New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-03-14

found themselves Mr. COnkling, after desperate eff
fort found that he after the word "limt," and
wanted TO know II there was Irregular limit Mr.
Jaehne said no." He also declared he had not played
with one Billy" Moloney.
o-Do you know a Mr.. Scott Aldo.
Q-Whats MS nIst nse. e., =, uoT n ~ hnsiness
for business purposes he called not over nan uozeh
U'~-where did you see him lastl An the Broome-
at, place .oo.,,,,. hon, ,no, NJ. soot, had made
stsiement and reduced il to writing! Ayes.
O-Whenl A week ago.
9.-Who gave YOU the informationl Any counsel
Q-Doyou know where Mr. scott Is now Al ""
OFF you wanted to know whore he 's what would
xoh do Al really don't know. KNOW so Illte
about him should not know how TO 80 TO WORK 10
set at him ,orr,oe q, tho ,mrort o, his .tatementl
"o.-Did YOU then see Mr. ALERT Al have seen him
sS.cYou saw him that day. did you nOt' Al
'o1Dd Mr. Ncwcombe go to see Mr.. Alteri A.-NOt
"oDid You send for Mr. Alter to come your housel
can't reeSllect frequently him. 1t is posi-
o-Did you, within week, send special messenger
to6mi Al did.
Q.-Who was that Any brother That had no
CONNECTION with this matter. The time sent for Mr.
Q.-After hearing OF Mr. scotts statement dId y o,a
spesk to Mr. Alter of it when you saw himf Al dont
p1You said nothing to him about safe there A.
don't recolect that l did Possibly did, but don't
recoect , ,,,,
Y r. a.
Q.-And you did not talk to him aiterward about INC
safe Al probably talked about the case.
pretty nearly. did they not I Al mink not.
Q.-You heard him asked whether ne ha1 sraIeu h,
Ne nd been sent out TO change $1,000 bill Did that
touch youi A-No, sir; because there was Ho 'u'H
ho-Dd the suppostOn that such things true not
foneh YOU A.-Putting IL in that way II ala, pao
no attention the matter after counsel spoke 10 me-
Mr. Conking endeavored to ascertain how deeply Mr.
Jaehne had been affected by the allegation that "a
great sum OF money venal purposes TO influence the
witness and other Aldermen in his keep" The
witness admitted that he had read aud heard the aega
tions about the {" safe" and the doodle"
o. wish to get explanation Of your indifference
TO SO grave charge SO that you cannot FeGo 6et
soi Al probably did speak to him, but recollect no
AID. do 70" ADO" 1''I''
3-Wben did you become acquainted with William
MSloneyl A.-After entered the Board
Q.-When did you last see hint Al think about
three ago either at the Astor House or the City
'is1l P 6o yon know where he isl Al not
Q-TaEen any pains to find out Al have not
Q.-Do you know where he lives An Lexington,
ave think near Forty. fifth ST.; SO have been told
6UYon know William Harvey. the lquor-seller at
yaTck and Houston SITS Al do. have been in the
habit Of going there Tor the last four or i've years
wien Won met Murty j. Clark and others at Harneys,
when some ono read the testimony OF the day aloud
HleseEt was William Conner / went away with him to
The Amsterdam Club 20 attend reception.
Odd YOU inform any one what you were going 10
co or whom TO see Al have no recollection OF It,
Q-Did you say you were going to prepare t0r GER
ODD you make any communications as a Ohnaf
% 90 W YOU know how MIR. Clark lves9 Ale has
the reputation of being man OF means lie devotes
U,SWere cards a part of the pleasure at Harney'sl
Al times; drinking and talking were features OF the
meetings
THE FAMOUS AUGUST MEETING.
Mr. Jaehne SAID that part of MI Clarks occupation
ges waking around" not as a pedestrian, but for
pleasure
EMr Coukng then took up the Lyddy suit. Mr. Jaehne
had first heard OF it through the newspapers Regarding
the famous a. IN. session OF the Board, at which the
franchise first passed over the Mayors Veto MT
Jaehne said:
signed the call for that meeting the evening
ioney lie SAID the chairman OF the Railroad Committee
Q.-WhO was the chairmani AIR. McLoughIln
Ole Is now deadi A.-Ies, sir. -
Q-You knew t1at ne Lyddy injunction i had up 10
that time kept the Board from acting Al dld; l 40
not recolect that Mr. Mo1ney fod me that the nnno
Q-Wbet names had already been signed to the call
Al do not recolect W.T.. 49,. ,,, -.
New London and that arrangement had been made TO
bring him here by special boat 81 da not h said nut
he did not remember where he went that some one
called in bis absence whom he hunted up late that night
after learning OF the cal.
GLOW long did the meeting the next morning last
A.-Twenty, twenty-five minutes.
Mr. Jaehnes memory wholly defective as to the
details OF the meeting to what happened after
ward that day.
Odd Won see Mr. Richmond, president OF the Sur
face road. that dayi Al never saw MI. Richmond
until saw him here in court. - 49,.
O-What were your annual expenses, apart from
elections. in 1854 or 1851 Al never took any &C
'0"Wbat was your house rent for lss4i Al lease
1t $3.50 and sublet floor and room for S4OO leav
ing $3.50 for my rent.
Q-Iour personal habits were rather expensive were
they nOti Al never thought so. $500,
Q.--How much money die YOU win at poker in 1Ssli
Al cannot tell you. kept no account OF IT, Ii you
win ~ark the range, / will try 70 tel yon
gid you win cent? dno o AL ala
There's the range" said Nj. Conkling. blandly
NOW I'll it ill.,"
"Ican't tell from that range" the Alderman sighed.
ODD you win or lose Al was fortunate
f0.eDid You win 81 oOoi Al should think more;
Q-Did you win $4,000 Avery probably did.
'I OEIiSw was IT III 1881 A.-About the Same.
ODD you win any money on bets In 1854 Add.
The largest on the Presidency think 1t was on a
bet OF $500 TO $500 that Mr. Cleveland would he elected
II through Mr. Harvey, who made another bet
iVr ne YOU know that you could not evade the law
when You were even interested in betf Al
never read the law Harvey and were interested To-
Mr. Conklug-Oh, you went snucks'" A-That
oEwas any present made to you in 1884 Of dia-
ON Did you buy any expensive diamonds in 1ss4i A
ODD 90 You sell 81 900 diamond in 1ss4' don't
Odd you buy 81 900 worth of diamonds Ayes
probably more.
Mr.. seward here asked Mr.. NewcOmbe
IL was true that about two
weeks ago he Newcom6el had Informed
him that man was Offering fell to the highest bid
der certain written statement signed by John Scott
and that offer OF it had been made TO Mr. Newcornbe
who had refused it. Mr.. Newcombe answered: THAT
is true" He afterward stated that the had offered
the statement at his office, regarding Mr.. Jaehne,
but that the enraged had told him TO leave the
office or he would kick him Mr.. Newcombe re-
ported the matter Mr.. Seward 1t is supposed that
scott is the diamond broker who reported that Alter
had pointed TO the safe said There is where the
doodle was" and that Alter said that he had
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