New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-03-31


RESENTED HIMsELf AS Go'hNN"HN' ~
SHOWN TO DE FALSE
tpr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBuNf.l
WASHINGTON, March S0.-When +. NJ Ureen, one
=, ,ha detectives of Sanborn, was before the ways
- "a Mans Committee a few days ago he testified
,hat he had never represented himself as an oioer
% the Government, aud had never told any
hodv that he was a special agent OF the
Treasury Department. He was very positive Oh
this fact and although it was shown by letters III
Che hands of the Committee that he had frequently
heen addressed by that title he persisted IN Saying
that be never called himself special agent oi
represented himself as such. lie adihl''eu 'n".
he sometimes signed himself 3. o. Agent
which means Secret Service Agent "o
did not even hold that Office, for no such ONCE Vi
designation exists. Green was, however, altnouRn
nothing but paid detective OF San0orn, iuriisnca
with commission signed by Solicitor banneio' "ioI,
in appearance is quite rs elaborate ana oln0i"i
looking as that furnished CaOinet oihcer vi ="
Cbief.Justice. In addition. he had letter from
Secretary Richardson directing revenue officers 10
assist him in his duties. Green said to the Com
oittee that he simply showed these letters when he
went TO a place to examine books. The following
letter. today received by Mr.. Foster, member OF
the Ways and Means Committee, seems to place the
matter in another light:
COLLECTIONS OFFICE, Vim DISTRICT, ISDIANA'
INDIAsAPoLIs, March a, 1874
The Hon CHARLES FOSTER, House Of Representa"ees'
Washington, d. @.
SIR: In the teegraphio dispatches OF TINS morning
papers notice the following statement. VIZ;
M Green aud o. F Presbury the sgents employed DYED
BY ssntor" his western railroad eases were
examined at length. They bOth testneu that 'e cse
thew had dealt with not Of record in any internal
tea themselves as agents OF Treasury Depart
ment They admitted. however, that they had never
t nares 70 draw their own differences from
service credentials which they presented
Idesireito say that il such testimony was given by
Mr. r. NJ Green TO your Committee. 1t was false MI.
reen represents himself at this office as special agent
OF the Treasury Department, nothing else He also
presented letter from the Secretary of the Treasury,
ordering internal revenue officers TO give him
sssistance-"an the assistance IN their power.
IA the way it read. believe Mt Green
was here in this city. for some two weeks, al
this office daily, and during that time his mail came TO
the caro- Of this office. and among his letters were
many from railroad companies throughout the west
nearly all OF which were addressed to him As Special
Agent OF the Treasury Department. While Mr..
Green was here, the first exposition Of the San
horn contract business made through the
public press and the very day OF It's appearance
attacked Mr. Green in regard to the matter and he en-
rey denied truth OF the matter or that be was IN
terested in or connected with any such arrangement,
one alleged and was earnest and emphatic in his
deniaf that set the whole down as false report, ana
made no further effort to determine its truth,
having no other to doubt that he was
a special agent OF the Treasury Department as
he represented himself In regard to the statements
that the cases they had dealt with not of record
in any internal revenue offices, have the honor to
refer you to letter written by me on the goth inst to
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue In reference TO
the collection Of 5000, made by Green from the
indianapolis and St. Louis Railroad Company. In that
case represented that the Commissioner had eA-
smined the lists ascertained the delinquency, and sent
him collect the money. have the honor TO
BE- very respectfully your Obedient servant.
JAMES NJ. KING. Deputy and Acting Collector.
The last statement In the letter Commissioner
Douglass positively denies Green will be again
called before the Committee tomorrow. and If he
persists in his statements the witer of the above
letter will be summoned.