The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-15
To CLEVELAND To
FACE CREDITORS
Steam Bears Mrs. Chad
wick Away.
SHE is GARRULOUS
Could Have Gotten All the Bail
Wanted. She Says, and Her Law
yer Says the Same. She Says
She Will Meet Every
Obligation.
Obligation.
(By the Associated Press.)

Obligation.
(By the Associated Press.)
New York Dec. 13.-Mrs. Chad
wick started for Cleveland on the
Buffalo Limited which left the Grand
Central Station over the New York
Central at o'clock tonight.
Before leaving she made a state
ment in which she declared she will
pay all her obligations and that her
sole purpose in going is to face her
creditors She said that she could
have obtained bail here if she had
wished to and that one of the most
prominent men in the country had
offered to-day to go on her bond
Mrs. Chadwick left here in custody
of United States Marshal Henkel and
Deputy Marshals Kumb and Kelker
and her train is scheduled TO arrive IN
Cleveland at 11.50 tomorrow morning.
Before leaving the United States
marshals office for the station Mrs.
Chadwick at the suggestion of her
counsel, Philip Carpenter consented TO
an interview with the number of news
paper men who were waiting. She
was reclining on a couch and seemed
particularly alert. She was the abb
solute mistress of herself and either
smiled as she made her statements
or gave way to an expression or DIT
terneSs. She was gowned as she was
when arrested
What the Woman Says.
"Many statements that have appear
ed about me are absolutely false" she
began 81 have read statements in
one or two papers that are absolutely
false. / am physically and mentally
broken down. l am not in any con-
dition to make a statement
1T is not true that / cabled to DR..
Chadwick this morning, DR. Chadwick
cable1 me this morning and that cable
gram will appear in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer tomorrow. / am going
home for the sole purpose of facing
my creditors and whatever charges
they have made against me. am
going home voluntarily and not be-
cause | could not obtain bail. Since
my arrest / have had offers of bail
from many prominent persons. isn't
that so, Mr. Carpenter she asked
turning to her counsel
Yes, that is true he replied.
"To-day bail was offered to me by
one Of the most prominent men In
Cleveland by telegram said Mrs.
Chadwick, che said that a wire woul1
bring him here to furnish any amount
of bail that would be wanted. Isn't
that so, Mr.. Carpenter" she again
asked.
He said her statement was true.
Il nave had at least half a dozen
prominent persons offer me bail to-
da--" continued the woman there
was no reason why l could not get
bail: none at all / want it distinctly
understood that / am going home SIM
ply because it is the place where
should be. / shall not give bail when
I get in Cleveland. | have the best
motive in the world for not doing so
The history of this case from begin
ming to end will soon be published in
a certain newspaper
| Shall Use Names.
"You will call names, won't you Mrs
Chadwick 2" interrupted Mr.. Carpen-
ter.
II shall use Names" corrected Mrs:
Chadwick. II promised to give out
my story and it may take months 70
get it out. 1t may be, however. that
it will be published tomorrow, next
week or in a month, but certainly not
until all my obligations are settled ana
paid.
II have not tried to flee from any
one. Not even from the newspaper
men," she continued with smile:
'NVhen al you y"urg men thonSA' :.
was sick at the Holland House, l
walked right by you and went to the
Fifth Avenue Hotel and after attend
ine. TO some business there took a can
back to the Holland House and went
10 bed. / left the Holland House one
night and went out walking between
two of the most prominent men IN New
| York City. | had dinner With them a;
Sherry's and came back and you dlc
not see me.
Dumb as to- Carnegie.
..Will YOU say anything about your
relations with Mr.. Carnegie Wa
asked
Il am not here TO be questioned,
| she replied. 81 have nothing 10 say
about Mr.. Carnegie and nothing TO say
about anyone else. / want To say EN-.
phatic2i!y that / have not been fofcec
| to go back TO Cleveland. | delayed my
return home because l thought It bes
/ to wait and see what the grand Juf!
would do. If the grand ju"y haG. IN
| dicted me fifty times l would nave
gone back just the same. For the pas
week | have been wanting to go back
Isn't that so, Mr.. Carpenter?
That's So" said the lawyer.
81 was ready to go back a week ag(
Hast Sunday" declared Mrs. Chadwick
q had all my things packed, but the,
wanted me to go down to Wall street.
Mrs. Chadwick would not say Wh'
they meant.
The result was that l did not ge
off ," she continued 81 feel better thar
did a week ago, but still | am yer.
nervous and 1 can hardly stand on m
feet
| Mrs. Chadwick was taken from tn
Tombs in a closed carriage by Marsha
Henkel shortly before 4 o'clock.
Almost Il Collapse.
At the Tombs, in Difference to tn
protests of Mrs. Chadwick WardeI
Flynn permitted Marshal HenkeP
carriage to be driven into the cour
yard in order that the prisoner Nigh
avoid the battery of cameras. TIL
party drove rapidly to the Fedora
building and the woman was taken t
the marshal's Office, no one but her5el
and Marshal Henkel being pernitte
on the elevator Arriving in the mar
shaFs Office the woman almost col
iapseoi. CCmnliSs oner Shields wa
notified and he came to the Office, can
cclled the commitments and formal
delivered her over to the Federal au
thorit.es She was taken before Judg