, 1874-03-25

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special D,spateh to 71s ch'cago Tribune.
WASHINGTON, D. G., March 24.-Two witnesan7
brought here by Sauboru woro exatnlued to-
day III tho Ways and Means Committee. Tie
members Of the Committee eay that although
they were produced to ]lolt, Sanboro, the testi-
mony TINT thoy gave WAS quite oamAEng to iiis
casc Two moro witneasea iu AS uoLalf Will be
examined tomorrow.
THE sANEoRS CONTRACTS.
WAsrs1SaToN, ,. C., Mnrch 24.-Iile Commit
too U! Ways and Means this morning CAV Il lear
wis present, attended by ox-Nepruscn ntative
Woodbridge. Of Vermont, aa his COUNSEL, and
stated be had two witnesses present who could
not remain another day iu Washington, and ro'
questod tho Committee first 10 hear them. Tho
Committee .hon hoard john D. Coughlln,
member OF tue New York Legislature, who Ind
been formerly Assistant Assessor Of Internal
Reyeruo III tho City Of New York, aud IL how
aching under au aGrccncnt with Sanborn.
Cousltin related infinitely all tito details of the
which wae AiH specially, and In regard to which
he claimed 10 boa export. It wEs no who calted
o,, W. ". rlepa, aud mudc tue tlnal collection
or about slb,vjo as the tax on perseual property
'''' 10Y SEvEn WOULD HAVE nEEN PAID
through tho regular courAo, because Phelps
seemed under the Impression TINT tho lay re-
kia case, whilo on tho contrary, tile aw ouly np-
| p]ied to tho future, aud not 10 tho past. uo
stated thelo WEE no ,ecord kept in tho informal
Revenue Department Of taxes duo; only oftaxoa
PAID and it was G5nly thfongt tue ,e euortS hS
Comparing tLo intolmation derived from
! tho Surroga!e's oflico With the record
OF taxes paid In tho Collectors office, ascerta'Aed
whore tho douquoncies existed, that such de-
}iuauent tax could ever 10 recovered. On bong
| $r h4 rhrp1nA1 tin H1lIuH
covered, he declined to give information, but
ATr. Woodbridge having intlmated tho Willingness
| of his client to hayo tho information given,
| Coughln said lo .
OF tho sroas amount collected. lie denied that
| he has impaired to Sanborn my Information nc
| quired az Assistant ABaasBor, aud stated that
Sanboln Ind l!ed in the District Attorneys office
collected before he (cougnlln) lad anything to
do with him.
| Alr. Foster askcd Oough1in il he had
| EvEn nEEN pA1D MusH-MoNEY."
Coughlin replied that he did not understand
the meaning OF the torn, hut he had nevsr re-
ceiyod money from any one tn settlement o
matters which he Ind not reported.
ln reply to questions BY Mr. Beck, CougAllr
etatcd that III alarch, 1878, some months hefort
to tic Secretary OF the Treasury proposing tt
collect delinquent ldgacy md succession taxcs ].
tbs County Of New York ut q commission OF Il
per cont, although the same WORK was alterwar<
| riytn to Sanborn ut 8 commission Of b3 po
cent. ., :,
h1r. nook-Apd you really did all tue work ii
these legacy anl Bucoeasion natters I
Coughlin-YcH.
Goughlln-No although ho had lodged III
formation beforehand. ,,,
hIr. Book-Ho got TINT information, did IL
not from somebody who had once boon In th
informal Revenue olflco.,
Coughlia--I do not know whether ho IA
| heon or not,
h[r. Beolt-0ivo ua his namo.
Cougilln--IIis name IL Waddel; don't Ano
bis first uaMo.
sanborn-Hia namo ir William Waddol. III
waa never In the informal Revenue Department
JNo. y. DELsTKNL1Nn,
of PHILADELPHIA, waB nla0 examined. lilo Htatc
that. having boen the apeoihl Assistant ABsesst
OF tic legacy and succession taxes fu Fhlade
plia for nearly Two yonrB mud having becoln
familiar with the records in tile 0hce Of til
Register Of Wills, ho was employed, nlter lea'
ine that o0loo, by Darrows, ~ the agent u Hat
horn. to nrooure information as to uupald legac
ami nucccsatop taxoB. Theinformatloa, ho aait
was Obtained only by d great deal Of lard Iabn
and without co]nBion OF any kind or dogsas WY
any Iutorual Revenue or othcr Government oil
cor, and without paying penny to any auc
pcrbon.