Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1904-12-13
STORY THAT
is STARTLING
Astounding Statement That Is Mass
by Fri REYNOLDS.
CHILD OF CARNEGIE.
Secretary Of the Wade Park Bank
Says Mrs. Chadwick Told Him
She Is Legitimate Daugh-
ter of Millionaire.

Cleveland. Dec. 13.-Secretary Fri
Reynolds Of the Wade Park bank de-
clared that his implicit belief in the
statements made to him by Mrs. Chad
wick In which she declared herself to
be the daughter OF Andrew Carnegie.
was the impelling cause Of his financial
dealing with her.
she told me-" said Mr.. Reynolds.
that she passed as the illegitimate
daughter Of Andrew Carnegie and I
believed her I never doubted her story
until on the occasion OF my last visit
to New York. when Mr.. Squire came to
me and declared that all the securities
she had given me as as the notes OF
Andrew Carnegie were worthless IL
was only then that I doubted her. Be
fore that had refused TO say anything
about her or her affairs. because II Is
my duty 10 protect her In the story
Of her birth a. she had given It to me
never once doubted her until I was
shown that the securities she gave me
were worthless. After that. Of course.
] could not believe her any more When
she told me the story Of being the
daughter Of Andrew Carnegie. her
husband. Mr. Chadwick. was present
and he believed the story as / did
The stories or her giving large sums OF
money TO her husband are false. He
is now in Europe and is penniless.
Just 10 show the methods OF Mrs
Chadwick. I will tell Of what she offer
ed To do FOR me about one year ago.
She came TO me In my office and said
that she was grateful for all that had
done FOR her and that she wished me TO
accept a present from her. She then
offered me SiO00OO in four notes of
$4,000 49, Il. The notes were drawn
by her and she declared they were az
good AS gold. They may have been.
for I known her notes Tor similar
amounts had been negotiated in banks
IN this city and had been taken I'D at
maturity OF course. as an officer OF
the bank, / could not accept such a
present and remain IN the institution.
was compelled TO resign or decline
the present of the mites and declined
the notes"
The directors OF the Wade Park
bank have TO a man determined 10
stand by Secretar. Reynolds and In
sist that he remain with the bank He
has offered 10 resign repeatedly during
the last two wees. but the directors
hay. refused to accept the resignation
and declared he shall retain his posi-
ton
Both the Federal and stais1
tiles have united In the deterrnIss.~ "a
II keep Mrs. Chadwick behind prison
bars until she is brought before either
the Federal grand jury or the grand
jury Of this county to answer the
charges against her.
The determination emphatically to
resist the release Of Mrs. Chadwick
on a bail bond was reached Sunday
after a telephone conference between
United States District Attorney Sulli
van and County Prosecutor Keller.
Following the conference Mr.. Sullivan
wired the New York officials suggest
ing II bondsmen appeared for Mrs.
Chadwick Monday that the amount
OF the bond in which she is now held
be increased to $4,000 and $50 IL
necessary 60 keep her in Jail. II IS ex-
planned that the authorities have power
neither to increase or decrease the
amount Of the bond as they see At.
In addition 70 suggesting \ bond in
crease and the kind OF bond. other
steps have been taken calculated alb
solutely TO prevent Mrs. Chadwick
from securing her freedom before she
has been brought 20 trial