Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1904-12-09

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step. Even after death a married
woman is only considered part Of her
husbands property, for out Of several
hundred tombstones investigated none
had the appellation Mrs, while every
one had Sarah, wife Of" or Jane,
wife Of"
THE CHADWICK SENSATION.
Banker BecISwith Tries to Tell How
He Was Duped.
Seated In the office of the u. 8. dis
trict attorney in Cincn nati, Ohio. last
Monday afternoon, President c. T.
Beckwith, Of the failed Citizens Ma
tional Bank, Of Oberlin, made a con-
fession regarding the banks transac-
tions with Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick.
Mr.. Beckwith said:
IT am either an awful dupe or ter
rible fool. I guess there is no doubt
about my being fool. I know I have
done, wrong, and although crushed to
the earth myself do not propose to be
made scrapegoat to shield the sins OF
others. The truth Is that others also
must be called to the bar to answer for
their part in this terrible affair, and
one Of these whose answer must be
had is Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick"
The banker spoke in broken SEN
tences and tears were streaming from
his eyes. His acquaintance with Mrs.
Chadwick began three years ago.
The attorneys for Herbert d. Newton,
the Brooklyne, Mass. banker, have
stated that their client loaned Mrs.
Chadwick money only after a note
signed Andrew Carnegie had been
endorsed by the president and cashier
Of a national bank. The men who en-
dorsed the note were President Beck
with and Cashier Spear Of the Citi-
zens' National bank, Of Oherlia, D.
Relating this matter, Banker Beck
with continued his story Of the banks
transactions with Mrs. Chadwick as
follows:
"Yes, we endorsed the note in addi-
ton to one other note for 100000, but
never for the purpose for which they
were used"
do you mean to say that there are
two $500,000 notes In addition to tie
note for $250,000?" was asked Mr.
Beckwith.
Eyes, notes aggregating $1,25o,o00'
"It has not been generally under
stood that there were two notes Tor
$5O0,OO0," was suggested.
81 know 1t, I know 1t, but the notes
exist just the same" said Mr.. Beck
with. zone Of them Is In the hands
of the receiver and the other ought
to be in the hands of Mrs. Chadwicli.
n she has disposed Of 1t she has done
something which she swore she would
not do. So please make It plain that a
solemn oath was taken that the notes
which bear our endorsement were
never to be used by Mrs. Chadwick for
the purpose of raising money and she
knew it."
"Mr. Beckwith, to correct any WRONG
impression would 1t not be wise for you
to state how Mrs. Chadwick induced
you to place your signature upon the
notes?" w
my God, I would like to II I thought
1t would make 1t clear. To tell the
story would be to tell the tale Of tor
ture and transactions covering a per-
iod OF over one year. I cannot tell
the story before I go on the witness
stand. I must seek advice"
Did you have the slightest suspi-
cion that the notes carrying the name
of Andrew Carnegie were not genu-
inc"
I'm heavens name, how could we
have had suspicion? Mrs. Chadwick
swore to both Of US and one or more
witnesses that she personally saw Mr..
Carnegie sign his name to the notes
she placed before US. But we said that
we must be sure. How are we to
know? The answer came in less than
two days when New York attorney
appeared in Oberlin who said he was
the attorney of Mr.. Carnegie-his sps-
cial. He vouched for the correctness
of the claims made by Mrs. Chadwick.
In every way we attempted to make
certain that we were engaged in a lesit-
innate business transaction"
How about the attest held by Ira
Reynolds; did you see him?" Mr. Beck
with was asked.
YES, many times, and what did we
understand? We understood by every
word that everything was all right and
that genuine securities were locked up
in the vaults of the Wade Park Bank.
I don't know how. Why don't some
body find out; that is the question;
why don't somebody find out?"
Just now I can see back to the first
time I came to know Mrs. Chadwick in
a business way. 1t was something over
a year ago that learned that w. s.
Tow opd uanrv wurst of Elvria had