Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
HER SISTER TALKS.
Resides in San Francisco-Family Used
to Money!.

SAN FRANCISCO. December s.-A sister
of Mrs. Cassie I. Chadwick resides in this
city in an elegantly furnished fiat in Geary
street. Her name is Mrs. 8. NJ. York. In
an Interview published today she said:
Mrs Chadwick Is my sister. We were
born and brought up In Canada. Our BIRTH
place was Appen Ont little village near
London. There were five girls in the fam
lily. of which l was the second. Mrs. Chad
wick was the next to me. All the girls
were married early. The present Mrs.
Chadwick in 1880 married a man named c.
r. Hoover and went to live in Cleveland,
Ohio. Mr.. Hoover died in 1887 and left
her an estate worth in the neighborhood
of $4,000. Mrs. Hoover during the next
ten years lived on her money and incident
ally travelled for a wholesale millinery es-
tablshment."
''At that time was Mrs. Hoover arrested
for forgery and sentenced to a term in the
Ohio penitentiary?" was asked.
There was some trouble. Mrs. Hoover
got into difficulty and l would sooner not
discuss that portion of the story You
know what l mean. l am not denying any
of the reports that have been spread broad
cast about her. nor am 1 endeavoring to
hide anything. There was trouble
Dabbled in Finance.
'In 1897 she married a very wealthy
physician and surgeon named DR.. l.. s.
Chadwick. She has Travelled aroun1 the
world and has dabbled in financial matters
in this country. 1 never knew Of her ac-
quaintance with Andrew Carnegie, nor any
one of the wealthy people Of that stamp.
/ do know, however, that no matter what
difficulty she is in at present, she will
surely get out Of it, for she possesses
more than sufficient money to make good
any amounts she may have borrowed on
According to Mrs. York, Mrs. Chadwick,
whose Christian name is Elizabeth. is
thrty-eight years old. The family name
is Bigley. Mrs. York disclaims all knowl-
edge of Mrs. Chadwick ever attempting to
do business a medium or clairvoyant.
Not one of our family ever posed as
medium" declared Mrs. York. There was
no necessity for such a move, for all OF US
had money during all our lives. When my
husband was alive he was one or the most
successful machine manufacturers In the
state of Ohio. In 1887 he got Interested IN
the Buffalo Radiator Company. This con-
Germ ate up all his money. When he went
into it he was worth quarter of million
dollars When he died, exactly one year
later, his estate owed more than $4,000
The loss of his fortune killed him.
Mrs York has two daughters living with
her here.
Mason Unable to Take Charge.
Special Dispatch to TIE Evening Star
BALTIMORE. Nd, December s.-Presi-
dent W. A. Mason of the Commercial ana
Farmers National Bank stated this morn
Ing after a meeting of the board or direct-
ors. that he would be unable to comply with
the request of Controller OF the Currency
Ridsely made last night over the long
distance telephone, that he go to cleveland
and take charge of the Chadwick case IN
behalf of the Treasury Department.
Tho c,imax in the affairs of Mrs. Cassie
T.. Chadwick came last night, in New
York when she was placed under arrest IN
her apartments at the Hotel Breslin
charged with aiding and abetting bank
officer in embezzling $4,000 The arrest
was made after a lengthy conference OF
United States officials. United States Com
missioner Shields issued the warrant, which
charges a violation OF section 500 OF the
United States federal laws, relating to con-
spiracy.
There was a scene in the woman's room
when the officials announced to Mrs. Chad-
wick that she was under arrest. maid
opened the door, and Agent Flynn asked
for Mrs Chadwick. Her son stood by and
witnessed with blanched face the scene
which followed. He stepped to his mother s
side as she burst into tears, but said moth
ing Mrs Chadwick was in bed. Marshal
Henkel said: Madam, I have an unpleas-
ant duty to perform. am obnged TO serve
a warrant for your arrest, issued by United
States Commissioner Shields. at the in
stance of the federal authorities Of Ohio"
IT am very nervous and III" replied Mrs.
Chadwick. what shall do? 1 certainly
am unable to get up.
"In that CASE said the marshal, II shall
be obliged to remain here and keep You
under surveillance. You will realize that
unpleasant as this is for both of us, you
are prisoner, and have no right to leave
you here alone. / will do everything / can
| to relieve you of annoyance, however,"
The secret service men engaged a room
adjoining Mrs. Chadwick's suite and es-
| tablished themselves there for the night
while one of the marshafs men was posted
| in Mrs. Chadwick's bed ROOM one outside
! her door, and another in the corridor.