Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-07

cannot tell the story before I go. on
the witness stand. must seek ad-
vice." !.
At this point of the explanation OF
the old bankers affairs he leaped from
the couch and paced around the room
for composure. When he had con-
trolled himself, he resumed his story
saying:
What will they think Of me at my
home town? Would to God l had been
the only dupe instead Of feeling the
weight of condemnation from hundreds
of depositors whose earnings have
been swept away"
Did you have the slightest suspicion
that the notes carrying the name OF
Andrew Carnegie were not genuine?'
''In heavens name how could we
have had suspicion? Mrs. Chadwick
swore to both of us and one OF more
witnesses that she personally saw Mr.
Carne.ie sign his name to the notes gtle
placed before us. But we said that we
must be cure. How were we to know
The answer came in less than two days
when New York attorney appeared m
Oberlin. who said he was the attorney
for Mr.. Csrnegie-his special agent. He
vouched for the correctness OF the
claims made by Mrs. Chadwick. We
had at least six conferences with this
lawyer, two in Oberlin and four IN
Cleveland. Perhaps 1 am saying too
much, but I must tell something more.
In every way we attempted to make
certain that we We're engaged in le-
Ultimate business transaction, the kind
Of a transaction a business man would
enter upon with credit to himself"
How about the attest held by Ira
Reynolds7 did you see him?' Mr..
Beckwith was asked.
Eyes. many times, and what did we
understand"
That Il Was Safe.
1--WE understood by every word that
everything was all right and that gem
uine securities were locked UP in the
vaults OF the Wade Park bank. do
not know new. Why don't somebody
ind out: lsat is the question. Why
don't somebody find out? Just now !
can see back to the first time came
t. know Mrs. Chadwick in a bus 'ese
way. You know I have never in all
this time been called fool. It was
something over a year ago that learn
ed that w. s. Fay and Henry Wurst
OF Elyria, had had some dealings with
Mrs Chadwick. They were known rs
shrewd business men. began to IN
eutre. 1 guess Mrs. Chadwick was
greatly interested the moment she
learned that inquiries for business had
been made by me. At any rate she
-~1s a. l,n
thing beg.n. began looking for le-
Ultimate business, Mrs. Chadwick?
Well, you must judge for yourself. A
second interview, and made a small
loan. 1t was promptly met. In addi-
ton we secured considerable splendid
business, all transacted in business
way. From there on the story leads
into a maze the end Of which wish
to God I could see now. 1t leads on
down to time when / went down to
New York. In my pocket carried one
OF the notes signed with the name Of
Carnegie. When I started had in
mind to raise money on the paper to
put funds in the bank. When got to
New York my heart failed me, for
something told me that all was not
making any attempt to raise money
on the note. And now everywhere
turn ]. hear the whisper, Why did YOU
not reveal your suspicfon?' What could
do? had always been known as a
fair and honest man. It seemed to ME
that the blood of depositors was on my
hands; that was the thing that pressed
at my throat. It was the conviction
that everything must bend to saving
money for my friends who had entrus-
ted it to me. And 30 every move that
was made was with the desire to save
the bank II possible.
The Crash.
"Mrs. Chadwick had secured big
loans from many other bankers. She
had met these obligations. Would she
not meet obligations to the Oberdin
bank, my bank? We prayed that she
would and we thought she would. But
now I guess the jig Is up and Mrs
chadw1ck has reached the end of her
rope. It Is bitter, bitter to think that
everything is lost. Oh! the pinchins
and the squeezing of the last few
months, all to get money. No one can
ever know of the torture Of 1t all. Per-
sonal property was swept away. the
savings of years. but what of that, II
only the bank where my friends did
business could be saved? M
Il swore to my absolute faith in this
woman and do not deny It But that
was the thing for me to do as long as
there was an atom Of hope. But look
at me now. What have ] got to do?
have got to go back among the people
with whom I have associated and liv-
ed. No one can deny me the right to
live. But the rest Of the people who
have been parties to these transactions
are not to go unnoticed. Let me tell
you that not one tenth part has been
told. have information which ! am
going to give. When get my thought
together / will make q statement IN
which will conceal nothing and In
which all parties Will be treated alike.
Sometimes think am dreaming g
and that this is simply an awful
nightmare. But no. 1t is not night
mare. Here am under arrest, pris-
oner at the bar. suffering not for what
I have done. but for the crimes OF
others"
ARSENAL BADLY scoRcHED.
West Wing Of Leather Shop at Rock
Island Burns. Loss $4,000.