Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-31
Cassie's Husband Shows Genuine
Emotion When Told Of His
Wife's Troubles
DECLARES He IS INNOCENT
Declined to Believe That His Wife q
Madam Devere or That She is Guilty
Of tho Crime. Imputed to Her-Mrs.
Chadwick Faints in Her Cell - Bail
Ready for Chadwick.

Chadwick, who is under indictment in
Cleveland, with his wife, Mrs. Cassie
L. Chadwick, for uttering forgery,
reached here today on the steamer
Pretoria DR.. Chadwick and his daugh-
ter occupied poor state room In
the second cabin. An Associated Press
reporter met DR.. Chadwick in the cab
In. and delivered him some mail for
Miss Chadwick. DR.. Chadwick appears
ed nervous and distraught and when
asked for an interview exclaimed
brusquly: S
Il decline to talk on any subject.
Later he was informed Of the indtct-s
ment. Trembling markedly Chadwick
said:
Il have heard nothing of this matter
and will say nothing until get au-j
thoratative information on all"
He then darted into the cabin Of
his daughter, locked the door and re-
mained in close conference with Misc
Chadwick until the arrival of Sheriff
Daily, VI S,1CVCAdhoS w AC AAeAN sAAS vts~>e
rant for his arrest.
Chadwick will go to Cleveland this
afternoon. He will not be placed under:
arrest, but will go as the guest of Sher-
if Barry, who is an old friend. There
will be no arrest or even detention q
said Barry. Chadwick consented to res
turn to Cleveland without formality.l
In an Interview with the Associated
Press Chadwick said he was shocked
by the recent turn OF events. He ass
serted his innocence of all the charsess
against his wife, saying he knew bsst
little about her financial affairs.
He said that his financial resources
made 1t necessary for he and daughter
to travel in a second class cabin and
he bemoaned the fact that his success
full professional career was blighted by
what he termed "this dreadful calam-
ity.'' When shown the Cleveland dis
patch, stating his wife had been meas
ured by the Berttllon system, Chad
wick groaned aloud and tears rolled
down his cheeks. He seemed com-1
pletely overwhelmed by the Develop
ments, especially so when the cores.
pondent told him that Mrs. Chadwick
was believed to be Nine. Devere.
Chadwick said he did not believe his.
wife and Devere were the same person.
and he couldn't think his wife guilty
Of any charges brought against her.
He said he contemplated writing book
explaining everything. Sheriff Barry
and Chadwick viii leave at o'clock
this afternoon for Cleveland. Miss
Chadwick will soon start for Florida
where she has relatives.
Mrs. Chadwick in Tears. /.
Cleveland, Dec. 81. With tears
streaming down her face and wringing
her hands in nervous excitement, Mrs
Chadwick listened today in The corrt-I
dor Of the county Jail to the readinj8
Of the Associated Press dispatches tell
ing OF the scenes enacted on board the
steamer Pretoria incidental to the talk
ing into custody of her husband by
Sheriff Barry. Mrs. Chadwick was uh-
able to control her feelings and inter-
rupted the reading Of the dispatches
with almost every word with some
comment. "Oh, my poor husband. she
exclaimed. between sobs. ito think he
must be dragged into these terrible
charges against me. He is as innocent
OF amy wrongdoing as an unborn babe.
| Mrs. Chadwick passed up and down
the narrow confines OF the corridor for
some time and then suddenly stopping,
she tottered and throwing up her arms,
| fell to the floor In faint. She was
carried to q cot by jail attendants and
later became more calm Mrs. Chad
wick requested that her son and nurse
be sent for, and they soon arrived ana
were admitted.