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HENRY ClEWS g. co.
THEIR WASHINGTON AGENT.
PARTIES HE SAW HERE.
JUDGE BENI EMPLOYED As The COUNSEL.
CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA
LIBERIA FIGHTING HER NEIGHs0RS.
THE PRESIDENT IN COLORADO.
PARTIES HE SAW HERE.
JUDGE BENT EMPLOYED As THE COUNSEL
CARRYING THE WAR INTO AFRICA
LIBERIA FIGHTING HER aEIGHBoRs.
THE PRESIDENT IN COLORADO.
<LEWS a. GO. In WASHINGTON.
Cbeeyers' Services for the Firm I'm thi 3

NFw YORK. Oct THE examination of
Der jartn III. Cheever as creditor of Henry
CleWs d Co. was continued yesterday before
Edgar Ketchum, register in bankruptcy.
During the course of the examination Mr..
Cheevers said: Mr.. Clews spoke to me re-
peatedly of establishing
BANKING HOUSE IN WASHINGTON;
finally he told me he was endeayOring TO OBJ
tain the u. =. agency, and wanted my aid
He promised to pay me libeI ally. He stated
TO me the value Of this agency, amt made a
proposition TO give me One-quarter of the
entire profits as my correspondence will
show fully.
@ What was the consideration of the
agreement between you and Mr.. Clews?
A. Ali lawful services that could render
I'm Washington or elsewhere in showing his
standing as banker, &c, until success was
obtained and when obtained in aiding him
here and in London.
WHO CHEEvER CONFERRED WITH IN
wASHINGTON.
@ Do you remember comforting with
others, members Of the Cabinet, members of
Congress, or the Senate?
a. did with a great number. / repeat
eddy conferred with Senators Conkling An
thory, Sprague. Pomeroy, Morrill, of Me,
Summer, Vice President Wilson, Speaker
Blaine, Senator Logan, Mr.. Banks and Gen.
Butler. l could name fifty Others If had
time to examine my books and papers. Sen
ator Sherman, Of Ohio; Ramsey, Window.
Chandler, Samuel Hooper, OF Boston; Mr..
DelaEo, of the cabinet, and others.
MILLIONS IN 1T.
q was there any other consideration than
JDat already Speclf1PuE
a. Yes. Aid in getting as many disburse-
ments as possible through this agency.
Introduced Mr.. Clews to Mr.. Gushing, and
an arrangement was proposed as to deposits
connected with foreign cOnsulates. Fifteen
million dollars was mentioned in this con-
lection.
JUDGE DENTS SERVICES AND PAY AS
COUNSEL.
Q. Did any other person have any interest
in Your one quarter of the profits?
A. Louis Dent was TO have One-eighth of
the entire profits. At one time that was the
understanding, in April or May, 1871. Judge
Dent was lawyer, related to President
Grant by marriage.
q What was the consideration for Judge
Dents share?
A. His services as counsel in aid of this
matter, and afterward he was 10 act as coun-
sci for the agency I'm Washington. Mr..
Clews Offered him S2j 900 to come here 10
New York as counsel. Mr.. Dent was To fur
terests of Mr.. Clews. / do not remember spe-
ciically what legal services he performed,
and DO lot kpow that he ever ceased 10 have
an interest i'm the business.
COPY OF LETTER
alleged 70 have been wri tten by Mr.. ChecveT
was questioned concerning it. but he did not
remember writing IL. The writer pressed for
payment for his services, and mentioned
that he had partners to share with him.
CHEEvER'S PARTNERS.
q. Don't you recollect stating, on writing,
that you had partners sharing one-fourth of
the profits with you?
a. do; yes. had supposed up to a GER
tain date that Dent was partner.
q. Did you inform members of the admin
istIation, members OF Congress or Senators
OF these agreements?
A. did not. did not tell them OF my in
terest in the profits.
The examination was then adjourned,