The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-04-07
WASHINGTON.
II WAaa1Iorox, April 6.
Kssrssary 11ehar1son.

Secretary 1ishar1ssa.
Secretary Rishardsos said to-day
whsn he has made up his mind 70 rstir'
from the Treasury Department, hs
will take care that it is Immediately
| made public, and that the present RI.
mors about his resisDstion grew out o
the we'll known fact that b has besl
pressed for two or three years to 70 iu'
| 10 private business. M. Richardson
also ssys that the President has nsvel
ecnmunicated with him, on the sub
| jeot OF his retirement from the Trsas-
ufy. 81 p :
Fhs saahssn Case.
The Committee on Ways and Means
held another meeting this morning esn
esrning the ssnborn matter. ssaborn
himself was present attended BY his
counsel, under whose advice he de.
| clined to put in written ststensn'
which he had prepared sometime since.
he submitted himself however for ex-
ANIMATION, and was sworn and quss-
toned BY varioas members OF the com'
mittee. Mr.. Foster, Of Ohio. was the
6rst to take him in hand. To
him Sanborn stated that when
be came on TO Washington some
weeks ago, hs did not register under
his owa name at his hotel, but under
An assumed name. This Was habit
he had acquired in bis lOng business Is
q detective for Adams Express Cons
psny, and - special agent for the
Treasury Department, he bad received
under his contract between $2l0,OoO
and t2ll 900.
Foster-As net profits?
Sanborn-Ob, no.
Foster-How mach did you pay 10
other perseusf
Ssnbo,n-Probably about $lo0, 900.
Roeter-That leaves you about $50, :
900.
Ssnborn-Yes, but l am engaged to
DAY more. Ihaye men still employed
whom l shall have to pay up 70 the
time they are notified to cease work.
Fostsr-For what purpose have you
paid this money.
Ssnborn-For information tor max pg
up cases. =,
Foster-How much have you yaid
for counsel and tees.
Sauborn-From $35. 900 10 $4,000.
/ have paid some oft to Prescott. q
Boston lawyer, and I have paid q man
named Morrison $4,000 particularly
for European matters.
Foster-Have you paid money to any
Internal Revenue officer.
Sanborn-I have not.
Foster-Have you ever paid nythiog
to special agent Hsrlsn. OF New kag-
land.
Sanborr sir. cot cent Tor that
purpose.
Foster-To whom did you apply for
your coptrsct.
Ssnborn-To Nj. Boutwell,. | came
here two or three times and saw him.
We hai 9 general talk about it. He
said: II guess you will not collect
much. but if anybody can collect any
thing you can"
Foster-You were acquainted With
Mr.. Boutwell,
Sanborn-Yea.
Foster-Wss your suuTe ArrsnSe-
nenu made with Mr. Boutwell,
Sauborn-Yea
Foster-And the whole matter Hsa
discussed with hinf
Ssnborn-Yes.
Foster-Aud mode Of operation 7
Sspborn-Yss, somewhat. l think
he referred the matter to Q solicitor.
Foster-Was anything said in the
conversations about the connection OF
the Internal Revenue Bureau with the
matter?
Ssnborn- Nothing 81 oil.
Postsr--How did you obtain adil-
tiops to your contract
Sanborn-When l 70, the necessary
information 70 enable me to make {
eontraet, went to him, Boutweu,.
but he had gone 10 Boston. then sa~
Richardson, who was acting secretary
and asked him II hs had any objection
to making this arrangement, or whsth
Or should wait Tor Boutwelrs return
He said he would siSn it.
Foster-Did you have full couvsr-
sstion with Kim about it,
Sanbo.u-Not particularly, H.
seemed to know about it. l did no'
know hov hs kaew it: l had sid moth
4 ins before to hin abolt it, bat be seem
Cd 70 understsnd that I wss 70 have tn
contract.
Fos,er-Asd 20 understood terms2
Sanbosn-Yss, but they were to b
same - agreed 70 in contracts with
other persons. r..
| Fostsr-Did hs known when hs va
signing the contract VIA. he "ss sign
ine1 >,
i SsAbora-I have no doubt about II
Foster-Did il not come to hin .
mere routipe business. and did he NO
sixu it without knowing it1
Nesbssu-I should cay not. dos'
! know what they call roatins busines.
1 Fcstse - You think he lad Ia
knowledge Of it and knew What b
was signisg7
Sanborn-I have No doubt about i
fostsr-TAe additional contrac'
, | we're nads aftsf Beutwsll vent ost
. e6iesS sAkErI ! ggL -.
Sanborn-Yss.
Foste.-Tell u al about thsu
! What particular knowledge did Rich
. sfdson have Of ths0r
, Sanborn-I should say that hs kpe'
oil about them; - mach - ! did 90
). more too. did not pretend to kso
anythisg about it, but | ven. % him {
4 dtinjormslion us talked about Il bali
4 dozen times. DoYs OF leso. He ysfeyf'