New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-21

~ mean Mr.. O'Ne, that you heord1 III runOrcs
that there was million dollars offered TO the Board 0
Aldermen for the franchisei A-Oh no, offered TO 'h
city ,,. o ,..A,. Won ,ovor hoara tha
t,ere was any money offered to the members or the
Board OF Aldermen nave c rsto or % Mayor
VI rccojlect the veto being called up. was prcson
WIEN N is e then read passages the Mayors
sage The witness said in reply 20 question: Wons
81 ha W. voted for the resolution IL any money had been
offered" .,,
Ie witness then went into rambling statement 10 t
effect that ne had made inquiries. hut his answers wer
somewhat confused II he failed 10 comprehend ln
,e meaning of the question Then an adjournment wa
proposed 49, 1850 $4,000
M'oUADr TO SPEND SUNDAY IN THE ToMBs
Tho Court seemed 70 drift into sort of conversations
conference One Of the juynen expressed desire 70 at
tend church today which was promptly denied by inc
pccorder After about ten minutes Of informal proceed
in tho Court was adjourned the Recorder first admon
ht tho ,rv "a 70 the necessity Of avoiding all CONVEX
sation relative to The jury at st hed OUT lh'
defendant remained 10 continue cohNerSauoh Win ni
T1nNr reporter approached McQuade hin
his cheerful that he preferred 10 say nothmg th
he had the utmost confidence in his counsel ana iel
evervtbng 10 them General TREY asked the same
question replied that he did not care TO speak on ta
subject After few minutes WIN the f il
keeper and said he ready O TO his quarters at any
time The keeper responded that he was ready at any
more in conversation, put on his overcoat and
approaching his keeper walked out. lie stepped along
hut they were checked McQuade arrived at the door OF
the Tombs at quarter before TO- rush was made for
sonan clang, and the exAlderman disappeared behind
the gray walls He cheerful to the last ana Dde Ms
brother goodnight with "a genial smile
WHEN RrILLY O'NEIL AND CLrARY WILL BE TRIED.
When the McQuadc jury had retired for the midday re
cess the Recorder and the lawyers fingered for few
minutes The had hardly been cleared when Clerk
Hall called CHARLES II. Reilly on bail, to the bar
Reilly, who Is OF slight build and sandy complexion
stepped TO the railing and waited. Nelson j. Waterbury
who has attentive listener throughout the trial.
stepped beside Reilly.
MARITIME said that under the crcum
stances as developed at trial he wished to have day
set for the trial three of the exAGermen accused OF
bribery He asked that Reillys case be set foi
November 90. Mr. Waterbury said that Mr.
Reilly would be satisfied with that day and il
was fixed by the court. Mr.. MARITIME then asked
that Aldermen John Neil and Thomas Ceary be called
They approached the bar and Mr. MARITIME gave notice
that he would call ONcils for trial on December 49,
and the case OF Ceary for December 81 The dates had
hardly been named before the defendants quilted the
court ROOM They are clients OF Mr.. Newcombe.
MOVEMENTS OF VARIOUS EX-ALDEHMEN.
Ex-Allerman Pearson was SPECTATOR all Gay III inc
MeQlado trial. The tall form and bold 'front.' when
Roscoe Conlling In vain sought TO intimdatc in the
Senate gation looked positive as ever yesler
day lie st declares his innocence.
Ex- Alderman Wendell the German liquor seller who
has half dozen barks to attend to. dropped into the
District Attorneys Office and then wandered over To
the city Hall in the afternoon. lie was a. Ihlegmatc
as ever, AMI his black hair and mlstache were as
sleek as usual. lie uncommunlcatye. ,,.,
Ex Farley was around o9 {r,i be and mTe shS1
went up the Bovey to KEEP an eve on 9s RuG
in the afternoon with from two to three detectives
out scouts bringing the rear or hOverng on the
nanks O'Neil seems by far the more wIetched OF
the two Reilly kept up cheerful appearance The
Adcrmanic hope is now based on disagreement OF
JACOB Sharp drove downtown usual yesterday
and de, Ocd the afternoon 10 the t1nsacton OF bu.l-
sued the even tenor of his way to the Brevoo 5
House ate in the day Mr.. foshay wakei up Broad,
way at o'clock and returned home by the elevated
road There no unusual air OF disturbance about
them. ooo
THE CABLE coMPANY's OFFER OF S750.000
Charles p. Shaw, the counsel and promoter OF
the New-York Cable Company, returned to this
city yesterday. In reference to the testimony
OF ex-Alderman Fullgraf that that corporation had
offered $50 for the Broadway franchise. he said:
franchise half in money half in bonds but that offer
was made to the city The first offer was s5OOoJo ana
that very vouble unanimous ingenious and veracons
whom citizen, Jaehne, now cirmtsr m9rtas and resd,
ing. believe. in Sing Sing when in his conclaye OF
thieves spoke of these Offers men Of the confused intel
went to the city to themselves inferred that this
intended for their pockets; and maybe Jaehne
sion is that Jaehne led them TO believe that
they would derive no personal henent from TINS oher
went to them individually.
Az for myself never spoke TO Mr. Jaehne addressed
him otherwise than IT. presenting open arguments before
the Board of Aldermen in the presence OF multitude or
spectators and those occasions noticed an active,
busting little with glib and ready tongue and impudent
air who seemed TO sway the Railroad Committee, and
who often put questions and frequently put me down.
and afraid he would put me out OF the Adermanc
chamber until at last 1t got to be quite irsome to say
nothing of being excessively dsagreeable for to adj
dressl the committee L inquired who that little man
was and they told that 1t was Alderman
Jaehne That constitutes the sum and substance OF my
acquaintance with him. and with other Alderman of
the Board 1884 except in similar have ever held
any intercourse saving with eX-Aldcrman Waite, who
kindly furnished with the Inequalities OF the Pequot
House. New-LOndon. for pay as any prudent Boniface
would and then not until after he had voted the Broad
way franchise elsewhere.
"f any other or different offer than those have
ton was ever made, and with the object
corrupt the Board of Aldermen about cable road In
Broadway ID must have come from special corporation
Of which william c. Whitney and the Phladelphians conf
prising the Broadway Railroad Company. were the con-
trolling spirits. one thing you can rely upOn-that the
withers OF the York Cable Company are unwrung 1t
can stand the fierce white light that beats upon it,.
W. G. Andrews, the president Of the Cable Company In
1854 denied that that corporation had ever raised cent
to influence the Aldermen. and declared that there
any talk OF such attempt James A. Roosevelt
the directors OF the Broadway Railroad Company
ian anclary company of the Gable Company, has al
stated that he told his fellOwdecOrs that II any
thing the nature of bribery should he attempted he
would denOuncc il publicly and withdraw from the COM
pany.