The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-03-07
THE SANBORN CASE.

THE SANBORN CASE.
Additional Papers Sent to the House of
RcpIesentatives-Tar OF the Sec
rotary OF the Treasury in Furnishing
Evidence to United States District At
torney Tenney--A Deal OF Corresponds
ence and Miles Of Fed Tape.
WASHINGTON, March O. 1874.
Additional papers in the Sanborn case were laid
before the House of Representatives to-day, in
GLIDING the following letter OF the Secretary Of the
treasury
SECRETARY RICHARDSON'S APOLOGY.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT !
slR-My attention having been called 20 certain
inadverte%tly omitted rom the papers sran.mitted TO
me nouse Of tatives with ny letter 7th
spestany q enclose them; No, one can re:
S e paraonsa os ca may 1hs
as e
IN when the original schedules O. names submitted TO
papers scattered the course business through
MANY oces by over 70 derent persons ana The iaare
account OF the pressure to have the documents sent
PRIMER though reSuss'ea send he
papers, Upon a re-examination OF the documents
@ the Of % is hs
the list Of names appended to Mr. sanborns application
% &
the q s vs S
MS p9eg 1T e eter Of Ge NC mi Of Inter
he and collectors internal revenue
letters acSnowiedshg the receipt Of cern suns le BE-
M to n s 0o
belonging to case lo page l26 case ~ page M and
@ for Collection iS ne esr
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4 The rs in the
FTin.er VIZ @on page the dates given as AUGUST T.
p the 81
Attorney a page q OF the printed aoe
na nor
to find it. Excepting these omissions, and the misspel
s to
pse he yaar obesn s De- SIR very re-
''s'"D''' 10Y fSIiSs ( St5hARDsoS Secretary
THE ADDITIONAL PAPERS.
Among the papers are the following letters:-
TREASURY DEPARTMENT Oct. I3 1873.
To THE SUPERVISORS AND COLLECTORS OF INTERNAL REv
You requested to assist John sanborn Of Boston
OF the Internal Revenue laws regard Which he may
ask & r aGmy under an
s a na e Feass sas
assistance as he requires, Very respectfully nso
Secretary of the Treasury
A similar letter was previously sent to the
Supervisors and Collectors by Secretary Boutwell,,
.,
The following letter was addressed by Secretary
Richardson, December 81 1873 to A. W. Tenney,
United States District Attorney OF Brooklyn,
N. "
sla-Yours of the 18th and soth inst. are at hand.
Before can consent to furnish you with the papers
and affect the interests Of private parties viii thank
Ga y CANNED e o. Sey e ySar o nd
the character OF the evidence tor which they
DISCOVERY OF sYsTEXATIzED FRAUDS
The attorney. January 2. 1874, repltes:-
s =. to
diyduas but as tnnk more the Interests
trIct 1 am bound to regard as psramountto those Of
aud the s0E s that sssw
are s ns the s
and inns the r & @ it DUTY
lay the matter before Peg renew
ny M conaned IN my my Latter OF the h ut and
HARDNESS IN SENDING PAPERS.
On the 8th OF January Solicitor Banteld wrote to
Tenney, saving he had had consultation with the
eral IN relation TO the evidence desired and asked
that the delay OF a few days might be granted
n n p'MSh MI. Tenney wrote to Mr.. Banneid that
it was necessary that the records should be
nad asasy snsaa apaS
the government. He said he would thank Mr.. Ban
aela to forward hem 80 that dney might reach a
enclosed to Mr.. Tenney copy OF Sanborn's contract
with the secretary OF the Treasury. February rs
ASKING him to send on or before the Attn OF March.
copies duly certiaed under his official seal, and IN
such manner as to be used as evidence OF the
contract and the amendment thereto made with
John 7. SanbOrn for the purpose OF aiding the
proper officers Of the government In discovering
and collecting any money due the United States.
and also copies duly certified or all the original pa
pers now on file in the Treasury Department., in
Guiding any and oil drafts gwen to the said
Sanborn in payment OF any money due him under
said contract in the estates municipalities Of
Benjamin D.. Phillips, Abraham More, Martha
The Secretary of the Treasury, February 81, re:
plies that the papers OF which copies are asked
are so volumnOus the Department could not con-
veniently furnish them by the 4th OF March next.
AS all the Sanborn papers were now being printed
executive document containing them, when fin
ished, answer the purpose Tor which Mr.. Tenney
desired them' lfso, the Secretary says
Committee on Ways and Means
Mr.. Tenney replies. February 2s:-
already psntsd and are now IN book a II You @
be KIND y anae SS a e as and
manner as to be used in evidence, will, thnf. be all
snd sach before the Of Sareh
MORE RED TAPE.
Secretary Richardson, March 3, replied as follows
to Tenney:-
As notice among the lists of names furnished
basis OF contracts, and many of which are of foreign
consent certify them IN the You desire nor
VIII be possible pos S or e on 81 ns great aGS5
rn Mn nsa Sy yo%
document will not answer your purpose how would II ds
indicate The partc ular papers desired by some
mark returning the document and then have me SEND
the original pagers IN the custody OF some person
from the Department. This will much labor anu
avoid the danger OF differences In spelling In copyDs
the many foreign names already referred to-
Among the papers is a summons TO william a.
Richardson, Secretary OF the treasury, v,t va
deputy, dated January 1874, rom ene t rn.e nr
States District Court for the Eastern pso,e; h va
New York. commanding him to appear pe i. Jug
Grand Inquest OF the United states 70 Sd r amS
with him transcripts of all papers and RECORDS IN
any relating to and M @ n ae al Slams sHr
vices rendered or purported to have been rem
ca n al "a