The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-15
MORE INDICTMENTS
Cleveland Grand Jury Finds Two
Bills Against Mrs. Chadwick.
IRi REYNoVLOs TELLS HIS STORY

Detailed His Transactions and Showed
No intention to Shield Mrs. Chadwick.
Volunteered Much Information Re-
gardine Securities.
Cleveland o.. Dec l3.-Trouble for
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick increases at
rapid rate. She was twice indicted
by the grand jury Of Cuyahoga county
and her old-time friend, lrl Reynolds
took the stand in court and made evil
dent his intention to shield and protect
her no longer.
The formal indictments voted
against Mrs. Chadwick are based one
upon the Carnegie note for $25O,OOO,
which was made payable at the office
of Andrew Carnegie in New York city
and the other upon the Carnegie note
for $500. 600. which was payable at the
National Bank Of Commerce in New
York city. Under each indictment are
two counts. one charging forgery. the
other uttering forged paper.
Information of the indictments was
at once wired TO New York by County
Prosecutor Keller and he requested
that Mrs. Chadwick be Immediately
rearrested IL she secured bail on the
other charges hanging over her.
The examination of Iri Reynolds
treasurer and secretary of the Wade
Park Bank, before Referee Remington
in the bankruptcy court failed to dis
close any asset that might be secured
by Receiver Loeser. appointed by the
federal court. but brought from Mr.
Reynolds in reply to Questions she
told me she was the Legitimate
daughter of Andrew Carnegie"
Later Mr.. Reynolds. in detailing his
transactions with Mrs. Chadwick, said:
In ali my transactions with Mrs.
Chadwick believed from what she
told me that Andrew Carnegie was
backing her and that all her indebted
ness would be paid" He then added;
And have not had anything yet 10
make me doubt it,
The witness appeared anxious 10
help the officials in every way, and
volunteered much information. One
question caused him to bride some
what. however, and his reply was most
pathetic. He was asked how much his
personal loans to her amounted to. and
be said in voice trembling with emo
ton: Please excuse me from answer
ing that: I'm willing to tell all know
of this affair, but I'm going to stay
right here in Cleveland. I'm not going
to run away I'm going to stay here
and take my medicine. l want to see
the other debts paid"
After the preliminary questioning,
Mr.. Reynolds said he had known Mrs.
Chadwick seven or eight years and DR..
Chadwick all his life. In detailing how
he came into possession of the $4,000
600 note bearing the name of Andrew
Carnegie. he said: Mrs. Chadwick
called me to her house. | think It was
March s. 1903, and said she wished to
intrust to me some securities. She said
she had been advised to place them in
the possession of a third party, and
she wanted me to take care Of them.
Continuing. the witness said: "She
then handed me a paper to sign. This
paper witness did not have with him,
but as near as he could remember il
read: Il certify that ] hold in trust
for Mrs. Cassie Chadwick securities
and a note for $4,000, 900" Mr.. Rey-
nolds would not swear to the wording,
but II was TO that effect
The note was not endorsed. but he
had no doubt that the alleged maker
OF the note was back Of the woman.
He had read the trust agreement but
had never seen the signature. Mrs.
Chadwick had told him the original
was in the package he held. He conf
IDENTIFY believed everything would be
paid. up 10 a week ago, and had no
suspicion of anything wrong until a
few days before Mr.. Newton brought
his suit
Mr.. Reynolds came away from New
York. lie said, because he did not have
money enough to stay there two hours.
"She has fooled me, and many men
smarter than me; she has pulled the
wool over everybodys eyes"
Then with a faint smile, as though
the humor appealed to him. despite
mis- troubles. he said: "Once she wrote
to me to ask if needed help because
OF the run on the bank
AS to the value of Mrs. Chadwicks
household fittings, Mr. Reynolds said
he thought they might be worth about
5000. 900. He said he took a chattel
mortgage about two years ago, but had
never recorded IT,