The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1904-11-30
CARNEGIE
SAYS NO
Financier IS Not Acquainted
with Mrs. Chadwick a
DIDN'T SIGN THE NOTE
~ ..
Woman IS Being Sued by Differ.
ent Banks for a Quarter
Million.

NEW YORK, Nov. 3O.-"Mr. Carne
gle has read this report and has pro
hounced it absurd, Mr.. Carnegie does
not know the woman at all"
This statement was made at Andrew
Carnegie's residence in this city by his
secretary and has to do. with the re-
| port that the tinanciers name was ON
| the note for 100000 given by Mrs.
Leroy 5. Chadwick of Cleveland as col
lateral for loan of $102 600 from the
oitlzens' National bank of Oberlin, o.,
which has closed its doors.
his report seems TO have arisen
from statement made by George Ry-
all the local attorney for Herbert ID.
Newton of Brookline, Mass, who has
begun suit in Cleveland against Mrs
Chadwick for loans aggregating $780,
500. Mr.. Ryall, who is a member OF
the law firm of Baggott & Ryall. said;
There was conference at my of
nee at which were present Mr.. New
ton Mr.. Carver of Boston, Judge John
Albaugh Of Canton, of counsel for Mrs
Chadwick, and myself On behalf of
Mrs. Chadwick, Judge Albaugh re. 4
quested that the recevership proceed
ings be put off until Friday, at which |
time lie will have her affairs in some |
kind of shape. This was agreed TO.
Mr.. Newton said that he had seen |
note for 100000 which was given
by Mrs. Chadwick as collateral for
loan from the Citizens National bank
OF Oberlin, o. My client told me that
this note carried the signature An
drew Carnegie This will have TO
come out sooner or later. so tell ii
now
whether the signature is genuine or
not is, however, another question. |
that Mr.. Carnegie declares
t is not his signature"
Herbert ID. Newton of Brookline.
Mass, the plaintiff in the suit against
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, refused last
hight TO discuss the case in any phase.
tut referred inqulrers to his counsel. t
Percy w. Carver.
At his home In Newton Mr.. Carver
aid that important developments in
he case of Mrs. Chadwick were ex-
ected within a few days. Referring
to the note for 100000
aid to have been signed with the name T
Andrew Carnegie, Mr. Carver said:
I'm Mr.. Newton's bill OF complaint
'hich has been filed in the suit against | r,
RS. Chadwick Mr.. Newton alleges -
N . n fYAY g. l.. | Il
RS. Chadwick S19O,S0O Mrs. Chad o.
lex showed him note for 100000. &
hich was signed by man whom, Mr.. ju
ewton believed, TO be fully RESPONSE nj
@ as one who could stand behind in
oh loan as was requested. | pre- n
not to state what name was signed 40
this note, but you can say that we ~
not contradict the statement that :
e note bore the signature of Andrew
rnegie."
dr. Carver stated, in conclusion. that
:. Carnegie's reputation Of the note
$500.0o0 was not at all unexpected.
lice President Squires of the Oberlin
nix says:
The loans 10 Mrs. Chadwick were
de by Beckwith and Cashier Spear
.hout consulting any one Those
es were apparently taken from her, III
ced in safety deposit vault and r
sed up. We have never seen the
es and knew nothing of them" A..
Irs. Chadwick is alre. dy being sued Ill
various banks and individuals for !"
r quarter of a million dollars, and
terday In the common pleas court ~
Cleveland Ira Reynolds. secretary Hill
treasurer of the Wade Park bank ~
hat city. was to have brought in
curt all certificates and securities n,
Mrs. Chadwick now in his possess -
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