New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-28
JAYNE AGAIN SUED.

had been released from tho Custom-house.
JAYNE AGAIN SUED. ,.... ..
THE WOODRUFF q ROBINSON CASE IN TIE COURTS.
While Special Agent B. G. Jayne, was in
the office OF District Bliss Wednesday last.
O complaint and mmOns was served upon him by
Stanley Brown Clark in suit begun by them to re
cover $4,000 illegally drawn by him informer in the
case OF Woodruff Robinson lately settled Tho facts
fla ths case are Of remarkable character and the am
davits on which the complaint s based charge Jayne
with conspiracy, subornaton OF perjury, and other
offences which the Grand Jury will shortly be asked TO
investigate They embrace the evidence which
the case OF Woodruff & Robinson was worked up In
Jayne's office by his assistants and II oil the written
statements OF HAYES the real nforme and the Inform
Of Record and their attorneys are to be believed tho
frauds I'm the IL appears that tho
information Of Hayes originally lodged with Special
Agent Cutter who Is assigned TO duty in Jaynes office,
and investigated by him and one OF Jaynes clerks,
Dr. Crutchey in the absence OF Jayne. Hayes refused
to give his Information jayne and when Dr. Crutch
ley told him that about TO submit the facts TO
JAYNE before proceeding to compromise, HAYES sought
lawyer 10 protect him from Jaynes rapacity He em-
pOyed the firm OF Doolittle Davis Lyon and assigned
his claim trust to them They subsequently retained
Fullerton. Knox Crosby to assist them. and this firm
insisted that the matter should he placed In the hands
OF JAYNE. They declared he was the smarest OF the
special agents. and recalling the skillfu manner In
which he had worked the Phelps. Dodge & Co. case
insisted In their new clients interest that Jayne alone
should work the case" The other firm finally con
sented and Hayes also conceded In the arrangement.
The opposition OF Doollte. Davis Lyon to the en-
ployment OF Jayne, aroused Jaynes luminosity, and
when later they refused to allow Hayes TO assign hs
claim TO Jayne the latter refused to consult with them
He ignored the claim OF Cutter and Cruchley. and
finally induced the Secretary Of the Treasury to pay
him the informer's share, which is now sued for
THE NrpcUANTS, MEETING CRITICISED
ENCOURAGING RFFECrs-wHAT THE MERCHANTS
HAVE REsOLvHD-wHAT THEY SHOULD Do-AN
IMPORTERS LEAGUE SUGGESTED.
The character of the meeting at Stcinway
Hall given renewed courage and hope to such OF the
merchants as have taken bold stand against the In
famous system Of moeties and oppression which have
degraded the system and brought needless ruin
and contumely upon its victims. The few merchants
who have been induced to hold back have taken eour-
age and will assist materially in the work OF revenue
reform
Mr. Jackson g. Schultz who has taken active part
the movement said that the results OF the meeting
last evening were very gratifying. The meeting had
been called for public enlightenment and for public
support Until THE TRIBUNE, some three four weeks
ago. published the actual condition OF AFFAIRS there
very few who understood how great was the evil
from which the OF this country suffered AS
soon, however the merchants discovered that they
were not the only individual victims of import laws
those who had headed the movement for reform and
narrae the details Of their grievances This confidence
has general and the merchants who have taken
an active part In the reform longer In the dark
for want information Mr. Schultz believed that
effect Of this agitation would be 10 reduce the right Of
the Government to examine the books of merchants to
proper legal limits. The merchants intended to oonfno
the investigation Of books and papers to the
They intended that whenever the Government required
information from records that the merchant aud his
books papers should appear In court and that these
records should furnish Information in to spe
cinc question asked In open court. AS tt Is tho
and papers Of merchant are the records OF vau
able information which could readily be sold to others
for great of money. Against this possible and
probable abuse OF information there was guaran-
tee under the present system. This Information
the Government officials had right to receive. Ro-
fernng to the frauds committed In tho revenue, Mr..
Schultz said that there numerous frauds commit
ted smuggling goods across the border. The amount
of revenue which the moiety system indicated was lost
by fraud in NewYork less than per cent. Yet TO
collect this per less these great 0utrages
committed. Better lose this many times over than be
guilty Of this dishonorable oppression.
AN ExrREAsURY OFFERS VIEWS.
The reporter next visited o prominent lawyer who
under former Administration Of the Treasury Depart
ment held important position. He had attended the
meeting and had read the report In THE tribune. and
was full OF thought about tho meeting. His views,
which are of the utmost Importance were taken down
in shorthand, and here reproduced precisely as
uttered:
Two wholly oppoyite and conflicting conclusions may
well from the action OF the meeting at Stein
way Hall Wednesday evening. In ore respect ~ was
highly creditabe the merchants, and presents hope
fu prospect for the future Tue spirit OF the meeting
was Of the best possible description the merchants
seem 70 be fully aroused to the porl VI their present
Condition and exhibited readiness to do anything that
was necessary proper to extricae themselves from
that peril. Some OF the speeches were able and ex
haustive. -.
This meeting was called TO hear the report Of the
Committee OF the Chamber of Commerce, which had
been 20 Washington and there laid tho grievances OF the
Of the House, presented to that Committee certain
amendments OF the law which 1t proposed to have
passed, aud which, In the opinion OF the Committee
II passed. would afford al efectual remedy Tor
the existing state Of things The report was made aud
accepted, the action OF the Committee approved; but
steps taken for any future action tho part OF the
merchants and. far the meeting concerned. 1t
appears have been assumed that tho Committee had
completed Its duties and that nothing further remained
TO DO done.
IL ia high time that O word Of solemn warning was
spoken to the merchants OF York. The system Of
they complain has not been OF sudden growth 1t
has required the Intelligent labor Of maKy years.
pended by industrious, able shrewd, aud INSCRIPTIONS
men, to bring the Revenue laws into their present
than u 100000 year. Commencing nearly years
ago, with the then existing uncertainty and completely
OF the Revenue In as their basis these from
have procured the passage Of amendments aud
changes, every one OF which made the system still
complex, every one Of which placed the merchants
more and In their power ali these years
OF labor they have secured system which enables
them to reap reward largo enough to associate