Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-12-09

ana trled III WOODSTOCK on
forgery. She was acquitted on
that she was insane.
about 1882 she came to liveN
at my home in Cleveland. About
time l was compelled to leave the city
90 to Woodstock for my health. | lei.
nv sister Elizabeth in charge of the
house and during my absence she mort
gagged all the furniture, giving her name
as Mrs. Alice II. Bestedo. came back
and learned of her doings, but did moth
ing in the way of prosecuting her. She
went to live in several rooming-houses,
and even there borrowed money by mort
gazing furniture that did not belong to
her.
'From one house to another she went
and repeated the operation, using differ
ent names. | paid many of her debts
and squared matters for her. At that
time began to think that she was un'
balanced.
elizabeth was married in my home
to DR.. w. s. Springsteen in 1882. 81 g
lived with him only a short time ana
then they had a quarrel and separated.
A divorce was finally granted and my
sister returned to Woodstock to live on
the farm with my mother Then she
took the freak of writing letters to say
that Elizabeth Springsteen was deae.
Many people believed thatsh was dead.
About three years later she came from
Woodstock to live in Cleveland. She
lived under the name Of Mrs. Scott, as
she did not wish TO he known as the
former wife of Springsteen. Spring
steen's full name was Wallace Scott
Springsteen, and she sometimes called
herself Mrs. Wallace and sometimes
Mrs. Scott.
at was in Toledo, where she wa:
known rs Nine. Devere,' that she go'
into the trouble that landed her IN
prison. She was arrested and charged
with obtaining large amount OF money
by forgery.
"She is certainly a strange woman.
| often asked her why she did such
senseless things aud she would answer
that she could not account for bel
actions. She knew that the things she
did would be found out, yet she did no
hesitate in repeating the actions thai
would cause trouble for her. This, II
my mind, was proof that she wa
mentally strange. At times / hav'
seen her sit for hours as if in a trance
She seemed bewildered and her eyes ha'
vacant stare. At such times sh
would not reply when questioned. Sh
would have melancholy spells and moth
ing would rouse her.
"Despite her strange actions. Mrs
Chadwick has many good qualities tha
endeared her TO every one. She wa
generous and was never happy unless
she WAS helping others. have know
her to take newsboys from the street ant
clothe them.
"She tried to live down her past
When she came out Of the penitent:ar.
she would never say anything about he
prison life nor of the time that she wa
known as Lydia Devere."
II was through Rev. Charles A
Eaton, psstor of the Euclid Avenu
Baptist Church, of Cleveland, Ohio, thf
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick became acqualnte
with Banker Newton, of Brooklin'
Mass. The introduction was made throug
a Boston attorney, whois relative
DR.. Eaton. Mrs. Chadwick introduce
herself to DR.. Eaton last spring, an
asked for an audience on business ANAL
and as to where she could raise money
DR.. Eaton, not suspecting anything wa
wrong, acceded to her request. In II
gard to the matter, the following con
munication from DR.. Eaton, dated
Louisville, KY, was received in Clev'
land yesterday;
"BrieAy stated, all know about tt
Chadwick case is this : Sometime Ii
last winter or spring Mrs. Chadwick al
peared. unbidden and unknown, at N
Office. and, as hundreds of strangers d
! asked for my advice.
"My advice was to place her atfai
unreservedly in the hands OF lawyers
business men OF integrity for settlemen
and I sent her to several firms in WINK
7 had and have now the utmost con
dence telling them frankly what lttie
knew about the woman, and that l n'
: advised her to place her entire anai
with them for settlement.
}, ,ssince then have known nothi'
about her movements except by hearsa
nor do remember having seen or hes
: of her before that occasion.
'Mrs. Chadwick as7sr anssoea