The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-08
MR.. cnEErER AGAIN ON the STAND.
The Bankruptcy Of Cicws q De'Hier- wv
pInra,,ouy-Further Developments.

The uanLrup,cv NJ Ctcwr q Eeieler-Mr.
t1rv- md Mr.. Cheever Make Personal Tx
plantations Further Developments.
Mr.. ID, II. Cheever was again witness
before Register Ketchum. yesterday, IN the
bankruptcy case Of the nrm OF Clews q Ieig'er'
The ostensible object of examining him was TO
discover whether he knew any facts tending TO
show that Henry Clews had secrcted any prop
erty OF the bankrupt Arm. This Is an entirely
different proceeding from that IN whlch MI
CLccyer testified ON Wednesday. He then APP
penred as n creditor of the old firm otCle"s,
IIabicht & Co., and Yesterday as witness in the
c.se of the eecund nrn formed by Henry Clews,
Clews q Zeigier.
Mr. Chcever testified that no knew OF no such
acts by Henry Clews, and that he had not repre-
scented 10 any one that Henry Clews had been
guilty of such acts. He did not Know OF MS own
knowledgs of ANYTHING that would help the
e,,,itablv beion,rny TO the estate. HE Judgment
was. however. that the Clciks OF NieWh q i"nit'
would lie auo to give lnini mDtho" , ,nS I'm,
OF the firm were VA court. he Ihousnt Nna'
Messrs Clarke, Hcoves, Burnapp' ana MI Mor-
gou, ,i gcS ni estacd that in September
1874, Inc feUue- ted Mr.. Matciihe OF aonnecticut;
l{toNn " Wilkcsborrs. Penn: and Mr.. Porter 81
Nov YORK TO meet him AZ I'D l5roadwuy' anu
Iii eLnut lie a,,Airs of CLOVIS & IeiRler. lie
| did not remember having inNtSu any one rom
| Wnahiurton 10 that meeting. Inc OBJECT ot the
| going @ suspcud or 70 N. .t.....,
! nat utshed that the books had not been OK
| anined in soGie court. lie knew OF nothing iur-
ther thst could assist the trustee In getting al
~ After he adjournment Of the court \ suv re-
pur or was apptoa he'd bv Mr.. Henry Clews,
| who said oarne tlv that TnE SUN had done him
injustice in stHting that he had made an arrange
meut to pGy Louis Dent one-eighth OF tnc profits.
tie added = iou wrote Il ~ y was Golns 10 lay
| him une-cig hth out Of my share OF the pfohis.
! That was not So. =.
| ChccVcr sworn. that Hr. Clcws promised To
..nDis Dent citlcr an amount equnl to 30rl0 or
| Si.Uu or one-hssAth of the entire amount Of
~. Cews-That eighth WAS to come Out of
| ChrcSer'a quarter As soon a. learned ~ that
"a s,rS rsSorter Mr. Chceyer SAID: feel
| iiurt at being called lobbyist. Dobbyiit means
"a mau who goes 10 the capitol Ind outonnole.
| the members. ! have never done SO. Having
! neon n resident uf Washington since hoyhOOd.
most OF the member Of every Udmini5tf. tiou
have become acquainted WIN me; ana nave
| dined at my house. They have always been
welcome. Tor tho DEVELOPMENTS In rms case
Mr.. Clcws Is responsible No insh can say tna'
! ever failed TO keep contract and presetNe
confidence. but he has forced ne 10 answe
questions under oath, and has sat o5 coun,, J,
IRON ptiug every question. i have haprd tht1
he said he would make nc tell this story IN or
DER to ruin me with people AT Washington.
| Reportcr-Mr Ccwr saNi that he Knew noth-
| ing Of the contracts with Deut when made.
Mr. Cheevcr-rha, 4 the most a'!Om,hlnH
Abatement that cevr heard Of IN my life. The
| Letters and papers which the subpoena has or
a,rsd me to produce viii throw some light OF
| that assertion. -
Re, ortrr-Will you tell INC who Van Buren +
| und who he rcpreseuisf
J Mr.. Cheeycr-lhat viii probably be eNplhins'
| At tiic next hrmiug. OCT ~.
RoportoI-Ihcn you decline t. say any thin'
nlwY
sir. Chcever--T do. 7 am under the guidanc
OF counsel, and must do ug the, saw.
Mr.. Uncover went un to a. that his tfats1
lion with Cicws Wis all honorable nud legal ont
lat thtr. had been no possible chance ~
J ,,..,4 t. obtain the AGENCY without his ass
nrcc and that he had fuly earned tie amour
| ul L.- ciuu.
lie Thought " Grange thst the books " hcn5
| Ciew o. firm had never bgcn produced I'm cour
! that tIs a., riifo.s might learn what had becun
/ OF the live million duiiai- II assets.