The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-12-13
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tinued:
Mrs. Chadwick came to our office
on March 2, 1904, and saw Ex-Governor
Black and myself. She told the gov
ernor that she wanted him to go to-
Cleveland; that his position as former
to settle her affairs, and she drew from
her reticule $1,000 and laid it in front
OF Governor Black, for his expenses to
Cleveland. The governor concluded not
to go and it was finally decided that I
should 80 and for my fee for one day
in Cleveland she paid $500.
Her object was to have us relieve
her from threatened attachment against
her home in Euclid avenue, Cleveland,
lin college for a claim of $4,000. r.
f., Talked with Reynolds. "
''On my arrival [ asked Mrs. Chad
wick to show me her securities, but un-
der one pretext or another she evaded
the request. Finally after banking
hours, when I insisted upon seeing
either the securities or Iri Reynolds,
she got Reynolds on the telephone.
having these securities in his possess
sion. .s
earned with this information I saw
the lawyers Of Oberlin college and
Treasurer Severance, and inquired
about a settlement. They wanted to
know If [ had any assurances of settle
ment other than what Mrs. Chadwick
They replied, why, you don It know
any more about this case than we do.
my visit was thus futile.''
Loan to Mrs. Chadwick.
Mr., Olcott then said that before he
left Cleveland Mrs. Chadwick borrowed
81 1900 Of him, making out a check for
that amount. She promised that the
check or the money would be sent not
so. He said further:
then became somewhat suspicious.
I still had confidence in her, and prob.
| ably would have believed her to this
day were it not for the fact that had
heard from Cleveland that she had been
representing about town that l was
Mr.. Carnegie's representative; Letters
representative came, and then I lost
faith in Mrs. Chadwick and determined
to get my money back.
and demanded from Mrs. Chadwick i'm.
mediate payment of the $500. She re:
piled, why, I am sick woman an6
cannot pay you toe day. I told her that
it that day, and that I should not leave
without it; that if I did not get the
money I would take legal steps. She
said that il I insisted she would have
the money inside of two hours Later
I returned and she paid me $500.
"Since that time Mrs. Chadwick has
made repeated efforts to regain this
firm to help her out of her difficulties
bue we have always refused.
IT cannot reveal the secrets Of my
clients, but she gave me reasons for ths
have not yet been told, and which I'M
pressed both Governor Black and my
self.'
Mrs. Chadwick Cheerful.
Mrs. Chadwick was cheerful thi:
morning and talked somewhat freely
in the Tombs. She said that it is hel
Cleveland today, but before she made
the formal announcement she woulc
confer with her lawyer, Philip Carpen
ter.
Mrs. Chadwick did not appear in tn,
least disturbed over the handing dow
of two indictments by the grand jur,
at Cleveland. E. W. Powers of he
counsel announced that all intention O.
securing bail had been abandoned il
view Of the Indictment.
| Attention is now directed towar,
Pittsburg, where it Is more than hinte,
4 that if the full facts are ever know
I negotiated by Mrs. Chadwick is LYNN
in the strong boxes of Pittsburg ffnan
cial men. It is possible that the miss
ing 100000 note which President Beck
with said is signed with the name O
Mr.. Carnegie, may be brought to light