The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-12-11
nENaY cLEns spEAKs.
Plain Statement of his Transactions with
benjamin ~. Cheevcr.

Bcninmin ~. Cheevcr.
To THE EDITOR or THE SUN--Str: The
maliciouslette~ which appeared in several pauers
a few days since signed benjamin ". Chcever
plainly b spoke that persons disappointment as
being compelled TO withdraw his fraudulent
ct la fled under oath against my estate His
oppos ition to my DISCHARGE had previously been
ruled out. and the Withdrawal OF his bogus
claim week afterward was just IN time to save
himself the disgrace Of having It expunred,
which result would have been hased entirely
up n his own evidence; none other WAS found
necessary u ue token by the counsel
80 many statements having Of late appeared In
various newcomers relative to the matter re-
tetred To, and erroneous differences doubtless
drawn therefron, deem IL due to my own vim
ole lion. ~ well ~ that OF others, to give truo
abatement Of facts.
In tue early part Of 1852 had occaslon to Wait
Washington. = he first caller at my hotel was
Mr. Checver whom had previously Known ana
from whose representations | hrd supposed TO
he "A retired merchant. Mr. Chceyer stated
Thy he had taken up Ills pcrmauoui residence
in Washington aud was us4pcntCd with Mr..
) mes Van Bnten. from the West, gentleman
OF powerful nhuence.' lie C aimed "thcy had
suuerior facilities for obtaining information
such as affected tho Wall street ma kets, and
had an arrangement with Duncan, sherman a.
Co., Dabncy, Morgan \ Co, j w. Scgmin
and others To transmit it to them, aud when
cvor operated uron all profits made were
divided" He solicit d from me the same con
nectiun, which assented to.
He then said =" That he and MIR. Van Bufen,
organize bank In Mashinuton, aud inquired OF
Inc IL MY nru would take thcir account, and
divide profits on all transactions made through
US. or on ANY business that came to us through
their agency" Tui- arreed to do. lie then
suggested getting the Government nrlncial
agency IA al the uriuciDal Cities md proposed
To uudcrfa axe II AT once.
sum " tos ythr en- incnt firm " II. II Checver
\ james Van Buren, never transmitted such IN
formation upon which operations could bo safely
pfedicat q, cons. qisntly but little could be
done with them under the agreement, and ~
for the Goverfutu t financial business, none
through their Il uucuCe ur efforts was ever re-
ccivcd. lhe Washington Hank scheme, the in
tended main instrument in the uruCr imuc,
ia led To ne ur'iuizcd. Thus all resulted In, IA
they say VA Wall street.. "notniug DONE"
Nj. th"tvrr, ia Ms recent tcstiu4t nv, swurc
that ~ 80 aetced To divide the profits OF the
GONeruu cut business between James Van Bu-
rem md hiui. Ell Mr. IIiNicut AMI myself a. en-
To- haNu une-q alter II WIS not until ucarN two
years after tnat date thft the FIRM Of tlcws. ila-
lent GO. wa- tr-H'.i tied. ltd 40 l-tt. the time
sworn 60, Nil. y iiout was entirely unknown to
me. This /. unlN one of iuA statement which
most posi- lively -sort that neither the Pres
idcrt nos Any ucmt or Of the adu inist~. ton
ever had. directly nr indirectly. any inlercst
Whatsoever .n the Government Financial Agtu-
cV. or ny Other tu-fuea- G. injected with my
Ncw lnk or london urrn-. aud Air. Cnc, Yer
SLOWS ID low stan ard uf his courage amt So.
rfct 'n ems uv0tiu- tu cstf tli 20 e'ru q en-.
Dtuu hy oru.Ins forward d.al uia.i .a. ,t
tty thereto. rcforto tho lltr .lufee Dent.
J.. p,,.iul,y Nuurs. ILSIN tIlW..
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