Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-02
THE CHADWICK CASE
No Diminution of Interest in
Sensational Affair.
JUST DEBTS TO BE PAID
SAID SHE WILL HAVE MILLIONS
LEFT AFTER SETTLEMENT.
Powerful Aid Reported to Have Come
to Her Rescue--Statements
of the Attorneys.
JUST DEBTS TO BE PAID

NEW YORK, December 2.-while It has
been officially announced that the claim of
one of her largest creditors-the one whose
suit brought about all the publicity given
her affairs-woud be satisfactorily settled.
| there was no diminution Of interest today
In the case of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, the
Cleveland woman whose financial affairs
| have furnished q series of sensations almost
unparalleled
The claim of Herbert b. Newton, the
| Brookline, Mass, man. for nearly 100000.
which apparently has been removed from
| further consideration. according to a state
ment of Mrs. Chadwick's attorneys, was
only an incident. Other claims still pending
are known to aggregate four times that
| amount, they say. and, for all they know.
| may total one hundred times the sum named
by Newton.
Many of the claims against her. the at
torneys say, have no basis in fact, and at
the proper time the claims will be shown to
be fraudulent Thaa all the just debts VIII
be met they still maintain. and AT the same
time make the announcement that Mrs.
Chadwick Will have millions left when all
her creditors have been satisfied.
Mrs. Chadwick Is sui in her suite OF
| rooms at the Holland House, but she has
notifed the management that she VIII give
up her rooms either today tomorrow.
1t is believed that she will quit the city to-
morrow when she will so either to her
home in Cleveland to be present at the
hearing on an application for receiver for
her property, or else she will travel south.
II is said that she has engaged a private
car for her journey. Much of the popular
interest in the case today was based upon
anticipation. Mrs. Chadwicks attorneys
had promised that she would make public
either today or tomorrow lengthy general
statement covering every phase of the
case from her viewpoint. This statement
was expected to throw light on many
points now enveloped in mystery.
Statement From Her Counsel
Edmund Powers counsel for Mrs. Chad
wick, said today that he did not expect the
promised statement from Mrs. Chadwick
would be made public before tomorrow.
Mrs. Chadwick, he said, would remain in
New York until the affair was settled and
would then depart. just when the settle
ment with Herbert d. Newton would be
effected Mr.. Powers was unable to say.
Afr. Powers said also: Mrs. Chadwick
does nor expect TO leave the city for two
or three days unless suddenly called by
telephone to Cleveland. The case In Cleve-
land comes up tomorrow, but 1t Will proba-
bly, be adjourned to later date, to give
a chance for every thing to be settled ami
cably out of court. Mrs. Chadwick will
pay every dollar that she owes, notwith-
standing the gratuitous alleged statement
of Cleveland banker that she is broke
There will be no conferences here today
that / know Of We are merely awaiting
certain developments in Cleveland and else
where.
1--WE have decided that it is best for
Mrs. Chadwick TO postpone her personal
statement until after all the present suits
against her have been settled and dis
missed, said Mr.. Powers. In due time, he
added, she would explain who she is and
would deny that she is relative of An
drew Carnegie
Attorney George Ryall, for Banker New
ton of Boston, said today:
Statements that Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick is to pay only S7S000 of MIR. Newtons
claim at this time are untrue. The person
n, -f..lxF- 1a.afx Mill
pay to me in few hours the full amount
of the claim of S19oS0o with reasonable
amount of interest besides. L will give
that money to Mr.. Newton, and he viii
never know who paid it to me. / cannJt
reveal the identity of Mrs. Chadwicks
friend"
Powerful Aid to Her Rescue.
powerful aid has saved the day for her.
This statement was made today by George
Ryall of local counsel for. Herbert ID. New
ton in discussing the settlement of his cli-
ent's claim against Mrs. Chadwick.
Where Mrs. Chadwick obtained the aid
Mr. Ryall did not state, but it is known
that she spent considerable time in the Wall
street financial district yesterday and was
for several hours in the offices OF a firm OF
attorneys which frequently has acted as
legal representative for one of the countrys
richest men. 1t was soon after the visit
that Mr.. Newton's lawyers announced that
they were satisfied that their claims would
be settled.
Considerable Interest Today.
Considerable interest was aroused today
by statement credited to Cleveland at
torney to the effect that Mrs. Chadwick lost
large sums of money through bucket shop
transactions.
Another statement made in connection
with the case today was that number uf
years ago Mrs. Chadwick borrowed from
Mrs. Scheney. the English woman who
died several years ago possessed of many
millions of dollars worth of property In
Pittsburg. 1t is said that notes for various
sums made by Mrs. Chadwick were found
among Mrs. Schenleys papers after her
death.
The Schenley Loans Denied.
PITTSBURG, December 2-Representa-
tives of the Schenley estate in Pittsburg
say that so far as is known here there Is
no truth in the story that Mrs. Chadwick
borrowed money from Mrs. Schenley.
Thomas d. Carnahan, attorney for the
executors of the estate, said:
1T is simply absurd. do not believe
Mrs Schenley was acquainted with Mrs.
Chadwick never heard of the woman
previously to seeing her name in the news
papers London would know more about IL,
perhaps"
ANY claims Sof the sort mentioned woul1
be presented against Mrs. Schenley's estate
in London No claims are filed in the sur
rogates Office here. Only the VIII Is IN
record here. Andrew Carnegie and John w.
Heron are the American executors. and
Denny Brerton in London. No account was
ever filed of the American property.
CONGRESSIONAL JUNKETERS.