, 1875-10-08
FINANCIAL.
Some Queer Developments in tho
Clcws Bankruptcy Case.
Certain High Government Officials Fig
ura Rather Conspieuously.
Judge Dent Alleged TO Hare Shared In
Tic Irof1is OF tIlo Firm.
Tho Person Giving this Testimony Somewhat
untayorably Known In tho Lobby
Line.

Line,
THE cLEWs BANKRUPTCY CASE.
ONE cHEEyER TELLa His sTonY.
Spteias Ufspat;h 70 IN, Lhieanp tribune.
WASHINGTON, u. c., Oct. 7.-CAoover, who At~
tcsnpts in bis tostimony In Nov York 10 impllcate
many prominent Namo3 in tho Clows affair, is
weil known leso az q s1eaa. crafty, venarablo,
professional lobbyist, aud aa tho eonttal figure
Of domestic scandal. From llih past record
hero, It Ia quito gudab1o that tho public uaon
with whom Iio claims to Aavo urged the ,norits Of
clews ma, 10 wholly ignorant Of any such conver,s-
tlons. The c'aims Of alch intimacy with public
is . cheap nud nncsent IulAhy trick.
tn hho Aaspt.atfi Fytss1 ....
:, MY Yoak, oct 5.Efhe c31Ini,atinn Of Denjsmln
s1s y ,s
nm. In reIly 70 tue eross-qncsonInR Of counsel,
chee!es tesa!ea: c!ews ssoks 10 repeatedly Of
hp told Mo ha was ondeavoring TO- obtain a United
ssstes sgtney, md wanted my I'D. Ae rsosed 10 lay
AVID HAae proposition 10 give one4uaster ot .he
curc profits, Al my correspondence will tiow In full
4;-What iaduegmen,s, II any, weFo mais hy 5on
A.-Tl,e tn.llicetncnt that thought could aid
hin, and tAat wonii give him ny ius and my ser
V.-D!I not yon mako sornc spee.a. ,nt,ueemcnt 10
,Ss rn ss o ''n' with
A.-Only IN general terms. do dbl re1noinber say-
ing anything specifically. know nost os tho mem.
hers Ut Tho Administration intimately. may hare
said 30. did not offer my Inducements 10 1Ir.
clews ~ any shape or nanner.
Odd yuu not mention 10 Mr. Cfcws tho uates OF
Bcnstnrn Anthony or Logan Z
Al probably mentioned Tho pauacs Of great many
ssat0Fs sna nsrs Of fry
special influence or power which lad With .nen,beta
ot Congress-, or tne Administration. cannot ten
remember Low s unlno camo 10 10 put in tho agree
hcnt. -..
A.-Au lswfu! services That could render r. Wash
inston, or elsewhere, tn showing us standtng -
banker, Gtc., nn auccess was nbaipel. and when Oh
tanned, III aiding him so hole aud IN London.
Q.-Showng to whom7
and otherB-SecretArY boutwell, for one. I cant sc-
member tho others At this 1noncnt. ..--.
bcrs Of tas Cabinet snd members u Congress or SEN
Al did With great number. 7 repeatedly con-
%.oa su'' ths ~ Il
Butler. butler, especially, took grnat Interest III
Clews. could name nfty otlosa II had time
obs Ssf: sd wnae c.as1
Mtchigan samucl Hooper {as noatonl, nelauo .of be
Q~Was there any other consideration nan liza. Al
A.-ira; aid in getting ~ many disbursements %
p0s4lplG [HrOHHu tQ1f Agency 1lUtIC0utt4 CioM& 10
lor!,a connected will foreign Cousulalea. Fifteen
millions Of doiIars weEe mentioned 10 tlis oonneeton
Q.-Exp1ain more fully tho word " aid"
A-TAts agency QUO Of tho chotceAt thugs tn ths
glft Of tho Hovsrnment. talked 10 those Who Lad
poWar to make iLeso deposits aud diAbutsemsnts-
spoke Of Clews ~ "such wise, energetic, and trust
worthy mnu md a. - very liberal trenl Of the Ad.
eans atcnton to It thc eETor. Il yarins Dros:
Inrged that ~ American house ought 70 havs \, aud
hat y w. not proper 70 ss 70 ~ M9fon' d' nliss
titled gensleaan IN England. also explained olows'
credit aud position.
Immediately Clews had somc Government business.
sIuko 70 tic Appropriation Cum.nitaes In behalf O.!
Sn co 1ss esssssa msns if a sss sxsty
should open agency at l'er!ln or Frankfort.
ousquartsr u tlc rroals7
A.-Lpwis peut was u have oneetghth Of tho entrn
1 Xiii or Kay, 1s1. Juge pent wlx lawyer reated
10 President Grant by marriage,
A,-iIIs services - counsel In nd Of this mattet,
AnI nfrYatd he Hps 10 act counsel for the agency
y sS% Yos a. 10
such eoahel a. would sdvauce tho Interests Of air.
70 RSs saa @ he
| ceased 10 hsyo III interest ln the business.
"A copy of lct!tst alleged p have ken wr!tten by
| questioned eonceruing 1t, but he did not rcmcmhcr
| writing H. Tho wrer pressed foe payment for hla
serglcss aud mentlonel tha 10 had arucse to shasu
| with him.
Q.-Dont you recelect stating, or writing, that ynu
hui partners sh1z1ug ono quarter Of tho ltot With
you2 ..... .- go.
AL do; ycs, had supposed mp to certain date
that Urnt was u partner.
At thts 0iut several lttcF1 from Henry Claws to D.
| II. Cheoves were marked for Identification.
Q.-D1d yuu iuform ineMbeta Of tho Administration
| nDnLery Of Cougrass, or HcnntoEst u theso agree
r,eutR1
al did not did nat tell them Of my interest O.
| profits.
Tho exam!natloa adjourned,