Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-14
|MPANEL|NG A JURY
The Task Begun at Cleveland,
Ohio, This Morning
FOR CHADWICK CASE
MRS. CHADWICK'S RETURN IS
SUFFICIENT TO HOLD HER.
Federal and County Authorities Await
Her Arrival-Tbe Trip From
New York.
FOR CHADWICK CASE

MIS-. SllduWlCk Is ny tliiS ilOtii III
Cleveland, having waived examina-
ton in New York and departed for
that city last night. She preferred
to face her accusers at Cleveland.
The special federal grand jury was
impaneled there today to consider
her case Her arrival in Cleveland
was delayed some hours by the late
ness of her train.
CLEVELAND. Ohio December 1.-THE
task of impaneling the federal grand jury
which is to consider the case of Mrs. Chad
wick commenced this morning. but it is not
certain that there will be any indictment
returned Immediately.
United States District Attorney Sullivan
said this morning: 1.-The action of Mrs.
Chadwick in waving examination is in it.
self sufficient to hold her over to the next
term of the federal court, even If no in
dictment is found before the day on which
the term opens. We shall not, of course,
delay matters in the slightest degree but
there is now no such need of quick work
as would have been necessary II she had
elected to stand an examination in New
York. Then We would have been COM
PEELED to present our case In order to hold
her, but now we will be able to take our
time, as she has by her own action bound
herself to appear In court
The county grand jury4also was in session
at the same time as the body in the federal
building. 1t was admitted in the office of
County Prosecutor Keeler that an indict-
ment would probably be found against Mrs.
Chadwick in connection with the SJOC0,O0
Carnegie note. The Indictment has been
written out and lacks only official action.
The train on which Mrs. Chadwick Is
travelling toward Cleveland, it was an
nounced by the railroad officials early to-
day, was two hours late at Buffalo and
owing to the weather conditions 1t was
not expected any of the time would be
made up.
This would delay the arrival of the wo-
man somewhat, bringing Ter here shortly
after 1 O'Clock, II no further delay was
caused.
Awaiting Arrival of Prisoner.
In the meantime the federal and county
authorities and the great array of legal
talent involved could make no further move
Al the case, and seemed to be awaiting the
arrival of the federal prisoner.
The case especially Mrs. Chadwick's de-
termination to come to Cleveland and face
the charges against her, the topic of
local gossip today to a greater extent than
at any time since her arrest. On the ele-
vators in the public buildings one caught
frCm the several passengers as they board
ei the car at different floors little phrases
of conversation in which the name Chad
wick, of federal court or other names
which have become identified with the case.
There was little excitement about the
RAILROAD station early today that would
warrant the anxiety of United States Mar
shall Chandler last night in calling for extra
police details
Col. William L. Moore of Toledo, an in
spector for the Post Office Department, is
In the city to make an investigation. Col.
Mccre viii endedvor to ascertain if the
postal laws have been violated by anybody
corrected with the Chadwick case.
Case Taken Up Today.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, December 1I.-When
the Chadwick case was taken up by the
special federal grand jury today Federal
Judge Wing. after the jurors had been
sworn, addressed the members briefly, say
ing that they had been called together to
consider a special case that required action
prior TO the meeting of the regular grand
jury, which will not meet until January.
The first witness before the jury was
Robert Lyons receiver for the closed Clti-
Zens' National Bank of Oberin. He was
followed by #. X. Whitney, a director Of
the same institution.
County Prosecutor Keeler announced at
noon that no Indictment against Mrs.
Chadwick would be returned today by the
county grand jury. He will continue the
inquiry, and today issued subpoenaS for
bank and Cashier 4. b. Spear of the same
Institution. The latter has already appear
cd before the jury, but additional testimony
from him is desired in connection with the
case.
Although Mrs Chadwick was not expected
to arrive at the county Jail until after noon,
many persons desiring to get glimpse OF
the woman stood about the court house for
several hours previous. They did not know
that the train on which she was coming was