Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-12-17
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HER CELL UNTIL ITS
COMPLETION.
TALKS WITH BECKWITH
Aged oberIln Banker, Accompanies
BY His Wife, Is Brought Face 70
Face With Woman Who, He Says.
Has Ruined Hlm-Hearlns VIII 7s
Held Tomorrow. y

Cleveland, Dec. 16--Mrs CHADWICK
spent comfortable night and immedi-
ately after taking breakfast today, sent
for the sheriff and told him she did
not care to receive any visitors during
the day, as she is about to prepare
statement, and does not wish to be dis
turbed until 1t is finished.
Visited BY Beckwith.
Mrs. Chadwick yesterday had sew
eral visits from her attorneys, held
long conferences with them, conversed
with newspaper men and for fifteen
minutes stood face to face with Pres
ident Beckwith of the Oberlin bank.
who has come to such great trouble
through his fiscal transactions with
her.
The meeting was dramatic. The
aged banker, who had been for hours
before the county grand jury, went TO-
the office OF Sheriff Barry yesterday
afternoon and asked If he might see
Mrs. Chadwick. The sheriff readily
consented and Mrs. Chadwick was
eager to meet him. Accompanied by,
Mrs. Beckwith who, owing to her hus-
bands i'll health, is always by his side,
the aged banker made his way slowly
stairs leading to Mrs. Chadwick's cell.
She met him at the entrance Of the
corridor and shook hands with him
cordially. After some general conver.
sation Mr. Beckwith referred to their
businesses relations by saying: Mrs.
4 Chadwick. you have ruined me, but I
am not so sure yet you are a fraud. I
have stood by you to my last dollar
and do think now that the time has
come for you to make known every.
thing In relation to this thing" Beck
4 villas Vote betrayed deep sgsmOtion al
he spoke, and he leaned heavily on the
arm of his wife, who was almost cons
PEELED to support him, so great twas his
physical weakness. Mrs. Chadwick did
not reply directly to the words Of Mr..
Beckwith, but her manner and the
look on her face were not conclliar
tory. Seeing that she would not an4
swer. Mr.. Beckwith went on: ~ have
always told you that did not like It
because you changed your lawyers 80
often. Why don't you get good one
and stick to him?"
Had Her Reasons.
'fWell," said Mrs. Chadwick IN replyl
/ II have reasons for that"
Have you heard from Judge Olcotd
recently?" was Mr.. Beckwith's ned
question.
/ "Not since left New York. waa
Mrs. Chadwick's reply.
i "Has he changed his mind?'
mo, he has the same belief that hS
always held"
! To what matter the questions rs
ferred was not known Mr.. and Mrs
Reckwith then both said they hoped
the matters connected with the Chad
wick affair would be eventually
Strengthened out. The interview ther
closed, Mrs. Chadwick thanked them
for calling. shook hands with Mr.. and
Mrs. Beckwith and said she would be
pleased to have them call again.
i, Hearing Saturday.
II know nothing OF her physical
condition" said Receiver Loeser wher
asked when the hearing In the bank
ruptcy court will be, "and do not wish
to have her called until she Is able te
undergo the examination that may be
of some length. The chances are tina,
there will be no hearing before Sat
urday or Monday"
An application for an additional re-
ceiver for the Chadwick estate wal
made in the common pleas court yes
terday afternoon by the Savings De
, posit Banking and Trust company o
Elyria, o., which has brought sui
against Mrs. Chadwick on two notei
: Of $25, 900 and $4,000 respectively.
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