The Savannah morning news., 1904-12-16
WHO IS HERBERT B.
NEWTON OF BR00KLINE?
Something About the Man Who
Loaned Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick
$I90.OOO.

$I9O.OOO.
Herbert B. Newton of Brookline,
Mass, brought suit TO recover a loan
of $4,000 to Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick. and the most sensational story
of the day resulted.
The reading public knows more about
Mrs. Chadwick, after all the exciting
disclosures Of weeks. than it does
about Mr.. Newton. although the trou-
bles of Mrs. Chadwick began with Mr..
Newton's suit for a fortune.
A man who can loan $4,000 is sup
posedly among the wealthy men of
a city, and yet but few of the big
bankers and brokers of Boston have
an acquaintance with Mr.. Newton.
Herbert b. Newton, is considered
by all who know him as a hard-head-
ed business man, whose life has al
ways been without reproach, according
I the Boston Post. His present wealth
he made himself.
Thirty years ago he was a young
ster living with his parents, Thomas
+. and Rebecca (Harwich), Newton, in
Haverhill, where he was born. His
father was poor man, being a shoe
maker and depending upon the little
savings which he made in his small
shop for the support of his family.
When Herbert Newton was about
16 he applied for and obtained posi-
tion in the leather firm of Dennis Ken
uedy in Haverhill.,
He went to work as boy. He end
ed by becoming a partner in the firm
of Kennedy & Newton, and his sue
cess was due wholly to his own efforts.
He was known as a most domestic
man, having a wife and six children,
the Oldest of whom is 10 years of age.
He is verv much devoted to his fam
lily. In financial matters he has al
ways been considered not only man
of the best judgment. but strictly saw
ing.
No one in Haverhill ever knew him
to enter into a wildcat speculative
scheme.
He was rated to be a well-to-do
man, though not a millionaire, four
years ago when he withdrew from
the partnership of Dennis Kennedy and
settled down to retired private life.
His name is still retained upon the
sign over the office of the firm and
the best of relations exist to-day be-
tween himself and Mr.. Kennedy. His
partner expresses only his astonish-
ment that a man like Newton could
nave UGGIl lIQuGSu " NC AAAtN0C a ACOA
of, as he terms it, by loaning money
as he has done.
Three months ago Mr.. Newton re-
moved from Haverhill to Boston. 1t
has been said that he came here in
anticipation of his suit against Mrs.
Chadwick. 1t is known, however, that
for some years following his retire
ment from the leather business in Hav-
erhill he had contemplated moving his
family to Boston.
In Haverhill from the first announce
Ynent of the suit brought by Mr.. New
ton against Mrs. Chadwick there has
been only the greatest amazement ex-
pressed by his many friends and bust
ness acquaintance.
He has always been a man of con-
servatism in his business affairs. He
is not estimated to be worth enough
money to be able to lose such sum
without feeling the effect of the loss.
He has never heretofore been known
as a banker and how he could have
been induced to loan to strange wom-
an without security nearly 100000 of
the money which he had spent years
in saving remains as. great a mystery
as ever to his friends.
Meantime Mr.. Newton smiles. ex-
tends every courtesy to reporters, ex-
cept the one of divulging the hidden
reason for his little loan to Mrs. Chad
wick.