New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-10-14
ATTEMPTED BRIBERY IN THE BRAY
MAN CASE.
From The Chicago Tribune, Oct. 10.

From The Chicago Tribune, Oct. 10.
A good deal of excitement was created in the city
Yesterday by the exposition of a scheme TO bride one
Of the wltL esses the part OF the Government
against James o. Braymen, to leave me CRY. Inns
Brayman lie one OF the editors Of The Democrat, and
is indicted for stealing letters from the Chicago Pos
Office His trial was to have of this week, but
bis counsel got il postponed until the I'D inst, under
pea Of having been unable 10 obtain the attendance
Of witnesses from Buffalo. 80
Government and others connected with the affair 1t
that deep plot was laid to bribe Dennis Oar
den, detective officer in the employ OK the Posi-.
against BraymGn 10 leave the city and not appear at
the trial. Darden is the man who watched acNaliys
Post Office drawer and saw BrGyman take the letters
ON it, and il was, therefore, Of the first importance
TO prevent, if possible his testfying on the trial
As soon ss The expose of the scheme was made yes
ter6sy morning. the chief actors in the affair Jsmes
Campbell, alias John Campbell, who lives IN Urbana,
ard Edward G.. Assay, lawyer IL this city, engaged
for the defense in the Braymsn case were taken be-
fore the Grand Jury of the United States District
Court. and indictments found against them. Both
Campbell and Asay were arrested ana Asay gave oai
for bis appearance at Court this morning, TO respond
10 the indictment.
The following is as succnct al account Oh the anai1
as We could obtain -
About two weeks ago man named Benjamin STRAIT
ton, who keeps boarding house in Monroe street,
and who formerly lived in Philadelphia, obtained an
introduction to Mr.. Hudson, an employee In the
Post Office. Hudson had house and lot f,r sale.
S,ratton, member of the Grand Jury OF the United
States District Court began TO bargain for this property
and appeared very DESTROYS Of purchasing, but would
not agree b any OF the propositions made by Hudson
On last Saturday Straton induced Hudson to intro.
duce him to Mr. DaIoen, under pretense that he had
important business 10 transact with him. Seratton
and Darden had long conversation, the result OF
which was that Darden introduced by Stratton to
Asay, and here STATIONS agency in the affair appears
to have ended.
At the interview between Darden and Assay the lat
ter represented himself be the attorney of thepro
posed railroad from Cairo in this State to Galveston,
Texas, and proposed that Dsrden should accept sta
alton this road the General Agent at Galveston,
at salary Of 81 100 per annum, port IN Of which
was to be paid in advance, as well as Darden's
penses TO Galveston. Campbell who introduced
dent of the road assented to Assy's arrangement
with Darden, and fired the amount to be paid in adj
vance at 500.
While these arrangements were being perfected,
Dr. Darden kept Paul II. Dennis special mail agent,
Postmaster Price, and United States Attorney Her
rinston advised Of all that occurred and i de-
cided that Darden should assent to the proposals
made in order that the potters might be brought to
justice.
Dsrden according to instruction closed the bargain
with Asay and Campbell on Thursday night, and
Campbell gave Darden package subsequently ascer-
ained TO contain nothing OF value about fourteen
inches long, eight inches vide and three inches thick
covered vita black paper, and sealed mp tight VITA
red wax Campbell saying that he had just received il
from Washington and that il contained from $oO,Vo
TO s60,OO0 worth Of documents bonds &c belonging
to the Railroad Company, and chsrsed Darden to
take every care of il Campbell also paid Darden the
500 and received receipt .
II was arranged that Campbell and Darden should
start for Urbana in the train yesterday morning
Darden then reported the reeu Of this interview TO
Mesns. Price, Heupgton and Dennis, and II wa
agreed that Dsrden ana Campbell should leave on the
train and that Campbell should be arrested at some
station on the line OF the Illinois Central Railroad.
Late that light it occurred TO Mr. Price that the pack
age which Campbell bad given TO Darden might con-
tain the decoy bank bills and other properly stolen
from McNaIlys drawer and that it was the design OF
the cor spaors TO have Darden arrested after he bad
left the city with the package In his Possession. The
object of this would have been to make out thst OAR
den was the real thief, and that the prosecution
agsinst Bray man was conspiracy IL was then de-
cded that Campbell should be arrested In t'e cara az
the depot here and Darden was charged to hand the
package back TO Campbell, and not, under Any CIR
cumftsnces permit il 10 comet into his possession agio
Yesterday uornirg when Campbell and Darden
were ready 10 go 10 the train, Darden purposely had
hs pockets and hands filed with baggage, cloth
irg, bundles, &C., that he had no room ot the myIe
nous black package and Campbell put It in his own
pocket for ssfe-keepipg The two then went to tue
Central Depot and AFT they were comfortably seated
In the cars waiting for the train to start, L. ). Mar
shal Da,d;on made his appearance. ran snc, taxing
man liked lop sest This led 10 conversation be-
tween Campbell and Davidson, and the latter soon
after asked Campbell what his name was and where
Can pbel that he was going to Uroana, where he
had farm, hotel and store Davidson then asked
come questions about Darden, to which campbell re-
pIied that be was young man whom he had employed
as clerk in his oface at Urbans that ne had hired
him through friend in the city, and bis name was Ds-
rep.
Mir. Davidson then informed Campbell who he was 4
ard took him into custody. After Campbell was |
taken to he Msrhals office be refused TO tell the
raue Of the friend through whom he bad hired Darden.
note very much cruwpled, Of which the following
a copy, was found upon bis person
my BRAyv,x esqDear Sir: have the young man with
me- and shall par; company FOR some iie u cone
At Liasi, Central Depot, Oct s-sAm
During the progress Of the negotiations between
Darden Assay and Campbell, Darden remarked, Is
one reason Why be did not wish to go away that he
was witness in the Braynan case and would be CON.
PEELED to s.ay until after the trial Campbell replied
hat that made no difference that be had been wit.
ness in cases and went away, and they never hunted
him up: that Dsrden need not be alarmed, for when
j. was found be had gone nobody would look him up.
After D,rden received the 500 r. pot private
,cert ,-an the hills erd hard .Aec. - Mr. Prlca u