New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-23
THE CASES OF BRIBED ALDERMEN.
MR.. NICOIL SAYS NOTHING HAS BEEN LOST BY ID

THE CASES OF BRIBED ALDERMEN.
MR.. NIcoLL SAYS NOTHING HAS BEEN LOST BY DE-
LAYING THE TRIALS.
Assistant District Attorney Nicoil smiled grimy
yesterday when told that the doodle Aldermen
were taking comfort from Mr. Marines delay III
moving the second trial for bribery. They think
il signifies that we hsve come to the end OF our
tethrr. do they r. he repeated. "We If we get a
decision affirming Jaehne's conviction from the
Court of Appeals next week their contenttd 1eeIng
will probably be superseded with one not quite 30
fehcituns IL any one supposes that Mr.. MARITIME is
letting up on the Aldermen, he is deplorably mis-
taken" 49,
what is the reason for the delay y
"The very best reason in the world. Delay is not
dangerous to the people and haste would he. a
decision in our favor in Jaehnes case Will settle
several al IMPORTANT points. The hrst is the qnes
ton whether the indictment must be brought under
Section 80 of the CONSOLIDATION Act as they calm
OF under section 70 of the Penal Code as we claim
There is point there though a decision 1or IN 'm
would be given in spite OF the evident pollcy Oh
the Legislature to make the Penal Code ne only
rule fol furnishing bribery in this state; IN spite
of The express declaration of the Code that all acts
inconsistent with il, so far as they impose PUNISH
meut for crime repealed IN spite OF the express
declaration of those laws which define and provide
the punishment for offences defined and punlshaDie
by the Code are not excepted IRON tne IepeniiiIns
tIon Act that the Penal Code is to be deemed laer
law and in spite of the whole policy OF our law as
! expressed in the Constitution. TO suppress thIs
| odious crime of bribery by severe penalties. ana
| not TO make it, when committed by legislator OIL
| the greatest city of tne Union, with an annual
Midget of thirty millions less penal III its conse-
| ducnces than wien committed by private arpltia
! tor in ten dollar controversy. AZ the same time
| it would be sheer folly for us to undertake ahoher
costly trial before that point is decided Ano'her
| very important matter is the settlement OF the
dnes ton as to the amount of evidence necessary 10
! secure a conviction for bribery; these are pom
entirely new points and when they are settl al we
! shall know just where we stand And knowing
| we shall act
How
Mr. MARITIME does not feel committed to any one
line of action. But 1t Will not take MIN long 10
aWhat was Mr. Semplc doing in MontrealY'
a. can't answer that We are in a better position
to-day To go to trial than ever beiore-yon may say
that The delay unavoidable, ana nothlhg
has been lost by it,
Mr. Nicoll's argument before the CoIrt of Appeals
in the Jaehne case makes ms sixteenth appearance
there since he has been in the District Attorneys
observation-disclosures MARITIME deuied, yesterday
several rlmois respecting MI SempleS visit 10
Canada but would not say vhat tne purpose "a
that visit was He says that the District Attor-
news office was not TO be used to shield keenan, IN
preference to MOOncv on account OF pOlltical
friendships and that all reports 81 that KIND were
false He also said that it was " false abSnri' Thlc-
ulouS and ludicrous - to say that " Billy M0lonsy
vas 70 sail from Havre next Satdr Law, at Mr. Mar
tine. request to give evidence III the bribery cases
Mr. MARITIME will go to Rchhed Springs to-day lor
o short vacation.
SELLING THE OLD "vILLAGE CHURCH."
AN APARTMENT HOUSE TO TAKE THE PLACE OF
wrLL.KNOwN BUILDING.
near Eighth ave. has been sold by the congrega-
ton an Will i'll short time be torn down ana
row of fats built III It's place III is one OF the Quest
church buildings III the Ninth ard, aud had Dccn
occupied by the con gregatlon for more than lorty
wears Ii was not built by the United Presbyterian
denomination, but was origluaIly used as a ireNnV
telran church, being erected about $50, when The
Ninth Ward was the Greenwich Village suourD,
and il was thea known a. the Village Church
Owing TO the number OF more prosperous IreSbY-
teIan churches coming lnlo tile neighooih"od rom
the lower part of the CITY IT'S sale was determined
and the United Presbyterian congregation secured
il for 81 800.
Under ITS new ownership the church continued
for thirty years one OF the strongest OF It's dcho
! nation on the West side. ABOUT ten years ago
the membership began to decline as the older ncl-
bers died OF their families removed still further
uptown. wO years ago 1t was FOR several months
! without a pastor. Then the Rev. A. ii. liar>haw,
former pastor who had gone 10 81. LOUIS. vas III
duced to return, and 1t was decided afier ne had
made an attempt to revive the former interest to
sell the old property and remove uptown. The
binding has a frontage of IS feet in Jane-st and
is 81 feet deep. Ii sold for S3O.OO0 an adj
vance of $ls,5OO after It had been III
use for forty years; me cPnsT TGnriG
III Fifty hrsl-st near Nlnth-aveY Tor
$50 600. They removed to their new binding last
winter and the old property has not been In use
since. W. X. Fowler, of the Greenwich Savings
Bank III SlXthave., VINO l. one OF the e'dels OF me
church, SAID that the congregation was increasing
since the change was made, adding
There was a great reluctance among the older mem
give up old church even after they had be-
convinced that there 10 prospect OF restoring
th- strength, The membership made up mostly or
Scotch families who cling to their old WAYS But III
our lie situation We md good old FAINT
living and Mr. Harshaw getting them all back into
our congregation Now have attend
OF nearly 300 every sunday and we hold services
all through the summer.