New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-03
SANBORN AND JAYNE.
1.-THE MONUMENTAL THIEVES OF THE AGE

1.-THE MONUMENTAL THIEVES VI 1hE AUD"
INTENSE EXCITEMENT OVER THE REVELATIONS or
THEIR RAIDS UPON MERCHANTS AND TIE
TREAsURY-FURTHERC oRRoBoRATIYs h'ipsSC"
OF TIE sANBORN CONSPIRACY - STARTLING
STATEMENTS OF JAYNE's RAscAIITY-sOMB NEW
REVELATIONS FROM CUsrOM-HoUsE BooEs-
JAYNEs PAGE.
The publication In THE TRIBUNE yesterday morn
ing Of the principal facts of the organization and
conduct Of the great conspiracy Of Butler sanborn
and Richardson to rob the United States Treasury
of many millions of taxes due IT, caused the most
intense excitement yesterday in mercantile, court
intern8. revenue, and Custom-house circles. An
immense edition Of THE TRIBUNE was sold, and
during the morning tine news-stands repeatedly re-
newed their supply No other paper in the city con-
tanned any reference TO the remarkable document
which the Secretary of the Treasury has been forced
BY Congress to print and hence the whole mercan-
tile and legal pubic had to apply to THR TRIBUNE
for definite information on The subject
In Brooklyn where Sanborn, Hawley. and Van
derwerken are under Indictment charged with con-
spring to defraud the revenue, the interest was
almos. great as in New-York City itself, where
most Of the plandering by Sanborn and his confed-
crates has been carried OF. United States District
Attorney Tenney and his associates were early
engaged in perusal of the statement, and 1t was
had reached them Mr.. Tenney applied several days
ago to the Secretary of the Treasury for certified
copy OF the report to be used in evidence at tho
approaching trial Of Sanborn and his coniederafes,
but no copy of any SOFT has been furnished him.
though his solicitations were very urgent.
The officials Of the United States District ttor-
ney's office were very reticent and quiet upon tho
subject, as their chief was hopelessly involved in
the shameless transactions rob the public treasury
he was set to guard from thieves. The subject was
tabooed for this reason; but everywhere the story
was read in corners, and whispered con
yersations between the various sub-oficcrs
were carried on. The recent exposures OF
the Custom-hoase seizure and compromise
business, in which b. G. Jayne was shown
in his true colors Of punderer q the merchants.
were commented at one time only in the same
reserved aud secret manner for many of the clerks
in the United States Courts understand that the
courts and the District-AttOrneys Office, too. are
used for the oppression of the merchants, and that
JAYNE is as powerful there he is in the Custom
house. This reticence disappeared after the re-
currence of one little incident yesterday. The quiet
of the building was disturbed by the appearance
there of the ex spy and Special Agent Jayne. Select
ing the room of DR. Belts, the Clerk of the United
States District Court the place in which to vcnt-
late his wrath he recited in LOUD and angry tone
the often-repeated story of his wrongs which, IN
his opinion seemed terrible enough to stir fever
in the blood of age" For some reason or another
he insisted giving his infamous version OF the
robbery of Phelps, Dodge &c Co.. and, with gesticu-
lations which rendered it dangerous to stand within
reach of bis arms, proclaimed that he would yet
triumph, aud declaring that all of the
merchants upon whom he had fastened
his clutches were guilty of defrauding the
Government At this point Mr.. Belts called his
irate friends attention to TRIBUNE reporter who
had some time previously, entered the room unob-
served when glazing fercely upon him, and Rising
his voice to an almost ear-splltting pitch Jayne
yelled out THE TRIBUNE lies! Since lhaye been
in the service have kept myself as pure, immacu-
late, and spotless as any man that God Almighty
ever put on the face Of the earth"
After this illustration of his modesty, Mr. Jayne
took his departure and his half-suppressed growls
could be heard echoing through the halls rs be
descended the stairs.
Among merchants great indignation was expressed
over the revelations of Sanborn's robbery of the
Treasury and everywhere he was coupled with
Jayne and the two were alluded to as the "monu-
mental thieves of the period"
One was denounced as the " Robber Of the Tax
payers" and the other as the "Plunderer OF Com
mercen Jayne came in for the greatest abuse on
Change and in the offices of the merchants for the
reason that he has been the special oppresor OF In
dividual merchants, while sanborn has stolen from
the common purse of the country. But the reVela-
tions regarding both the general topic OF con-
yersation The merchants still think, very erro-
neousy that they are still completely In the power
of those men, who, at any time can seize their
books and papers in revenge for what they may
have said, and thereby put them to great
loss The fact Of Jayne's resignation affords them
no sense of security; they say that the Collector can
not afford to dispense with his services, from which
he has derived greater revenue than from all other
sources. If popular indignation has compelled the
Treasury Department to insist upon his Resignation.
he will stin occupy back seat in the office and pull
the wires secretly which he has long operated
openly. Such has been the tyranny exercised BY
him. that merchants feel no assurance Of safety
from his revenge long as the present laws s1'ss
and afford sphere Of action to such men.