New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-08-16

respect TO which was committed and the papers 70 be
report and proceedings thereon. shall be re-
turned rs other warrants TO the court OF the dslct
within which such judge presides-
Now by the concluding provision OF the act 1.-THE char
aoter of the fraud It's nature and the imporatons In
respect to which committed must be specified and
the papers be seized" And by another clause the
merchandise respect which such fraud is alleged to
have been committed" must be specified. IL was ac-
cordngly decided that four lmportaons-two made in
1869 and two in lsoshoud be made the basis of opera
tons. The warrant had to be procured on affidavit
Accordingly George E. Priest clerk in Mr.. Jayne's
employ procured for that purpose. IL is claimed
that the papers and books which Mr. jayne entitled
to seize by virtue OF this warrant those alone
which referred to the four imporatons specified In the
neutrality-suspicious. by the Queen, March 80 1869
Nevada, June a. 1869 Thomas Durham, April IL, 1870
and Pennsylvania, Nov. IT, 1870.
On July l6, 1879, while Messrs Plat Boyd were
quietly attending to their business deputy u Marshal
Geo. Priest aant and three four other persons
from the CustOmhouse showed this warrant, and de-
manded an examination of the books and papers. The
firm acting under the advice of counsel handed over to
the officials all their books, papers, and
invoices relating 10 the importations specified in the
warrant permitted them to examine all their papers
and select for themselves but protested against their
reading their papers further than TO satisfy them
selves whether not they referred to the impora-
tons specified The CustOm-house officials insisted on
and letters of Plat Boyd, but under continual pro-
test from Mr. Stanley their counsel b. G. jayne, and
George Bliss jr, the United States District Attorney
then came in. Mr.. Jayne said: 81 will lock up the
whole id lot Of you tonight IL 1t takes the whole army
and navy OF the United States to do it," Mr. Stanley
quietly stated to Mr.. Bliss that he was simply
protesting against the seizure of books, papers, cur
respOndence, DC, not specified in the warrant MI
Bliss stated Mr.. Jayne that he had no right TO seize
any papers that did not refer to the lmportations
specified. Mr. Jayne said: " DO you mean TO tell me
that can't take what books and papers choose ~ The
firm charge Mr. Jayne with gross improprieties OF
speech manner and action by which the attention OF
those in the store at the time was attracted, and
their good name and mercantile reputation injured.
Mr. Jayne when he first entered threatened TO put them
all into Ludlow-st Jail night. He finally
seized hundred books and papers that were not
specified in the warrant referring the DstricAttorney
10 Heyl's Digest for the law under which he acted.
After the books seized Messrs. Plat Boyd
asked Mr. Jayne for receipt for them. The reply was
that he never gave receipts.
The friend concludes his narration by saying sthat
Platt & Boyd have steadily refused to offer cent in
compromise. that they will offer cent, that they
will never pay cent until it shall be adiudged by the
Supreme Of the United States that they have in
CURED liability TO pay.