New-York tribune., 1886-03-21

him that was going 10 90; an expert 90 through them
When we talked about dissolvng partnership hrouGht
the hocke back lie said that he would get man to cH
anime thom. but he Kept putlihg II OIL anu Nv ~
solution the ChPcEb0oks disappeared nave looho TOT
them, bur cannot Eud them Mr. Tallman must have
Q.-WIat was in the safei Al don't know-seneral
memorandums. invoices aud some cash ,
O-Anythtng elsri A.--Not that know ot-some casE
boots, perhaps oice-DOoks, notebooks sae-oooA anu
dis5uTsotsentbook.
G-Ild yon read that Mr. Iallman testified that he
DIDN'T have the books Al did not ,-
Q.-Do you know anything about tbe amount OF eaies
O-OrinlssJl A.-No, sir.
Q-Do You know anything about the profit or 1855 III
Q-Id yonr business lose money in both these years
You don't know whether from 'G5 your firm made
lost money A.-So sir; know nothing ut al ABOUT
II. Mr. Tsllman kept all the books.
your receipts for 54 'S5 A-No, sir; not 10 my
Q-Have you ever stated in Brooklyn In the presence
Of prominent Official Of Kings County, the amount o
your receipts in 81 or 'oot A.-No' SIT ho' " I'D
Q-Hsye you ever stated that you received In 50
O-iIave you ever stated that you were the last man
to hod out in the BOsrl OF Aldermen against tno bIo
O. Have YOU ever stated that you held out at al !
A-No. str don't understand what you mean DS NoIO
tsghtly sarcastc,-It does not suggest any idea to
your mind at all A--No, SIR unless IL snouiu iN''4
O. nore sarcastic suppose IT means that you wore
the last man to give your 9oHssh ia I t ucyor made
any suGh assertion to any one. ,,-,. ,,a
On what beside tne GOid-st house, Brooklyn ana
the house you IN. your wios home, IS your properly
Invested An tho business am now ~. 49,. ,,,o,r
Q.-How much is the stock wOrthi Al con KNOW :
Have you interest in any other property A-None
OHAre YOU nnabl. to state Whist property you hold
because the question does not point al the particular
PropSrty AJ GoPe peaTsop SsoN oi saG Mr. Coming Mr
Pearson left the witness chair but taired III INC cO
room to see how the other witnesses iarcd'
MIR BYRNES DECLINES TO TESTIFY.
els Alderman Jaehne in the court :" asked Mr.. Conk-
ling There was no response and expression OF dis
appointment swept the faces OF all the spectators
Mr. Abarbanel who had been referred to by Mr. Pear
son. here whispered few words IN Mr. Conhdns ear
and Mr. Conkiug addressing the committee, said.
formation lie has furnished to this committee was gwen
by permission and direction OF gentleman for whom ne
"a sctinp as cOunseI" Inspector Byrncs." called
Mr. Corkllng. ard the burly chief OF detectives
settled down in witness chair the curiosity or the
spectators moved to high PITCH but II was
doomed to go unsatisiied. -, ....,
"uave you recently, and II 80, When had cohVCTsa-
ton with Alderman 1aehne IN reference among oIAor
things to the Broadway Railroad franchise :"
:" decline TO answer that question az tnIs ,Ilne re-
piled Mr. Byrnes, on the ground that u may nave a
tendency defeat the ends Of justice and by uTecuon
of the ttorney, there Is 10 he an eXanlna
non of Mr. Jachne at , O'Clock on Monday" o,,o,,.
That objection would apply to any question ABOUT
Alderman JachDef
unless the committee instruct me Otherwise said
Mr. Coaklng. shall not continue Mr. ByrheSs exainl
nation ~,
1le committee u0 not lnstTuCb Obioi "i'S anu -'''
Byrnes retired. .,., A.,
There was no response
rs Alderman James Fulgraf in court y
Again the silence remained ub6rokeh'
"Is Alderman Duffy in court ~ -,
'Yes Sir" was the response this time and the ex-A-
deruau pushed his through the crowd AItCr hlsS-
ing he Bible h. passed his hand over MS lips aticr the
fashion OF man who has iGst mbibed at puDAc bar;
0.-WhCn you al Alderman An 81 90 ana
DO you remember the tlmc when you purchased a
- "a al
sr-yes. Sir; think il in '-3
o from whom did you purchase itl At was took
IN trade from q named Martin; don't remember
0"What was the price of the property A.-About
Q~What vas the property A country, place at
Rye Beach with about twelve and onc-halt acres o.
Mr. Coukne said that he did not wish to continue tho
lions merely to Get some date Gyci.
The committee then adjourned to Friday al II o'clock
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST JAEHNE.
WILL JUDGE GiLpEEsLEEYE HAVE 10 SIT As
MAGIsTrATE1
The work of preparing an indictment on
which TO try Alderman Henry W. JaeAHe proceeded yes
terlay nj the District Attorneys Office. There are com
paIatyey few presidents for the indictment under
Section - ofthe Consolidation Act AMI great care i-
used in the preparation Of the paper Assistant Dis
tricl-Attorney Eernou VI. DAVIS has charge OF
this part OF the case. Dstrct-Attorney Nar
t'no said that lie expected TO have the
Indictment ready by tomorrow morning. The cNaniua
ton before Judge Cidcrleevc, sitting ~ magistrate"
IS set down for , p NJ. ard the Grand Jury usually
hands in the indictments about o'clock, so that it ls
possible judge Gi.der-lecye viii Gud at O'Clock that
there is no need Of his serving us committing maGis-
trate.
Alderman Jaehncs lawyers say, however. that Hcy
are entitled 20 the examination in case, and there
may be legal struggle before the question Is decided
The practice Of police magistrates IS usually to st"I
the proceedings before them when indictments are
found
Dstrict-Attorney MARITIME aud Inspector Hyrnes CON
suited as to whether the laucr should tes'
tify before tho senate Committee rs to the
confession, which, he says, was made 10y
Jaehne to him. Mr. MARITIME thought that tho case
against Jaohne might DO prcjudiceJ by an immediate
disclosure OF the testimony for the prosecution, aud
when the officials left the building for the Federal Build
Ing 1t had been decided that the Inspector should refuse
to testify.
Josep O'Donnen. Jaehno's hondsman, visited tho Dis
trct Attorneys office, but remained only for minute
NJ MARITIME said that arrests would bc made last
night as far as he knew. No new information reached
him ycsterl lay az the charges against the otner Ader
men on the proposal Of the writer Of letter 20 judge
Gi!dersleeye 10 give information.
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