The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-15
Ex-Boodle Alderman Jaehne
to Take Up His Res
idence In Our
Midst.
HIS RELEASE FROM SING SING.
His First Visit to SaIoon-Did He
Win Money at Poker
in Jail?


left the prison here at an early hour this
morning and took the first tkaln from this
place to New York, from which city he
went to Greenville. N. j.. wsiere his wife
aud four stepsons are living and where
he will take up his residence
Jaehne's last act In Stag Sing was
parallel to all the other acts of his life.
1t was as tricky as any of them. Even
his own brother was fooled Sand not even
he knew the hour the Doodle Alderman
would leave the prison. Jaehne left the
at 6:55 o'clock and took the k:2s train for
New York.
That train left before thearrival of any
of the trains from New York. He Was
seen by but few persons as he left the
prison and boarded the train at the sta
Jion for New York.
He was called at che usual hour this
morning, but he did not do the lock step
to the river with the rest of the couvicts
After be had partaken for tue last time
of the breakfast, the plain fare allowed
by the prison authorities te the prisoner,
he for the last time had a look at the
hospital table piled with dishes. ana then
he went out and had talk with Warden
Brown in the warden's private Office. The
warden asked him how old he was.
THE ORDEAL OVER,
"Forty-three SIR" said JAehne.
Then he was weighed. He tipped the
scales at 14S pounds. When he entered
the prison he weighed only 1888 pounds, SO
that the prison fare and the absence OF
all excitement undoubtedly agreed with
him. Jaehne was much larger and
steuter some little time ago, but in Au-
gust he was taken down with fever and
a bad stomach and his illness pulled him
down considerably.
He got we'll. however, after awhile, and
since ne got back to work he has been
pulling himself together.
After Jaehne's age and weight had
been recorded sum OF meney amounting
to $23 was handed to him. OF this money
SO was present from the state, which
gives it 10 every prisoner when he is re-
leased, on the idea that man can make
a new start in life with that amount of
money in his pocket if he wants to do So
The remaining S13 represents Jaehne's
earnings since he was sent to Sing Sing.
He has made on an average the sum OF
Il few cents each week.
Jaehne had sum of money amounting
to about S92 and few cents on his person
when he went TO prison. This money,
however, was sent TO his wife after he had
taken I'D his residence in the prison.
WE'LL DRESSED.
After Jaehpe had signek a, receipt for
the meney and had answered few other
questions as to his nationality aud former
occupation, he went into The Warden s
room and stripped off his prison clothing
and put on q new suit. the State al
lowed him a suit OF clothes, but they
were prison make and not of very tine
texture, and SO his friends had suit
made for him in New York and sent it up
to him yesterday.
With it was new hat, pair of shoes,
a suit of underclothing, pair of gloves
and stick. Jaehne put on his new
clothes and stepped out into the main
Office again. He shook hands with Keep
er ConnaHghtep aad with the others in
the office and then it was time to leave
the prison.
When he left Clerk Dillon went with
him and also another ex-convict, a man
named Hogan, who has just done his
three years and nine months for assault.
They walked down the long Crosby road
from the white prison building to the
railroad station at the foot of the hill.
FIRST VISIT.
On the way Jaehne stopped at saloon,
aRd he and the other ex-convict went in
side.
There were but few persons at the sta
tion who recognized him as an ex-convlct.
HIS clothes fitted him quite well, his mus
tache and hair had had month to grow
cut, and he looked more like prosper
Gus tailor than Doodle Alderman
Jaehne was seen by the reporter at the
station, but he refused 20 talk about him
self or what he intended to do. He re-
fused to say where he was going, but 1t
was given out that he intended to go to
Greenvllle on the Central Railroad of
New Jersey, where his wife is living.
After Jaehne had got away his brother,
Charles w. Jaehne of No. 288 Hudson
street. arrived at Sing Sing. He had
come up to meet his liberated brother.
Warden Brown met him aI the station
had left on an earlier train. The brother
left on the next train for New York.
THE AWFUL NEWSPAPERS.
He is the exact image of his brother the
boodler. He refused to to talk about his
brother. He was asked If he knew what
his brother intended to do.
Il don't know what his prospects are
and l wouldn't tell you If l did know.
The newspapers nave had whsck at him
and have done him enough harm, ana it is
time they let up."
There is a story that Jaehne won a lot
of money at poker while he was at Sing
Sing. His brother was asked about it
He said he didn't know anything about
1t. Warden Brown smiled when asked if
His brother was asked if there was any
truth in the story that Jaehne had saved
enough out of the Jake Sharp affair to
keep him comfortable for some time, but
he refused to talk about the matter one
way or the other.
Jaebne has been good prisoner Those
in charge of him have never had occasion
to reprimand him or to complain of his
conduct and SO he got the full amount of
time allowed men for good conduct. He
was originally sentenced for nine years
and ten months, but his term of service
with the allowance for good conduct was
but six years four months and twenty
five days.
When Jaehne was first sent to prison he
was put into the laundry, and while at
work there he had cell No $50 on the
seventh tier. While he was at this work
Arthur McQuade and Honest John
ONeill, two of mis- associates on the
Doodle Board. were imprisoned
McQuade only remained but short
time. but Honest John served out his
time and was released two years ago.
After year in the laundry Jaehne went
to work in the tobacco shop. where he re-
mained until George II. Pell, the bank
wrecker, joined the colony at Sing Sing
and was put in his place.
Then the Alderman was put to work
washing dishes in the hospital and he has
been doing that eleyating and healthy
work ever since. He has been occupying
cell in the old female prison in the hos
pital for the past little while.
That is privilege granted to men
of late as a companion former Police Ser
q of,f-f sro1x rfoxT lar,