The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-07
Millionaire Willing But
Officials Fail to Seize
Opportunity.
MRS. CHADWICK MAY
YET BE ARRESTED
Left Holland House Yesterday,
But Was Followed by Secret
Service Men-Fainted
at Hotel and Is
Now Very
fBy Associated 1,rcss.)

(By Associated Prcss)
3{s NEW YORK, December 6.--fhe expect
cd did not happen to-night III tho Cl1ad-
wick case, and all predictions proved at
fault. when at n late hour 1t was an
nounced that no inference between Fed
cral officers and andrew Carnegie had
bnen held at tic lattcrs home.
This turn was surprising, for Mr.. Car
nagio had announced In tho course OF
# The day that nc would be glad to re-
ceIye Il Federal officer, and 1t was sip-
posed that r. F. Oldham. representing
tho comptroller OF tho treasury, which
meet him tonight. and that the matter
OF the notes alleged to have been given
Tcynolds. OF Cleveland. and sald&to bear
the nanc OF Andrew Carnegie, would be
discussed
AS unexpected as the news that no con-
ference was held was the departure Of
Mrs. Chadwick from tho Holland House,
i where she has resided, for the New "A M
sterdam Hotel. She was accompanied BY
her son and a maid and took with her
some baggage. Secret service men, who
have been at tho Holland FOR several days,
followed Mrs. Chadwick.
Andrew Squire. a Cleveland attorney.
representing ri Reynolds, made the an
nouncemcnt Tonight, al ftcr several confer
cnccs with Receiver Lyon. Mr.. Oldham
and others, that he believed there would
8s be no further Developments In the case
before Tomorrow, and also said tina Mr..
@59 oldham had returned to Washington This
announcement was the first Indication
hat there would not be meeting at
Mr.. Carnegie'a Is home tonight
Stories OF Il possible arrest in the case
i were still current this evening, but so far
f ns known no warrant has been Issued,
Lawyer Ca rpenter. one Of Mrs. Chad
S. wicks counsel In New York, declined to
give the results of the numerous con-
ferences to-day. Percy W. Carver, conn-
sci for Herbert D. Newton, In an inter-
view with an Associated Press renresen-
tative, said that tho Newton claim had
si not been paid, and ttatno new ass ura noes
had been given az to It's payment, and
George w Ryal. associated with Mr..
5@ Carver. gave no new information beside
~ confirming the story that he had been III
conference with Mrs. Chadwick to-day.
AS to tho subject of their talk he de-
clined to make any statement. 81
Has More Than a Million.
Frank Lyon receiver OF tho Oberlin
bank, arrived in this city to-uay% accom-
panied by L. +. Oldham. counsel repre-
scnting scomptroller's office at WASH
81 8ington. Mr.. Lyon would neither affirm
% nor, deny that he had with him the two
notes for $4,000, bearing the name Of
Andrew Carnegie. He declared that his
business was not with Mr.. Carpegic,
Mr.. Oldham had n long Interview With
Mr.. Lyon late to-day. Neither would
make any statement except to admit that
the subject Of conversation had been the
use OF Mr.. Carncglc's name on the notes
now held by the bank.
JrI Reynolds, secretary and treasurer
OF the Wade Park Bank, Of Cleveland,
who arrlvtd here to-day, called OH Mrs.
3 Chadwick i44 ls
cnce to Il statement made by Mr.. Beck
III sell was interviewed to-day with refer
once to the statment made by Mr.. Beck
with In Oberlln, Ohio. last night.
Were you ever in &Oberlln, Ohio? was
asked
YES" answered Nj. Powers
.''Wcrelyou there with Mrs. Ciadwick?'n
s ''rcs.'i
do you known Mr.. Bcckwith?"
Eyes. / know all Of these people,
Arc you the New York lawyer refer
red to in his statement
"No."g8
"Dld you ever see tho note for 100000,
said to be signed Andrew Carnegie"
II decline to answer"
"Iluvo you secn MI. Reynolds"
mo, but cxpec to see him to-day
still believe and know Mrs, Chadwick
to be an honest woman. All OF her debts
will be paid In full.
"Has She II million dollars?"
Eyes, ana moro than n Million"
What Carnegie Says.
~ Andrew Carnegie said to-day that he
had nothing to add to his previous de-5
malls of the signatures OF the notes at
tributcd to him.. llonskcd what We're the
latest Developments and lsarned them with
nppurcnt interest. He said that hc would
10 glad to SEQ Mr.. Lyon or any one else
connected with the affair and added: IF
any United States government official
will come to soc me ln will receive q very
g gracious reception. t
sE8 Mr. Carnegie ntimatcd that hc desired
to SEQ the receiver or any government
officials concerned IN the proceedings
against Mrs. Chadwick In order to make
to them Ills declarations that he did not
written the signatures attributed to him.
Woman Tainted; Is Frustrated.
1t was about 10 r. NJ, when Mrs. Chad
Il wick with her son ana maid left an ele-
yator In the Holland House and took Il
cab. Sho walked slowly nnd ller actions
indicated tl,ut slle has not fuly recovered
from her recent indispos ltinn
Il Fl s. AS soon 2as Mrs. G Cha dWck s cal left the
hotel, secret service men took other ye-
lllclos and drove afterahcr,
yf AL tho Nov Amsterdam Hotel she was
helped into the wonlens reception room'
3 where she tainted, After some flvc nlin-
l,tes, tho wolnan N was nhlc to walk again,
ana reclinIng to her son, she went TO the
elevator ana was shown I O a room an the
I'd IN 1Ac1 son 81, aud maid carried Mrs Chad
,yIcl,'s baE gage 8S The son returned to
the reception room fDr43t the baggage af-
ter he had taken his mot her 10 hel'rrooln
and .thej secret service men held MN ~
conversation for some minute md then
let him Hs yen. aae 20 ',s ,o,Iss thsy