The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-12-13


Attention is now directed toward Pitts
burg. where some interesting develop
ments are anticipated. It Is rumored
that II the full facts were known it would
be found that several or the papers
nesA:iated by Mrs Chadwick are located
In the strong boxes OF Pittsburg financial
men. II Is possible that the missing $500 :
600 note, which President Beckwith said
Ns signed by the name OF Mr.. Carnegie,
may be brought 10 light there.
: Mrs Chadwick was cheerful this morn
ing. and talked somewhat freely In the
Tombs She said that II is her positive
determination to- -Fo-h4eh- h-te-GlerelaHd
today.
Before she makes the formal announce
ment she will confer with her lawyer.
Philip Carpenter. She sent word TO Mr..
Carpenter 10 call on her early this morn
s2s.oo0ooo IN SECURITIES"
Cleveland, Ohio Dec. lS.-The total
amount of securities deposited by Mrs.
cassie L. Chadwick with the Wade Park
bank has been found 10 approximate w.
10000. The highest estimate placed on
them heretofore has been $l50oo.oW.
Herbert W. Bell, who as receiver for the
common pleas court took charge of the
securities deposited with the Wade Park
bank. declared today that he had found
them 10 be nearly double what he had
always supposed. When asked IL they
possessed value Mr. Bell said with
smile: "well. l would not care To pay
much for any of them
Yesterdays investigation by the county
grand jury In the affairs OF Mrs. Chad
wick was renewed today.
HE WAS A LAMB.
II was a lamb and / regret to say that
fos is days I believed in Mrs. Chadwick
and was one Of her many victims" said
ex-Judge w. NJ. olcott. of a law firm
OF which Ex-Governor Frank Black is
member today: MY connection and
the firms connection with Mrs. Chad
wick" he continued. came about In
this way Mrs. Chadwick came to our
Office on March 2. 1904. and saw ex-
Governor Black and myself. She told the
governor that she wanted him TO 40 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 II
in front Of Governor Black for his ex-
pepses to Cleveland The governor con-
cluded not to 60 and It was finally decided
that I should go and for my fee for one
day In Cleveland she paid $500.
THE object OF her visit 10 us was Ia
have us relieve her from a threatened
attachment against her home in Euclid
avenue. Cleveland. which had been lev
led by Oberin college for a claim Of
$4,000 This claim. understand, was
later paid. but not through the firms
auspices.
A VERY RICH WOMAN.
Mrs. Chadwick In that slow. impress
I've manner Of hers. said 70 Governor
Black and me;
"'I am very rich woman. have
IS 900. 600 In a trust fund
I'VE were naturally impressed. In or
der 10 make good her statement she pro-
siuced Iri Reynolds certificate for the
IS 600. 600 securities held by him. This
naturally led us TO believe that the
woman spoke the truth.
II went 20 Cleveland that night on the
night of March 3, and remained there all
day March 4 returnint on March :
ION arrival In Cleveland I asked Mrs
Chadwick 10 show me her securities. but
under one pretext or another she evaded
the proposition and cid not show them
90 me. Her excuse AZ the time WAS that
Iri Reynolds was out Of town and finally.
after banking hours. when insisted upon
tfelnk ellnef lDt securities OF III KEY
nolds. she got Reynolds on the ,ele-
phone. ! talked with him and he &C.
knowledged 10 me having the securities IN
his possession. Al that time I believed
that they were all right.
PERTINENT QUESTIONS.
ARMED With this information saw
the lawyers OF the Obehn college and
Treasurer Severance and inquired about
o settlement They wanted 40 know from
me II had any assurances Of settlement
other than what Mrs. Chadwick had told
me. told them that had not. They re-.
piled 70 me.
Why you don't know any more about
this case than we do had go admit the
soft impeachment. AZ far a. my accom-
plishins anything with Mrs Chadwick
and the Oberlln people was concerned. my
visit was futile ana MY trfp 20 Cftvt-
land ended right there. Mr. Oicott then
said that before he-left Cleveland Mrs
Chadwick borrowed 1880 OF him making
out . check for that amount. She prom
tsed that the check would be sent or the
money sent not later than March but
rhe did not DO so. then became some
what suspicious but not entirely SO. said
Mr. Oicott 4 had still had confidence in
h&r ana would rrobabiy have believed IN