Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-14
OH, HOW EASY!
Mrs. Chadwick Hood
winked the Smartest.
Iri Reynolds Tells Funny Story
..carnegie Subpened.
The Women Has Had the Best Of Many
Able Financiers.

Cleveland, O.. Dec 13.-Trouble for
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick increased at a
rapid rate, Monday. She was twice in
dicted by the grand jury of Cuyahoga
county and her old time friend, Iri Rey-
nOlds. took the stand in court and made
evident his intention to shield and pro-
tect her no longer. The aged Secre-
tary of the Wade Park Bank presented
pathetic picture as he answered
question after question, which brought
out his own implicit faith in the woman
whose financial transactions have well
nigh ruined him in fortune and caused
his such infinite trouble. He gave evil
dence, too. that he still believed his
trust was justified. Only one query he
attempted to evade. This was when
he was asked how much of his personal
estate had passed into the possession
of Mrs. Chadwick. His eyes filled and
he requested that he be excused from
answering. The question was not
pushed
The formal indictments voted
against Mrs Chadwick, this afternoon,
are based one upon the Carnegie note
for $250.000 which was made payable at
the office of Andrew Carnegie in New
York city, and the other upon the Car
negie note for 100000, which was pay
able at the National Bank of Commerce
in New York. Under each Indictment
are two counts, one charging forgery.
the other uttering of forged paper.
Information of indictments was at
once wired to New York by County
Prosecutor Keller. and he requested
that Mrs. Chadwick be Immediately re-
arrested if she secured bail on the other
charges hanging over her.
The examination of ri Reynolds,
treasurer and secretary of the Wade
Park Bank before Referee Remington.
in the bankruptcy court, today. failed
| to disclose any asset that might be Sc
cured by Receiver Loesser appointed
by the Federal court, but brought from
Mr.. Reynolds. in reply to questions.
the statement: She told me she was
the illegitimate daughter of Andrew
Carnegie
In all my transactions with Mrs.
Chadwick, / believed from what she
told me that Andrew Carnegie was
| backing her and all her Indebtedness
| would be paid"
He then added: And I have not had
anything yet to make me doubt it."
| 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 ), 1903, and
said she wish to intrust to me some Sc
curities. She said she had been adj
vised to place them in the possession of
| third party and she wanted ME to
| take care of Them
| This is the package which was
| opened. last Friday night in the pres
ence of Mr. Reynolds and Attorney
Stearn, by Attorney Andrew Squire.
The package was produced i'm court
and Mr.. Reynolds identified the Car
negie note, the mortgage deed and the
copies of an alleged trust agreement
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 it
read:
Il certify that hold in trust for Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick securities and a
note for $4,000, OOO.'
Mr.. Reynolds would not swear to the
wording. but it was to that effect.
The note was not endorsed, but the
mad no doubt that the alleged maker OF
the note was back of the woman.
| Asked as to other transactions subse-
quent to 1905. Mr.. Reynolds said There
| Is one. it is little bank secret, but I'm
willing TO tell all. She came to me
| think 1t was in 1891. and she had $500 mo
| in paper payable at the Prudential Trust
| Co. If l would let her have the money
she would put up United States Steel
bonds in the morning as collateral
| consulted my committee and with their
consent l loaned her the money. The next
day she brought package which she said
contained 100000 in United States Steel
| bonds and a s25OOOO certificate which I
was to hold in trust for her under the
same conditions as the previous package
l held these until a month ago when m
| the presence of several gentlemen they
were opened. 1t was about the time Mr..
Newton brought his suit. They contained
bonds all right. but they were not Steel
bonds.
When asked what they were. Mr.. Rey-
holds said: There were five $1,000 bonds
of the Home Telegraph Co. of Niagara.
n. Y. and six certificates of the Buckeye
Fish CO.
Just before he was appointed custodian
of this last package, Mr.. Reynolds says.
Mrs. Chadwick came to the bank. one
afternoon, with package she said con-
fntv Il,