The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-08
LIGHT SHED BY SULLIVAN.
Can They Prove That Mrs. Chadwick
is Madame Deere.
CBv the Associated Press. )


Cleveland. o., Dec. Tt was with
great sigh of relief that United States
District Attorney Sullivan received the
Associated Press bulletin this evening
announcing Mrs. Chadwicll's arrest.
Mrs. Chadwick's arrest has been
under contemplation for the last
week" he said Il was going to cause
her arrest Sunday when the warrants
for Beckwith and Spear were sworn
out. but / thought it well to go slow
in the matter and delayed action until
Tuesday evening. At z o'clock last
night in Toledo United States Marsha
Chandler appeared before United
States Commissioner Brough and
swore to an affidavit charging Mrs.
Chadwick with aiding and abetting in
the misapplication of the funds of a
national bank. IT was specifically stat
ed in the affidavit that Mrs. Chadwick
had aided President BeckWith and
Cashier Swear of the Citizens Nationai
Bank, of Oberlin, Ohio in the misap-
preparation of $12,500 on August 26,
1903, at which time the woman re-
ceived from Cashier Spear certified
check for the amount stated This
affidavit was sent in the mail by
special delivery to United States Dis
trict Attorney Burnett of New York
with instructions to issue warrant
upon it and arrest the woman forth
with, Burnett, Of course. being adVis-
ed by wire to lookout for the letter
Il received a telegram from Gener-
al Burnett tonight stating that the
papers had been received and the
warrant issued. A few minutes later
came the announcement by the Asso,
ciated Press that the woman had been
arrested. | have been in constant
communication with the Federal au-
thorities in New York for over a week.
At my request the attorney general
caused secret service officers to be
placed on guard at the Holland Hotel
with instructions not to let her out OF
their sight for minute. | also ad-
Vised District Attorney Burnett 10
have additional surveillance placed
upon her and he has acted as [ re-
quested. If this espionage had not
been maintained she would probably
have escaped us as is shown by her
sensational attempt to get away in
New York this afternoon. Tomorrow
she will be arraigned before a United
States Commissioner, and will be ask
ed to plead. She can efIner ask for u
preliminary hearing or waive an eX-
animation and be bound over to the
actions of the United States grand jury
which meets the first Tuesday in Feb
a continuance of the preliminary hear
ing which may thus be delayed for
some weeks. If she cannot give bail
she will be brought to Cleveland and
lodged in Jail. If she gives bail afLei
waving examination or after the preN
liminary hearing is over she will be
free to go where she pleases until the
grand jury passes upon the case.
Il am not quite sure as to the Wit
neSSeS | will summon in the case. [
can only name one of them at pres
ent. This person will be Irving Bel
ford now clerk of the United States
Court for the northern district OF
Joseph Lamb who was arrested with
Madame DeVere for forging 100000
worth of notes. Lamb being acquitted
on the ground that he was held in tine
woman's power and did not knowingly
commit a crime. Mr.. Belford will be
asked to identify Mrs. Chadwick as
Madame DeVere which he declares he
can do. AS to the rest of the case
which we have prepared. / cannot tal&
at present The notes signed with the
name of Andrew Carnegie will enter
into it, l suppose. and we may trW
to prove forgery. but I think we can
go ahead with the case without the
element of forgery being proved. AS
to whether forger- can be proved, /
am not prepared to state
Regarding the arrest of Mrs. Chad
wick. Receiver Nathan Loeser said
that it need not necessarily interfere
with the bankruptcy petition, that she
can be proceeded against n bankrupt
cy and her assets distributed among
her creditors.