The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
.BECKWITH met
MRS. CHADWICK
CIVILITIES WERE EXCHANGED
WHEN THEY ENCOUNTERED EACH
OTHER IN JAIL.

Reckyvith Told Mrs. Chadwick He
Was Not quite Sure Even Yet
That She Was "A Fraud - She
wouldn't Answer Him as to That,
hut They Had Brief COllOquy
Relating to Their Tangled Affairs.
New Lawyer for the Woman.
Cleveland, O., Dec. 15.-Mrs. Chad
wicks first day in the county Jail was
a busy one for her. She received
several visits from her attorneys, held
long conferences with them, converseo
with newspaper men and for fifteen
minutes stood face to face with Pres
ident Beckwith of the Oberlin Bank,
who has come to such great trouble
through his financial transactions with
her.
The meeting was dramatic. The aged
banker, who had been for hours before
the county grand jury, went to the Of
flee of Sheriff Barry this afternoon and
asked if he might see Mrs. Chadwick.
The sheriff readily consented and Mrs.
Chadwick was eager to meet him.
Accompanied by Mrs. Beckwith; who,
owing to her husbands ill health, is
always by his side, the aged banker
made his way slowly and feebly up
the long flights of iron stairs leading
to Mrs. Chadwick's cell. She met him
at the entrance of the corridor and
shook r1nds with him cordially.
After some general conversation, Mr..
Beckwith referred to their business re-
lations by saying, Mrs. Chadwick,
you have ruined me, but I'm not sure
yet you are fraud. I have stood by
you to my last dollar, and 1 do think
now that the time has come for you
to make known everything in relation
to this thing
She Didn't Like 1t.
Beckwith's voice betrayed deep emo
tion as he spoke, and he leaned heavily
on the arm of his wife, who was al
most compelled to support him, so
great was his physical weakness.
Mrs. Chadwick did not reply directly
to the words OF Mr.. Beckwith, but her
manner and the look on her face were
not conciliatory. Seeing that she
would not answer Mr.. Beckwith went
on:
Il have always told you that I did
not like it because you changed your
lawyers so often. Why don't you get
q good one and stick to hin?"
WELL" said Mrs. Chadwick in re-
ply, Il have reasons for that
"Have you heard from Judge Olcott
recently?" was Mr.. Beckwith's ques-
tion.
mot since 1 left New York" was
Mrs. Chadwick's reply.
Has he changed his mind?"
NO he has the same belief that he
always held
To what matter the questions refer
red is not known.
Shook Hands All Round.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith then both
said that they hoped the matters con-
nected with the Chadwick affair would
be eventually Strengthened out. The
interview then closed, Mrs. Chadwick
thanked them for calling, shook hands
with Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith and said
she would be pleased to have them call
again.
There is a possibility that the hear
ing in the Chadwick case may be re-
sumed tomorrow morning in the bank
ruptcy court, and that she will be sum-
moned as witness, although the prob
abilities are that the hearing will
go over until Saturday and possibly
until Monday.
An application for an additional re-
ceiver for the Chadwick estate was
made in the Common Pleas Court
this afternoon by the Savings Deposit
Banking and Trust Company of Ely
ria, o., which has brought suit against
Mrs. Chadwick on two notes of $685.
900 and 10000, respectively.
Got Another Lawyer.
Mrs. Chadwick this afternoon retain
ed the attorney who is to conduct her
defense when she is called for trial in
the federal court. He is j. P. Dawley,
one Of the leading criminal lawyers of
Cleveland. Sheldon @. Kerrnish will
assist Mr. Dawley. Mr.. Kerruish said
this afternoon: 1T is very difficult to
know what is best to do for Mrs.
Chadwick. She says one thing, and
little later will give a totally different
version of the same matter. Until we
nave succeeded in getting her affairs
straightened out, II will be difficult to
say what we will do. l do not know
OF any case where II has been so diff
ncult for an attorney to get his bear
ings"
Mr. Dawley. after comforting with
Mrs. Chadwick for thirty minutes, an
nouneed that he had been retained, but
SAID his talk with her had covered no
other ground than that OF engaging
70 act In her behalf A line OF defense
was something he had not had time
10 consider. and which he could not
determine until he had consulted her
fully.
II Didn't Please Her.
Mrs. Chadwick received a repre-
sentative of the Associated Press in
ihe woman's corridor of the Jail to-
1ay and gave what she said would be
her last interview.
am very much disheartened after
reading the accounts Of my h0me-com-
!ns IN the morning papers" she said,
ana on that account / have decided
70 90 no more talking.
~ h quite uncertain whether or not
shal give out the formal statement
hal promised, in ylew Of the Hcnsa-
a.pnai way the papers are treating the