The San Francisco call., 1904-12-07

computations AS 10 stories or pOSSi-
bic arrests. he said:
SO far, no complainant has ap-
peared. If the notes said to bear the
name of well-known man are forger-
les they must be so declared, and until
ne has seen them nothing can be
done"
The gentleman was asked IL some Of
hcial Of the OberIin Bank could not be
the complainant. The answer was re-
turned:
1T must be first shown that the bank
mas been swindled, and until this fact
can be learned matters must move with
exceeding caution"
From present indications every ef-
fort viii be made by Mrs. Chadwick s
Irlenos Tomorrow TO settle the case.
IL was said tonight by one interested
IN her affairs that Mrs Chadwick has
at the present time much more than
enough 10 settle those claims which
nave been made up to this time.
Andrew Carnegie said to-day that he
mao nothing to add TO his previous de-
mails Of the signatures of the notes at
tributed to him.
REYNOLDS WANTED IN COURT.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Dec. 6.-Had
not Ira Reynolds left the city suddenly
Tor New York last night he would have
Deen cited to-day TO appear before
Referee Remington OF the United
States District Court to testify as to
the nature and value of the Securities
which he has been credited with hold
ING Tor MIS- C. L Chadwick If
reynolds does not appear within two
or three days a citation. ii is said
viii be forwarded to New York and
reynolds required to give his testimony
there, or wherever he may. be found.
receiver Loeser has secured q re-
stralning order of the court preventing
the Elyria Deposit Bank selling or re-
moving any-of the chattels- of Mrs.
chadwick from her home here. The
oank holds chattel mortgage on Mrs.
Chadwick's household effects and re-
Gently put keeper in the Chadwick
homestead. Loeser also has obtained
a temporary injunction against Henry
w. Wuerst Of Elyria, who is said To
hold as security for a loan a large
quantity of Mrs. Chadwick's Jewels.
Reports vary as to the value of the
Jewelry in question. One places their
worth at $4,000, while another saws it
is only $4,000
BECKWITH BREAKS DOWN.
OBERLIN, Ohio, Dec. 6.-President
c T. Beckwith was practically in a
state Of collapse to-day as a reslIlt of
the trying ordeal through which he
passed yesterday in connection with
his hearing before the United States
commissioner in Cleveland. Beckwith
Is Frustrated and his grief is pftiful.
In discussing his troubles the voice of
the aged banker is choked with emo
ticn- He said, in speaking of the Car
negie note, that If the signatures were
forgeries then the hand of the law
should be laid upon Mrs. Chadwick
Why should / stand the brunt of
all this trouble, which has been direct
~ brought about by the acts of that
woman he cried. Continuing Beck
with said:
Il had every reason to believe that
the notes were genuine. Indeed, Mrs.
Chadwick, swore they were. She SOL
emnly declared that she had seen Mr..
Carnegie write his signature on them.
To confirm this she brought an attor-
ney with her. who declared that he
was the legal representative OF Mr..
Carnegie and this attorney. whose
name cannot now state, declared that
he knew positively that the signatures
were genuine.
1T is true that we-Mr. Spear and
myself-did indorse the notes. but OF
course, we had no idea that they were
to be put to the use that they were
afterward. Then, again, we had the
positive assurance Of Ira Reynolds.
secretary of the Wade Park BANKING,
Company of Cleveland, that he had the
securities that Mrs. Chadwick claimed
he held.
"Oh, my Godi" exclaimed the old
man, IF / could only have my life TO
live again for the past two years that
1 might save my name from this great
dishonor that has befallen me-
KLINE HINTS AT FORGERY.
MANSFIELD, Ohio, Dec. 6.-Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick made two or three
visits TO Mansfield, called upon Judge
Brucker. president of the Bank of
Mansfield and attempted ito negotiate
a loan of $4,000 through him. She
also called upon the law firm of Cum
mings, Mcbride & Wolfe and ATTEMPTED
TO retain this firm 10 secure a $50. 900
loan for her. She visited Judge Bruck-
er twice within an interval of six
months, and on the second occasion
showed him what purported to be a re-
ceipt for a 1000 fee in a case signed
by Virgil p. Kline, a well-known Cleve-
land lawyer. This receipt was exhib-
tied by the woman after she had Of
fered to retain Judge Brucker under
fee Of $4,000.
This story was sent out by the press,
and Judge Brucker is now in receipt
of a letter from Virgil p. Kline stating
that he never signed a receipt for
$30.000 and If the Chadwick. woman n
showed one IL was a forgery. Judge
Brucker, however, reiterates he was
shown one by the woman.
The letter from Virgil Kline to
Brucker Saws thai he had Soma 1eOo