The New York herald., 1878-01-12

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be recovered By tho original owners under recent
decisions of the courts. Cutters partners H. r.
wbttcmore and A. ~ whittenore, both of whom
we're missing from the store No l3o Pear street, yes
terday Tho clerk in charge said that the Sheriff had
taken possession of the books &c. OF the rm but ut
whose instance he cond not tell.
At tho Continental Bank, IN Nassau street, near
Pine. the cashier said Cutter had small account
there, Iut the bank loses nothing by his flight
WHAT KNOWN CUTTER.
Henry M Cutter Was a uian OF good appearance aud
one appreciated more tor his good fellowship, per-
haps. than ior any other quality. For moro than
hali-a-dozen years he has been engaged az cotton
broker or has been dabbling In the business
~ some way; but It only in septem
Der, 1876 That The nrm OF Cutter &
Co. came. into existence. HIS association with the
Whttemorcs, who were young men of good connec-
lions and rcputod respcctabiIty. tended to elevate
Gutter IN the eyes OF business people; there
some canny folks preferred to steer clear OF the
concern and viewed them with mislrusL
Oi Cutters early associations not great deal is
known; He Is said to have come from Connecticus
and to have been travelling agent for c. NJ. Kinney
IN 1870. Ho tnon became connected with L. III. Free
man, first AS subordinate. then us II partner, and
Pierce X Co. Has early transactions in the cotton
business were of no great importance and
nothing positively improper IN his conduct OF
business WAS detected. HIS evident anxiety, how
ever, TO handle large quantities or cotton, his
sional haOlt accepting ~ WITHOUT uemanCing sam
pies and his siipshod way OF conducting affairs hrs
Dire" attention 10 him, and then bcgot u suspicion
which in several instances was detrimental to him
and which tho issue Of his dealings has con Cd
Cutter was last IN his place OF business at about Two
o'clock on Thursday AFTERNOON. He then went 10 tho
bank, and from that no trace OF him could be found
Learning that he resided with his wifo and couple OF
little ones at the Rockingham Hotel a HERALD re-
porter visited that establishments
THE SPHINX OF TnR ROCKINGHAM
Al tho door appeared asnowy haired retainer gor-
eeous ia blue livery ana gut buttons, who viewed Tho
vIsfI n an mn nj IA IN
Of IA. NJ. Cutter was mentioned.
"Hc resides here, does he not RI asked the re-
porter.
81 dun no, SIR" tho guardian Of the doorway was
blurung out, when II seemed TO suddenly strike him
in keeping with his capacity and he supplemented II
with--"That is, he does, SIR"
"ls he ip2"
''No, SIR"
'ls Mrs. Cuttor or any OF The family inYn
Another emphatic negative.
"When VIII They roturny"
al dun no, sir.n
"when did you SEQ Mr. Cutter last?"
81 never mind cm People como and 20 without
me watching cm. dun no when saw him last.
didn't SEQ him this week."
1t was learned from other sources that Mr. Cuttcr
livea IN comfortable style IN tho hotel not very
we'll known to ali OF the people abiuing there but
was generally regarded us prepossesslng good-na-
The Whiuemores, Cutters partners were quito
young anu resided with their mother at No. l23 East
Ihirty-hlth street.
wuRRE THE COTTON WENT.
John s. Richards, whose name has occurred In
pcct0n Win Cutlcr6 trhnsactlonB, has O storage
cstaoishment ~ No. 6ls Washington street ana
another at No l05 Morton street. To latter place
Cutters drayman siated that he had conveyed the
cotton OF Mr. john Collins, and richards known
TO have had dealings with Cutter and tue White
mores reporter yesterday called ut the establish
ment and learned from subordinate lnat
Gutter had doiraaded tho concern out OF
quite sum OF money. During the month
OF December 500 bales co wore sent t. tn.
lshnen duly stored and aflerward removed, aud, up
10 tho present da.e IN January, about six hundred
bales had been received aud sent away. 't had been
vla tt1lffar hn
Elements for the cotton he stored, but he failed to do
SO this time"
Mr Richards himself at this moment appeared and
was requested to give an account of hts transactions
with Gutter Il Co ''My business with them, he sad,
was OF very simple nature. When they reccived u
quantity Of cotton thoy generally sent 1t here tor stor
age 1t would remain here Tor awhic-sometimes Tor
only u day--and thcn DO taken away. Ny relations
with them were only suca as exist betweca all cotton
dealers and people III my business. ] have been
ceiving cotton from them the beginning OF
November Thcy sent pretty large quantities. limos,
aud wcro always prompt TO make settlements Tor
storage heretofore For my para believed implicitly
In their honesty and vas much shocked 10 learn or
Their transactions. Gutter was not personally known
to mo, hut mad high respect Tor the Whittcmorcs,
whom believed TO be gentlemen by instinct. Their
conneclion with the concern assured Inc thar all
right and would have trusted them TO any length. -
''Do you lose much by them ?''
Eyes, considerable sum. But am not annoy cd
about my own losses as apou, those OF somo friends
mine who advanced IS, 900 on negotiable receipts
us. you know 10 issue such papers when VIC have
cotton stored here, ard The concern used mine 10
collect as much money as they could"
ArTAcIMEXrs.
"How much cotton have you now here which was
sent by Gutter u Cor"
''Bctwoen three hundred and 1ity aud three hun.
drod and sixty bales and there have been cud Of
attachments levied on them during the day havo
let the matter IN tho hands my counsel What the
issue VIII be cannot say
Deputy sheriff ID. G. Gallo yesterday received n writ
OF attachment against Henry ". Gutter Horace L.
Whi,tenore ana Alirod W. WhitteInIrc, for the sun
OF y, ,Gys H. This attachment vas issued at the
OF Doilner Potter Co, cotton brokers and shipp,ng
agents, doiaI business ut Od slip ana Front street.
The sheriff also received several writs of rcplevin,
whicn were given IN charge OF Deputy Shorif Fay.
Uncer the latter writs Fay seized Ia bales cotton
IN hobinson's storchouse No. olS Washington street.
several other Wits ot attachment aro now Ia tho
hapds OF Ar. Gale, but there be roperty
on which 10 levy
NOTE OF HEGEMAN CO. DIsEoNoEED-No
PROOF THAT TIE HOUSE Is BANKRUPT.