New-York tribune., 1874-03-14
REVEN UE FARMING.
sANBORN's PREDECESSORS.

SHARE IN THE BUSINESS
lrRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF TitH rRIBUNg
PumADEIPnA, March 9-As tho Sanborn
inyestis ton by TIE TRIBUNE proceeds, tho hidden
facts OF tho m0iety business in Phadcpbia begin 10
como out As tending show further that tho Inform
ers here mot only rapacous but hungry" tt may
be noted that they beginning 10 quarrel among
tbemseve4 over the spo that accrued uDder tho
systom which permitted the private condenal clerk OF
reputable executor Of large estate 20 oe palh Tor IN
formation against his employer John Clark one OF the
contracting parties with Secretary Richardson as before
stated had been employed clerk IN TINS city by Joshua
L'ppincott. acting executor and trustee OF tho great
Dundas estate During such employment aud oy means
OF hi, confidential relations no learned that omissions
were made y tho executors probably by Clark him
self IA oork returning TO tho Government Oucers the
revenue atitios OF that estate These omissions were
alleged by Clark 20 be iraudulently made ana by Mr..
Iippincott 10 be occidental 30 this as IL may now
ever McMichaol, acting under speoi"
Instructions from Washington Instituted tho "squee1
ing process ON tho facts syon him by the informe
After considerable .inyesgation and trouble IN aAos
proper OF tho property alleged 10 nave Oesh
frauduleny concealed. tho Dis'rctAtofnoy cam' "
atom before tho collection made, by reason Oh us
agreement about tbs date from wbioh tho a'SoS'nous
was to run Mr. McAIohae claimed That tho TAX 'hou'
relate back 20 tho time when IL due 1865, ana cohSe
1uently Interest on the amount should run IRON that
time The executor urged that he had not PAID DIS
other taxes til 1869 this parenar item should NOT "e-
eln 10 be considered tll tnat date.
Mr. McMichaeI, as appears by tbo record'. m'de MS
report OF all the facts stated the dsasreoment pct"eVh
him aud Tho executor and Lskod for iusrhctoh5' NJ
does not ap ar TO have roceiyad any Instructions and
the tnns that heard OF the matter H. that IL hA'
been settled" at Washington. Outsio OF tho District
Attorney by the payment into the Treasury or 50mo
5000 Nor the record speak a, to tho amount oil
fee paid to Mr. McMcnael, and IT IA fair to presume
that that OH jial received none, aithphEh MS
labor must have boon great in unrnveling tho
accounts with tho aid OF tho olcrkinformer
But John Clark the contractor, entitled to onehait
of this amount and a draft The Treasury Is alleged To
have been duly forwarded aud directed TO him at tno
Office another nfOrmer, j. Nicholson EOert lnir ih.
divdua under his special charge the railway 6r"noh
OF the business but they are all supposed 10 wOrK "
geher, and whaicyer they may do with reference 10
employers TO each other Mr. Clark on call
ing AZ Mr. Elbelrs Office for his letters. told that
none had come from Washington. The same answer
being returned for several days after sufficient time
had elapsed for a return OF ms snare from the
Treasury Department. the iuforner became suspicious
and inquired at Washington. On boias assured tnat tHo
draft had boon duly him in care 81 j. Nicholson
Ebert o ten.ibiy broker Wanut-,t. below Fourth
ST. Clark became alarmed, stopped payment OF tho
draft and assumed an gonstio position to his friend
Ebert. RemOnstrInces ami elimination being met only
by denals rocrminatOR Mr. Clark took his case 10
an attorney John Q. Lane, who addressed letter 10
Ebert threatening legal proceedings. go the case STANDS
10 day II Is understood that Clark resigned his com
mission two week. ago and is engaged iu metal
business in CalOwnlt5t.
Recurring the late account in THs 1hhUNh' IN
which il Is stated that Elbors letter 10 Solicitor Ban
lod yaed that DisIctAtOrney McMi,hael be direoted
10 Apply tho squeezing process, 10 tho lall"aysoi s
and other Cities may he well TO give the result oil N'r
ous interviews with alleged culprts In id department.
nj the Iusess which came within tho purvleW ul the
act OF Congress epounded Dy Secretary Richardson
Solicitor Banfeld and other Government OFFICIALS lh'
frat contractor under tho ect was "iuam H.
Kelsey m ~ member OF Congress from ehe Cen
.ooo DstTic heW-NOrk ANA for seFerai yea'S oh '"o
Committee OF Appropriations the House. This contract
WAS made during the Secrctaysmp OF Senator Boutwell,
o the sh OFT OF June 1872. soon after his appoint
mept ana having made ibe required afidaVittha GER
tain raiways ia Philadelphia had deirduded the Gov
ernmen Kelsey arrived ia this city and went TO the
Grnrd House. Malcolm Campbell, an expert account
aut then hyina Ia tins city, was engaged or hid Oeeh
previously IN communication with Kelsey, and the TWO
waited on several Of the city horse eralway Presidents
and notified to them their intention TO examine the
books. In the Of the Union Passenger Company
not finding NcGrdth, the President at his
office Kelsey lett word that the missing President
should wait upon him, tho niormer, ~ his hotel
No attention being paid TO this nsolen demand. Kelsey
paid a second visit, and, having shown his authority
from the Government, PERMISSION given him 10 look
at tho books and private room was placed at his ds
posal. refusal to allow Campbell, the accountant to
look at the books was, however. made. Kelsey, who
could not, 10 his expression, make head or
tail out the complicated accounts OF largo railway
corporation. complained TO Supervisor Tuition, and
asked that he should insist under certain instructions
he mad received Washington 10 aid Kelsey all he
couid), that Campbell shOud loo allowed 10 aid
him In finding out whether the Company had made
fraudulent returns not Tins to be the object OF
his search although he had sworn that such was the
case before he Obtained the contract. Tuition replied,
II you can't make out tho accounts youTset an1
Campbell cam why don't you have Campbell ap-
pontedp Apparently acting this hint or consider.
ing that the suggestion good one Kelsey resigned
his commission. ana immediately afterward Malcolm
Couipbel appears 10 have been appointed 10 his place
Senator sawyer being subscribing witness 10 the
contract A letter written about the time OK this
appointment xes the date Of this transaction. This let
tor written by Mr.. Douglass. Commssioner of Internal
Revenue, does not it seems, appear in the printed
port 20 Congress- nor In the recent supplementary state
ment Of the Secretary In which he supplies certain miss
ing documents. 1t Is written In Commissioner Doug
own hand and is as follows:
orrIcE OF COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE,
WAsHIsGToS, Sept. 8, 1874 }
To TUITION Superrfsor Of Internal Rerenue, Phadde9-
DEAR SIR: Mr.. Malcolm Campbell has been appointed
instead of Mr.. Kelsey in the matter OF the claims
against certain city railways in Philadelphia and en
tilted to the same help from you.
Signed by COMMISSIONER DOUGLASS.
Although Commissioner Douglass may say as to his
official know ledge OF contract with Sanborn, that he
never knew till January 49, 1874 his knowledge the
subject OF tho contracts prior to sanborn'.
dates as far back September 1872. Camp.
bell. however, does not appear to have done
much for only one collection Is returned
a. being made by him. 81 800 from the Marketst.
Railway Company. He also .resgned, and Nicholson
Ebert was appointed in November and several months