Evening journal., 1904-12-19
REFUSES TO ASK BAIL
Mrs. Chadwick Pleads Not Guilty
When Arraigned.
rEARLY COLLAPSED IN COURT

Counsel Who Had Saved Her Alleged
Aceompliee In Forgery Identifies
Her As Madame Lydia De We're
swindler and Convict.
Cleveland, Dec. 19.-Tottering on the
Ferge Of collapse, leaning heavily on
the arms of Marshal Chandler and the
Jail physician, and forced to rest at
almost every landing in climbing the
stairs of the federal building, Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick, the woman who
has won international notoriety as a
juggler Of millions borrowed on worth
less paper, walked into a clever trap
before the bar of the United States
district court and pleaded not guilty
to every charge brought against her
She made no application for bail and
was remanded to Jail to await trial.
President Beckwith and Cashier
Spear, of the Citizens National Bank,
of Oberlin, wrecked by the Chadwick
loans, were arraigned at the same
time and were allowed to depart after
furnishing bonds to the amount Of
$25, 900 each-an increase of $4,000
over the value Of the bond they had
previously given.
The mask was ruthlessly, brutally
torn from the face of Mrs. Chadwick
during her arraignment, and behind It
was found the unmistakable features
of Madame Lydia De We're, charlatan,
fortune teller. swindler, forger and
convict. No dumb, terror-stricken thief
or murderer ever collapsed so utterly
as this miserable woman when she
realized just what had been prepared
for her.
A big armchair was placed within
10 feet of and directly facing the
clerks desk. At this desk sat Erving
Belford, the man who successfully de-
Tended Joseph Lamb. the Toledo ex-
pressman. who was jointly tried with
Madame De We're for forgery in Toledo.
Jay P. Dawley, the accused woman's
counsel, sat by the vacant chair. Mrs.
Chadwick was brought in, supported
on either side by United States Mar
shal Chandler and one of his depu-
ties
Slowly they marched down the CEN
tire aisle the woman leaning heavily
on the arms of the two men. She saw
Beckwith, grim and defiant, his eyes
intent upon the ceiling. She saw Spear,
the youthful cashier, sitting by his
side, staring straight ahead Of him.
Then, when half way to her seat, her
eyes lighted upon Erving Belford di-
rectly facing her and piercing her veil
with a steady stare from beneath his
shaggy brows.
Instantly all her strength seemed tc
leave the woman. Her knees gave way
and she would have fallen to the fooi
had not the marshals held her up
Trembling from head to foot, sh'
fought to master the weakness, bu
her limbs refused to do her bidding
She was a terror-stricken, inert bundl,
of brown clothes.
Seeing that she could not move, thu
marshals fairly carried her to the arm
chair and literally dumped her into ii
! There she sat huddled up like a stuffed
figure, save that she rested her righ
elbow on a table and hid her face L
shut out the sight of the accusing eye
of Erving Belford.
The mask had been torn away. 1
was not Cassie L. Chadwick, higl
priestess of frenzied finance, VIII,
counted and spent her ill-gotten none!
by the millions. It was Madame Lydi;
De We're, forger and convict, cringinl
before the bar of justice. When it wa
all over and the miserable woman ha'
been carried back to Jail, Mr.. Belfor'
said: 1T was brutal. positively brutal
but II had to be done. / knew her tn
instant I saw her, and she knew me
1t is impossible to forget her once yol
have seen her as l have"
The examination of Mrs. Chadwicl
in the bankruptcy proceedings agains
her is set for today before Refere
Remington. but it is considered Ger
tain she will not testify or be presen
at the hearing Her attorney, MI
Dawley, said that he would reques
continuance. saying he has not yet ha
time to investigate the bankruptcy o
any other phase of the case and de
clined to allow her to give any tes
! timony.
AIleoed Counterfeitere Arraioned-