, 1880-12-23
And How They We're Anxious to
Settle Up Their Old Debts.
A System Of False Invoices aud
Double Dealing Of Long
Standing.


great snntler. After Conkling went away
l saw Jayne looking for ne MP anu .lown,
md wo finally took sent In the corner uf
the hotel aud he told INC this story as we'll rs
l cali recoitect It, Just as you will now re-
ccvnit:
"NIr. Jayne" Isaid, ais there any basis
for Tom Bayartl's imputation tint Conkling
got my part of the money the Government
took from Phelps, Dodge l. Coz"
YES" sntd Mr.. Jnyne, "he got $1,000 from
the Collector, Surveyor, md Naval O,llcer rs
n fee 10 be their legal adviser In the cnse. lie
was perfectly justified III takfng it. 1t was
tho same fee that gaye Gell. Butler for nd
vice III the same case-S5,0o0. Arthur. Cor
nell, alltl Lniln came 10 NE and asked nc
what paid Butler, ana said $1,000. They
sail they wanted to pny Conkltng fec, Md
would give Him the SHINE"
ado you mnd telling me, Mr.. Jayne, just
tile circumstances"
mo; II sou will sit right there will give
them to YOU. They werG all related by mo
before onc Of the Committees of Congress.
but tl!e evidence WAS suppressed or never
printed"
Here Is tho story Of Phelps, Dodge & Co.,
as concerns Mr.. Consltng. Said Jayne:
II was sitting In NY otco at the Custom-
House Ill New York one morning, whcn the
door opened and Ill came two lawyors-Dut-
ley Field, the son Of old Dnyid Dudley Field,
and Ethan Allen, n prominent New York
lawyer. This Dudley Field died fiycor six
months ago. liz WINS III a firm ut tho time l,e
died III which his father WIS the attorney of
counsel. Tho firm y,.s made up, think, of
l?aeon, l)0rsleimer, DcyO. and young Dudley .
Field. Flc!tl and Allen said to lsle, A00n aftgre
=, they entered: Jayne, suppose you llAtl cuso
iako L np rsplied s that INV Soaid I'D Ss iais ~
ncase against them rs would agniAst 4Ny
other business house. Suppose you had i
egsS e9r M agai9sst a. 4. 7. Stewart, wouldn't that
ngninst them thar any other house in this
fhsips 5ege 1 Ge% % " would lila iian!le tat tat
u u SS saI fef III ill., :asS, 10 csaqsF
loWs1Mcail By asking these questions" :" Well
sAld Field, I'VE hnye II client who has Q case
nf the cleArcst cllarncter, against Phelps,
podHe Co ter keebg false neco UNITS with
"Ss r. 'has tho t'rst you ever heard Of the
ofit. FIe i ind Hi Xilen @ ad It come to e ~ nI ta
authorized nlan to make tho arrests, and, Of
tl,is Ni client. M wl'o way ti,c Tsal informor."
"llis name was Charles r. Herve. Iohad
been ill tho employ Of Phelps, Dodge & 60.
some time, and llad been discharged. lie
!Ad matlee transcripts OF d number Of eases
tr0n the books. which cases he put Into my
binds. 1tola Field and Allen that would
70 ttown to the Custom-Itoase and hunt up
:hoso Invoices, aud sec II there wns anything
tnrrcct In the mars charges. ! did 90 to
lho CHstoni-Ifonse. found that the lnan
t af Fs sd III m sw65e s baakt S the 9, wasgan s r SO
The two llcals Of the house, Mr..
Dodge 9!Mt Mr; Phelps, wcre brought to tho
otlice; TIs COLLECTOR, the District Attorney,
10 them: 'Gcl'tlemen, there need DO no
scantlal IN this 1natter; we do nut tlestra 10
nut yon to tho indlg,'ity Of al arrest. All
WY vi W9t MIL t. soMr bnS We Yat your M
10, be interfersSd with They gavo np M lis
,,a Nav, NJ, ", l. Let ne ssk you JAYNE wlat was
"'rerrl6lc to Witness" slid Jayne. t.They
were PERFECTLY limp, walllng mid .wringlng
teIr ,1,ln, hanHls. Without particle OF backbone
".DIil they plead Innocence w
".,Dld they plead inlIncence. They Just
laia l,,,t 9% ~ ,a 10 t9 sIe, u, sad thsy were
s, sant!ie staMl!ng, their social position, tlelr
GtI.lld,ren t etc;, but said not one word about
,,a,y aMsl!,', j, What was tho result of tho sxam-
=" found that In their i,nportntions Of tin
they Ind Nlldervaluel Mt from s!xpence to
TWO slil!llngs almost overy invoice, aud ha4
which WIS contrary. to law, ard also SUBJ
traetcd tho freight charges from the factory
to Liverpool. .rllis, also, was contrary to tho
drawbacks. Neltier hal tliey atlied te 9sst cost
Of boxing md packing the tlli.pIates."
.,'',, "Msat j, was tho amountof the whole fraud,
.,To total was s., 900 underyaluatlon, add
ed to 1 per cert Illegal discount, tlo cost OF
/ \ sSs ct s"'rs ffs sa3 al
"Dlt ~! y9n strictly tolow out tho revelations
"No. did not take up ths cases at alt that
s"s ss peed :s Ge tqss s 70 er Ss1sssoS slis H St
brr Of cascs cog,pared It 70: The Custoii.
House tt,oks whoru they had entered the
goo!ls ami paid tho dutea.''
,nv Mas y there my ffA"a IN tue bookkecl"
"'rhere was systematic fraud" said Mr..
Jayne. ''trhey had ull lnyo!ca book. on
&es %ss sSeISs ss sHs!S Sna s III;
nlsted the real prico OF the articles oil il sIip
oi paper, which lust covered tho iayolce alltl
could % b9 torn out easlly. AZ fast ~ they
tear of this isheot with tho higher prizes oil
II, mud leave the nnduryaluatio!l oil tla page
below; nlil wlIen, wa went through thal,
' u as s WY yS5s fos e pssiSa ssS o " twea efs
years."
Ablo frauuY
g II was fraud" said jayne, "of tho mos
Mnlou6tcd character,:-f :-fraul with Intent
tIlng; aud Cod knows ss Whit tic nsEreHatt
wnul hnre been II Wo Ind gntD buck 0yel
ti!e whole period af tie rslscallty."
"Mell, what did Phelps, Dolge& Co. do p
powerful counsel, ut fho i,ral Of Which WI. WI
tlle firm Of FULLERTON y To-. AT THO lirs
Mreslng we Int! ut our Office, Mr. Fullerton
asked what the aggregate OF tue cust
nEainst Phelps, Dodge u 60. would BE-.
bn.i tllat, tak(ng the eases l llaa already
lnoked up. a!a averaging them uccor4lng Il
certain SlMcllutM casts, the amount WI!
S7l,Wo. Immediately they Jumped ut thu
ilgnIr, antl satl they would puy Il. i hear.
san nr hoTsx"1 ss;.; III ~ on q item that the!
H9 you lle9n, Mr. Jayne, tl.At the pe1lal