The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-16

New York, December 13.-Mrs. Chad
wick started for Cleveland on the Buff
falo limited, which left HI Grand Cen
traI station over the New York CDtral
at 8 o'clock tonight.
Before leaving she made a statement
in which she declared she will pay al
her obligations and tina her sole pur-
pose in going is to face her creditors.
bail here if she la wished and that one
of the most prominent men in the coun-
try had offered today to go on her bond.
Mrs Chadwick left here in custody
of United States Marshal Henkel and
Deputy Marshals Kumb and Kelker
The train is scheduled to arrive in
Cleveland at 11:5O tomorrow morning.
Before leaving the United States mar
shals office for the station, Mrs. Chad
wick at the suggestion of her counsel,
Philip Carpenter. consented to an in
terview with the number of newspaper
men who were waiting. She was reclin-
ing On a couch and seemed particularly
alert She was the absolute mistress of
herself and either smiled as h made
her statements OF gave way to an eX-
preston of bitterness. She was gowne6
as she was when arrested. Many
statements that IA appeared about
me are absolutely false" h began. Il
have rea statements in n or W. pa
pears that are absolutely false. l am
physically and mentally broker down
| am not in n condition to make a
statement. 1t is not true that I cable5
to DIR. Chadwick this morning. DR..
Chadwick cabled me this morning n
that cablegram will appear IN tn"
Cleveland Plain-Dealer tomorrow morn
ing / am going home for the sole pur-
pose of facing my creditors and WHAT
ever charges they have made against
me. l am going home voluntarily ana
not because / could not obtain bail.
Since my arrest L have had offers of
bail from many prominent persons.
Isn't that so Mr. Carpenter" She as.-""
turning to her counsel.
Yes, that is true" she replied.
Today bail was offered to NE by
one of the most prominent men In
cleveland by telegram" said Mrs.
Chadwick. He said that a wire would
bring him here to furnish any amount
of bail that would be wanted Isn't
that So, Mr.. .~Carpenter7' she again
asked.
He said her statement was true.
L have had at least half dozen prom
inent persons offer me bail today" con-
tfnued the m There was no rsa-
son why I could not get bail; none at
all. L want it distinctly understood
that / an going home simply because it
is the place where l should be. l shall
give bail When / get in Cleveland j
have best motive in the world for not
doing SO. The history of this case
from beginning to end will SO be pub
lished in a certain newspaper.
You will call names won't o Mrs.
~Chadwiek?' interrupted Mr.. Carpenter.
L shall use Names" corrected Mrs
Chadwick.
Il promised to give out my story and
it may take months to get it out. Ut
may be, however, that ii will be pub
lished tomorrow, next week Or in a
month. But certainly not until all my
obligations are settled and paid.
Il have not tried to flee from any
one, not even from the newspaper mon"
she continued with a smile. When you
young men thought that 1 was sick at
the Holland House, 1 walked right by
YOU and went to the Fifth Avenue
Hotel and after attending to some bus
mess there took a cab back TO the Hol-
land House and went to bed. l left
the Holland House, one night and went
- -ofl-;ar I1+u-ooo 4u-o ~ tho nooc+
prominent men in New York city. /
had dinner with them at Sherry's and
came back and o did not see me-"
VIII you say anything about you
relations with Mr.. Carnegie" was asked.
I am not here to be questioned"
she replied I have nothing to say
about Mr.. Carnegie and nothing to say
about any one else. I want to say en-
phatically that I have not been forced
to go back to cleveland. I delayed my
return home because I thought it best
10 wait and see what the grand jury
would do.
IF the grand jury had indicted me
fifty times l would have gone back just
the same. For the past week / have
been wanting TO go rack. Isn't that SO
Nh. Carpenter.
That's So" said the lawyer.
az was ready to go back a week ago
last Saturday. declared Mrs. Chad
wick, ST had all my things packed, but
they wanted me to go down 10 Wal
Mrs. Chadwick would not say who
f'they' meant.