The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1886-05-21
JAEHNE.
STAY of Proceedings Granted
in His Case.
-IsIoN OF THE STATE PRISON.
The Sentence Pronounced was Nine
Yeurs and Ten Months-other
News Notes.
Jaehne Gets It.

NEW YORK, Lay 2o.-The court OF
Over and Terminer was filed this morn
ing with spectators anxious 10 hear
Judge Barrett pronounce sentence up
on Alderman Jaehne. convicted OF brib-
erv in connection with the Broadway
Railroad franchise. Jaehne was IN at
tendance, guarded by deputy sheriff.
His face was pale and his eyes had
weary look. After the Judge had taken
his seat the district attorney moved for
sentence to be passed on the prisoner.
General Pryor, of Jaehne's counsel,
made a motion for arrest OF judgment
upon the following grounds;
First. the indictment was insufficient
in substance.
Second, that the count in the indict-
ment upon which the verdict was re-
turned was insufficient TO sustain the
verdict, and
TAird, because in law there can be no
judgment upon an indictment and YER
dict.
Counsel moved for a new trial upon
two grounds:
First, the misdirection of the jury in
matters of law, and because the verdict
was contrary 70 law and against the
evidence.
The motions were denied. Counsel
then took exception TO the denial of
each motion. Jaehne then stood up
for sentence, and in reply to the usual
questions of the clerk, gave his age as
So years and residence as 43 Van Dam
Street. He said also that he had
learned the jewelry trade. He
say why Judgment should not be pro-
nounced against him according to law
He made no reply. but kept his eyes
fixed upon the rail in trout of him.
Judge Barrett then sentenced the pris-
oner to nine years and ten months in
the State prison. He said the prisoner
had been convicted in q fair trial; that
he had every advantage that a de-
PENDANT could have, and able counsel;
he had the services Of two of the most
eminent members of the bar. one a
veteran of the criminal bar, noted for
his power and force. aud another gen
tleman of equal ability, whose services
were ever ready &C the command
Of the poor, unfortunate and OPP
pressed. The case was q sad one.
1t was Illuminating spectacle, that
man who was elected 20 public Office in
this city should have so heinously be-
trayed his trust as the prisoner had. Il
was humiliating TO the people of the
city, State and country, that such
spectacle should be presented in free
government as a person betraying his
trust as the prisoner had. 1t was sad
to see a man with his advantages, in
the position which he now was In; he
could not be unmoveG at the spectacle
OF the weeping wife and broken
mother, but the saddest thing of all
about your case is the doubt which per-
vaded many good and honest minds of
your conviction. There was not doubt
OF your guilt. IL was universally con
ceded when the evidence was in that the
case against you was clear. convincing
and overwhelming. The frst doubt
seems to have arisen from lack of faith
in the efficiency OF our Jury system. the
zeal of our public prosecutor and the
efficiency Of our police. These doubts
have been dispelled by your conviction.
1t teaches an important lesson. The
majority of our people in public life
have not their price. Let me again say
IT this point that your offence
was not a technical bribery, but a
stupendous bribery for the furtherance
of stupendous transaction. Have the
people of this city ceased to remember
the fate OF Tweed, Of Genet. of Crow
ley, of Fish and OF Ward. The people
are not all honeycombed with corrup-
ton. According TO the testimony IN
your case. the two only honest men in
the board we're sneered at by you as
dudes. Our worthy sheriff, Grant, re-
fused the proffered bribe and il Is en-
tirely immaterial as vas suggested.
whether they expected to reward Grant
10 run for mayor and 0'Connor for
governor. The judge then passed sem
tenoe upon the prisoner
Lawyer Newcomb, on affdavits made |
by himself and Jaehne, containing the |
legal points raised during the trial and |
the exceptions taken, secured from |
Judge Daniels temporary stay of pro-
ceedings and an order TO show cause |
why the stay should not be permanent |
pending the appeal Of arguments to be |
heard at 3 O'Clock this afternoon. |
Jaehne is in custody of the warden,
who assigned him to cell No. ii on the /
third tier. According to the remission |
made for good conduct, he will serve /
six years, four months and eleven days.