New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-01
JAYNE AGAly AT WORK.

ASSISTING CHARLES l.. LAWRENCE IN PhPARiN"
CHARGES AGAINST INCONSISTENCIES PAY
ING FOR IMMUNITY N THIS WAY-sMALL RE-
SUITS FROM THEIR IABoE5 THUS FAR.
1t has been well known for several months
that Charles l. Lawrence the notorious suug-.ci, and
T. q. Jayne cX-spcca agent Of the treasury, Who WAS
formerly prominent as an nf0rmcr against reputable
NewYOrk merchants aud finally driven out o once
by the exposure OF his schemes for eTtoriion have pe"
Jointly engaged preparing charges against plumber o
business firms in this and other cities on account O"
alleged transactions IN smugGlvd goods. II has been
equally well under stood mat npon the magnitude oi hiS
exposures depended Lawrence pardon or at least the
shortening of his term OF imprisonment TO minimum
So long as George B.s remained in the Office o Uniied
States Dstrict-Attorncy, Lawrence evidently felt no
need OF haste in WORKING out his pardon. few days
after H. had pleaded guilty through his counsel
GEN Benjamin T. Butler in April last Lawrence vas
assigned a il the POst-Ohicc Building ~uppie"
with Government stationery. and Jayne reclining o
q Government lounge at his elbow, ready VITA sngEr>-
lions he began he cNIiat:on OF ms chimes AGAINST the
the Government by charging c'uses upon others prop
ably innocent. In 4 few days il was rumnrcd that Law
renee and JAY had made startling disclosures to tAc
District Attorney and that III consideration Of the Bali
million that Lawrence had stolen from the revenue more
than 30 Nrw-Yok merchants would he turned over to
the Grand Jury and the Government for prosecution
Nothing further was heard OF the matter until recently
when the same or similar story was started dny or
two before Nj. Bliss retired from Office.
During the summer the activity vi Jayne and Law
renee IN .cel ana Lawrence being IT large on Sl5oVp
bail and being assured that The D-trieAttorney woud
no, move for in his abs nee, Wcnt 10 Long
Br .uch 10 spend heated term. JArt also dl~il-
rcavyd fu. time. aud neither az III ~ w. seen AhuG'
Inc Dst:rt-A tiorucy's office until Nj L.isss I'm q.
cfjcc drew near 20 close. The fi rcyiT ~ Oi the Law
renee business ai;feS-rd auHu. Two weeks arr
y ben M order W3S entered III tie CLERKS office o. me
United state, District CpHf di-ruutI1Hug c.Nii e'ht
AGAINST Lawrence. which was bruI--t 30 recover q
H don dollars. round upUib,ts -ur moneys az" thr
Government. Following this 49, the aEr,Nl 81 I.t or
four persons I,r 3l-atd -hneCc operations tit m
dicfinent scVc" WHO were ElJ"n 10 ID. o'1 Oh ti''
cOuufFy ana !. Of warrants Tor TIC mr. - 81 t""
or ro.c pr is have been Tor some time n lt""
The frauds With which the arrested persons v J."
charged were l.crfetrdftf under DpuN-forr4UT cay
foroftl in the CXl1>lIrcs 81 LIwrcucrs greater c.li
which cent yiurds successor, DIS ADgc-. To re PEN
tcqtary No dcyc!opurutS Ui recent s!buSe.iuE "lea
tio> have resulted from LaWrenr COMES, oN aLd 40
business firms OF prominence have nro1 Implicated
have been IN cifC1ll ~ !or several IA! 0
asioih revelations O. conn, bus those Who - an tdt
SiIa!lar stores Iui form a N"ai dSb eve W.. no
credit. 4 p.n.uilcui Official VINO - 1"niiar win tir
ye,Olr mater sail StrraS VI "ii understand iit
Lawrence Is working with rope alOJAd hS neck. ANA ne
VIII play Ul NE can. Iic character OF jayne rs
lie perssCtur 0i .Idblc business Arms VINO sHhiU 10
g. 0rou "a p than sand t.e CdIun ~ even seeming
attempt fraud TIE Government - too wen h"" 10
Iri, 4 urnia1lc tlai be LIs any Information q. 'hy
grcaf value hc hid, be would ut1c u.rt ioS ago
Tor his own b ic1ii, instead g. helping Lawrence.