Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-03-19
A SIMptR SIMON
now a New York Alderman Sold his
Vote on the Railway Franchise
for $4,000.
A Detective spots HIM under the eu,.e q
nFriend ana LEARNS the whole story
rhe End Not Vet.


NET YoR1, March iS.--Aiderma
Henry w. Jachenc was arrested a, the eli
hsll at aooE to-day and taken 10 M
police headquarters charged with bribery
lacheno was taken INTO one OF IA,
private ROOMS. The Indictment apains
Alderman Jaehene has been found, bn
not tled, said Dkuict-A Attorney Marth
this noon. Tbs cha rge against him I.
that he received y hfihe, In consideration
Tor which he voted for granting TIE fran
chlse TO build Tie road GU Broadway Ia
the Broadway Surface Railroad company,
after the resolution had becu vetoed 3,
the mayor The warrant for Jacheue,.
arrest was issued ~ Judge Gilderslccvt
Of the court of general session, apon All
davies furnished by Inspector ByrneS
The district attorney, lnder the direction
OF judge t,il6crslocye, ordered papers FOR
hail 70 be drawn lAlnG the amount OF
bail at $4,000. Joe Ofnouncl, saloanist,
at the corner Of Tweniy-fourth aud sixth
avenue, who owns real estate 10 the value
OF 100000, was accepted as hondsman.
lJachene said that he did not want TO talk
about his arrest 60 reporters What.
ever he had TO say would be given ont by
1 him wlien the proper time came.
4 There was q lapse OF moro than an hour
\ between the arrival OF the accused alder.
man AT the district-attorney'a otllco and
his arraignment in the court over which
Judge Glldersleeye presided As the
knowledge OF his arrest spread about the
city hall and nolghhorlng resorts of pub
lc men, the general sessions oourt build
Ing became crowded. Aldermen, attaches
OF the municipal departments and others
came Ia swarms To see II Il were really n
fact that Alderman Jachenc haze been
made prisoner, and notwithstanding
the many rumors about town
lately of pending wholesale ARE is of
aldermen the apprehension OF Alderman
Jachene was n source OF surprise to every.
body. The universal opinion was that
Jachenc's possession OF Mrs. HamiltOn's
sllverware was the cause OF his arrest,
and when this was dlspelled by the
knowledge that "brlbery Ia aldegnanic
mattersn was the charge, there was con.
siderable speculation ms 10 what Especial
inattorsn the charge emanatod from. The
courtroom was crowded when the alder
man appeared aud gave bail. The hear
ing was fixed for Monday afternoon. The
arrest created a sensation, but this feel.
ing gave way to one OF establishment when
IL became known later on that Jaohcue's
confidence had been PLAYED upon by IN.
spector Byrnes, and that he had furnished
that willy officer Of the law com.
plete details OF the corruption iu
the Broadwuy railroad franchise matter,
nor only so far as he himself was con.
cerned, but also as 10 other OF tho
aldermen who sold themselves.
Inspector Byrues told his story Of the
stops that led up 90 the arrest after the
alderman had been committed. IL was a
most extraordinary story though much
more was left unSaid than was told hy
the chief OF detectives. Inspector Byrnes
possesses the rare giit OF being able TO
worm himself into peoples confidence
aud making thom talk so worry useful
degree. Jachene was no exception In
the course of ten months init
macy With the Inspector, whom he
knew all the time as chief
OF the detective force, he unbosomed him
self by degrees and finally told him I'M
reseryedly 10 confidence, OF course, all
about the steal. When nothing more
remained TO be told Inspector Byrpea
dropped the mask q a confidential
friend and assuming the character OF the
official had the alderman locked up. He
had previously seen 20 II that the alder
mans confidence had unseen Witnesses
who could make oath to what he had
said. Less than a year ago,
said the inspector, ten or ole,-
en- months, perhaps, the district
attorney sent for me aud asked II could
not In some way help TO get at the facts
about the alleged railroad steals and
probe the truth of the rumors that were
flying around II was not an easy matter,
but / told him | would. ! picked out
Alderman Jachencifor subject, and con-
trhcd to mfet him accidentally,
as 1t were, now and then,
and mostly down town When
did, managed 10 some way 10 bring up
the franchise troubles until Jachcne got
used to hearing me talk about them.
Gradually he began 20 talk, too. ! got
some Information at every one Of these
meetings, which, though disjointed and
loose, led up surely TO the convection that
money had been paid him and
railroad franchises. This information
impaired 70 the district attorney from
time to time, and further line of inquiry
was laid out. SO matters went on until
about six weeks ago, met Jachene
down at the city hall, and by wayof open
ing the conversation said something
about the struggle going on between
some women over the property left by
Alderman Kinney Jachene fell into the
trap unexpectedly, Yes, he said, he was
d-n sucker, buying property for his
money What ! got ] have 10 such u
way that / can protect myself. He
talked quite freely, bntsaid nothing dcan.
lie. Last Monday week ago we
met again, and before we had parted
he had given me good deal Of informa-
ton IN general way. Things were mar
rowing uown 10 business, and when !
found District Attorney MARITIME and
Judge Gildersleeye at the Manhattan
club last Sunday I talked the situation
over with them They thought II quite
probable that q conviction for bribery
could be had with the evidence already
IN hand to work upon, but advised nue. 70
have Jachene make the statements where |
they could be eorroborated. To that end |
I sent for Iachene on Tuesday, inviting 4
him 10 confidential chat at headquar
ters He came, but we were disturbed
aud could not talk IN peace,
20 we appointed Wednesday night 1T my
house Tor a meeting, pnd Alderman
Jachenr went away As he VAS going he
turDed around aud said that thehe alder
-, t.t..ta.. a,ta.s.t afnftt ana COMA md