New-York tribune., 1886-03-21
PEARSON APPEARS AT LAST.
ACCUSING HIS BRoTHERsIN-LAw.
HIS TESTIMONY IN ANSWER TO Mr.. coSKLING-
JAEHNE DOES NOT RESPOND.

JAEHNE DOES NOT RESPOND.
Tall ex-Alderman Pearson fulfilled the exc
pectation OF Lawyer Richard g. Newcombe yester-
day morning by walking deliberately into the meeting
room OF the Senate Railroad Committee and seating
himself the end OF the long table near his counsel
Alderman Jaehne also on hand walking uneasiy
about before the session began and doing his best 70
keep up his clearly worried spirits by hand'
shskings and weary smiles Jacob sharp
present swtwinged rumor had it late 10 thc
day that he had made way with himself I'm Mt OF de-
spondency Jaehnes indscreons but at that tins
Mr.. sharp downtown in an apparently happy frame
of mind.
The principal witness was Mr. Pearson, who declared
he the victim OF a brOtherinaw conspiracy Bury
Policeman Hume and former partner Talman he declared
had tried to utilize the firm OF Pearson Tallman 10
make money in ileetmate way. Mr.. Pearson pre-
tended to great rage the story Of Tallman thas
| ho had borrowed $1,000 Of Publisher Munro
wherewith pay half OF PearsOn's election
expenses in tho hope OF "dyide"
I'm the 'Adermanc business" Mr. Pearson called tho
story falsehood OF black kind. Assistant Cashier
Thompson, OF the Madison Square Bank. swore that
Brothern-law Hume had deposited several Sl,OO0 DIS
swift succession IN the bank early IN 1888. Alderman
Jaehne absent when called as a witness; so it,s
supposed he will the stand next Friday. INSPECTOR
Byrnes declined to tell the OF Jaehncs coneson
because DstricAttorney MARITIME had advised him thae
this might defeat the ends OF justice.
Alderman Jaenns was hand during the morning
session OF the Senate Committee, and sat w'l
forward. where no could catch every syllable
OF the testimony When the Committee
adjourned for luncheon, in company with
Alderman bob" De Lacy and ex-Adermhn Arthur
J. McQuadc Jlehne went TO the As'of chop
house. kept by his friend. "Buly" Rogers, IN
Barclay-st where the three men discussed tho
situation over a modest lunch. After leaving tha
chophouse instead OF returning TO the commtteeroom'
Jaebne went to the office OF Mr Newcombe, his counsel
and from there he took car uptown.
HUME's DEPOSITS OF $1,000 BILLS.
Lewis Thompson, assistant cashier Of the Madison
Square Bank who paying aud receiving teller of
that institution when Policeman Hume, hrOthcr-in-law
OF Alderman Pearson. was making his Nlbp)p DO
pOst was first witness My attention was directed
TO Hume when he made his hrsg deposit" said Mt.
Thompson.
MI Conkling-How soon after the account Was opened
| did you sec Hume deposit a $1,000 bnll Ask Gays
after. Hume deposited $1,000 bli and +lj in small
! bills.
| Mr. Thompson searched Humes pass-book and found
that the taccouut began on December -. l7sL Oher
1000 bills deposited February Il, March y.
March % aud April IL "T wondered how Hume came DY
these 81 900 bls said the witness and spoke 1" mo
! cashier about it,"
o-In what time was all the $4,000 deposited drawn
QUIT A-Between December 20, Is 1, ani July l7sj.
Policeman Hume recalled. lie said he had noa
| heard what Thompson had sworn 10, 50 M CohklnS
| enlightened him.
Q.-Have you any explanation to give or addition 70
make to your testimony given yesieEd'yE Al doAa
| know as I have.
O-where are the checks returned to you when your
| account was written upi Al don't know / guess
left them in the bank book don't know wnere lea
| them
Q-Is that all you wish to say aboutit, Ayes. sir.
Odd you ever show any OF the railroad vouchers TO
any one A.-NoI as remember.
| Q-You have written statement Of yoar motAeTd
de stituton have you mott Al never remember writ
ing any such letter statement. don't say th"' III
or did not.
Q-what kind OF a policeman are you-molnteA' of 20
| you 20 afOOtl A.-Afoot
| Q-Anby yourself. alOnei A.-Yes
| Mr. Hume was allowed walk away alone.
WHAT sHERIFR GRANT DIDN'T REMEMBER
sheriff Hugh j. Grant, who opposed the surface fran.
cElse IN the Board Of Aldermen In 1854 next called
Odd you receive any notice OF the morning meet
! Ing at which tho work was donei A-fes, SIR "heni
| returned homo in the afternoon. leit tho
house ot 10 a. IN. and It had not got thers
| then I went to the Board of Aldermen from
my house. but found that the meeting was over when
| reached the CITY Hall.
| o-Were you present the effort to rescind thai
| action was made 7 A.-Yes, sir
Q-Wcre you present when the operation OF giVingtna
consent a.fresh was gone through with ! A-fes' SIR
Mr. Conkng then slowly asked: DO you remember
an approach made you in the nature Of proher IN
| regard to the Broadway Railroad schemei" No SIR
was the simple answer.
offer OF sum OF money in you should desIst from
your OppOsitionP -
"No sir" said Mr. Grant decidedly.
O-Do you know what refer, from anything you
have heaTdi A.-No, cir.
Mr. Couklins explained what-ho was trying to get at
by saving: "Ihave been told that attempted
TO make TO you profer OF what would bs done II you
would cease relapse your opposition TO that scheme
Mr. Grsnt-If they did, Mr.. Conkling, | certainly did
not understand it in the way OF any corrupt Offer
Mr. Conklng-I understood IL was in the nature OF an
offer of contribution to your election expenses. Was
that so
Mr.. Grant-No. sir.
| Mr.. Conkung-Thank you, SIR
Mr.. Grant departed and Mr.. Conkling called fof
Brotherin-law Hume. but the policeman had disap-
| peared.
PEARSON DEFIANT FOR A SHORT TINE.
James Pearson" called Mr.. Conkllng. The tall er.
Alderman rose from bis beside Lawyer Newcombe
pa.sed to the chair took the and seated himself
nrmy with legs stretched far they could cone
veniently reach lie seemed to be in defiant mood
He told Mr. Coukllne that he lived IN New.York
| Q-You were a Alderman IN lssii A-fes sir I
was elected November 8. had then lived about
thirty years In New-Yorh had been IN business
for nineteen years-the same that am now in.
| o-Thati is the haberdashery business A.-rhe Eng
lish call itthat 1t the gents furnishing business
went into business in August 3, 1862 with william ID.
Talman at my present place, Twenty-fourth-st. and
sSth-aye.
o-In 1888 was that business rising or declinngf
Al don't know what you mean. Business was fair
good.
| o-Did the firm owe a pretty large sum then A
Not that l know Of Mr. raIlman had charge OF tho
financial part.
| O.-who was the bookkeeper in 1881 A.-Wo h a no
bookkeeper Mr. Tailman charge Of that. merely
noted cash sales.
Q-Cap YOU tell within 500 900 the liabilities IN 1881
Al cannot
| Q-W.thin $4,000 A.-No.
Odd the business Increase or decrease In lssi A.
i don't know You had better ask Mr. Tallnan.
| ON lss5 Al don't know
| O-Where 10 you live A.-At No. 80 West Twenti-