New-York tribune., 1886-03-13

in a safe deposit company to make no entry of tn.
amount OF money you had on hand whence 1t came or
| whittier 1t went ~
Mr.. Jaehne shook his head and thon said NO. sir.
Odd any one suggest to you that method OF do
Ing business A.-No, sir
Q-Dd you read It in booki A-No. sir
Odd you make will 7 A.-Never.
A short recess was taken and Jacob Sharp Informed
Mr. Seward that Mr. Disbecker coud be found any day
at the Produce Exchange "rll have him here for You
to-day Tomorrow, said Mr. Sharp. and he at de-
parted to look mp Mr.. Dsbecker.
Mr. Jaehne resumed the char and Mr.. COnkling asked
him II during all tho time he Alderman he had
any hostile unnatural feeling toward his family. "So
slr,' was the answer.
Odd you have any insurance your life Al
insured in the Ancient order OF Foresers and tho
American Legion OF Honor, both mutual benefit socle-
ties. The former failed.
WHY HE SOLD OUT TO ALTER.
Mr. Jaehne explained that ne had sold his business
to Alter politics took up much OF his time
told Alter" said Mr.. Jaehne, that wished TO give
up the business and asked him II he would take It up
He said he had money. but told him would let him
have the business terms. He finally undertook
1t. Amortgage OF $500 given and some 5000 in
money. Notes were igiven with the mortgage as col
lateral
9-Did yon consider you were making git to Mr.
Q-what stock did you take out A-Almost every
Mr.. Conkling (is II frightened)-StOp When You tax
Of diamonds topazes and rubies you confuse me. How
the usual ewelry stock, turquoise. canoes, etc:
20What D gy5s w. o the STOCK worth A. should say
slncei can't say how much of it; not over 81 900
that aeS SG sSd s to q h M
Q-Has the mortgage been renewed A.-No did
not think 1t was necessary.
Q.-Then you did not know It was good for nothing
after year unless renewedi Al did not have
spoken Alter about the notes, but have not got tho
money -,
transaction with Alterf
Mr.. Conklng probed into Mr. Jaehne's political ex-
perienee until the witness replied
Well find, Mr. ConkllIg. that the longer remains
in politics the more work ne finds to do for mis- constu
Mr. Conkling-Oh the longer you in it, the you
have It. Whom did your public become irksOme
that found impossible TO attend TO your private
business A.-At the time disposed OF IT, January l,
Q-You and Alderman De Lacy ntimates, you
not Ave have been for three years this intimacy
began when hrst elected TO the Board IN 1883
Did there come time when he purchased dwell
hngs in vanlam,sti A-Not to my knowledge Tho
only transaction have heard OF was ABOUT Ills having
fixed up a house In Fifth-St
Q.,It was pretty, handsomely furnished house,
observe the house particularly did not know Mr. De
Lacy had bought the house. had no curiosity about IL
Mr. ConkiRg went into the intimate relations between
the Aldermen and asked " Is It not fact that you
have been known the Slamese twins I"
Mr. Jaehne-I never heard it
Q-Is It habit with you with your aequalntanees 70
sudden prosperity with them Al never knew that
Q.~That kind Of q house Is that that of Do Lacy
Al think It is a brick house. but am not positive.
don't know how many stories there are.
FINAL STATEMENT
An adjournment ordered until IL a. m. to-day
when Mr. Jsehne and made the following state.
ment in an apparently manner after Cha rman
Low had granted permission:
The matter OF the slVerware first heard OF when Mr.
Price called home. told hin was no longer IN
business that would Alter. Alter denied hav-
ing seen the sverware and told Price so when he met
me place that afternoon. At Police headquarters
Inspector Byrnes told what this lady said that she
had the confession Of the thieves told the Inspector
what Price and Alter had said and that believed Alter
got word from Mr.. MARITIME about the mat
l told him was as innocent rs
himself and that a great injustice being
DONE He said he believed my statement but that as l
was public official could not afford to have suit
brought threatened, and he advised me under All
to settle and not let become pubic
property. wrote to Mr. Penney at the District At
torney's office he advised me tO see Peter Mitchell, ~
he was acting for this lady. told Ar Mitchell the cir
cumstances and he said It not advisable that tho
suit should become public property. He saw the lady
she went TO Tanys and had the sllyerware appraised
81, 100 and paid IL.
Mr. Jaehne his right hand impressigely and con-
cuded
say before my God, stand here, that have had
nothing do with that slverware than that Inc
81 100 was paid OF my pocket to prevent suit u
hes public character.