The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-26

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"But we want 1t used at once" said Mr.. Lane q
little impatently. things getting warm at
Aeany and we must work up our case as rapidly a.
assured hun would hurry matters as much as
was consistent.
FiELD-MARsnAL LANE BECOMES INPATIENT AND
LIVES HIS MILITARY OPINION AS TO "A FIRE IN
Mr.. Lane sat ol,ing his thumb nall before ne ado
any further remarks. l had by this time become
aware that when he bic his thumb nail there was
me thumb biting process through WITH he then
opened business III new direction.
. II nave Deen thinking that this Idea OF controlling
the editorial department. OF the HERALD WIN net
amount TO much so long as those Fellows at Albany
10 ought TO be done we should have whole paper
respondents at Albany?'
| knew them intimately.
VERY wei" he continued: now, the best thing
rangement with them whereby we can control
Them Tor to tell you the truth. ! don't think the
the Albany articles were In harmony. Can you 60
at VIII take time and money! suggested.
ION, wel, you can take the time. How much
| money do You want?
"About hundred dollars will do,'' replied.
Every we'll. Now, when can you go " said ne.
1t Is now TWO O'Clock Can you get of on the four
Perhaps replied. at not would go up in
the morning." had however no such Intention
,0r IT Se,ng Frday correctly supposed tue LexiS,s
| spOndents would very likely come home In the
evening train TO remain until that time. had made
| up INV mind That would have to enlist them IN my
! services Tor few days until the completion OF my
scheme for II they continued to write discouragngiy
OF Erie matters from Albany the Ring here would con-
clude that had no influence with them, and would
| drop NEGOTIATIONS with me and look Tor some enc
else. Ii Is unnecessary to state that having worked
the job up so successfully 10 Its present stage was
very desirous OF bringing 1t to completion.
"wait minute" SAID Mr.. Lane, "and will give
You an order Tor your expenses"
| FIELD-hARSHAL LANE FURNISHES ANOTHER ROUND
| Of AMMUNITION.
AS here was another chance to see how the Ring
managed such matters l very willingly waiteu.
the order read thus:-
account F. A LANE, Counsellor.
"Present that to Mr.. White" said the counsellor
land he will pay 1t. When you get TO Albany tee-
graph me now matters progress. Don't mention a
WORD OF your business to any one but do II up
and sign them Johnson. Now get on, my boy. and
there Is big thing In store FOR you."
smiled as l thought how differently the ''big
thIng' would turn out from what nc expected.
at the Erie Once. | met Captain Spencer, the
cashier OF the road, who informed me that Nh.
White was out but wanted to know what ne could
replied that had an order on Mr.. White.
40, no. Thought l. Mr. Lane has Deen lnquirlng TO
see whether ani gong to Albany or not.
"Give me the order" said Spencer; ats all the
did so. and in few. minutes five $40 bllls were
on sunday called at the residence Of Mr. -
one Of the Albany as expected ne
family. / at once exposed to hin the wnOle scneme
OF the Erie officials to bride the HERALD and asked
his cooperation to help me carry the negotiations
"Rmg." At rirst he refused, but after con-
siderable argument he consented, provided Mr.
agree to lend a helping han hand. .u ! promised
to to-. carry out my Instructions ana 70 impress Mr.:
Lane that was working ION the square" As
| had not seen the latter gentleman since Friday
feared he might be getting impatient. SO indited
him note saying that had seen all and was about
WHICH looked very favorable win the later gen
tleman mad some difficulty to extort u promise TO
assist me. But he finally consented, ana tele-
graphed Lane TO meet me at the Grand Central
Hotel the evening on which lie received the de-
spatch. My Object In this was to connect nm with
the business with witnesses OF my own, as he had
heretofore only been seen In my company BY Erie
attaches or employees OF his own office. But he
too smart for me. He did not come for the reason,
as he afterwards explained. that ne was afraid his
Create susplcion that there was something wrong
| IN Erie affairs somewhere.
. TIE SPY OPENS A THIRD PARALLEL.
am now obliged to return for few moments to
the saturday before my departure for Albany. My
mined 10 keep hlm to his work. Accordingly ON the
day mentioned bes0ugnt him TO slip in something
through with them lie informed me That ne Was VAS
to write editorial for Mondays paper, and would
put paragraph On Ere Sars In ySs o. ne
Monday, the 29th ut.. and with 1t the promised
paragraph , was sm ns w yaas maze ea M name
him on my return from Albany. He was In excel
lent numor, which was even increased when told
] him OF my success al the capital. But ne now
began to think about the cost OF the services the
Ring were to receive. How much would the CORE
| spondcnts ut Albany demandY took the liberty
OF estimating their services at $1,000 apiece EOw
much would nave TO give Mr.. -. Thought he
would certainly be entitled to $4,000. He thought
the prices high, particularly that at when we were
to buy the Albany correspondents.
| chance to ascertain what arrangements the Ring
had made Tor apprising themselves as to what was
"But SUPPOSE urged, "that the correspond
ents should agree to supply us with secret informa
ton respecting the way The members OF the Legis-
lature think upon matters relating to Erie. They
know many of them intimately, and could perhaps
ascertain even now they intend to vote on tne re-
peal OF the classification DILL"
Mr.. Lane smiled as il amused at my simplicity
~ don't care a damn about any information on that
points, said he; tive know all about such matters
already. We have a nan there whose business 10
TO attend to that matter and nothing ese There Is
not vote cast on any measure Affecting inter.
| ests thai we do not know on which SIDE the ma
Orty will rest beforehand This man taps the wires,
and the Information Is transmitted to us secretlyr
FIELD-MARsHAL LANE HAS THE LEGISLATURE ALL
RIGHT
Here was some important information gained In
an unguarded moment On the part OF Mr.. Lane.
suppose, them suggested /, "tnat they give
you rough draft Of the bills that are presented by
the members OF the Legislature. You know some
thing might be slipped into these bills detrimental
to your interests, even in an apparently harmless
measure, and as correspondents nave access to all
bills offered they could keep an eye open for your
interests ana post you whenever anything suspicious
was discernlDleT'
| Mr. Lane gave me another OF his knowing looks.
.'That, too, would be supernuOus information"
he replied. eve get copy Of every BIZ presented
TO the Legislature soon as It Is offered We have
| got that thing all fixed to our satisfaction"
| Finding that mad already spent more time with
| Mr. Lane than had Intended | proposed to leave
| the matter open until The next morning, to which
| proposition ne assented.
"DOn't wait for me around In Mr.. Gould's office,r
! said he, as | arose TO go. "COme right into the
directors room and remain until can have
chance TO fix up matters"
| rur pOuEMfAN IN THE MARBLE HALLS--BuT M
| DINNER
The next morning was hand pnnctual to the
hour appointed. Presently MIR. Lane came IN aud
asked me TO walt until ne could get tho dining
| room opened, that we could have a place I'm
| which TO talk where we would be unOOser rived as
well as uninterrupted. The dining rOom-many OF
! the readers OF this article may not be aware-is
situated In the Erie bnildng on the