New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-16
BECKWITH'S PLEA VAIN.
urs. Chad7cich Says She May Not
Issue Statement.

iSSU6 - DtUtCHtHL.
Cleveland, Dec 15-AIrs Chadvick's first day
in the county Jail was a busy one for her She
received several visits from her attorneys, held
long conferences with them, conversed with
newspaper men, and for fifteen minutes stood
face to face with President Beckwith of the
Oberlin Bank, who has come to such great
trouble through his financial transactions with
her.
The last meeting dramatic. The aged
banker had been for hours before the county
grand jury and went to the office of Sheriff
Barry this afternoon and asked If he might see
Mrs. Chadwick The Sheriff readily consented,
and Mrs. Chadwick eager to meet him. Ac-
companied by Mrs Beckwith. who. owing to her
husbands i'll health. is always by his side the
aged banker made his way slowly and feebly up
the long flights of iron stairs leading to Mrs.
Chadwick's cell. She net him at the entrance of
the corridor and shook hands with him cordially.
After some general conversation Mr.. Beckwith
referred to their business relations by saying:
Mrs. Chadwick, have ruined me. but I'm
not so sure yet you fraud. 1 have stood
by you to my last dollar, and l do think now
that the time has come for to make known
everything i'm relation to this thing"
Beckwith's voice betrayed deep emotion as he
spoke and he leaned heavily on the arm OF his
wife who was almost compelled to support him.
so great was his physical weakness. Mrs Chad
wick did not reply directly TO the words of Mr.
Beckwith hut her manner and the look i'm her
face were not conCiliatory- Seeing that she
would not answer. Mr. Beckwith went on:
I have always told you that I did not like
it because you changed your lawyers so often.
Why don't you get a good one and stick to
him?"
Well" said Mrs. Chadwick reply. Il have
reasons for that
Have YOU heard from Judge Olcott recent
Iy?' was Mr. Beokwiths next question
Not since I left New York. was Mrs Chad
wick's reply.
Has he changed his mind"
No, he has the same belief that he always
held"
To what matter the questions referred was
not known
Mr.. and Mrs. Reckwith then both said they
hoped the Chadwick affair would be straight
ened out. The interview closed Mrs. Chadwick
thanked them for calling. shook hands with Mr..
and Mrs. Beckwith. and said she would be
pleased to have them call again.
THIRD RECEIVER ASKED
The1e is possibility that the hearing may be
resumed tomorrow morning in the bankruptcy
court. and that Mrs. Chadwick will be sum
mOned, although the proba bities are that the
hearing will go over until Saturday and pos
sfbly until Monday. Receiver Loeser said late
this afternoon that he had made no arrange
ment to have her summoned Tomorrow morning
although he might ask in the morning that Il be
done.
An application for an additional receiver for
the Chadwick estate was made in the Common
Pleas Court this afternoon by the Savings De
pOsit Banking and Trust Company of Eyria,
Ohio, which has brought suit against Mrs. Chad
wick on two notes of $250;o and $4,000.
spectively.
Mrs. Chadwick this afternoon retained the at
torney who is to conduct her defence when she is
called for trial in the Federal Court. He is j. p
DawIey one of the leading criminal lawyers of
Cleveland. Sheldon c. Kerrush will assist Mr..
Dawley Mr. Kerruish said this afternoon
1T is very difficult know what is best TO
do for Mrs. Chadwick. She says oac thing. and
a little later will give a totally different version
of the same matter. Until we have succeeded
in getting her affairs Strengthened out it will
be difficult to say what win do. l do not
know of any case where it has been SO difficult
for an attorney TO get his bearings
Mr. Dawley after comforting with Mrs Chad
wick for thirty minutes, announced that he had
beer. retained but said his talk with her had
covered no other ground than that Of engaging
to act IN her behalf. \ line Of defence was
something he had not had time 10 consider. and
which he could not determine until he had con-
suited her fully.
TANGLE STRENGTHENED OUT-
The tangle of the receivers of Mrs Chadwick's
property Strengthened out this morning.
when Herbert w. Bell. the receiver appointed
by the Common Pleas Court turned over TO Ma
than Loeser, the receiver designated by the
United States District Court all the property
Of the Chadwick estate in his possession. Mr.. I
Bell surrendered to Loeser all the securities .
which had been given to Iri Reynolds by Mrs.
Chadwick. Mr.. Loeser now has all the per-
sonal property of Mrs. Chadwick that has been
found with the exception of the chattels in her
Euclid-ave home. The Eyria Bank has a
chattel mortgage on these for $500 The re-
ceiver will contest this claim. The diamonds Of
Mrs Chadwick have not been located as vet
Mr. Loeser has the name of man in New
York who is said 20 have portion OF them in
his possession. the name having been given him
by Iri Reynolds.
The investigation by the grand Jury was con-
tinued but no action was taken Mr. Beckwtth
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