The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-12-07
No Climax as Yet in the
Chadwick Case.
WOMAN NOT ARRESTED
Her Lawyer Says Her Debts OF
over 100000 Will All
Be Paid.

NEW YORK, Dec THE expected
| has not happened in the Chadwick case,
and all predictions proved at fault
when at late hour it was announced
that no conference between federal Of
ficers and Andrew Carnegie had been
held at the latters home.
This turn was surprising, for Mr.
Carnegie had announced in the course
of the day that he would be glad to
receive q federal officer, and it was sup
posed that +. f. Oldham, representing
the comptroller of the treasury, would
meet him last night and that the mat
ter of the Chadwick notes, alleged to
have been given ri Reynolds of Cleve-
land and said to bear the name of An
drew Carnegie, would be discussed.
Stories of a possible arrest in the
case were still current this evening,
but so far as known no warrant has
been issued.
That the Chadwick case is rapidly
nearing a climax is the conclusion
reached by those interested, and new
and startling developments are shortly
expected A dispatch from Elyria, o.,
says:
Judge Washburn has called a spe-
cial grand jury ut the request of Pros
ecutor Lee Suoup of this Uoraini
county to inquire into the Oberln bank
failure. The jury will be drawn tomor-
row morning. An effort will be made
to discover if any crimes were com
mitted which come within the jurisdic-
ton of the court. 1t is reported that
the action Of Prosecutor StrOup was
taken upon the request or complaint OF
Andrew Carnegie. SubpOenas have
been issued for President Beckwith
and Cashier Spear of the closed Ober-
lin bank 10 appear before the grand
jury to testify
There arrived in this city almost ST.
multaneously ri Reynolds. secretary
and treasurer of the Wade Park Bank
ing company of Cleveland. O.; Andrew
Squire. lawyer Of Cleveland; Robert
LYONS. receiver for the Citizens Ma
tional bank of Oberlin, O., and F. f.
Oldham. an attorney connected with
the government banking bureau
Mr. Reynolds is supposed to have
with him mysterious box containing
S5OO03O0 in securities. He declined to
talk regarding his mission. Mr., Lyons,
Ii has been reported. has in his posses
sion two notes, one for 100000 and
another for S250,OOO, alleged to bear
the signature Andrew Carnegie" He
was noncommittal when asked If he
intended to see Mr.. Carnegie. Messrs-
Reynolds and Lyons held an earnest
consultation.
Mr.. Carver, counsel for II. h. New
ton. the Brookline millionaire, who was
to leave for Boston, has deferred his
departure because of unexpected de
veopments which he says have just
taken place.
Edward w. Powers. Mrs. Chadwick's
lawyer, spent an hour with his client
at the Holland House and when asked
$4,000 said to be signed Andrew
Caruegio" declined to answer.
He admitted he had been to Oberlin.
O., with Mrs. Chadwick and that he
knows c. T. Beckwith, president OF
the Citizens National bank of that
place. but declared he is not the New
York lawyer referred to in Beckwith's
confession.
Mr. Powers said he hadn't thought
about Mrs. Chadwick's arrest. He said
all her debts would be paid in full and
that she has more than S1.00O,000.
Beckwith says he was induced to
give Mrs Chadwick more than $780,
600 on notes bearing the name of An
drew Carnegie.
Mr.. Carnegie when seen reiterated
his denial that he had signed any notes
and added. IF any United States gov
eminent official will come to see me he
will receive very gracious reception"
Mrs. Ch"Gwick left her apartments
at the Holland House at 10 o'clock
last night and took up quarters at the
New Amsterdam hotel, at Fourth ave
nue. and Twenty-first street. She was
closely followed by two secret service
men. Her son and maid accompanied
her Apparently she was in good
health.