New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-13

MPs. sCHUYLERs AFFIDAVIT.
Mr. Ryan stated that lie had certain memoranda which
| he would like to lay before the committee. showing
when he last made a payment to Mr. Miller as counsel.
when at 80 Alderman Jaehno appeared and Mr. Conk-
ling hastily shut of this OF Investigation by
cusng Mr. Ryan temporarily and calling aloud for Gem
trai Office Detective stephen OBrien and Detective j.
! X. Price, of Captain Wnliams's command. Alderman
: Jaehne was He is slender man, with heavy
sandy mustache his sole facial adOrnment In the way
Of hair apparently thrtyeight years old He took
the chair and with legs and crossed unmoVed,
while Mr. Seward read affidavit by Mrs. Gertrude Van
! c. Hamilton Mrs. Schuyler Hamuton.l The reading
created sensation and was breathlessy followed Inc
| affidavit ran:
tdty and County OF New-York IS: Mrs Gertrude Van
| c. Hamilton beug duly sworn, deposes and says: ON
the l7tn January 1880, at IL o'clock noon OF thal
| day INV house was entered and robbed OF a large
amount OF silverware. saw tue two thieves very
plainly coming from my d9or SIX weeks sTa
by Detective Stephen Bsa Of the al hs rseS e
ON sunday teuruary ~ ie99 1Henes az ine OS,i W
went Jefferson Market Police Court aud Justice Duhy
renamed tho prisoner Ny nurse also Identified Ihoas
TAYLOR at the Central Station From tnere we went to
the Tombs where identibed Horace Lyons, otherwise
! corder Smytn. Peter Mitchell defended HIM He
convicted and sentenced tor six years aud six months to
18th Goth Of tue month, but OF that an not posi-
tive Taylor pie AIDED guilty and IL oelhg ms second
| offence, he sentenced for ten years He has since
Gfer the thieves were arrested, Detective OBrien told
mo tuat mad tracked them after leaving my house.
! Lvons VINO carried the silver in a bag, ran through
Thirty niutn-st Park-aye., and took cab down to
Brpoine-st lie told tue number IN BrOone-st. to
which Lyons had taken the silver, but have forgotten
It, Detective O'Bnen said was aJe~elry Store Kept
| hy Henry W. Jachne. Taylor took a car down town
and Lyons at the store IN Boome-;t and sofa the
card which was printed Henry W. Jaehne, JeWeer,
silver BeSt shsc ana was melted He said thai he
knew the property Of other people mad gone there
he got OH the track Of the robbery was this; He was
| tsld by saloon keeper tnat one evening two meh
Inn N
OF them Tayor threw s"lne money on ihe counter
III gold, and remarked Inc Alderman pau % me ln golu
| tween the two men about dropping something out OF
bag which Incy we've afraid woald make trouble That
was the cover my sugar bowl and that recovered
| That wuat led TO their detection. ,.. -.
Detective OBren also told lie that Taylor was at the
head of gang Of thieves, some seven IN all Who nad
robbed OF houses in the upper pa, qi the ety.
mine being the first He also showed me aIl TICKET OF
the Thomas Taylor Association Thomas IaylOI was ne
president Horace Lyons wac me treasurer LOUIS belsE %
was secretary. and William stewart was one OF the
officers of this association Three more OF TINS gang
| were afterward caught and convicted. william stew
art was convicted OF the r0DheIy or n0uSe ia west
Fifty -seventh-st / think the name OF the gentleman
name convicted for the robbery OF house in FIFTY
ninth St. and sent to Elra Among the 0her houses
robbed by this gang were those OF Mr. Thomas q.
strong, the late Mr. George L. Hoffman; in Nest Fifty
the house OF a Mrs. Webster, wbO understand was a
friend of Mr. Peter Mitchell. Detective OBrien in
formed me that Jaehne took all Of the stun from this
gaug of which Taylor was tue president and OF these
thieves five ont OF we're caught and senlenced lie
told that lie coulG put man on the stand wnO could
prOve that Jaehno received all this stun stolen, but
that the thief himself, from whom ne had got
It, He told that George Alter was Jaehno's clerk
and attended 10 the store for HIM Detective Brleh
went say that he mad gwen me az THESE particulars
uI private information, as lie WOull IKE me 10
yer sG G e i"%U hsd been be- my melted lie said could get some
OF my influential friends TO SPEAK 10 JaoDne, ne would
probably pay me FOR my property
thei went to Captain Williams ana related what
OBren had said. lie seemed astOnlshed, ana sald lie
dld think cOuld b0 possible but he would go down
town himself that evenhE ana WoId 20 H;u out Wau H9
could aud see me the next day Inc uay ioHowihg
Captain Williams nnd he said, Mrs. Hamilton. you
are agh'l SIene % 10 sent Detecttye PTce TO see faene
This was either just before or just after the OF
March, 1850, for Detective Price tod me that Jaelne
had either gone or was aUou to go tue Inauguration
al WasninrI on in charge OF a New. York delegation.
The morning which Detective Price saw Jacnue-I
tnnkt Was ut his mouse Naudam-st aud not at his
store, but not postve-l Was AT MOras, the photo
graphers Detective Price came TO my house to see me-
and not finding me there followed me To Morals lie
came in there and said III very excited way: Mrs
Hamilton, Jaehne has your silver; he confessed to
having it, but SAID he would have To see George Aer
about it, the rule OF the office was to melt eNgrythins
come away rchel man thah when 9e went IN ne sal
that IN order to get anything out or Jaehie nc had 10 tG
him a lie-that Taylor had "squealed Jaehne made
an appointment with Price tor the next day. The day
following Price told that he had Jaehne again.
ailo hauce OF confesHions-and SAID significantly;
Jamie Taylor has not squealed;" -. ,,,.,.,
took two days. and Mr. Mitchell i9n9ht cry haId Tor
him. Alter MS conviction. Mr.. Mitchell, who Was
stranger me- to ne and said: MIS- Hamilton
MY ceut the prisoner is veIy anxious to speak 10 YOU
9 You 20 to tne hack of the court and speak
himi nave tried my best for him, but the battle is
lost viii he very glad to nelp you to get back your
silver" 1t struck that this Was very peculiar. but
silver has heon melteI aud that cannot De Iostored but
am on tue underground track just as IeaGhed the
place where the prisoner Was the van A arTiyel ana he
OF the hall talking earnestly lie returned TO me ana
said Will YOU TO the Tombs and see his mani He
most ANXIOUS 10 see you, and II may do you great
seiyice." then went to the Tombs and spoke to the
prisoner. He put piece Of paper i'll my hands and
stuf went" 1 replied I know where it went. ,You
took 1t 10 Jaehne's in BrOOme-st." Ho said: ha,e
4 lt hot said Malyn
no ni,take Teli me the truth DO what you can to
help retrn my goods and will do what can to get
Tractors M He said s The @n 9so Is on 51at
| showed this to Detective OBren, and he said: -"
am your silver went TO Jaehne's." And said:
aehne they have taken the wrong person because
Allen has Teen working for no Tor SIX weeks
could 1900 he got my silver back" oBrien sal
TO Come aud see Inspector Byrnes and tell nun all
Jou know. and show MN tins paper he Is tue right man
To get your property for you" went to the Central
send for Jaehne aud Allen that night and maize an APP
pontmont with me Tor tue next day at ii JclocS Upon
according to appointment. lie said; WE'LL | nave
To Drought It'' down here last nigh, caisod him
and told him he must give up the SUN or word make
tried to recover you. As to Mr. Jaehnc. have
seen HIM; He knows nothing OF tina, affair. He does
not own the store In BrOome-s He sold out and trans
ferred the proIerty some time before to Mr Geolee
he will tell you that he know" it went Jsehnes store,
aud that, though 1t Is nomiay Alters. he is only
figure head Can you not see Mr.. ORren and find out
what proof he has, and not take Jqenes word for it
Inspector Byrnes jumped up from his chair and, though
IL bitterly cold, threw open the window. became
very red in the face, aud said: take my own In
attending my own business and do nothing further
for you in this matter" ! said Mr. Byrnes, good
morning" and then went to SEE Captain Williams and
told him Of my interview with Byrnes he advised
write Mr. MARITIME 10 matter 40 before
the Grand Jury. He then spoke TO Detective Price and
said: Tell Mrs. Hamilton Just what the fret
time you Jachne and what lie old YOU" Price then
said that when he first told Jsehne that Mrs. Hamilton
had evidence against him that he had taken Mrs amil
toms sveI Jaehne put down 81 DO bill and said Take
that keep that woman's mouth shut" Price threw
the money the hOUr and said, didn't here for
this purpose to restore that lady property
possible"
After my last interview with Iospccor Byrnes when
he tried give the impression that John Allen was
the receiver OF silver and not Jaehne for
Alen and be S In COmnanY