, 1874-03-07

claims. rloaso rcndor him such assistance an ho re-
W1IL1AM 4. Is1onAnpsoN,
Bccrcnry Of Treasury.
A similar 1ottor was previously sent to sn-
Signed Fob: .. 1B79: rio following icttor was
addressed by Booretary Richardson, Doc, 81,
1873, to A. ". Iennoy, United States District |
Attorney, Of Brooklyn, relative to the 8anborn
caBe: i
Deforo can consent to furnish yau with tho papers
hshcd for. which aro Of qnasl confidential character
and aGst Tho o9is r H. Of Private sre, WILL
md Of tho character Of tic evidence for which thoy
are to servc.
"Atty," Jan. a. 1874, ropliop:
was nwarc TINT tic papora requested as evidence to
DO ,!tod in this Court affected tic ncrcs.a Of certain
individuals, but ar think moro particularly tie IN
thtadiatrict, ain bound 10 regard M paramount to
those Of any individual. an nov prepared to hhow
aro b. Ghn ha hn g. ana not
acsro nablatnnce Of public othcera have, IN viow
of tho facts md cfrcnmsancea Of tho case, doomed It
my duty to convene Grand jury for tho .7th nat.,
when bhnll lay tho mat!or beforo tctn. therefore
beg 70 renew my request contained In my letter Of
papeTs nt oncc.
On tho 9Th Of January, Solicitor Danflcd wrote
to Tennoy snyinB lio lad had a consultation with
the Secretary Of tho Treasury and Attorney.
aslsed that Dolby Of a fow days might bo granted
Son tic 11th9 Of January Tonnoy wrote to Ian.
field tlet 1t waa necessary TINT therecords should
10y had already entailod additional expense upon
the Government He said ho would think Mr.
Danhold to forward ttolu so that they might
rench thoro by return mail.
Danflcld, jan. 20, illc1osed to Tennoy a copy
Of Sanbortl's contract With tbs Secretary Of tho
Fob. rs, Tennoy wrote to tic Secretary OF
The Treasury asking him to send Oh or before
4th of March copies duly certified under l,s Of
1loial seal nnd in such manner aa to be ,,scd as
n,ado with John D. Stubborn for tho purpose of
hiding tho proper officials Of tho Government i'll
discovering and collecting auy money duo the
United statos, aud also copies duly certified Of
nll tho original papers now OIL flo in tho Treas.
ury Department. Including any and all drifts
given to said Banborn in payment Of any money
duo him under said contract III the estates n.en
ttoncd, --tlloao Of Benjamin D. Phillips, Abraham
Moore, Martha Donlan. an1 eighteen othery.
Tho Secretary of tic Troasury, Feb 27, re-
plies that the papers, Of which copies arc asked,
Rre 80 voluminols that tho Department could
not conveniently furnish them by the 4tl Of
March next. AS all tho sanborn papers wero
now being printed for the uso OF Congroa
containing thom when finished answer the pur-
pose for which Tennoy donired them? II so the
Seorosary snys ">you can doubtlenH procure a
copy by undressing e!ther tile Congressional
Printer or Chairman Of the Committee of Ways
and Meaps."
Tonney replies, Fob. %:
I am informed that Tho: sanborn papers have boon
alrG9dy printed, aud are now III book-form. II you
will bo kind enough 10 obtain COPY Of the AM,
sond II to me, duly certified under your otFcia scn
n such mancr rs to DO used in cyldonco, It will,
tlink be all that shall require at present. would
thank you to ucn mo such copy on or before tho It'll
| OF March next.
Secretary Richardson, March 8, replied as fol-
| lows to Tcnnoy:
As noticed among tho lists Of names furnished
ns baals u contrncs, nuny Of Which OF foreign
origin, aud number Of differences in spelling, elc,
cunnot certify them III tho manner you dcAlre nor
iabor involved aud Of pu6o dnes ST. to fs
nssl you With the new copies by the time you desire
them. II this document will not answer your pur-
roae how would It do for you 10 Indicate tho partlc-
ular papers dealred by aome mark, returning o .oc.
ment and then hHve 1na send on the original porcra
This will save much labor, and avoid the danger OF
differences tn spelling and In copying tho many for
| eiEn na1ncs alrcaey referred to.
Among tho papcra iB summons to William A.
Richardson, Secretary OF the Treasury, or Ills
deputy, dltcd. Jan. 2, 1871, from tho United
States District Court for tho Eastern District Of
Now York. commanding him to appear before tho
grand lnqucst OF tho Unitcd States to testify
md give eyi1>ace OIL tho 7th of January, md
bring. with him tr"nsoripts of al papurs nul
records in my manuor relating to and concern-
ing tho claima of John D. sanborn Oh account
Of any aud all Acrviccs rendered, Or purportel to
| hive boon rendered by said Sanbotn in the COL
lection Of legacy and succession taxes due; ow-
ing aud payable upon tito estates of Joseph
patlit, Daniel Morsnan. aud others. Richarl-
sou reforrcd the summons to tho Solicitor OF tl.e
Treasury. +
| THIGHS OF CUsTOaI-HOUGE THIEVES.
T. 3. Eaton, OF counsel OF tho Committee on
Revenue Reform, spoke before the Committee
of Ways and Means tonight Of the fear TINT
exigta among merchants IL regard to tho seizure
Of boohs and papers. He knew Of NOR
entoroa BY . number Of Custom
House subordinates, without authority Of low.
No warrant was ahown. They occupied the
store four days aud forbade him selling goods.
Tho merchant, after legal advice, demanded to
see tl4eiS warrant or he would have force to
mates loft the premises: In anoth-
or case they examined boots without
Il warrant, hut found nothing wrong. In another
case, O merchant, whose books had been seized,
thom examined. A rap was heard at tho door,
and a voice heard saying "Skall Mr.. So-and-so' i
goods be passod7'' Tho subordinate Of tho
gustom-Aoilse shouted back, with an oatt,
"No, neyer!"
Cophas Brainard, Of Now York, referred to a
caBo in which no was counsel on a warrant of
tho Custom -Houae. Eighty-threo miscellaneous
books, four bundles Of correspondence, and two
boxes Of papers wero takon from German
importing-huu6o that hid been in existence
ifteon years. It was charged that the house
had committed fraud OH two invoices
Of hair-cloth, ono on tho 29th Of October,
1860, and tho other on tho 10Th Of October pro-
viouB. 4 part of these books remain in the New
York Custom House to.dny. He could not pro-
euro lha correspondence necessary to he used in
the suits Of these merchants. The goizlng OIL
ccrs remained In possession OF the store more
than two months: They took away moro
y Is 0f {Fnt nts1F-