The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-22
REFUSES TO ASK BAIL
Mrs. Chadwick Pleads Not Guilty
When Arraigned.
NEARLY COLLAPSED IN COURT

Her As Madame Lydia De We're
Swindler and Convict.
Cleveland. Dec l9-Tottering on the
rerge Of collapse, leaning heavily Oh
the arms OF Marshal Chandler and the
fail physician, and forced to rest at
almost every landing in climbing the
stairs of the federal building, Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick, the woman VINO
has won international notoriety as a
luggler OF millions borrowed on worth
less paper, walked into a clever trap
before the bar Of the United States
district court and pleaded not guilty
to every charge brought against her.
She made no application for ball and
was remanded to Jail to await trial.
President Beckwith and Cashier
Spear. Of the Citizens National Bank
OF Oberlin. wrecked by the Chadwick
loans. were arraigned at the same
time and were allowed to depart after
bonds to the amount Of
S25. 900 each-an increase Of $4,000
over the value OF the bond they had
given.
The mask was ruthlessly brutally
torn from the face Of Mrs Chadwick
during her arraignment. and behind 1t
was found the unmistakable features
OF Madame Lydia De We're, charlatan'
fortune teller. swindler, forger and
convict No dumb. terrOr-stricken thief
Or murderer ever collapsed 50 utterly
rs this miserable woman when she
realized just what had been prepared
for her.
A big armchair was placed within
10 feet Of and directly facing the
clerks desk. At this desk sat ErVing
Bedford. the man who successfully de-
Tended Joseph Lamb, the Toledo ex-
pressman. who was jointly tried with
Madame De We're for forgery in Toledo.
Jay p. Dawley. the accused woman's
counsel. sat by the vacant chair. Mrs.
Chadwick was brought in, supported
on either side by United States Mar
shall Chandler and one OF his depu-
ties
Slowly they marched down the CEN
ire aisle. the woman leaning heavily
on the arms of the two men. She saw
Beckwith. grim and defiant, his eyes
intent upon the ceiling She saw Spear,
the youthful cashier, sitting by his
side. staring straight ahead OF him.
Then. when half way to her seat, her
eyes lighted upon Erying Belford d.
rectly facing her and piercing her veil
with a steady stare from beneath his
shaggy brows.
Instantly all her strength seemed to
leave the woman. Her knees gave way
and she would have fallen to the floor
had not the marshals held her up.
from head to foot, she
fought to master the weakness, but
her limbs refused to do her bidding.
She was terror-strcken. inert bundle
OF brown clothes.
Seeing that she could not move, the
marshals fairly carried her to the arm
chair and literally dumped her into It.
There she sat huddled up like a stuffed
figure. save that she rested her right
elbow on a table and hid her face TO
shut out the sight of the accusing eyes
OF Erving Bedford.
The mask had been torn away. IL
was not Cassie l.. Chadwick, high
priestess of frenzied finance. who
counted and spent her ill-gotten money
by the millions. 1t was Madame Lydia
De We're forger and cohvict, cringing
before the bar of justice. When it was
all over and the miserable woman had
been carried back to Jail, Mr.. Belford
said: 1T was brutal, positively brutal,
but It had to be done. l knew her the
instant ! saw her, and she knew me.
II is impossible to forget her once you
have seen her as | have"
The examination of Mrs. Chadwick
in the bankruptcy proceedings against
her is set for today before Referee
Remington. but it is considered GER
tain she will not testify or be present
at the hearing Her attorney, Mr..
Dawley, said that he would request
continuance, saying he has not yet had
time to investigate the bankruptcy or
any other phase of the case and de-
clined to allow her to give any tes-
timony.