The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-06
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one OF the notes signed with the name of
Carnegie When / started had in
mind an attempt to raise money on the
paper to put funds in the bank. When
! got to New York my heart tailed me,
for something told me that all was not
right. l came back home without max
ing any attempt to raise money on the
note.
"And now everywhere turn I hear
the whisper, why did you mot reveal
your suspicionq' What could I dos I
had always been known as fair and
honest man. 1t seemed to me that the
blood OF depositors was on my hands;
that was the thing that pressed to my
throat, J. It was the conviction that
everything must bend to saving money
for my friends who had entrusted it to
me- AND SO every move that was made
was with the desire to save the bank,
if possible. 1$Ss q
Prayed for Payment.
Mrs. Chadwick had secured big
loans from many other bankers. She
had, met these obligations. Would she
not meet obligations to the Oberlin
bank, my: bank? We prayed that she
would and we thought she would.
But now | guess the jig is up, and
Mrs. Chadwick has reached the end of
her rope. It is bitter, bitter to think
that everything is lost. Oh, the pinch
months, all to get money. No one can
ever know of the torture Of it all. Per-
sonal property was swept away, tho saw
1ngs OF years, but what of that's If
Eonly the bank where my friends did
business could be savedi
II swore to my absolute faith in this
woman. Yes, | swore to it, and I do
not deny it. But that was the thing
for me to do as long as there was an
What have I got to dos I have got to
20 back among the people with whom 1
have associated and live. No one can
deny me the right to live. 90
Not to Suffer Alone.
"But the rest Of the people who have
been parties to these transactions are
not, to go unnoticed; let me tell you
that not one-tenth part has been told.
give, When get my thoughts together
l will make statement in which I will
conceal nothing and in which all parties
will be treated alike. -
'Sometimes. think I am dreaming
and that this is simply an awful night
Here l am under arrest, a prisoner at
done, but for the crimes Of others.''
=, Moaning aloud and stopping to mop
the sweat from his brow, the counte-
nance of the banker suddenly lighted up
'Man, do you think. that woman could
have executed the name Of Andrew Car.
negie upon those notes9
"She may have done so, but if 50 she
is gifted with far more than ordinary
cunning. a.,.as.~. e,..--
Is Very obllging.
elbow could we suspect anything
that was asked Of her.s}I never asked
her to sign a single statement to which
she did not readily assent. She would
sign statements almost without reading
them, And thru it all she appeared al
most like child. $3i% =5z; .4.4
1T remember one statement she signed
particularly. It was a statement to the
effect that no person had any claim
upon the securities she claimed to pos
sess. We wanted written statement
Verbal, statements de not, go very fa1
Anything to- make you perfectly
assured she sal as She signed the pa
per- 49, - I EaEr ..4
The Reynolds Attest. /
The attest referred to in Beckwith =
confession is alleged to. have beer
" signed by. Fri Reynolds on May %, 1902
: IT. is addressedx9 Is tyxhana tic may con
GERM and certifes that he has in hi.
;, possession SIS, oo0, O00aSiip Redfities be
longing to Caste L., hadwick, and tha
neither himself nor the Wade Parl
bank (of which Reynolds is secretary
and and treasured sY) nor any, any othe5 person
this note Mr.. Reynolds has refused tt
l make any statement .