New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-10-16
HENRY W. JAEHNE RELEASED
TIE DOODLE ALDERMAN LEAVES PRISON.
He SERVED SIX YEARS AND NEARLY FIVE
MONTHS FOR HIS rAET IL THE no



MONTHS FOR HIS PART IL THE no
ToRIoUS ROADWAY DEAL
Henry W. Jachne the "bpollc7 Alderman, walked
out Of sing sing prison yesterday morning ir'e
man. He served six years. four months ana twenty
seven day, Of his sentence o. nine years and Ten months
at hard lnbor The prison opens at 80 a. IN, ana
fifteen minutes after that time Jaelne was nj inc
office receiving the possessions he had LEFT there
when he entered sing sing. IL looked better tlah
he did when walking the streets u Ncw>"rk. In
fact he las gained twenty pounds during his con
Gnomcnt I'm prison There Wa no on" ~ inc prl'"h
10 see Jaclnc leave except Head Keeper C'nnaugh
ton Clerk Dillon and q representative 81 N" A',o
catod Press. II Ind been aid that the
chandler world bc liberated at 30 O'Clock. but
I,.huo vi he'd 10 get OF carrier md 20 = N"'-lorH
unol,ervci. lie bad planned matt r. iat by ID"
time he had said eodby 10 the keepers ana la1 ar
rived nj the station, the O'Clock tam conn De
caught. but be wa, just minute too lh'" ana hai
to wait until %. and tho>c twcniv-thr"e minutes
were like - many hours, II" ncrvouolF pa "h up
and thu platform until hc was recognized ana
then he did his walking behind some freight cas-
across the track. He id not iake The sun gwen y
the prison auihohucs. but Wa, dressed III ne"
business suit OF black and Hight ial overcoa'' ana
swung silver handled cane. To the Asoch'ci
Pres representative Jn"hnc said;
lam going ont into the world with serious hanoi
con but | will cone out all right. Regarding tho
details OF my plans ! can't shy. The stories THAT
have money hidden away are absolutely false mere
has also been a report that had prepared statement
detailing at length the broadway francs" deal That
also Is untrue
What have you To say on that interesting a"o
feet - asked.
-Sot one .yliahIc7 remarked Jaohnc. and rs h"
quickly looked mp aud down the tracks, he ehd IN
patiently: Why doesn't that train comet II seems
rs If never would get home
A. soon a. Jachnc reached the Grand Central STA
ton. he went at once to the house Of his brother
Charles l.. Iaclmc. At No. 50 iudspnst. lie spent
half an hour his brothers house. ard then went to
greet his old friend In the Ninth Ward AT different
liquor shops Between and 10 q. III. he called at Il
restaurant at Canal and West St.. where he held an
Informal reception. Many If his old friends crowded
about him 10 shake hands, and the news spread rapidly
I'm the ncghbOrhOod that the cX-Aldcrman had arrived
His friends said that they Jachne looking
better and they congratulated him on his improved
appearancc and drank toasts IN his honor until he
left the restaurant 10 take the ferry fDi Jeecy CITY,
where he went By the Central Railroad 10 scc his
wife and family at Grccnvilc, y. J. The house at
40. 40 VanGam.st., where the cAAldcrman used 10
live was sold about u month after lie went To prison
Ills family for time IN Kochand County, ana
then went 10 New Jersey
Jachnc kept a jcwclry store In IroOmcst ten years
ago when he acquired some distinction among tue
politicians Of his district "" became follower "l
Michael Norton ana through him leader In the
County Democracy. II" easily secured the nomina
lion for Alderman I'm l--2. horton gave 1t out that
Incline was TO be elected at any cost. and n big
ma jory Of votes the result. He was elected III
le-:, and the two following years. In l7r4 h" came
out rs Il strong supporter 81 the famous broadway
surface railroad project. hard did h" seem 10 hc
working for the interest Of Jacob Sharp that
his prominence becnmc dangerous. The franchise
was granted the Mayors veto AT secret So
sion Of the Board Of Aldermen and Jachncs motion
I'm 1888 an investigating committee appointed by
the senate. Among he witnessed was Mrs. schuyler
Hamilton who testified that slyrrwnre stolen from
her house bad been tInc 20 Iachnc's jcwclry store,
and that he had paid her ~ 900 10 settle The matter.
Two DAYS later Inspector liyrncs announced iha' he
had secured "A confession from Jaehnc That the Al
dcrman and his brother municipal lawmakers had
been bribcd. After sensational trial Jaehne was
sentenced to nine years and six months In Sing
Sing prison.