Huntsville gazette., 1886-05-22
JAEHNE GUILTY.

The First Of the Doodle Aldermen Cases in
New York Results in a Verdict of Guilty
of Receiving Bribe-The Prisoner In the
Tombs-Next.
NEW YORK, May 16.-The trial of AL
derman Jaehne for bribery was continued
yesterday. Counsel for the defense
moved that the testimony of Inspector
Byrnes and Detective Cosgrove as to the
alleged confession of the defendant be
stricken out on the ground that they
were made under the inducement of
hopes and the pressure of fear. The mo-
tion was denied.
Detective Rogers testified that he
heard Jaehne confess to Inspector Byrnes
in March last. His story was subStan-
italy the same as that Of Inspector
Byrnes.
John Scott testified that George w.
Aller, Jaehne's former clerk, told him
that the Doodle had been kept in Jaehne's
safe over night. When he left the wit
ness stand District Attorney MARITIME an
nounced that the prosecution rested.
Counsel for the defense moved that the
Indictment be dismissed, as the grand
jury had been tricked into making false
presentment. 1t was fraudulent record
and should be quashed; furthermore that
there was no evidence of the receipt Of a
promise or agreement to receive bribe,
and, further, that no evidence that it had
been been received in this county had
been adduced.
Judge Barrett held that the points
were not we'll taken, and overruled the
motion.
Counsel for the defense then made the
opening argument, holding that the pris-
oner had been coerced by threats and in
timidation, and that the action of Police
Inspector Byrnes and District Attorney
MARITIME was taken in order to save them
selves, because Alderman Jaehne, in his
testimony before the Senate investigating
committee, had implicated them in COM
pounding felony.
Jaehne was placed in the witness-box
and testified in his own behalf. He de-
MED that he ever received a promise Of
money for his vote on the Broadway rail-
road franchise that he ever asked re-
ward for such vote; that he was ever
offered money for such purpose, or that
he ever received any. Coming down to
the testimony of Inspector Byrnes in re-
gard to the several alleged conversations
with the defendant, in which he was al
legged to have acknowledged having re-
ceived money for his vote on the Broad
way railroad, his counsel asked Jaehne
regarding each of the alleged chats with
the chief of detectives, if he had said
what he was alleged to have said. In each
instance the answer was an emphatic de-
nial.
At the conclusion of Jaehne's testimony
the arguments of counsel began. These,
with the instructions, occupied till eleven
O'Clock, when the jury retired to consult
upon its verdict.
At ter minutes after ten O'Clock this
morning the jury rendered verdict of
guilty"
Jaehne received the verdict with head
erect, lips set and every fiber strained to
painful tension. The jury was given a
recess until Monday, it not being lawful
to discharge it on Sunday. Jaehne was
then taken to the Tombs.
NEW YORK, May 17.-Alderman Jaehne
passed a quiet Sunday in the Tombs. He
feels much disheartened over his convic-
ton and declined to speak except to in
innate friends 1t is understood that
District Attorney MARITIME will move for
sentence before Judge Barrett to-day.
Jaehne's conviction. if not set aside, will
forever disqualify him from holding pub
lie office. Vague rumors of hegiera on
he part of the indicted aldermen we're
afoat to-day, but 1t is thought that their
$4,000 bonds are large enough to hold
them for trial. 1t is limited that Jas. A.
Richmond, president of the Broadway
Surface Railroad Company, will be the
lext one for trial. Ex-Alderman Waite
IS still out in custody of Detective
Frink, and, probably, will be until the
Broadway bribery cases are disposed OF
for good.