Morning journal and courier., 1886-05-21
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. SENT TO SING SING. Alderman Jaehne Gets Nine
 Years. \ STAY OF SENTENCE DENIED. The Directors Checkmate
 The Receiver. YANKEE SHIPPERS WILL FIGHT Rather Than Lose Their
 Vessels.
TO WEAR A CONvICT,s SUIT.

TO WEAR A CONVICT'S SUIT. Alderman Jaehne Sent TO Sing Sing For Nine Years And Ten Months Judge Daniels Refuses To Grant A
 Stay of Sentence.
 NEW YORK, May 20-Sentence was pro- Dounced by Judge Barrett to-day in the case of ex-Alderman Jaehne, who was convicted on the charge of bribery. Jaehne was sen fenced to nine years and ten months in Sing Sing prison. No fine was imposed. The full penalty provided by law is 10 years im- prisonment and s5,000 fine. Judge Barrett took his seat in the court of oyer and termin- CT promptly at 9:30 &. m. Down went his gavel and before he pronounced sentence General Pryor moved for an arrest of judg- ment and for new trial-for arrest of judgment on the ground first, that the evil dence was insufficient in substance; second, that the count in the indictment on which the trial was had was insufficient; third, that in law no judgment could be had on the in dictnent or verdict. He moved for a new trial on the ground that the jury misdi- rected and that the verdict was against the weight of the evidence. Judge Barrett denied both motions and then proceeded to pro nounce sentence, which was stinging in it's utterance, Jaehne standing while the judge spoke His voice was low but distinct. He said ffMr. Jaehne, after fair and impar- tial trial you have been convicted. You have had in your defense the aid of the man who is justly reputed at the head of the criminal bar of this city. You had also another counsel whose reputation is known abroad as here for throwing himself forward in the cause of charity and suffering. Yours is sad spectacle. Your heinous betrayal of the public trust reposed in you is indeed sad spectacle, not only to the people of this city, but also to the entire State It is also melancholy thing to re member that you have an unhappy and broken-hearted mother. But the saddest of all is that in the minds of some honest peo- pie there seems to have been doubt of your conviction. There was never & doubt as to your guilt The first doubt seems to have arisen from lack of faith in the efGcien- cy of our jury system, the zeal of our public prosecutor and the efficiency of our police Such doubts will be dispelled by your conviction. It teaches an important lesson The majority of our people ill public life have not their price. Let me again say at this point that your offense was not tech nical bribery, but a stupendous bribery for the furtherance of 8 stupendous transaction. Have the people of this city ceased to remem- Der the fate of Tweed, of Genet, of Crowley, of Fish and of Ward! The people are not all honey-combed with corruption. According to the testimony in your case the two only honest men in the Board were sneered at by you as dudes. Our worthy sheriff, Grant, refused the profered bribe, and it is entirely iInmaterial, was suggested, Wheth- CT they expected the reward, Grant to run for Mayor, O'Connor for Governor" In con- clusion Judge Barrett said: 'lt only remains for me now to pass sentence. In your case the maximum penalty of the law will not be imposed. Under q recent statute wherever the maximum penalty is abridged the prison CT has this advantage-that in addition to his communication for good behavior he can leave the State prison between the months of March and May. Appeals have been made to me to be nerciful in your case. I am not unmindful of the sufferings of your family. No undue severity will be exercised toward you I have therefore instructed the sheriff not to remove you immediately to the State prison. You will be conveyed to the city prison, where you will have an oppor- tunity to consult with counsel in regard to the pending appeal in your case. The sen tence of this court is that you be confined at of nine years and ten months"
 Jaehne listened to the sentence without moving, and with his head bent forward. His face, though pale, had @ determined ex- pression, but it could be seen that he deeply felt the situation in which he was placed. Immediately after the sentence of the court had been pronounced Deputy SheriHs Mo Gonigal and McCloskey, who had Jaehne in charge took their prisoner out through the private entrance of the room and down the stairway to the sheriffs office. There was an immense crowd
 and ha 0fT1n da of the court house, anxious to secure sight of the prisoner A special force of po- icemen cleared way through this throng for the deputy sherihs, who entered the sheriff's office by the private entrance, the door of which was promptly closed. The formal sentence committing Jaehne to prison was delivered to Sheriff Grant, and he made out the order committing Jaehne to the cus- tody of Warden Finn, at the same time in structing him that the prison should not be forwarded to Sing Sing until tomorrow morning. It was said that Sheriff Grant and Jaehne, who were both members of the Board of Aldermen of 1854, did not exchange a word with each other. The prisoner was evidently making great effort to control his feelings. In the mean time care had been taken to circulate a ru- nor that Jaehne would be taken out of the Chambers street entrance of the court house, when, with the deputy sheriffs who had him in charge, he would enter cab and drive to the Tombs A cab stood outside the court house and the crowd evidently be- leved the report. The road way and sidewalk of Chambers street were packed with a solid mass of men and boys numbering fully l, 800 people. The report was purposely circulated for the pur- pose of throwing the crowd off the scent. Many of the people evidently suspected such design on the part of the sheriff, and great number gathered on the walk and grass plot between the court house and the brown stone building, watching the entrance at the east end of the court house. In the meantime Jaehne had been taken into the room occupied by the deputy sher- if, and, accompanied by McGonigal and McCloskey, left the build | ing by means Of a window on the west side. | They crossed the park to Broadway, where l they boarded horse car and rode to Leonard street. Here they left the car and walked | through Leonard street to the Tombs. Be- | fore a crowd which had gathered at the cor ner of Leonard and Centre streets, to await 1 the prisoners arrival knew of the approach | of the party, Jaehne was inside the prison. Jaehne's counsel immediately sought out | Judge Daniels of the Supreme court ana oo- ] tained from him a stay ot proceed | ings and an announcement that at | three o'clock be would hear arguments
 as to making the stay permanent. | At o'clock this afternoon General Pryor be-
 gan argument before Judge Daniels on the
 motion for stay of proceedings pending ap, },
 peal in the Jaehne case. Counsel argued
 that there was reasonable doubt that the he 1 conviction would stand. The grand Jury It l was urped had erred in the indictment, inas-
 much as they charged that the person offer
 ing bribe was unknown. The point was
 also made that Jaehne was not accused of re-
 ceiving, but only of asking for and consent
 ing to a payment. The various exceptions
 taken during the trial were cited and their
 validity asserted. After hearing further ar
 gument for and against the application Judge Daniels denied the motion. Jaehne VIII De
 allowing communication for good behavior
 amounts to six years four months and twen
 ty-fve days.
 Trustees Settling Up the Road.
 NEW YORK, May 20.-Recelysr obrlen 10
 day called on Treasurer Kerr or the broao'
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