The San Francisco call., 1904-12-07

NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-Andrew
Squire. a Cleveland attorney, repre-
senting Ira Reynolds, made the an
nOuncement tonight, after several
conferences with Receiver Lyon. Old
ham and. others. that he believed there
would be no further developments in
the Chadwick case before tomorrow.
he said that Oldham had returned TO
Washington. This announcement was
the FIRST indication that there would
not be a meeting at Carnegie's home
tonight
Stories Of a possible arrest in the
case were still current this evening,
bur so far as known no warrant has
Yet been issued II is said that Mrs.
Cbadwick's arrest viii Immediately
follow Carnegie's statement that the
notes bearing his signature are forg-
erles.
lawyer Carpenter, one of Mrs.
Chadwick's counsel in New York, de-
cilned 10 give the results Of the num-
ercus conferences to-day. Percy W.
Carver. counsel for Herbert D. New
ton. in an interview said that the
Newton claim had not been paid, and
that no new assurances had been Civ
en- as 10 its payment, and George W.
Ryall. associated with Carver, gave no
new Information besides confirming the
with Mrs. Chadwick to-day.
II was about 10 o'clock tonight
when Mrs. Chadwick. with her son
and maid left an elevator in the Hol-
land House and took cab. She
walked slowly and her actions indi-
Gated that she has not fully recovered.
As soon as Mrs. Chadwick's cab left
the hotel secret service men took 9TH
er vehicles and drove after her.
AT the New Amsterdam Hotel she
was helped into the women's reception
room, where she tainted After some
five minutes the woman was able to
walk again. and. clinging TO her son,
she went TO the elevator and was
shown 10 a room on the first floor She
cid not register. nor did her son or
the maid.
WOMAN'S ILLNESS Is SERIOUS.
The son and maid carried Mrs.
Chadwick's baggage. The son returned
70 the reception room for the baggage
after he had taken his mother to her
room and the secret service men held
him in conversation for some minutes
and thrl let him go. He went back to
his mother.
Chadwick's son went TO the public
telephone and called up DR.. Albertus
A. Moore. He asked the physician TO
hurry at once TO his mother. who, he
said. was very i'll DR.. Moore said
later:
Mrs. Chadwick is suffering from
nervous prostratiOn, the result OF her
removal from the Holland House to
this hotel and being followed by Sc
cret service men and reporters"
One Of the hotel clerks said the son
had told him his mother was in a
critical condition. The coach used
by Mrs. Chadwick, her son and the
maid was driven to Gramercy Park
after leaving the party
ADDS NEW PHASE TO CASE.
The startling admission by Presi-
dent Beckwith Of the Citizens Nation
81 Bank OF Oberlin, Ohio, that he and
Cashier Spear OF that bank indorsed
Mrs. Cassie /. Chadwick's notes to the
amount OF S1.250,000 and that the
notes bore what purported to be the
signature OF Andrew Carnegie has as
founded the New York lawyers repre-
senting the various interests involved
in a case which becomes more sur
prising with every new revelation.
That President Beckwith's statement
brings 10 light new and important
phases Of the case and brings much
nearer the inevitable uncovering Of
the entire affair is the belief Of a ma
1ority Of the attorneys interested.
Attorney Carver Of counsel for Her
bert D. Newton said early to-day that
II President Beckwith believed that
the Newton loan to Mrs. Cassie l.
Chadwick was based on the so-called
missing 100000 note he was mis-
taken
When Newton loaned the money"
the attorney said. he had no security
whatever except her personal note
The money was loaned in small
amounts. until finally new notes were
given TO cover the total amount
loaned Newton was shown note for
100000. but I decline TO say whose
name appeared on it. He also. was
shown the certificate signed by Ira
Reynolds. 10 the effect that he had
$1,000. 900 worth Of securities belong
inc n Mrs. Chadwick
when I was brought into the case
the first thing 1 did after a long con-
ference in New York with Mrs. Chad
wick was TO obtain an assignment of
the securities supposed to be held by
Reynolds. Further developments de-
pend on whether Reynolds actually
holds securities TO the amount he GER
tiied."
PROOF OF FORGERY LACKING.
A gentleman intimately connected
with the Chadwick case was asked to-
night why Reynolds had come to New
York with Mrs. Chadwick's securities.
He said that It was for the purpose of
raising money, so that q settlement