The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-12-17
MRS. CHADWICK KISSED
Great Crowds Jeered Her When She
Arrived in Cleveland.
TAINTED WHEN TAKEN TO JAIL
Her Courage Held Out to the Last, Blu

Her Courage Held Out to the Last, But
She Collapsed When Prison Was
Reached-Flve More indictments
Against Her.
Cleveland, Dec 15.-Five times In
Iicted by the United States govern
ment at the exact minute that heT
train rolled into the station, Mrs. Cas-
sic l.. Chadwick came home TO Cleve-
land She was greeted with jeers, boots
and Kisses by the crowds that gathered
I'm the depot when her train arrived
and howled at by hundreds gathered
In front OF the federal building. The
last sound that reached her from the
outside world as she passed into the
stuffy, lll-smeling Office OF Sherifi
Barry in the county Jail was the boot
OF derison from the people massed In
front of the doorway. She made no al
tempt to give bail, and after a brief
stop in the ONCE OF the clerk Of the
United States court was taken to jail.
She is held in cell Il in the woman S
department and her palatial residence
on Euclid avenue. of which the fur
nishings alone are valued at 100000,
is occupied by her maid.
Her courage held to the last. but her
body failed her, and when she had
mounted the three flights OF stairs lead
ing 10 the tier Of cells where she is to
remain. she collapsed utterly and fell
In a dead faint But for the aid OF
Deputy United States Marshals Kumb
and Keller, who held her up and al
most carried her along, as she mount
ed the stairs. she never would have
been able to reach her cell Breathless.
pale and staggering. she was barely
able 10 reach a chair, as the steel
doors OF the woman's corridor swung
open 10 receive her. She sank feeby
into a chair her head fell backward.
and but for the marshals she would
have rolled to the floor. Water was
quickly brought TO her. and In a few
seconds she revived, and was again a
woman OF business. Her first request
was that her lawyer. Sheldon Ker-
rush. be sent for, and she was soon
engaged In a conference with him con-
corning her defense. There Is small
chance that she will be able to leave
the Jail before her trial. There are
now seven indictments against her
five additional charges having been
laid against her in the federal court 1t
would require surety to the amount OF
at least Sl00.000 TO give her freedom,
and there is nobody in Cleveland who
will furnish that amount for her. She
has herself no idea OF giving bail and
will remain in jail She has the best
cell in the place. but il is not a nice
cell. nor is the county Jail Of Cuyahoga
nice jail. even as jails 90.
The federal indictments against
Mrs. Chadwick are five in number,
three OF them charge her with aiding
and abetting officers OF a national bank
to defraud the institution. and two
charge her with conspiring against the
United States. OF the court indict-
ments against President Beckwith, two
charge him with misapplication OF the
funds OF a national bank; one with
to commit an offense
against the United States, and one
with certifying checks when no funds
were on hand. The indictments against
Cashier Spear are the same as those
against President Beckwith.
Mrs. Chadwick made a statement,
as follows:
Bearing on my side of the story,
ell has not been told the people OF
Ohio. 1t ought to be sufficient proof
to you of my good faith 10 face my
creditors and accusers. have lived
In Cleveland for many years, and out
side of negotiating some large loans,
which have all been paid back In
Cleveland. and some things that may
have done which may not be consid-
cred good business, do not think any
one who knows me will attempt to ac-
cuse me of wrong. | ask the people OF
Ohio to suspend judgment until the
case has had full hearing.
CASSIE l.. CHADWICK"