The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-10-16
JAEHNE LEAVES SING SING.
The Celebrated New York Leader Fin
jshes His Engagement.

ishes His Engagement.
SING SING, n. Y. Oct. E.-Henry W.
Jaehne the New York ex-boodle alder
man, walked out of Sing Sing prison this
morning. lie served six years and FIVE
months of the sentence OF nine years and
ten months at hard labor. lie went at
once to his home in New York city.
The fact that Jsehne Was intimately con-
neeted with the biggest municipal scandal since
the days when the interesting Mr.. Tweed and
the enlerprising gentlemen under him robbed
New York city with such persisiency, will make
his name live for long time. He was known
the "chief of the Doodle aldermen" His
name will very likely be handed down to
postcrity linked with the name OF Tweed.
Jaehnes release from prison is the last
chapter of the Doodle scandle. which had the
common council Of 1854 as its central figure.
The conviction of Jaehue Knocked the Doodle
aldermen sky high The trial amazed nearly
the whole country, for IL revealed colossal fraud
end corruption. 1t gave Jaehne a prominence
that he could never have attained IN honest
pursuits. The clever and seheming heads of
the boodlers lifted commonplace rascal into
the ranks OF great criminal To be sure he
gained some prominence politician, but 1t
is said that other people furnished the brains
for his political success.
When Jaehne went into politics he
looked upon as poor man. He was member
he gradually gained large following and was
elected alderman. He was not prominent as an
alderman IN 1852 or 1853, but in loSt he beca mo
conspicuous as one of the most earnest support
OF the Broadway surface railway project.
1t had been whispered about that the board of
aldermen was for sale To be- sure, the price
was high, but the aldermen were in the market,
and the men who wanted the most valuable
franchise TO be had In the city knew about it.
There were only three members of the board
who escaped charges of bribery.
There was tremendous opposition to the rail-
way itself There were ever 80 many people
who were sure thatth rafting old stages
ever so much better than street cars could be.
There were many rumors of crookedness, but 1t
not until June, 1884, that there was some
thing tangible upon which to base the runors
At the meeting held on June Il Alderman
OConnor introduced q resolution directing that
the franchise for the Broadway road be sold at
auction Ii was bitterly opposed, but for the
sake of appearance was sent to the committee on
railroads, which promptly placed 1t in pigeon
hole, where il rested
The fine workmanship OF the late Jacob Sharp
appeared at the meeting held a week later. when
there was presented petition 20 permit the
Broadway and Seventh Avenue Railway Com
rany to build a line on broadway from the Bat
tery 10 Fourteenth street. This like Alderman
o'Conuor's resolution, was referred TO the conf
mittee on railroads, but it was acted upon
directly n favorable report being made Octo-
her 6. Hugh J. Grant, who was member of
the board, moved TO table the report lie was
the only voting for the resolution. Twenty
Others voted against il. The report was accepted
by the same vote. Mayor Edison vetoed the re-
port in a message which ought TO have warned
the boodiers. special meeting was held, and
upon Jaehne's motion the measure was passed
over the mayors veto. The meeting was called
with much secrecy.
In the meantime Mayor Fdson had sent pro-
est n ba I'd n lei w
(. Wallace To pay 100000 for the franchise.
The mayor vetoed the measure a second time
and il WAS again passed over his head. 1t be-
a law on DeceInber5 Jaehne made nearly
ell the motions in favor of granting the fran
Chsse.
The scandal was made the subject of investi-
CATION by the state senate. One alter another
the aldermen were placed upon the stand. They
knew their parts we'll. Even jaehne stood the
test well at first But when the committee be-
gan 10 inquire into HE past lite breach was
made. The committee didn't make it. II was a
woman who was the undoing of Iashne and the
uooders.
While Jaehne was posing as = virtuous citizen
suffering from tho malice OF enemies, Mrs.
Schuyler Hamilton came forward and proved
that the alderman, who vice president of
the board and al that time the leader OF the
County Democracy. was u receiver of stolen
goods, "'euce' n the srgot OF thieves. She
went on the stand aud testified that e large
quantity OF siiverwsre which had been stolen
from her house was traced - Jsehne, and that
he had paid her 81. SEQ tosetile In. matter.
men lot of people began "a trenIb!c. Two
days later the bo0dlers were thrown into the
ii rest CONSERVATION 10y The report that Iaehne
Ia succunbed "a the workings of the 'thri
degree aad had confessed 10 Inspector Bvrues
AUd that he had boon arrested. Bail was xed
az s1J.eN II WAS furnished by jusc ~ Don.
nell saloon keeper 81 No. l4l West Twentieth
street. TIE saloon Seeper heard that jaehna
going TO run away AMI Two days alter tho
arrest surrendered him. The bond was in
creased TO 5000 and jaehme managed to fur
r!sb the amount Win difnculty. On March q
sc MAS Indicted for bribery. lie Was charged
With receiving *2l.00 from some uaAuowu par
60 Tor having voted ior tie Broadway kan
Cntsc
The boodler. concluded that It was high time
Tor them - Told their tents snd steal away. SIS
t,elr stealing IN New IoyA WAS evidently al an
e@4- he LTst re 80 was John heeusn, 40 was
powerful toi.ticl4n and wao engineered tie
vDv,e dcs.. ant i sAiI "a have pucGeted the
whole e.. tue $50, 80 which Was To have ncen
ClN}dtd sw as :Aeu AL lie was guiVAlS :oi-
lowed hy "Bu.v" Na.aney. reading clerk ol the
loaId "a l~-t, " aa aus supposed 10 have dis.
tr!bu;ed the money. Raj q dozen aldermen
t.vught the WIscss thing itey ceg3d do wogli
o. IS seek ire scclusiea OF Canada and they
went 80 make Up tse loolte colouy ~ Montreal
1ae aldermen who remsiaed -ecan 10 lo,s
shout for means ~ get il o}t az tSe sEut IhluSs
hogan t. look particularly unpleasant tor theTl.
faat ~ them concluded that tScsr ONLY salV a
uau VAS In turning states evidence. but tai:
Nas Lot known ultA after Jaeaue's trial Wa:
uatt- way. II began "a May io.
.ie grcat ble sensation cAnae when Inspector
H,5acs went upon the stand su3 told sue story
a. hls following Iaehne and the lAttey's con
tess.0o. l. was such an extraordinary story
that every one n the city was excited shout 4
iEe :as ,zt-tor tad completely undone The alder
man 49, Ia skiilfGI way had eoi such dam
ss'qg facts from his owa lips that the story "a
ia ~ iae stAuG Was virtual confession " IA
b>e1!Sr.
Ntea 3sehae went upon the stand in his owr
ocla B., ae aea.oI everything IN his charge
S-see hatrett sad the whole case resolved
ItSy e -et3 question: a. NegsCity between Il
E gfor tvrues sat Js-hae.
NHfa Judge Na-r,s. seu,sncet Jsehne on May
=, i->t &c hcsuei up'n tac hood or the severes
wCr-> pee UycF sgekc "a tie bench. stay Wa
A~Ava icr. lt@as refused bv Judge Barrett ans
!t-;e Daniels las Hex. tzv - sre vas t4Aeg
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