, 1874-04-07
CHICAGO, TUESDAY, APRIL 7. 1874.

aud crtcd out, Why, you soem to know ovenl less
than cur 8ocrotary. I'm
r1nEp or Tu1s IGNORANCE"
t3anborn's examination will DO continued to-
morrow.
It viii 10 remembered that Assistant Secretary
sawyor test iHod, not long ago, that DR.. Pros
berry, one Of Bn1,born's ON ployo1. had applied to
him for a letter authorizing him to overhaul 1n-
tornal Rcyon,lo oilioora and officials In tho search
OF Information upon "llon sanDorn might noouro
such letter, on tho ground that none OF San
born'a employees wero omitted to hnvo any. 1t
will also bo remembered that
when confronted by tho letter In tho Ways and
Means Conn,ittoo-room, confnrrng this suthor-
lty upon ProBbory, hpu signed by himaelf, be-
trayed great surprise, aud said that it must have
been signed without knowledge on his part as to
Its contents. preabory now notifies tho COM
mittoo Tint he Is prepared to testify to them on
ontt, that Sawyer, in lis presence ordered
Solicitor Dannold to prepare this identical letter
for bis signaturo.
COLUMBUS, O., from r1r. Wilcox, tho attorney,
and A1r. Jannev, the Secretary, Of tho Hooking
Valley Rallrond, setting forth that when Il. Ii.
Green -,
ANOTHER Or eANnonN's aR1Es
testified that ho did not represent himself az
COLLECTION Of delinquent taxes under the lirec-
tion Of TIM CommiseIoner Of Internal Revenue,
he sworo falsely. They etnto specifically thor
willingness ssr f!.sa to tsit IT necessary that in s
4 wag tetographod from here to Boston. this
morning, that Richardson had rcHigncd; that Id
the ordinary courHe Of business ho had
SIGNED Ills OWN nEsIoHAT1oN
without being aware OF the purport Of the paper,
which was handed him By q clcrk F, that he SO
signs biz papers quito frequently he testified the
othor day, At onoe, dispatches from Boston
know ii it was true; to whiol, he responded,
testify, that hc had not resigned, and had no in
tention OF doing sol that ho was In perfect ao-
cord with tho President etc., etc. Tho affair
has created groat deal Of amusement here.
ITO the Assootated Pyess.]
aANpORH8 TESTIMONY. ..
WARRINGTON, D. O., April 6:--Tho Committee
Of Waya and Means Ind another meeting this
morning on tho 6anhorn matter. Banborn him.
Bc!f was present. nttenddd by counsel, under
whose ndyica ho declined to put in, tho written
statement which he had prepared some time
since. IIo submitted htmaelt, however,, for
various members Of the Committee. Mr. Foster,
Of Ohio, waa tho first to tako MIN IN hand. To
him Sanborn stated that when ho' camo On to.
Washington souao weeks ago, he did not registor
under Ills own name at his hotel, out u1dof IN
assumed name. This wAs . habit he had &C.
qulred IN his long business aB detective for the
Adams Express Company and as Special Agent
Of tho Treasury Department. Ho had
RECEIVED UNDER HIS CONTRACT BETWEEN $2l0,-'
600 and $21t 600.
h1r. Foater-As net protit2
8anboIn-Oh, no.
Toator-How much did You pay to other per-
sonB?
Sanborn-probably about 1180, 900.
Fostor-That leavea you about e50.0002
Sanborn-YeB; but am engaged to pay moro.
T have men still employed, whom shall have to
pay mp to tho timo they arc notified to leave
work.
sanborn-For information for working up
caaes.
Foater-How much have you paid for counsel
sanborn-rrom s25,ooo to $4,000. Ihave
paid eomo OF It to Prescott, . Boston lawyer, and
hnye paid man named Morrison $40. 900 par
tfounr{y for European matters.
Fostor-Have you palo money to any Internal
revenue officer
6anborn-I have not.
FoHter-Have you paid nothing to Special
Agent Harlan, Of Now England?
Banborn-No, sir; nos cent for that purpose.
y sanborn-To Mr. Boutwell,. came hfso two
Or threo times, aud saT ARni. Wa'had GENERAL
sas sf about d t. He s9sss so"t son viii mot
Foster-You wero acquainted with BOUTWELL,
Snuborn-Yos.
Fostor-Waa your entire arrangement made
with Boutwell,
Foster-And tho whole matter waa discussed
with him?
Banborn--Yos.
sanborn-Yoa, somewhat. + think he referred
tho matter to tho Solicitor.
Foster-Waa anything said in conversations
about the connection Of the informal Revenue
Bureau with the matter?
6anborn-N0thipg ut nll.
Foster-How did you obtain additions to your
coutract2
sanborn-Whcn got tho necessary informa-
tion to enable me to mako n contract, went to
him [Boutwell), hut ho had gono to Boston. I
then saw Richardson, who was Acting Secretary,
and asked him il he had any objection to making
this arrangement, OF whetherI should wait for
nlr. Boutwells return. Hc said TINT be would
sign It,.
Richardson about 1t?
Sanborn-Not particularly; he seemed to
know about 1t. thought SO. I did not know
how he knew it. + had aaid nothing before to
him about 1t, but ho soenod to understand that
was to hayo the contract.
Fostcr-And to underHthnd the terms?
Sanborn-Yes; but they woro to DO the same
aa agreed to in the contracts with other persons.
Fostor-Did he know, when he wRa aign-
Ing the contract what he was signing2
Banborn-I havo no doubt about 1t.
Foster-Did it not come to him aa a nero
routine business, and did ho not sign 1t without
knowing 1t? I?
what they call routine buainess.
Fostor-You think he had full knowledge of
1t, aud know what ho was signing -
l. Hnnborn-I have no doubt about It. :;
Foster The additions to the contract were
Sanborn-YoB.