The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-04
SELLING TIE NAVY FUND.
TIE STRIFE BETWEEN CLEWs AND
JAY COOKE & co.
Tho Origin OF tho story that $4,000 was
Paid to Member Of Robeson's Family
The CnItcIIs Moro Powerful ihnn Dent.

Paid TO n Member Of Robeson's Family
The Cotciis Moro Powerful than Dent.
, WASHINGTON, May 3.-Mr. Benz amin II.
Cheever was again before the Committee on Ma
val Expenditures, and cave the committee GER
tain papors which bo hal promised. 1t seems
that months ago two gentlemen who had been
In the employ OF Jay Cooke h Co. and Henry
Clews & Co. In New York were brought here on
subpenas from the Naval Expenditures Com
mittee. They testified that Cheover told
them in New York about the time he
was pressing his claims against Ciews
Co. that Cook Co. had to nay large sum Of
money to secure the navy fund for Jav Cooke
McCullooh & Co. In London. The names Of
the witnesses who testified to this are O. ID.
Keep and A. II. Revcs. when pressed they
admitted that Cheever told them that the
money wns paid to a member Of Secretary
Hobeson's family. This was the cause OF the
Checver.
When Checyer was found In New York city
and brought here several wesks ago, he admit
ted that he had toln Keen ana Reeves some such
story, hut denied that he had said the money
was paid. What he did saw was that he under
etood S5O,OOO was paid TO n member OF Robeson's
family. When pressed TO tell who his authority
for this ttitement was, he said that IT came
from Judge Louis Dent and his wife. Judge
Dent was employed nv Cheever to ossist IN ob-
tanning the navy deposits as well as the dipo-
matte fund for Cews. Hsbicht Il Co. OF Lond IN.
Both funds were promised to the Clews house,
according to Cbeevers story, and the
matter was to he arranged at cer-
tain Cabinet meeting. When the Cabinet came
to consider II, however, Robeson said that he
had already prOmi cd tao navy fund to jay
Cooke, McCulloch & Co. This an9ered the
Dents, and Clews was not disposed To give up
the light. lie wrote a letter TO Robes II, which
drew out n reply from min, In which he entered
into n ! lng ex nanation of tue motives that in
fiueuceu his action. OF course, Cleever aud the
Dents were incensed also. IL was probably soon
after this that the latter told G. eever that the
money had been paid to memoer vi Rou ESQ Il o
FANNY.
Chuevcr submitted papers to the committee
to-day, whicn cutro oOrdte hts statements In re-
gard 10 his connection with the Dents. Among
| the rest was a telegram from Judge Dent 10
| CneCver, iolling HIM to co to Long Iifanch and
see hrs. Dent In regard to the deposits. there
can he no doubt OF one thing-tho Dents were
| tho medium through winch Cheeyer VS. to
reach the White House In Clcws's interest. and
the percentage to be paid out OF the profits to
| be divided with tneni. They failed to manage the
| Navy Department, ard, 81 coutse. were very angry
| tnereat, nut 1t - exceedingly doubtful whether
| they had any positive evidence OF the payment Of
| money TO any pei son who was then ncmber OF
Rpueson's family, or shortly afterward became
| q. Cattcll became the bondsmen Of Jay Cooke,
| McCulloch " Go. induces he susplciun that the
| connection with RoOe on was made through
| them. There can be no doubt about Jay Cooke.
McCuilOcn Co. paying or agreeing to pay Tor the
| navy deposits, aud from the Developments made
by the Naval Committee In regard to Mattne ws
sharing nj, profits with the Cdttells. II will not
| be suspected that they would exercise their in-
| nuence for nothing.