The New York herald., 1878-02-08
HENRY CLEWS ABDUCTION.
Chautauqua Officials Said to
Have Arrested Him.
MONEY THEIR MOTIVE.
No Trace Of the Missing Man or
His Captors.

a rumor which came from the courts somehow
leaked out yesterday afternoon, ana, getting afoat
upon tho street, astonished some OF Its dcnzens
and set a score OF heads wisely shaking Whence II
came or on what authority IL was uttered could not
6rsi be learned, and late In The day, whom business
was given over IL assumed more tangible shape
than that Henry Clews had disappeared The manip-
ulators Of stocks have OF late become accustomed to
sudden startling surprises and recent experiences
have inclined them be little uncharitabie In tneir
Interpretation OF them. In the present case however,
the few who knew Of the dsappearance were CON-
petey at utterly at loss TO connect tho
absentoe with any recent transaction that would
count for his sudden absence.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
II was when q petition was filed In court before
Judge Donohue by Albert A. Abbott the counsel for
Henry Cews asking Tor habeas corpus In The lat.
ter's behalf that the iacIs began to appear. Mr.
Clews had not disappeared OF his own volition. On
the contrary IL was much against his will that he had
gone away for he had been arrested His offence be.
came the topic OF interest In court and gradually
dr,lted down the form subject OF spccua-
tion there But there surprises in slore for
those who inquired about the absent banker. 1t
transpired that TO had been taken away custody,
but where not within tho OF any
OF his friends HIS lawyers were IN quandary,
his family in some concorn. The city prisons were
vistcd, but nought OF the missing man was learned
there. All officials who could IN any way be concerned
In peculiar processes OF arrest were consulted, but
they know nothing Of the matter. Some Glow, how
ever. offered itself TO Mr Clews' counsel for whom
they appeared before Judge Donohue they 6cd tho
petition the following grounds-to wit, that
Henry Ciews was restrained OF liberty, and that the
probable parties restraining him were Joseph smith
and Potter Jones' s.rhe whereabouts OF CIews," the
petitioner aud his friends, but they believe he Is
concealed this city. and that It Is intended 10 take
HIM from city under pretext for tho purpose
oi extortng from hal the payne Of SOME portion
OF Indebtedness OF said CLOVIS"
In relation TO this petition IT was learned that u
had been hurrl lcdly aed wit the hope OF securing
habeas corpus which The counsel believed they could
avail themselves OF TO detain their client IN the city.
TO this ond they forth their best efforts To trace
him and his captors and exercised special precautions
might be made use or IN leaving New York. Nothing,
however was learned OF ME clews through the day.
though the search for him was not abated.
AT Mr. CLEws
| reporter sot about learning who the gentlemen
who appeared In the petition as Joseph smith ana
Peter Jones were but could ascertain nothing about
them except that they were civil officers Who had
STRANGERS from some o.ner State or county A visi.
TO the Office Of the absentee banker was equally un-
fruitful. II was untenanted when the reporter ap.
! preached, but young man stood In tho doorway.
Inside the desks deserted, and when the HERALD
man turned upon the young man ana inquired, "Are
you In charger" the youths eyes, with sly propric-
tary twinkle in them swept round the apartment and
be admitted that lie was.
| "Mr. Clews IN ?" asked tho reporter.
mo; ne's out" This was accompanied by sus-
picious scrutiny.
"Do you know whero he isG"
| "Can'LSay;" still moro guardedly.
The reporter then stated that he was aware Of Mr..
Csws a'ssppearsnss and .Hs Court proceedings. and
'Dd II occur hcre?" he asked.
"I'm not al liberty to say"
| ''Who were tho parties who made the arrest and
| what was there TO indicate their Office ?"
| "Oh, can't answer that. You determined
choose to say anything to the press about It, We
| don't know anything about It anyway"
| ATTORNEYS VIEWS.
From tho onico of Henry CIews reporter went to
| tho chambers OF MS attorneys, Messrs. ABBOTT
IN ass Of Hprw Inc asHs
'Because he has been subjected TO rather unusual
process of law, answered the representative OF the
nrm (Which has deprived him oil his liberty, and has
been so executed as TO deny him AN opportunity OF
communicating w.,h his friends The arrest was con-
Quoted IN peculiar way aud an effort was made to
mako as sterious as possible and 10 leave but
slight clew as 10 It's object"
''Wnere was he arreslcdY"
cat MS Office beliovo. 4 not conversant with
the particulars oil the ease, but presume that the
matter was conducted hurricdly and with llttlo
| form as possible
| "where was he taken tor"
| ''Oi that we know nothing. He carried or at
once and no conversation with his legal advisers or
indeed with hts friends was tolerated. HIS family
not boen informed Of his Whereabouts. and they
| naturally are anxious to learn what has become Of
him. When his attorneys were notified Of his arrest
measures wcro nj once taken 10 open cation
| u
cuiiy, so completely mad his captors covered
| their tracks that not an Indication Of their
destination could be discovered. We sent TO
the Sherin7s oiloe and instituted inquiries there but
the arrest had not been made under the Jurisdiction
OF that Official Mr. Clews was not Ia Ludlow Street
Jai, he IN any other municipal building do
| voted TO such purposes. Ii then became manifest
that the people who had him in custody detaIn-
ing him In some private retreat, doubtless with tho
purpose OF taking him away from the city with.
out interruption. This suppostion induced us set
watch on all the depots OF railways going out Of
| dcBi uf
Dir. Clews' captors. yet, however we have gained
linking as TO his place OF sojourn but we are busy
| prosecuting the search"
| HENRY cLKws' cArToRs.
"wcll, have you no idea who those persons who
| eyes we fancy they officers from ChautauQua
county. We are not positive OF this, but there are
good grounds Tor founding such a belief on. Mr.
Clews seems had certain creditors there who have
rcsOrcd TO various methods OF legal procedure to
cover oil money from HIM. IL Is probable that
they have determined at last 10 resort 10 extreme
aud carry on Mr. Ciews to Chautauqu county under
cover OF n civil process"
| "Are tney the parties specified IN the petition
Smith anu JoDesy
.'Ycs. Doubtless they are tho Sheriff Of Chauiauqua
and "a deputy u couple OF the local officers OF
degree. 1hcy have come to Now York armed Win
warrant and nave watched Mr. Ciews until iavora-
Bile opportunity offered, wncn they made tho arrest
Fearing that he would contrive escape them by In
voking legal assistance, ihcy tovk care that they
known MS position and 50 took hn oil with ~ de-
spotch that deprived his iamiy Of Glow TO what be-
| came OF him.
..You are sure that was the motive Of his oaptorsYr
''On cannot say positively what ihcir oUJcct was,
| but IL seems very probable. Iacy had taken into
| custody man WHO could through ms counsel, apply
ior nabeas corpus which might rustrao thoni, and
their cnorts were directed 10 escaping such prOcess
What they wanted 10 do was to gst their prisoner out
OF New York as sp cdiy rs possible, thcD put him
car and make the best time they could 10 Chauiau
qua"
'slhcn why not take train at onces"
''Wcere not positive that tncy have not done 80.
But consulting tbe railroad time tables were
inc incd believe that they Dad not lett the by
| them. However, we have set Inquiries aioot which
will doubtless assure US soon whether they have gono
away or not IL sooms probable 10 mo that, failing 10
catch al the proper time, they became fearful
OF eneountorng writ OF habess cofpus the epot
and resolved to bide their limo and be certain OF
| taking their prisoner out OF New YORK with thcm."
"l gu beilevo, then, that Henry Cews still in Now
| YORK 2"
oh that Is only supDosition Of ours. but We pro-
pose test II, aud do not intend to leave stone
| unturued 10 ind trace OF him and his stodiansn
"is thus PROCESS oil arrest which iney adopted .
! common oncf'