New-York tribune., 1886-05-07
SIX ALDERMEN IN COURT.
PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO BRIBERY.

PREPARATIONS FOR JAEHNE's TRIAL-HOw THE
Jury MAY BE paAwN-THE CASE OF ALTER.
The names of half dozen Aldermen and ex-AM.
srmen of the city appeared yesterday for the first
kme on the calendar OF a criminal court District
Xt,orne, MARITIME set yesterday for the arraignment
a six Of the indicted members of the Board OF Al
4ermen Of 1854 for pleading and they went before
Juuge COwng soon after the opening OF the court
II IL a. m. The courtroom was hllcd with rohll-
&ans and other spectators. The accused Aldermen
&,ade their way one by one through the crowas NoH
About the door until five of them had appeared.
Patrick Farley of the With District. was the rst 10
enter the ROOM and Michael Duffy. OF Haren, iole
lowed With Richard Nswe"mne nr%rped ms Thomas
Cleary of the Equitable Building, LOUIS We WenGG. ne.
of Elm Park and Francis McCa1e o, the AA.n D,s
" tbe annexed district was called by the clerk
Ills name was among those on the list Tor pleading
but he did not answer when summoned Inc hVe
o,hers stood before Clerk Edward Hall as he SAID
You are accused of the crime o. bribery How
do yon plcad-guty or not guilty r
Nr Ncwcom be was ready with bis reply, " Not
entity" but AldeTmanW endel was almost equally
mick and he called out with strong Gcrman ac-
cent. Yes not guilty" The Aldermen thea with
TX-Aldcrman FulgIaf cane in later in the day
with his counsel, Orlando l.. Stewart, and also
pleaded not guilty" The accused members of the
Roarl OF lsS4 who are in town aud have not been
asraigued will appear to-day to plead lhey are
Nc;sfs Tinck Miller, McQuaie, 0'Neh, Reilly
The Grand Jury has heard the evidence of John
Scott the witness in respect TO whom Distrlct-At-
tarueV MARITIME wrote TO the chairman OF tue Ncitc
Eailioad Committee. asking that his testimony De
taken before the committee; Several other VII
ncsses have been examined before the Eiand jury
mi IL is expected that an Indictment VIII soon be
fCnnd Ii was reported that arrest might be
made in connection with the Broa lway halfway
bribery. bat tie nature Of the testimony TAX taken De,
fove the Grand Jury rendered Vt possible that some
acton might be taken against Alderman Jaehne's
former clerk and successor IN the business ol buy
Ing silver and lcwclry.
District Attorney MARITIME is making careful prep
arations for the trial of Alderman Jaebne, which
is to begin Monday. 1t was reported that the
plan would be adopted of drawing an extra panei
of iurofs in open court to-day for the trial OF the
case against Jachne. The law provides that the
Saerlff and County Clerk. with the Commissioner OF
Jurors shall draw the names from large number
Of persons quail fed to act as Jurors Inc drawing
is usually done by deputies. but ii is purposed IN
this to make the act OF drawing the Jury as IN,
press We as possible and the officials may be called
upon in person to draw the names before Judge
Barrett in the open court. The case against Jaehne
Will be tried by Mr. MARITIME MI Nicol and Mr..
Fellows who were all concerned IN the trial OF Cen
era Shaler.
George W. Alter who bought out Jaehnes iewcry
shop denied i'll the early part OF the investigation
that he had told a man named Scott, pointing to
Jaehnes SAFE that that was the safe which had
contained the "boodle and that he had got
$4,000 bill from it to change Richard ;. New
co.nbe informed the committee that man had
offered to sell him an affidavit of SCOTS or differ
ent one If money were paid for It, IL was stated
yesterday that this same man made the same Olier
to another member of the bar Subsequently the
same man went to third person and as ked him to
pcrSOnate Scott Tor the purpose OF gettug an am
davit purpOrtine 10 be Scots this was done and
the affidavit was taken. IL is said that the evidence
which Scott claims he can give relates to what
Alter tod him. Jaehnes friends say that as Alter
his denied the Scott story under oath there Is no
preence that Scott testify on JaehneS trial to
Alters statement. Jaehnes friends ther fore char
actcrize the proposed examination of Scott as an
unfair attempt. lust before his trial. to get before
the committee evidence which is not admissible on
his trial.
Corporation Counsel Lacombe said yesterday that
he would not do anything in regard to the Broad
way Railro Dad now that its charter has been
repealed unless called upon by city official to
do so. He did not think tIaiiic would be stopped in
any event.