Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1904-12-09
WOMAN ARRESTED
BY FEDERAL OFFICER
Guard Remained All Night In
Her Bed Room.
HER BOND is FIXED AT $4,000

Mrs. Chadwick in the Clutches of
Uncle Sam-Hearing to Take Place
Dec. 17.-Andrew Carnegie Says He
DID Not Sign Notes.
New York, Dec. 8.-With the ar.
raignment of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
before a United States commissioner
today on technical charge of aiding
and abetting bank official in mis-
applying the funds of a national bank,
| the second stage in this remarkable
case was begun. 1t seems almost GER
tain that these proceedings ultimately
will result in the clearing away of the
mystery which the case has been
shrouded. Mrs. Chadwick, who has
been permitted to remain at the Ho-
tel Breslin during the night, arose
early today and told the United States
marshal she was ready to accompany
him. She said that although she had
been restless she had slept better last
night, when the shock of her arrest
had almost prostrated her and she saw
no reason to delay the detectives fur
ther. A carriage was called and the
party started shortly before 9 o'clock
for the federal building, where the ar
raignment was to take place.
Today practically all interest in the
case was centered in conjecture as to
what the future will bring forth.
1t is limited that only a suggestion
of the case has become public. One
mans credit with the statement that
time will show this to be the most
stupendous and far-reaching case of
its kind in many years. The strang
est feature of the mystery has been
the use of the name of Mr.. Carnegie.
What reason was offered to explain
why Mr.. Carnegie, who has an income
of more than $10,00o,00o year from
United States steel bonds alone, should
be giving notes has not been brought
out.
Probably not in the history of the
United States has there been anything
similar in the unusual circumstances
and magnitude to the Chadwick Dor.
rowings.
1t is known by the borrowings of
President Beckwith, of the failed Citi.
zens' National bank of Oberlin, o.,
that notes for at least s1,25O,000 en-.
dorsed by Mrs. Chadwick are outstand-
ing, the securities said to be held by
ri Reynolds, of Cleveland, figure
to the extent of $5,O0O,O00; Herbert
D. Newton, of Boston, has claims for
$190,800, and today it was asserted by
those conversant with the strange case
that a number of banks not yet men
toned in public had made large loans
to Mrs. Chadwick.
Mrs. ChadwIck's Statement.
''The time will come when these peo.
pie will see that l am very much
maligned and prosecuted woman.
When l think Of what 1 have gone
through in the past few weeks I won
der that l am not insane. Everybody
has jumped on me, but will come out
of this all right and when I do l will
issue a statement to the public that
will show how innocent l have been"
Mrs. Chadwick later thanked the
marshal again for his courtesy to her
and especially for not putting her un.
der arrest before as she said her law.
yers had told her he could have done.
"Who was that man to whom I spoke
sharply in the hotel corridor lEhen he
interefered with me?" asked Marshal
Henkel
THAT was Mr.. Klein" said Mrs.
Chadwick. "He is good friend OF
mine from Cleveland. He did not
mean anything by what he said. He
thought he was doing his duty by me-"
Mrs. Chadwick wore a brown rain
coat, full length, with a large brown
hat and heavy veil of the same
color.
Mrs. Chadwick was held in $4,000
bail. 1t was not ready and she re.
! mained In the marshal's Office while
her attorneys searched for a bonds
man.
The hearing has been postponed un.
| til Dec. II.
AS Mrs. Chadwick came into the cor
| ridor to return to the United States
| marshal's office after her arraignment
| the battery of cameras which had been
| set up outside the court room doof
| turned upon her. The sudden flash
Of powder SO startled Mrs. Chadwick
that she tainted and sank to her knees
on the corridor floor She was saved
from falling by Marshal Henkel, and
her son Emil, who supported her as
she continued down through the long
line of curious ones who had crowded
the corridor between the court room
and the marshal's office.
United States Marshal Hinkel has
announced that if Mrs. Chadwick's
council fail to secure bail this after.
noon she will be taken to the Tombs