The San Francisco call., 1904-12-06

DENIAL IS
EMPHATIC
Puts Mrs. Chadwick
in Position Of
FOrger.
Says He Signed No Notes
and Does Not Know
the Woman.
Her Arrest by United States Secret
Service Men Regarded as
Probable

NEW YORK, Dec. 5.-Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick, whose financial difficulties
have caused widespread interest, is at
the Holland House tonight. At the
hotel are at least three officers of the
United States secret service and they
have been particularly alert for the
past twenty -four hours. A gentleman
closely connected with the case says
that there is a strong possibility that
an arrest will be made in New York
within a short time and that it will be
of a person closely connected with the
now-famous case
Philip Carpenters chief counsel in
New York for Mrs Chadwick, was seen
at the Waldorf Astoria at midnight
When asked concerning the probability
of the arrest of his client he said:
MRS. Chadwick is absolutely inno-
cent OF intent to 90 wrong. She has done
nothing to warrant legal proceedings
and sh's t.znnot be convicted of wrong
doing.
When asked about that part of sec
tion 5209 of the United States Revised
Statutes which provides for the pun
ishment of any person who aids or
abets" national bank official in the
performance of any act which is illegal,
Carpenter said that whatever transac-
tions Mrs. Chadwick had had with
bank officials had been strictly of a
business nature. She had borrowed
money as any person would, and had
not interested herself in the capitaliza-
ton of the bank in question. The law
yer was asked what might be the result
If 1t could be shown that a violation of
the statute which makes it a crime for
a person borrowing money from bank
to make a statement concerning her as
sets or ability to meet the obligation
which was knowingly untrue. Car
penter reiterated his statement that
Mrs. Chadwick was absolutely innocent
of any wrong.
CARNEGIE is ANGERED.
Andrew Carnegie was shown a copy
of to-day's dispatch from Cleveland, in
which District Attorney Sullivan of
that city was quoted as having said
that he had recently in his possession
Hegie's name and indorsed on the back
&C. L. Chadwick His secretary gave
out this statement for Carnegie:
Mr.. Carnegie says that it is years
since he has given a note of any kind
or indorsed any note. He says that
there are no notes in his name out
standing at present. Mr.. Carnegie
wants me to say that he does not want
to be bothered any more about this
Chadwick woman. He is quite angry
over this persistent use of his name
and wishes it TO cease at once. Once
fer all, he never knew Mrs. Chadwick,
or any such other woman, and he
never signed any such paper as the
reports credit him with. That is ALL
When the attention Of Philip Car
penter was called to the dispatch that
\
by Andrew Carnegie had been found
by United States Bank Examiners he
disclaimed all knowledge of such notes
and added:
Mrs. Chadwick has not only denied
that she is a relative of Mr.. Carnegie,
but has also denied that she has ever
received any financial assistance from
him."
CARPENTER was told of the statement
made by President Beckwith of the
defunct Citizens National Bank of
Oberlin tonight. in which he stated
that the bank held Mrs. Chadwick s
notes to the amount of $1.250,000. In
reply he said that he had no knowl-
edge of any of Mrs. Chadwick's Ohio
transactions.
THOSE CHADWICK NOTES.
CLEVELAND, Dec. 5.-There were
numerous developments to-day In con-
nectiOn with the dIIalIS OF MRS. Cassie
L. Chadwick and the troubles of the
closed Citizens National Bank of Ober-
lin. Ohio. President c. T. Beckwith
and Cashier Frank Spear of the latter
institution were brought here from
Oberlin by United States Marshal
Chandler and a deputy shortly before
noon. The bank officials later were ar
raigned before United States Commits
sioner Starks. Both pleaded guilty and
waived a preliminary hearing Commits
sioner Starks fixed the bail at $4,000
in each case and bound the two men
over to the Grand Jury, which will meet
in February next. Both prisoners were
released on bond this afternoon.
That the Oberlin bank or President
Beckwith really possessed notes for
$3.50. 600 and 100000. respectively, with
the name of Andrew Carnegie signed
thereto is now known as a definite fact.
whether these notes are forgeries is yet
to be shown. This is stated on author
itv of United States District ATTORNEY
Sullivan and a very prominent banker
of Cleveland. District Attorney Sullivan
declared to-day that he had the note
for $3.50 900 and that 1t bore the name
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