The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-12-17
TELLS AN INTERESTING STORY.
Ex.Judge OIcott of New York Dis
cusses Chadwick Case.

CuSSGS A1duWtCk Vase.
New York, Dec. Al was a lamb
and | regret to say for fifteen days
believed in Mrs. Chadwick and was
one OF her many Victims" said ex-
Judge William f.. Olcolt OF the law
firm of which Ex-Governor Frank S.
Black is a member.
Mrs. Chadwick came to our Office
on March 2, 1904, and saw Ex-Governor
Black and myself. She told the gov
ernor chat she wanted him to go to
Cleveland; that his position as former
governor of the state of New York
would help her to settle her affairs
and she drew from her reticule $1,000
and laid it in front Of Governor Black
for his expenses to Cleveland. The
governor concluded not to go and 1t
was finally decided hat | should go
and for my fee for n day in Cleve-
land she paid $500.
The object of her visit to vi was
to have us relieve her from threatened
attachment against her home in Euclid
avenue. Cleveland, which was to be
levied upon by Oberlin college for a
claim OF $4,000. On my arrival in
Cleveland l asked Mrs. Chadwick to
show me her securities. but under n
pretext or another she evaded the
proposition and did not show them to
me and finally, after banking hours,
when l insisted upon seeing either the
securities or Iri Reynolds. she got
Reynolds on the telephone. l talked
with him and he acknowledged to me
having these securities in his posses
sion.
ARMED with this information l say
the lawyers of the Oberlin college and
Treasurer Severance and inquired
about a settlement. They wanted to
know from me if l had any assurances
Of settlement other than what Mrs.
Chadwick had given me.
Failed to Accomplish Anything.
II told them that I had not. They
replied to me: Why, you don't huo@
any more about this case than we do
las far as my accomplishing any.
thing with Mrs. Chadwick and the
Oberlin people was concerned my
visit was futile and my trip to Cleve-
land ended right there"
Mr.. Olcott then said that before he
left Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick Dor
rowed 1900 of him, making out a
check for that amount. She promised,
he said, that the check would be sent
or the money paid not later than March
6. but she did not do SO.
II then became somewhat suspicious,
but not entirely So" said Mr.. Olcott.
Il still had confidence in her and
would have believed her to this day
we're it not for the fact that l had
heard from Cleveland that she had
been representing about town that l
was Mr.. C%arnegie's representative.
Letters to this effect, asking me If l
were really Mr.. Carnegie's representa-
tive, came to me and then l lost faith
in Mrs. Chadwick and determined to
get my money back. On March Is l
went to Cleveland and demanded from
Mrs. Chadwick immediate payment of
the 81, 500 l had loaned her. She re-
piled: Why, l am a sick woman and
l cannot pay you today l told her in
reply that l came to Cleveland to get
that money; to get it that day, and
that / should not leave without it;
that if l did not get the money l
would take legal steps against her.
She said that if I insisted she would
have the money inside of two hours.
At the expiration of two hours l re-
turned and she paid me $780,"