The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-06
CABLE
Sent to Wife's
Counsel
Expressing Faith in
Her Integrity.
IDR.CHADWICK
Stands by His Better
Half.
Two Oberlin Bankers Placed
Under Arrest for Completely
In Strange Affair.

Oberlin, o., Dec. 5.-President Beck
with and Cashier Spear, of the Citi-
zens' national bank, which recently
went into the hands of a receiver,
were arrested last night by United
States Marshal Chandler and Deputy
Marshal Clobitz, of Cleveland. The
bankers are charged with violation Of
the federal banking laws. Neither
man was locked up for the night
Beckwith is under surveillanc Of Dep
mains at a hotel with Spear. When
Mrs. Beckwith learned what had hap
pened she collapsed.
New York, Dec. 5.-Dr. Leroy 8.
Chadwick, the husband of Cassie l..
Chadwick, whose financial troubles
have been undergoing the threshing
out process for the past week, has
come out with a brief statement from
Europe. Yesterday he cabled to Philip
Carpenter, Mrs. Chadwick's counsel,
from some place abroad, the name of
which Mr.. Carpenter would not dis
close, requesting that gentleman to
deny the published statements re-
fiecting in Mrs. Chadwick's life and
character.
They are absolutely false" the
cablegram reads. Il wish to have II
understood that I stand by Mrs. Chad
wick in every particular in her present
troubles. feel she has been grealy
wronged by the publication. and / be.
lieve she is being prosecuted by some
of her creditors"
DIR. Chadwick explained that he had
sent his cablegram just as soon as he
saw the report of his wife's troubles.
Mr.. Carpenter also made a state.
ment. "Dr. Chadwick" he said, "is
abroad for his health and the Newton
suit was not brought until some three
weeks after he sailed.
Before going away DIR. Chadwick
consulted me in regard to the Newtor
claim, and with him I met Mr.. Newtor
/ and his Boston attorney. The matter
was then arranged seemingly to the
satisfaction of all concerned and the
doctor sailed"
| Mr.. Carpenter said further that al
the small creditors would be paid thii
| week.
Mrs. Chadwick remained in hel
rooms In the Holland house all day
DIR. Moore, her physician. called ant
found Mrs. Chadwick in a highly nerv
GUS state. Her condition was sucl
that DR.. Moore called a consultant ant
they made a thorough examination
The medical men found no organic
trouble, but said that the patient wa
almost prostrated from the exciting
events Of the past week.
Philip Carpenter was admitted Il
the sick room and had a long confer
ence with Mrs. Chadwick. AS a resul
Of this conference Mr.. Carpenter de
cided to notify all small clients tina
their claims would be paid this week
Mr.. Carpenter attaches no impor
tance to the writ served Saturday ol
Mrs. Chadwick, as he declared tina
wearing apparel is exempt from at
tachment- He says the fact tha
Deputy Sheriff Rim, who served tn
papers, neither took anything wit
him nor put q keeper in charge, dem
onstrates the deputy's inability to I'm,
anything attachable.
simultaneously with the announce
ment from Cleveland that Presiden
Beckwith, Of the suspended Citizens
. national bank Of Oberlin, had been ar
! rested, an official of the United State
secret service appeared at the Hollan
house and took up his station there.