, 1874-03-10
JAYNE'S D0lMGS.
The System Of Espionage Praotiood d
Upon Merchants.
How UnsNspcCtcd Clerks Are Bribcd
10 Spy Upon Their En-
pl0yerS.
And Manufacture Evidence to Do Used by
tho "SpcciaI Agont."

Srttnt Utsttnch to The Chicago 1TtbHHe.
New YoNE, March 0.-During his address before
tho House Committee Of Ways md Means, William
e. Dodge nude known tho fact that, wlli1o PROS
ecuting tho claim against Phelps Dodge g. Co.,
AIr. jayne had III his pay u second boo&kcoper
III Lis firm, named Kennedy. It is now known
that 1t was common custom Of his to buy up
CLERKS to betray their employers. Below arc II
fow instances:
Konncdy, Phelps, Dodge l. Co.'s bookkooper,
was originally bribed and paid by Jayne. Tho
Inter advanced tho money to Kennedy during
tho prosecution Of tho case, but it was repaid to
him by lIoryo. tho informor,
WHEN THE spo1Ls WE'VE DIVIDED.
nIonntimo konnedy's trcacho:y had boon dis
covered, mud he was discharged. JAYNE roadily
obtained sltuaton for. him in tho Post Office,
master, 7. l.. Jaines, who was formerly
wcighor in tho Custom-House. Jayne has
promised Hayes, inforacr, in caso Of Woodruff
IL Robinson, n similar position for his Rervcc III
effort to drive tho lawyers Davis. Doolittle, aud
Lyon, the first retained by Hayes, from tho
prosecution Of their claim. Tho ovislouco uSaipat
flufua Story Il Co., and ". T. Weld aud Co. WIS
also
OBTAINED THROUGH THE BRIBERY OF CLERK
Of one Of tho firms. Jnyro had seized the
books Of Ezra Wheeler & Co., ly which u cus-
tom-houso broker, named Atkinson, was itl.
volyeu in all alleged forgery OF papers. This
man 1lcd to Havana, but returned III q fow
months, through MI arrangement with Jayne,
aud WIS employed by hitn
70 MANUFACTURE EVIDENCE
ngainpt Rufus Story L. 60. Tho Charge against
tiis firm was that they Ind faltcy ohtalncl DAM
age allowance Oh importation OF pepper by Weld
d Co., Of Boston, wl,lc!, the latter tirm had sold
tho former, Tie oyidenco WIS iuconchlHiyo ul-
til Atkinson 8ucccedctl in
lll1D1Sd 4 CONFIDENTIAL. CLERK
of Story t. Co. Jayne furnished Atkinson $3.50
On ono occnsion and 2400 Oh allotller, but only
$3.50 OF tho Inst amount was uaed. When they
had succeeded III bribing him. tho clerk furnished
letters and data, all false, which Jayne used in
1nnls,ng his affidavit to tho court. On this Jayno
seized tho books and papors Of Story & Co.,
aud aftar n long and yoxnti0uH proceeding, the
house was forced to Hottlo, that being tho
cheapest way of roposBcssiug themselves Of
their books. They gayo their lawyer, Mr.. Gull
yor, of Washington, a check to bearer for
9l00 0U0 and anotlor of either 12, 600 or $4,000
aa counsel foes.
osLY $B0,G0O OF THIS MONEY REACHED THE
TREASURY,
nud only $685. 1918 Of it remained there, til Q
differences being divided among the lnfornorH,
Collector, nlyal oii!co, etc. Atkinson received
about 30 QUO for his services Wien tile case was
settled, and Jayno returned Story II Go. the
books. fto returned, NJ obviously lo had no
right to To, number Of important papers,
which he used to mako mp tho great caso ngNlnst
Baker, Void Il Co., Of Boston, who hal to pay
100000 In throe ustallmonsA. Thus, 1t will ho
soon all tlloso rich olnis for Jnyne wore Btru c1s
by tho virtual robbery Of STORY t. Co.