours of the even
ing. Jaehne was seen by an Asso-
ciated Press reporter at about 10
o'clock TO night in saloon at the cor
ner of Varick and Houston streets,
but lie refused TO be interviewed.