New-York tribune., 1874-03-12
THE MoIETY INVESTIGATION.


LETTERS FROM CUSTOMS OFFICERS UNABLE ro
BE PRrsrNr-siR. JAYNE STATES THR MODE or
PROCEDURE ~ THE SEIZURE OF BOOKS sNp
PAPERs-HE CoNTRADICTs A STATEMENT by
WILLIAM L. DODGE.
GENERAL PRFssspIsP.rcH.I
WAsHrNGToN, March ll.-Mr. Dawes stat IL
10 the Committee Jn Ways and Neanshlssmorning that
Mr. Bliss had called upou him To say IN behalf Of Cob
Arthur that he dd not desire 70 appear before tho
Committee unless the Committee desired him % do So
as he had no personal knowledge Of the cases under
examination II the Committee, however, insist an Col
lector Arthur being here, Mr. Bliss said ne would com
municate with Collector n order that he might 40
pea tomorrow
The Clerk Of the Committee then read the following
letters:
CUsToN HOUSE, w-YoRK, March 10, ls7f
The Hon. W. ID. KELLEY. Chairman
day Not one of the cases which comp has
made testimony given before the Committee on Ways
and Means has occurred during my connection ~tb toe
Customs Department, aud could piyc no evidence
therein Of any vau"whdierer - the Committee Siure
yOur letter % leave IT Optional for me 10 present
myself the Committee. take the liberty of
ing that for he reasons above stated w await your
Very respectfully your obedienf servant,
GEoEGE II. SEsErE.
CUSTOM HoC,R, NAVAL OFFICE March 10. Is7a
Ny DEAR SIR: have yOut letter of Yesterday dato
requesuug to apucar before the Committee OF WI,s
and Means on tine subject OF IO-t!cs 10 O'Clock
morrow morning. Tnis notice l. short tnlt apd iG
exceedingly dihcut 20 meet IT. Wnle desire 10 show
an re- s,ect for y0lr Committee and 10 stlte them an
the information can give personally. have nothing 10
urge ttat cannot better be- said by Others have there
fore taken the liberty OF offering pressing engigcm,uls
excuse for Got promptly comply ng with youf IN
vltatIon. II tue above NOT perfectly asiactory 20
adv me, Tor hold myself ready ~ an times 20 on,y
Inc directions 0f your Commit Yours, respectfully
The Hon. ". ID. Kelley, NJ. G. A. ii. LAfiIN.
Mr.. JAYNE was then examined by Nh Wood of tle
Committee. It appears from mis- statements that his
commission as special Agent bears date OF April lsg.
Ioug - huf tpok ue oafn af an,
HI, duty was to act In connection with the officers of
Custotn. especially with the Surveyor. ana under his
direction the detection aud suppression OF frauds
on the revenue He never mad the disapproyal % the
Secretary OF the Treasury He was five years in Wash
incton the Paymaster Generals ohice, and his duty
there was to examine accounts and ascertain
whether money should be paid lie turned cut
of Office by Andrew johnson, and before his appoint
ment as special agent agent for the Grover Baker
Sewing Machine Company. Jayne said he had no Ohec-
tion to giving the names OF persons on whose IuoUna
tion he proceeded against Phelps Dodge Co., but "a
general rule, where information Is given IN confidence.
and his name appeared against the OF money
ccved he would give the OF the persons from
whom the information derived. Tie courts do
permit such questions to be inquired into but no
free to state that in the Phelps, Dodge Co. ease. =
Young man named Henry c. HeTyey came % hin with
the attorney. Another young man named Ken
nedy alO gave him information, having
beru
From Kennedy he received matter Of importance,
but after the had been closed Kennedy TO
him and said ho had been dismissed from that house,
and that he had a mother and sister and crippled
brother who suffer In consequence and that ss ono
OF the incidents OF the thissmisforune had fallen
upon him. JAYNE went the Collector order 20 ob-
tain him situation. After JayDe's statement the Col
Iector said that the young had been innocently
wroaged, but be thought It would do To give him a
place In the Custom house Jayne then went 70 Post
James, and obtained for Kennedy place IN the
Post Office Jayne thought IL was Heryey who told him
that Stokes OF the firm or Phelps Dodge Co. was burn
ing his papers Whtelaw. formerly in the employ a
that firm, came to Jaynes rooms ana also gave In.
formation
Jayne read an AFFIDAVIT from william d. Porter
formerly cashier Of that nrm, showing
tOO to scs had been paid by me1sber OF the drm
which had been paid TO Custom house officers aside from
the Customhouse cXpenses ana charged 10 the
count Port'c conscientious nan and wisbed 10
do man harm. but o tell the truth without atom
at ali times. Porter sald 10 him jayne Isupposa
you asked tell the truth yoa expected NE TO
tell you all e. Jayne replied Taat Was my under-
standog" Porter sid did not tell YOU all the truth
told what / did ~ my wife aud We had o season %
prayer it. Ihcse men friends. but truth
should lie tod" Jayne here read another affidavit from
Porter further bearing ON the subject above
william T. Dodge here obtaIued p rmis-on 10 reply 70
Jay De's statement shat Of the hrtn namely James
had endeayored 10 cheat the Government In the mpor-
ton OF dress The facts simpy wote that there vns
renonsranco against the price tue woman charged for
the dress IN her bill Resistance was made to i,s
payment, and another bil, less in amount was made
out James was out OF the country at the time
The two bills came together two letters one of them
VAS recepted and pad. Tnis disposed OF the CHARGE
that an attempt made 10 defraHd the revenue uy
different invoices Por e. who IL nephew orMr Dolr,.
src F.Ilh P..e.