Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1886-05-21
NEWS.
Ey- Alderman JaGhnG Receives His
Sentence Yesterday.
JUDGE BARRETT TALKS TO HIM
VERY PLAINLY.
James G. Blaine Said to be a Knight
of Labor.
A MAN-oF-WAR REPORTED
MISSING.
A Street-C Ear Driver Foully
Murdered.
THE MAXWELL CASE GROWING
INTERESTING.
ESPECIAL TO THE sENT1NEt.1

NEW YORK, May 20.-The Court OF Oyer
and Terminer was filled this morning with
spectators, anxious to hear Judge Barrett
pronounce sentence upon ex-Alderman
Jsehne, convicted Of bribery in connection
with the Broadway railroad franchise.
Jaime was in attendance, guarded by q
Deputy Sheriff. His face was pale, and his
eyes had q weary look. After the Judge
had taken his seat, the District Attorney
moved that sentence be passed on the pris'
oner, General Pryor, Of Jaehne's counsel,
made a motion for an arrest of judgment
upon the following grounds: First, that
the indictment was insufficient in sub
stance; second, that the Court, in the in
dictment upon which the verdict WAS re-
turned, was insufficient to sustain the YER
dict, and, third, because in law there can
be no judgment upon an Indictment and
verdict. The counsel moved for a new
trial upon the two first grounds, and be-
cause the verdict was contrary to law and
against the evidence. The motions were
| DOtu Q6ul6us 1uO COuhoOA shSA
ception to the denial Of each motion.
Jaehne then stood up for sentence, and in
reply to the Usual questions of the Clerk
be gave his age as SO years and his resi-
dence as No. 40 Vandain street. He said
also that he had learned the jewelry trade.
He was asked what he had to say why
Judgment should not be pronounced
against him according to law. He made
no reply, but kept his eyes fixed upon the
rail in front OF him. Judge Barrett then
sentenced the prisoner to nine years and
ten months in the State Prison. he said
the prisoner had been convicted by q fair
trial; that he had every advantage
that q defendant 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. and another gen.
tlemsn of equal ability, whose services
were ever ready and at the command OF
the poor, unfortunate and oppressed. The
case was a sad one. II was q humiliatlng
spectacle that the mar who was selected to
o public Office in this city should have so
heinously betrayed his trust as the pris-
oner had. at was humiliating to the peo-
pie of the city, State and country that
such a spectacle should be presented in q
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his trust as the prisoner had. 1t was sad
to see a man with the advantages in the
position which he now was, and could not
be unmoved at the spectacle OF your weep
ing wife and broken hearted mother, but
the sadder thing OF all about the case is
the doubt which pervaded many good and
honest minds OF your conviction. There
was no doubt Of your guilt. 1t was uni
y~ersally conceded when the evidence was in
in the case against you clear, convincing
and Overwhelming" Continued the Judge:
" The first doubt seems to have arisen
from a lack of faith in the efficiency OF
our Jury system, the zeal Of the public
prosecutor and the efficiency of our police.
These doubts will be dispelled by your
conviction. Let me again say at this
point that your offense was not technical
bribery, but stupendous bribery for the
furtherance OF stupendous transactions
Have the people of this city ceased to re-
member the fate of Tweed, of Genet, OF
Crowley, of Fish and OF Ward? The people
are not at all honeycombed with corruption.
According to the testimony in POUR case,
the only honest men in the Board were
sneered at by you as dudes. Our worthy
Sheriff Grant refused a protfered bride,
and il is entirely immaterial, as was sug-
| ktbttuy WucbuCI tdOJ OAPOOsSa -
Grant was to run for Mayor and O'Connor
for Governor The Judge then passed
sentence upon the prisoner. Lawyer New
combe, on afidavits made by himself and
Jaehne, containing legal points raised dur
ing the trial and exceptions taken, secured
from Judge Daniels a temporary stay of
proceedings, and an order to show cause
why q stay should not be permanent.
Pending the appeal argument will be
heard at 8 O'Clock this afternoon. Jaehne
is in the custody of the Warden, who as
signed him to cell No. IL on the third tier,
according to the remission made for good
conduct. He will actually have to serve
six years, four months and eleven days.
LATER Half an hour after sentence had
been passed by Judge Barrett upon Jaehne,
Judge Daniels granted a stay Of proceed
ings.
Blaine q knight Of Labor.
CLEVELAND, o., May 20.-"Did you
know that Blaine is an active working
member of the Knights of Labor" asked
q local member of that order this after
noon, and an officer of one Of the city as
semblies. To the reporters negative reply
the gentleman responded: swell, he is.
The fact, however. has never orept out, and
many of the order knew nothing OF it un-
til il was announced in an official paper Of
our organization, the Journal of United
Labor. The paper Is published under the
| auspices Of the Executive Board in Phila-
| delphia, and is never sent to any one who
Ia not q member OF the order. Blaine Is q
member Of q local assembly in Augusta,
Maine-his home. You know that only two
/ classes OF men are barred from our order,
lawyers and sal~oon.keepers. Mr.. Blaine Ia
| by profession a journalist. How long he
has been within the pale of the order l
do not know. but You may depend that
with the executive ability Of men like Pow
derby, Blaine and others l might mention,
the knights Of Labor will confines to
grow, and it will take more than the COM
bined efforts Of trades unions to crush us
] ont"