The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-12-20

Cleveland, o., December 15.-Mrs.
Chadwick's first day in the county Jail
was a busy one for her. She received
several visits from her attorneys, held
long conferences with them, ~conversed
with newspaper men n for fifteen
minutes stood face to face with Presi-
dent Beckwith of the Oberlin bank, who
has come to such great trouble through
his financial transactions with her. The
meeting was dramatic. The aged bank
er who had been for hours before the
country grand jury went to the office
of Sheriff Barry this afternoon and
asked If he might see Mrs. Chadwick.
The sheriff readily consented and Mrs.
Chadwick was eager to meet him. Ac-
companied by Mrs. Beckwith, who W
ing to her husbands i'll health is al
ways by his side, the aged banker made
his way slowly and feebly up to the
Mrs. ~Chadwick's cell. h met him at
the entrance of the corridor and shook
hands with him cordially. After some
general conversation Mr.. Beckwith re-
ferred to their business relations by
saying:
Mrs. Chadwick you nave ruined me
but I'm not so sure yet you are a fraud.
/ have stood by you to my last dollar
and do think now that the time has
come for you to make known every
thing in relation to this thing" Beck
with's voice betrayed deep emotion as
he spoke and he leaned heavily on the
arm of his wife who was almost COM
PEELED to support him, so great was his
physical weakness. Mrs. Chadwick did
not reply directly to the words of Mr..
Beckwith, but her manner and the look
on her fac were not conciliatory. See
ing that she would not answer MI.
Beckwfth went on:
It have always told you that 1 did not
like it ecaus you changed your law
yers SO often. why don't o get a
good one and stick to him."
Well" said Mrs. Chadwick in reply.
II have reasons for that"
'tHave you heard from Judge Olcott
recently" was Mr.. Beckwith's question.
mot since 1 left New York." was
Mrs. Chadwick's reply
HAS he changed his minds"
mo he has he same belief that he
always held" To what matter the
questions referred is not known.
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith hen both
said they hoped the matters connected
with the Chadwick affair would be
eventually Strengthened out. The inter-
view then closed. Mrs. Chadwick
thanked them for calling, shook hands
with Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith and said
she would be pleased to have them call
again.
There is a possibility that the hear
ings in the Chadwick case nay be re-
sumed tomorrow morning in the bank
ruptcy court and that she will be sum-
moned as a witness, although the prob
abilities are that the hearing will go
over Until Saturday and possibly until
Monday.
An application for an additional re-
ceiver for the Chadwick estate vac
made in the common pleas court this
afternoon by the Savings Deposit
Banking and Trust Company of EIyria,
o., which has brought suit against Mrs.
Chadwick on two notes of S25, 600 and
$4,000 respectively.
Mrs. Chadwick his afternoon retained
the attorney who is to conduct her de-
Tense when she is called for trial in the
Federal court. He is ]. P. Dawley, one
of the leading criminal lawyers of
Cleveland. Sheldon Q. Keerush will as
siSt Mr.. Dawley. Mr.. KeeruSh said this
afternoon:
1T is very difficult to know what is
best to do for Mrs. Chadwick. She says
one thing n a little later will give a
totally different version of the same
matter. Until we have succeeded in
getting her affairs Strengthened out it
will be difficult to say what we will do.
1 do not know of any case where it has
been so difficult for an attorney TO get
his bearings"
Mr.. Dawley after comforting with Mrs.
Chadwick for thirty minutes, announc-
ed that he has been retained, but said
his talk with her had covered no other
ground than hat engaging to act IN
her behalf. A line of defense was
something he had not had time to con-
slider and which he could not until he
has consulted her fully.
Mrs. Chadwick received a reporter
OF the Associated Press in the wemans
corridor of the Jail today and gave
what she said would be her last inter
view.
II am very much disheartened after
reading the accounts of my home COM
ing in the morning papers" she said,
land on that account I have decided
10 do no more talking.
1T is quite uncertain whether or not