Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-21
JAEHNE TO JOIN WARD.
NINE YEARS AND TEN MONTHS
HIS SENTENCE.


Judge Barrett Pictures in Luminous
OratOry the Hopelessness of Faith in
Universal Corrupti0n-The Ex-Alder-
mans Contempt for Those of His FOr-
mer Colleagues who Refused to be-
Bribed Brought Back TO His Memory.
New YORK, May 20.-TAe Court of Oyer
and TermIner was filed this morning
with large crowd of spectators, anxious
TO hear Judge Barrett pronounce sem
tence upon Alderman Jaehne. Alderman
Jaehne was in attendance, guarded by
Deputy Sheriff. His face was pale and
his eyes had weary look. He was asked
what he had to say why judgment should
not be pronounced against him
according to law, He made no re-
ply, but kept his eyes fixed
upon the rain in front OF him. Judge Bar
rett then sentenced the prisoner to nine
years and ten months in State prison.
He said the prisoner had been convicted
after fair trial, that he had had every ad-
vantage that defendant could have and
able counsel.
ABLY DEFENDED.
He had the services OF two OF the most
eminent members Of the bar-one q
veteran OF the criminal bar, noted tor his
power and force, and another gentleman
OF equal power and force, whose services
were ever at the command of the poor,
unfortunate and oppressed in this and
other lands. The case was sad one.
Ii was a humiliating spectacle that
a man who was selected TO public office
in this city should have so heinously be-
trayed his trust as the prisoner had. 1t
was humiliating to the people Of the city,
State and country that such a spectacle
should be presented in a free governments
as person betraying his trust as the
prisoner had. 1t was sad to see a man
with the prisoners advantages in the pO<
sition in which he now was.
THE sADDEsT SPECTACLE.
81 could not be unmOved at the specta-
Gle Of your weeping wife and broken-
hearted mother, but the saddest thing OF
all about your case is the doubt which
pervaded many good and honest minds OF
| your conviction. There was not doubt
| in your guilt. 1t was universally conceded
when the evidence was in that the case
against you was clear, convincing
and overwhelming. There was no doubt
of your guilt, but there was doubt con.
cerning the chances of convicting you.
! You have only had faith IN the supremacy
OF evil and IN the impOssibility Of work.
ing out good results, and you have faith
cred and sustained the very crime OF
which you have been found guilty. The
faith that you and those like you have en-
deay0red to trample in the mud OF COR
ruption rises triumphant over you, while
you have fallen, a disgraced and dishOn.
ored man.
FAITH IN EVIL UNAvAILING.
''Faith In evil Will not give way TO that
better and higher faith that the good must
triumph In the end. Have you forgotten
| the conviction of Tweed, whose power
was greater than ever yours wasi Have
you forgotten the conviction OF Geneti
Have you forgotten the conviction
of Sergeant Crowley and Of Fish
and Ward, or are only the miscarriages OF
justice to be remembered? A lesson is
there. The people are not as you and
those like you have thought. bOney@
combed through with corruption. There
is hope Of better things and the people
will, in the future, have more faith.
sNEERING AT REFoRMERs.
"YOu and such as you not only doubI.
the efficacy Of the law and believe solely
IN corruption 10 prevent and Obstruct the
law, but you sneer at every honest effort
| to bring about better state OF things.
Two nOtOriously honest men OF your board
were sneered a. as dudes. Their refusal
to do as you did was 'cheap buncOmbe,'
in addition 10 that you must instruct your
counsel TO say that it was personal
! ambition and personal angrandlzement,
| that our worthy Sheriff refused an offer
OF bribe because he wauted TO be Sher.
| if, and that the Hon. Mr. O'COnor re-
fused 10 because he wanted TO be Cover
nor. Every espirant for better things,
you said, was an aspiration for personal
aggrandizement and personal advantage.
There Is ncthing 50 contemplate TO you
as a man who seeks 30 reform abuses.
THE LESSON OF THE DAY.
''The lesson OF the day is that the vipers
who hold such sentiments had better hide
their heads 50 that honest men may
breathe more freely and that they may
know that the majority OF the people hold
their honor above price. II ever there
was case when something like the maxi
mum punishment OF the law should be
inflicted it 10 truly here. There was not
only technical bribery but ii was substan-
tial bribery, an enormous sum OF money
paid TO man for the purpose of influence
ing him with respect TO a stupendOus
transaction. IL was no trivial matter.
IL was one or the most extreme cases OF
bribery. 1t is one OF those cases for which
the law provides the maximum punish
ment."
The application for stay OF execution
OF judgment IN the Alderman Jaehne
bribery case WAS argued before Judge
Daniels in the Supreme Court this after
noon. Gen. Pryor argued for a stay and
Assistant District Attorney NicOl op-
posed II for the people. The decision OF
Judge Daniels was rendered at 6:35 deny
ing the motion for stay. Alderman
Jaehne Will be taken to Sing Sing IN the
morning.