New-York tribune., 1886-03-19

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tbs TRIBUNE. | have nothing TO confess about the
broadway Surface Road franchise. The passage OF 1t
through the Board OF Aldermen never increased my
wealth by a single dollar voted for the road because
| thought 1t u good thing to have Dut ANA thihR
SO still Jachne's arrest. however is NOT In my Opinion
due 20 any connection which he may have had with the
| Broadway matter, / have it from good au-
thority that the real charge Is that foun led
on Defective Prices teStmony-ihe silver business
was told this by who 0aw Ja6hne's warrant ana
bo,,, in the pistrictAtorneys oice TINS afternoon
Jsehne Is not he kind of aman TO be trapped into max
ing confess on to an, body. No. think hr Whole Al
fair is simply continuation of H. bnH game wh'h has
been played by the INVESTIGATING Cor,-.!ee and tie
papers for weeks past. It's only few DAYS Sncr 10y
Eadt that had made q long confession - ir C"hKhg
somebody. when IN fact had never ven neaf hh "i
any of the other cOuusclneVer tho sht "f Shrn 'S
Tnis ia more the same tEing-see II iii-IL Wy
just look the for MON nj. Nobody "H' yet
been indicted Ivy the Senate Committed IiI'h ir7> l"o
Grand Jury. The great Investigation mas nov N''
reached that lcngth Now this bong 'He ''''
how can any one arrested an not ai""y'r ~ any
means but common tells me that such pr''e'"
I'M, ,gould hc unerly absurd. IL to me great
shame TO allow such reports get QUITO say that men
have confessed when they have not "Hy even 'o-'"!
one of the newspaper bulletins had 1t NJ tAat ~" Hso
made clean breast OF it. The more think ABOUT tho
statement OF Jacnue's having mtdo confession inc
more certain feel that the report is false Il he Is se
fence as the detectives stImOny would MAKE him
out 20 be- why he has no reputation a stke-nolh"S 10
lose provided he found out | have a pus'hr'S
standing second to in New-IorE. and provided
h ID done anything wrong tnis ami my famlIys hohpr
n,i,bt load me to take some such step;
Int ucthing OF this kind would influence
Mr. Jaehuc DID see the warrant for JAchhes
arrest / saw what purportcd to be mat document
which was published in the afternoon papers Dnt 'hK
it was genuine copy. believe the one printer was
a forgcry-iust 10 max sensation ana carry out hiS
bluff game little further. But or false 1t makes
no difference with shall be At my once al nan
past tomorrow morning usual and be reaIytO meet
anybody who wishes to meet mc"
M'QUADE READY To SHOW MS BOOKS.
Arthur j. Nic Quade represented The NlNth iH'luct III
the Boarl 1854 and 1856. lie lives at No. JIJ Last
Thirteentist and carries rug business at No.
j3j reporter called hs house
about 7:3O p. H. Mr. McQuade his wife said was out
When asked If he would he at homo later III the evening
she replied; Nes suppose 20; Why shouldn't lie ne
There beeu half dozen men here tonight asking
that same question. Is anything wrong" Hr>' Nc
Ouade looked exceedingly worried she finished speak
ing minutes later the reporter met the eX-Ader
man iu Frst-av His brow vas corrugated and there
was look his face though he tried to look
uncOnceTned
"Have you hcarl OF Jaehnes statement to Inspector
| Byrnos :" the reporter asked
ayes, friend told me this after
! noon that he had been arrested
ana later heard that he had made stotement don't
believe that he has made a statement imphcatng Other
Aldermen don't believe that he knows o. any wrong
doing OF other Aldermen. lie certainly doesn't so taraS
am cone erned he has made any such confession as
is alleged, lie has simply done it to lead Inspector
| Byrres on"
In the statement Inspector Jaehne says that an
expert hired by certain Aldermen who do business
ana keep books tx the books that If the com
mtee should call for them they would not show that
any money had been received except III the regular
! course of business" said the reporter.
81 do not believe that Jaehne ever made any such
statement" replied Mr. McQuade
"But supposng he did make that charge" insisted the
| reporter.
Noboiy can make me believe tbat ho said any thing
like that" was the answer.
"Nou keen books, do you not ="
Eyes keep books and have been ready TO have them
closely scrutnizcd by investigation committee and
thcy haven't beon fixed either They couldn't be fixed
anyway Ny business las always been open and above
board. Only last week this investigating committee
were down my bank trying TO see what they could
find out there. Now l perfectly willing that they
! should pry nlo my affairs closely as they WISH |
want to right before the public never accepted
! a bribe and never Will. l make living without
| that. / am proud Of having been an Alderman, My
record is good and no one can smrch It, so far as my
voting Tor the Broadway franchise is concerned am
glad did it would do the same thing over again
under like circumstances"
sHaIIS NOT GOING TO CANADA OR CUBA.
Ex-Adermsn Thomas Shells at his home, No -
Plke-sL, in s sir soevcs, cLJoying his diuner as II
there had never been broadway railroad. lie said
first heard OF Alderman Jaehnes arrest from the
newspapers. l did know that lie had made con-
fessiOn thought that lie had been arrested Inform
alton and belief, whatever that may SO he got
$4,000 did he Well, that IS news. That all his own
business 1t is purely private matter and do not see
how can have connection with Alderman Jaehnes
private affairs He had right TO do as ho
saw fit know that l did. What l did
In mV
record open the public. and where stood and voted
upon this Broadway business Is well known. Every man
VINO vOe is supposed to be Influenced by some
motive Mr.. Jaehnes motive | know nothing about
How should ! east vote for this road and had a
reason doing believe that every member OF the
Beard had reason for his vote and If Mr. Jaehne was
Influenced by lin ancal considerations do not see how
that reflects upon any other member OF the Board i had
no suspicious aroused in regard to Mr. Jaehne while
WAS associated with him. and did not search for any
thing indicate that he had been corrupted did not
20 10 the Board for that purpose and had all my time
taken up guiding course If had to go through
the same course would probably do as did then II
Mr. Jaene has confessed that there were others lmp-
Gated in Tho bribery and received money for
their votes why the has interest FOR
am Wiling to have him confess us much as he likes for
know very well that anything he can say VIII not AZ
feet AN not gong to Canada Cuba or any other
place, and BE- found At any time attending TO my
business "annot say any hing aoont the gult or ID,
nOccnce Ol Mr.. Jaehne. don't know anyt4ln ABOUT
tbs facts that can be brought against MIN 90 Know
that there have been many staten nts made about TINS
Broadway business tndt are not true,
been exaggerated and full OF TisrspresrntatiOns do
what Will he the outcome OF this Investigation,
and go far as am concerned do not care"
DUFFY PLEADS His GOOD CHARACTER.
Tx.Alderman Michael Duffy is a contractor and lives
on the top rocky blum the Drownsone house No.
l56 East Oue-huudred- and d-second-st The house is
owned by Mrs. Duffy.
al don't care what Jaehne any else or all OF the
Aldermen have to say about the Broadway Railroad
SAID he voted it, and voted for II BECAUSE II was
a good thing for The public That enough for me.
No Can say went in the Board
of Aldermen get Drbdd for my
vote. I've got just clean a record as any man IN
New-YOrk | was elected three times, and cOnd have
gone again. but not politician. lost time and
money by serving III the Board, and never hung