Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1904-12-20
EX- JUDGE OLCOTI
AMONG HER Victims
Law PARTNER OF EX-GOVERNOR
BLACK ONCE TAKEN BIZ
MRS. CHADWICK,
HOW SHE BORROWED
$1,000 FROM HIM

Money Was Returned When Hs
Threatened Legal Proceedings -
Ohio Grand Jury Returns Two In
dictments Charging Forgery.
New York, Dec. AT was lamb, and
Iregret tosay that for Is daysI believed in
Mrs. Chadwick and was one of her many
victims" said ex-Judge William M. X.
plcott, Of law firm Of which ex-Gov.
Frank s. Black is member, Tuesday.
MY connection and the firms connec-
ton with Mrs. Chadwick" he continued.
"came about in this way. Mrs. Chad
wick came to our Office on March 2. 1904.
and saw ex-Gov. Black and myself. She
told the governor thatshe wanted him to
30 to Cleveland; that his position as for
mer governor of the state of New York
would help her to settle her affairs, and
she drew from her reticule 81 900, and
laid it in front Of Gov. Black, for hia
expenses to Cleveland. The governor
concluded not to go, and it was finally
decided that should CO. and for my
Tee for one day In Cleveland she paid
$500.
Trouble with College.
"The object Of her visit to us was to
have US relieve her from threatened at
tachment against her home In Euclidavs-
nue., Cleveland, which was to be levied
upon by Oberlin college for claim OF
$4,000. This claim, understand, was
Later paid, but not through this drm's
auspices.
Mrs. Chadwick, in that slow, Inn
pressive manner of hers. said to Gov.
Black and me: 4 am very rich woman.
/ have $5,000,000 in a trust fund We
were naturally impressed. In order to
make good her statement she produced
Iri Reynolds certificate for the S., 000,-
900 of securities held by him. This nat
urally led us to believe that the woman
spoke the truth.
Refused to Show Securities.
81 went to Cleveland that night, on the
night of March 3, and remained there all
day March 4, returning on March S. On
my arrival in Cleveland asked Mrs.
Chadwick to show me her securities, but
under one pretext or another she evaded
the proposition and did not show them
to me. Her excuse at the time was that
1ri Reynolds was out of town, and finally.
after banking hours, when insisted
upon seeing either the securities or Irt
Reynolds, she got Reynolds on the tele-
phone. talked with him, and.he &C.
knowledged to me having these secur-
tiles in his possession. At that time I
believed that they were all right. Armed
with this information, saw the lawyers
OF the Oberlin college and Treasurer
Severance, and inquired about Z settle
ment. They wanted to know from mo
flhadany assurances Of settlement 9TH
or than what Mrs. Chadwick had told me.
told them that l had not. They re-
Piled to me: Why, you don't know any
more about this case than we do
Il had to admit the soft impeachment,
AS Tar as my accomplishing anything
with Mrs. Chadwick and the Oberlin peo-
pie was concerned my VISIT was futile.
and my trip to Cleveland ended right
there"
Borrows Money from Him.
Mr.. Olcott then said that before he
left Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick borrowed
$1,000 of him, making out a check for
that amount. She promised, he said. that
the check would be sent or the money
paid not later than March 6, but she did
not do so.
II then became somewhat suspicious.
but not entirely so" said Mr.. Olcott. II
still had confidence in her and would
probably have believed her to this day
were it not for the fact that had heard
from Cleveland that she had been repre-
senting 1t about town that was Mr..
Carnegie's representative. Letters to
this effect, asking me If were really Mr..
Carnegie's representative came to me,
and then lost faith in Mrs. Chadwick
and determined to get my money back.
On March Is went to Cleveland and de-
manded from Mrs. Chadwick immediate
payment Of the $500 had loaned her,
She replied: Why, lam sick woman
and cannot pay you to-day told hsl
IN reply that came to Cleveland to gel
that money; to get 1t that day, and that
should not leave without It: that IL |
did not get the money I would take legal
steps against her. She said that II I in.
sisted che would have the money inside
Of two hours. At the expiration of two
hours returned and she paid mo 81 $780,
Will Remain In New York.
Mrs. Chadwick was In cheerful spir.
It's Tuesday morning and talked some.
what freely in the Tombs. She did no,
appear in the least disturbed at the out
come Of the investigation in Ohio and
the handing down Of two indictments
by the grand jury of Cuyahoga county
Lawyer Powers announced later, how.
ever, that all intention of securing bal
tor Mrs. Chadwick had been abandoned
in view Of the indictment in Ohio.
Mrs. Chadwick Indicted.
Cleveland. o.. Dec. IA. - Mrs. Cassi,
L. Chadwick was twice indicted by tn,
grand jury Of Cuyahoga county Monday
The indictments are based one upol
the Carnegie note for S250.000, whiol
was made payable at the Office Of An
drew Carnegie In New York city, an,
the other upon the Carnegie note 70
100000. which was payable at the Ma
tional Bank of Commerce, in New York
Under each indictment are two counts
one charging forgery. the other utter1nl
| Of forged papers.
The Investigation by the grand jur,
Into the affairs of Mrs. Chadwick wa
resumed Tuesday. The only witnesse