Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-09
SENSATION EXPECTED
When Mrs. Chadwick sTrans-
actions Are Uncovered.
TO WAIVE. A HEARING
PRISONER PREFERS TO MEET
CHARGES AT CLEVELAND.
Closely Guarded in Cell in Tombs to
Prevent ANY Attempt at Bodily
Harm.

Mrs. Chadwick is now confined IN
the Tombs in New York in default
of securing bondsmen in the amount
of $4,000.
Additional complaints are eN-
pected to be issued against the
prisoner, charging forgery.
Today she decided to waive exam
ination at hearing in New York,
preferring to face all charges 1t
Cleveland.
NEW YORK, December 9.-In her lonely
cell in the Tombs prison. isolated even from
the other unfortunates whom fate has led
behind prison walls. Mrs Cassie L. Chad
wick. the former society woman. and now
the central figure in one of the most myste-
rious and sensational cases of the century,
waited today while her counsel secured the
city in an effort to raise the $4,000 bail
which had been fixed as the price of her
temporary liberty All day yesterday, from
early morning until late at night, the wo-
man waited anxiously in the office of the
United States marshal while one after an.
other of those for whom she turned for as
sistance declined to come to her aid At
last the quest for the time was abandoned
and the prison doors closed behind her.
Mrs Chadwicks S imprisonment in the
Tombs has not tended to her recovery from
her nervous attacks of yesterday. This
morning she was in highly nervous state,
having passed night of watchfulness She
was very nervous during the night, and
was wide awake until nearly 4 a m when
Sne slept little. With freunent mr. lc
OF waking, she slept until shortly after
O'Clock. when the noise of other prisoners
aroused her.
Mrs. Seevey, the matron in the Tombs.
saw MRS. Chadwick about 7:3O o'clock and
.oiu ner OF the routine of the prison. She
tod Mrs Chadwick that if she did not care
ior the prison fare she could send out for
her meals or get them from the restaurant
at the prison. Mrs. Chadwick decided to
make use of the prison restaurant She
admitted to see her.
freda the nurse of Mrs. Chadwick. was
at the Tombs early today waiting for
Emil. Mrs. Chadwick's son, and TO see the
prisoner
For fear that Mrs. Chadwick might do
herself bodily harm Marshal Henkel had a
woman attendant specially detailed to
watch her all night from without the cell,
out near enough to be at hand on a mo-
ments notice.
Same Tier of Cells With Nan Patterson
In the same tier of cells as that in which
Mrs. Chadwick's cell is located Nan Pat
terson, the former show girl accused of the
killing OF Caesar Young, is kept a prisoner
Warden Flynn of the Tombs was so nerv-
Gus over the welfare of Mrs Chadwick and
the possibilities of her doing herself bodily
harm that today he enforced the rule an
phed only III exceptional cases of not al
lowing her either knife or fork with which
10 eat. Consequently the lamb chop which
SHe ordered mad to be cut for her, and she
ate ii with spoon.
Mrs. Chadwick has been allowed the use
OF the corridor in front of her cell between
am and pm, and may be permitted
to see her nurse today.
Ii is expected that the arrival at Cleye-
land of Receiver Lyon Of the Citizens Ma
uonal Bank of Oberlin will be followed by
the issue of additional complaints against
Mrs Chadwick charging forgery and based
elther on the Carnegie notes or other pa
pers given by Mrs. Chadwick as securities
for loans
The character of these other papers is
carefully guarded from public knowledge.
but II Is lntimated that they are a part
OF the sensational Developments anticipated
when the financial transactions of Mrs
Chadwick are uncovered To public view.
Up TO late hour this morning Mrs Chad
wick had not secured bail.
Among counsel interested in the case II
rs believed that Mrs. Chadwick will waive
examination in this city and go voluntarily
to Cleveland for trial.