The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-08
SAYS SHE is DE WERE.
Sullivan Will Introduce Witness
t. Identify Mrs. Chadwick.

(By Associated PreSs.)
CLEVELAND, December lit was with,
a great sigh of relief that United States
District Attorney Sullivan received the
Associated Press bulletin this evening an
nouncIng Mrs. Chad icks arrest.
Mrs, Chadwlck's arrest has been under
contemplation for the last week. he said
s'.I was going TO cause 4 her arrest sun
day, when the warrants for BeckWlth$ and
Spear were sworn out, but tlought&it
well 10 60 slowly in tho matter and de-
.layed action until Tuesday evening. ~
q o. clock last might In Toledo, llnlted
States Marshal Chandler appeared before
United States Commissioner Brough ana
swore to an Il fldayt charging Mrs. Chad
wick with aiding and abetung in the
misapplicution OF the funds Of q national
bank. 1t was specifically stated In the
affidavit that Mrs. Chadwick hud aided
President Beckwith and Cashier Spear o.
tho Citizens National Bank Of Obcrin,i
Ohio. in the misapplicaton Of $1,000 on
August Is, 1903, at which time the " oman
received from Cashier Spear certified
check for the amount stated. THIS al
5fiduylt was sent in the mall by special
delivery to United States District A. tor
nov Burnett, Of New York. with instruc-
lions to Issue u warrant upon It and arrest
the woman forthwith, Burnett, OF course
being advised by wire to look out Tor
the letter.
Connect Her With Madame De.
We're. d
II IT received Il telegram from General
Burnett tonight, stating that the pa
pers had been received and the warrant
Issued a few minutes later came the
announcement by tho Associated Press
that the woman had been arrested.
I have been in constant communication with
the Federal authorities IN New y ork lor
over Il week. At my request the Attor-
ncy-G General caused secret service Off
GERS 10 DO placed on guard at tho Hol-
land Hotel, with Instructions not to let
her out Of their sight for y minute.
also advised District Attorney Burnett
10 have additional surveillance placed
,,pon her. and he has acted as requested.
If this espionage had not been maintained
sho would probably have escaped US as
is shown by her sensational lttempt 70
get away In New York this afternoon
Tomorrow she will be nrralgned before
q United States commissioner ny !, a. WI
DO asked 10 plead. She can either ask
for Il preliminary hearing or waive an
examination, and be bound over TO the
action OF tho United states grand jury
which meets the first Tuesday In Tobru-
airy in Clcveand. Shpfmay ask for 4
continuance Of the preliminary hearing,
which may thus be delayed for some
weeks II sho cannot give ball she VIII
be brought 10 Cleveland aud lodged ~
jail. II sho gives ball nj ter waIyil'g. OK
animation or after tho preliminary hear
Ing is over. she will be- free to so where
she pleases until tho grand jury passes
upon the case. "a
II am not quite sure as to tho wilt
nesses I will summon In the case. can
only name one of them at present This
person will be Irving Belford now clerk
Of the United States Court for the Norlh-
ern District of Ohio, who III 1890 IN To-
ledo defended Joseph lamb. who was ar
rested with Madame do We're for forging
$4,000 worth Of notes, Lamb being ac-8
quilted Oh the ground that no was held
In tho woman's power and did not know
inyly commit a crime, MI, 8Belford will
be asked to Identify Mrs. Chadwick as
Madame do We're, Wllich,sh no declares he
can d. AS to the rest Of tho case, which
We have prepared cannot ta4N It pres-
ent. Tho notes signed with the name OF
Andrew Carnegie will entor into 1t, ! sup
pose, and VIC may try TO prove forgery,
but l think we can go ahead with the
case without the element OF forgery being
proved As to whether forgery can be-
proved I am not now prepared to state"
Regarding the arresl Of Mrs. Chad Wick,