The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-12-09
MRS. CHADWICK is
IN CELL AT TOMBS
WEEPS IN VAIN FOR BAIL.
TIRED, AND ALMOST PAINTING,
WOMAN GOES TO PRISON.

Half Carried Up the Steps of Build
ing-Nurse Not Permitted to Re-
main with Her-Mrs. Chadwick
Promises to Explain ''This Madam
DeVere Business"-May Have to
Answer Forgery Charge in Ohio.
Ham Sandwich Was, Her supper.
New York, Dec. S.-AIrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick is tonight occupying one
of the scantily furnished cells in the
Tombs.
After a fruitless search all day for
bail, her attorneys gave up the fight
tonight and Philip Carpenter, her
chief counsel, stood in the corridor of
the federal building at 8 o'clock when
United States Marshal Henkel threw
open the double doors of his office and
led the woman out on her way to
prison.
Mrs. Chadwick was wan, tired and
almost fainting She made her way
across the hall to the elevator. lean
ing heavily on the marshals arm and
that of her son, Emil. Behind them
came her nurse, Freda Swenson, and
Deputy Marshal Kennedy The party
passed through a double row of Gu
rious people to a carriage which was
in waiting on the Broadway side.
Had to Leave Her Nurse.
They were driven directly to the
Tombs. Arriving there, Mrs. Chadwick
was half carried up the steps into the
buildina XUo ,.dar Irlvpy, mot tha Y1ortv
and after the usual preliminaries had
been attended to- the woman asked
permission to have her nurse remain
with her. This was denied, the war
den saying that she should have no
privileges not allowed other prisoners.
Mrs. Chadwick gave a handbag and
few trinkets to the nurse and whis-
pered some Instructions to her son.
Marshal Henkel formally turned his
prisoner over to the warden and she
was taken to the matron's room. She
asked to say good night to her son
and the lad eagerly rushed to his
mother and, wrapping his arms about
her, gave her long embrace. Then
sne was led away to the inner office,
where her pedigree was taken and she
was assigned to a cell.
First Statement of Woman.
The son and nurse entered a carriage
ana were driven to hotel. While ly-
ing on a couch in the United States
marshals office awaiting a bondsman,
Mrs. Chadwick, for the first time since
her name has been before the public,
consented to talk for publication and
gave the representative of the Associ-
ated Press a statement I'm which she
denied relationship to Mrs. York of
san Francisco, who gave out an in
terVlew to-day telling of the earlier
life Of Mrs. Chadwick.
In justice to her son, Mrs. Chadwick
SAID she would not make a statement
about this Madame DeVere business"
at the present time, but promised that
later Madame Devere's whereabouts
and everything else in connection with
this case will be shown"
Mrs. Chadwick also told Of the Wade
Park and Oberlin Bank matters. Re-
1errng to the failure of the latter in
sutution, she said:
would not like to live a minute If
did not think could pay these poor
people back"
Won't Talk About Carnegie.
When asked concerning Andrew Car
heeie's connection with her financial
auairs' she declined absolutely to talk,
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Ihis has no doubt been one of the
most momentous days in Mrs. Chad
M'cks history. II commenced with
Her early departure from her hotel for
,ne FEDERAL building, and ended with
"er incarceration IN the Tombs.
IN the interval she had been ar
Ia'shcd before United States Commits
Sl9her Shields and held I'm $4,000 bail
hich she was unable 10 furnish. All
UlE long lawyers representing her In
'rehts had sought IN every quart er
,.f some one owning real estate in
Manhattan who would sign her bond.
anu the marshal had. out Of ympathy
,"r me woman. kept her IN his office
h"urh after she should have been re-
moved. The endeavors Of the lawyers
we're unsuccessful. rendering her inn
pfihOnment necessary.
May Answer Forgery Charge.
70 add 20 her cup of woe. Il was
"arned tonight that a charge Of for
ssiy would very likely be- made
kalust the woman in Ohio. based on
We carnegie notes and other papers
figsn ~ securities Tor loans.
Ehofta ~ gef ball Wiil continue fo-
I.yfpwi although Mrs, Chadwick sK-
ifstea the desire tonight 10 80 10
s'lsnd ae soon nn possible. she
eni9 enc would 80 there voluntarily.