New-York tribune., 1874-03-13

The case OF the TOLEDO, WABASH anu 'Do'
ern Railroad appears bo similar to that of the Della
ware Iackawanna and Western Company given In
Wednes lays TRIBUNE On Jan. "a, W. b. Corneau'
Treasurer sent the following letter to the Secretary OF
the Treasury:
TOLEDO. WABASH AND WESTERN RAILWAY CoMPAsY.)
SECRETARY AND TREAsURERs OFFICE,
TOLEDO, OHIO. Jan. -, 1S4)
SIR: inolose herewith statement showing vaIions Cn
ferTed Stock OF tbi. Company which has been by tins
company omitted from @e ID up the
Company has shown its accounts in relation to TINS mat
ter I" TO him FOR the truth 81 9' he statements and as to
the amount money due the Unitod States this ac-
time OF default 70 Nov 1872 Is sl6g 81 I interest S d since nee
Government for which please find drafts for the same,
aud vouchers TO be reCepted by you and returned to
me- Yours very respectfully u ropxv,r r,ea.u,or
The Hon. William A. Richardson, Secretary Of the
Treasury.
The statement accompanying the letter gives the de
tailed OF the taxes due. This statement Ia cer
fed 10 be correct by Frank NJ Green Special State Agent
of the Treasury Department in the following letter:
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 26, 1874
thereby certify that have examined the accounts OF
the aforementioned COMPANY and That the above IL
correct Of due the United States on coupons
and preferred stock OF that COmpany =, ,,,.
Special state Agent Treasury Department.
Mt sanborn 1t will be seen, had not appeared in the
matter at all. The examination OF the accounts had
been made by state Agent of the Treasury, aud the Off
that neither M SGnbOrn any one acting for him, SO
far as they know had made gqfOn Of the affair.
The drafts in payment of the taxes due sent direct
toIhe Secretary OF the Treasury by Mr. Corneau, ~
stated his letter above and drawn to the order Of the
Secretary Of the Treasury Nevertheless in the report
OF the cases under SanbOrn contracts made by the
Secretary OF the Treasury tho following letter appears
NLwYORK, Jan. 20, 1874.
SIR Referring to the contract made Will the Hon
George ;. Boutwell,, late Secretary OF The Treasury.
lB.1
ment dated Oct 1s72 have the honor To report that
the dToedo Wabash and Western Railway pany"
one OF the parties ia 10y schedule sccompanyu ug
sd contract has paid to me the sum Of S2c515 90 being
amount Of taxes due on interest paid on bonds
and preferred stock OF tins company which bas been
Omitted from the returns to the Internal Revenue De
partment with interest rom time 9i aeian,t =" NOV
1915 VIZ, Ola 81 interest to Nov L. lS1J tt4 l total
SCS7S So as per voucher lncoseu' at "iC % nag oNor
the debt incose No. 98OS5 First National Bank, To-
SS g- 81 and No 5s9 9ts second National Bank Toledo
u Merchants NatiOnat Bank NewGork Tor $4,000 being
t6c TrcasuTy and respectfully request that onc-ialf
thereof shall be paid into the Treasury to the credit OF
the secretary the Treasury. and tnat tile remaining
hall thereof shall paid 20 me IN accordance with the
terms Of INV sad contract ..
Nerv respectfully, JOIN D. SANBoRS.
The Hon. WIN. A. Richardson, Secretary OF the Treas
ury, Washington, ID. I.
In this letter error which ,is perhaps cori
cal 1T gives the interest to Nov. 1873. 6 49," when
as is shown b. Mr. Corneaus letter and the accompany
statement this the interest from Nov l. 1873 to JAM
g. 1874.
OnFsb. 70 F. A. Sawyer. Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury. Mr. SanbOrn the Secretarys draft No. s
S23 ia 3d. covering his mOeties in The of the
Toledo. Wabash and Western Company. together with
five other cases On the day the Assistant Sccre
tary the following receipt to Treasurer Corneau Of
that company;
TRYAsURY DEPARTMENT.
WAsHISGIOS, ID. G., Feb ~, 1874.
SIR: have acknowledge The receipt of the sum OF
S237s So due ana interest pad on bonds ana pre-
fcfrUd stock prior o. November /, 1873
Very respectfully,
L. A. SAWYER, Assistant Secretary.
". b. COrnaeu esq Treasurer Toledo, WABASH ana
Western Railroad Company. Toledo. ONO.
In no part OF the matter had the Off ors OF the Com
pany any reason TO suspect the agency OF Mr.. San
born, and when they their Company IN the list OF
corporations from which had been collected by
Sanborn they were much astODished. They say that
sanborns services must have been confined to reporting
the Of the Company in his schedule Of delinquent
corporations accompanying his contract, and TO the
labor Of drawing the very liberal compensation OF
Sl3IS9 25 therefor.