Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-06
If Signatures Are Forgeries Then Mrs. Chadwick
Must Answer to Law, Says Beckwth
STATES THAT SHE SAW The NAME SIGNED
Cleveland Attorney in New York for Conference With the
Woman.--Some New DeveIopments.-A
$4,000 Receipt

New York. Dec G.-Ira Reynolds, of
the Wade Banking company. Cleve-
land. arrived here today accompanied
by his attorney. 1t is understood he
will confer with Mrs. Chadwick re-
garding her securities now in posses
sion OF the trustee.
Oberlin. Ohio. Dec. 6.-President C
T. Beckwith was practically in state
of collapse today as result of the
trying ordeal through which he pass.
ed yesterday in connection with his
hearing before the United States com
missioner at Cleveland. Beckwith is
completely prostrated and his grief is
pitiful. Today. in speaking of the Car
negie notes. he vehemently declared
that if the signatures were forgeries
then the hand OF the law should be
laid upon Mrs. Chadwick.
Request For $4,000 Forgery.
Mansfield, o., Dec. 6.-Mrs. Chad
wick made two or three visits to Judge
Brucker. president of the Bank OF
Mansfield. and attempted to negotiate
a loan OF $4,000 through him. o.
the second occasion she showed him
what purported to be a receipt for
$780, 900 fee in a case signed by Virgil
u. Kiiene. a well known CLEVELAND
lawyer The story was sent out by
the Associated Press. and Brucker IS
now in receipt OF letter from Kliene.
stating he never signed a receipt ,c,
$4,000 and IL the Chadwick womar
showed one that IL was a forgery.
Brucker reiterates he was shown one
by the woman.
Detectives Are Busy.
New York. Dec. 6.-Mrs. Cassie l.
Chadwick, whose financial difficuitfes
have caused widespread interest, is at
the Holland house. ~ the hotel are at
least three officers OF the United
States secret service. and they have
been particularly alert for the last "a
hours. A man who is closely connect
ed with the case says that there is
strong possibility that an arrest will
be made in New York within a short
time and that il will be of a person
closely connected with the now IA
nous case.
BeckwIth Confesses.
Cleveland. o., Dec. &C. T. Beck
with. the aged president Of the failed
Oberlin bank. has made partial con-
fession of his transactions with Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick
Beckwith revealed to United States
District Attorney Sullivan that there
were in existence three notes signed
with the name Andrew Carnegie"
Two Of the notes were for s500.00v
each and the third for $3.50. 0.000-or
81 .25O. 900 in all. These notes were
also indorsed by President C..
T. Beckwith and Cashier Spear. OF
the Citizens National bank Of Oberlin.
saw Carnegie Sign Herself.
Beckwith told the United States dis
trict attorney that not only did Mrs
Chadwick assure him that personally
she saw Mr.. Carnegie sign the notes
but that a lawyer came on from New
York representing himself an agent
of Mr.. Carnegie. to certify to the gen
uineness OF the notes.
Il am either an awful dupe or a
terrible fool said Mr.. Beckwith. II
guess there is no doubt about my be-
ing a fool. ! know I have done wrong.
and. although crushed to the earth my
self. I do not propose to be made a
scrapegoat to shield the sins Of others.
Further concealment Of the truth can
not help any one. II thought it could
my lips would remain sealed as though
/ had been stricken dumb.
The truth is thar others also must
be called TO the bar to answer for
their part in this terrible affair, an|
one Of those whose answer must be
had Is Mrs. Cassie l. Chadwick.