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The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
SEEKS $4,000 DAMAGES FOR
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.

Hyman Frank Of this city has brought
suit again Henry Caproni to recover 5000
for alleged false imprisonment. Mr..
Frank was arrested on a charge OF ham
ding registered bottles. but was dis
charged I'm the district court because OF
fatal omissions I'm the warrant
Frank III. Wildes is attorney for Mr..
Frank.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
SUES ON NOTES FOR S47OO.

Abraham +. Workman and Paul New
man nave brought suit against the United
states silk Manufacturing company 20 re
cover 5000 Suit In based on four promis
Eory notes The notes are for 500. 1900.
$500 and 5000. respectively.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
blowing unions will hold sessions

The following unions will hold session
tonight:
Painters, Labor temple.
Boiler Makers, q Market square.
Bricklayers, q North Main street
Roofers. Labor temple.
Steam Filters, Labor temple.
Carpenters, 1870. Labor temple.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
SUIT ON PRoMISSoRY NOTE.

Albert L. Anthony has sued Albert r..
. Parry to recover 300 SUIT - based on a
Dronissory note for sz7G
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-09-21
THE NEWS pRovDENon r. t. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER
FINANCIAL
The New York Stock Market.

Reported for The News by N. CURTIS
FLETCHER g. CO, street floor. Bani-
gan Building
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
WIND AND FLAME
Sunday Mornings Blaze
at Portmouth Sweeps
Through Block.
(By the Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va, Dec. Sunday
Fire that broke out at one-thirtv this
morning in the lumber yard of Rob-
inson & Company, Portsmouth, is be-
yond control of the entire Portsmouth
fire department and is sweeping
through a whole block before n high
wind. a shower of fire brands is
falling on surrounding property. The
fire district IS bounded by High,
Queen. Chestnut and Pine streets and
the property ON it is devoted to a
large lumber yard, planning mill,
lumber mill and sash and door fac
tory.
At two o'clock there had been no
check put to the progress Of the fire
and the heart of the residential sec
ton Of Portsmouth is in danger. A
high northwest wind and freezing
weather is adding to the difficulty IN
fighting the fire.
At 2:30 the fire was practically
under control, but no estimate of the
loss can he secured at this time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
is he HIS BROTHER2
Old Darkey Tries to Do
Uncle Sam.
But He Fails and in The Trial District
Attorney Harry Skinner Handles the
Case with Great Dexterity
Getting Verdict.

Most of the day yesterday in the
Federal Court was taken up in the
trial Of an old negro, Samuel Chest
nut, alias Henry Chestnut, of Robe
son county, indicted for making a
false affidavit in a pension case.
The case was a very interesting one,
and it developed a great fraud, the
man Samuel Chestnut trying to per-
senate his dead brother and draw
Federal pension. The prisoner re-
lated in characteristic manner his
enlistment or CONSUMPTION, for, as he
says, he was not consulted, but un-
conditionally forced to join the army
at Goldsboro, when the Yankees came
through, and he was carried to Louis
Wlle Ky, and there discharged and
given his formal discharge in the
name of Henry Chestnut, from Co.
II. 1876 Regiment, colored infantry
And this was the issue in question
whether Sans name is Henry or
Samuel is Henry.
The government had the entire
records in the case and the original
records of the company, as we'll as
all kinds of affidavits and records.
The jury, after deliberation brought
in verdict of guilty. Judgment Will
be pronounced later.
The case was handled by District
Attorney Skinner with much deXterity
and he was complimented highly by
the special agents from Washington,
who are accustomed to see such cases
tried, these saying, that the case was
tried with much skill and that Colonel
SINNERS speech was equal to any
ever heard in such a case. Some of
the attendants in court say it was the
best twenty minutes speech they had
ever heard.
Paul Farmer. Of. Wilson, indicted
for the larceny of a postoffice key and
mail matter plead guilty and judg-
ment was reserved.
j. $. Atkinson, of Wilson, indicted
for removing, concealing and retailing
The case was continued on motion of
the defendant.
John Privett of Nash, charged with
retailing and illicit distiling plead
guilty. He was up on three cases.
His sentence was four months i'm
prisonment and S100 fine.
In the case Of Joseph and James
Jordan, of Chatham, charged with
retailing and Illicit distilling, the
sentence was four months imprison-
ment 500 fine and costs for James
Jordan. sixty days Imprisonment,
800 fine and costs for Joseph Jor-
dan.
No word was received V the court
as TO the arrest or non-arreSt of j. b.
Powell after whom Deputy John
Dockery has gone to Norfolk. If he
is brought here the trial will take
place on Monday.
At the morning session eX-Judge Il.
p. Womack introduced to the court
Messrs. William ID. Royal and A. V.
Lanier, of Richmond, and Mr. w. b.
Jones introduced Mr.. r. II. Dye, of
Fayetteville for practice before the
court.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
B0NDSMAN FOUND
Will Mrs. Chadwick Go
to Cleveland Without
a Fight?
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 10.-Mrs. Cassie
l.. Chadwick is still confined in the
Tombs. Philip Carpenter. her attor-
ney, informed the Associated Press to-
night that she would not go to Cleve-
land before Monday and the belief
is prevalent that she will not go TO
the Ohio city without a fight. Her
counsel, both here and in Ohio unite
in opposing her voluntary departure
from New York.
1t was said late tonight that a
bondsman has been found who will
qualify in SIS. 900, the amount of bail
demanded by United States Commits
sioner Shields before whom Mrs.
Chadwick was arraigned.
The name of the person will not be
made public until Monday when it is
said he Will sign the bond.
The matter according to the author
it, for the statement could have been
settled to-day but Mrs. Chadwick de-
sired to remain in the Tombs over
Sunday that she might have more time
to consider her future action. Several
men would have given the necessary
bail had they been able to do so with
out their names becoming public. but
the law states that the identity of the
bondsmen cannot be kept secret II
is also contrary to the courts ruling
for a lawyer to give bail for his
client.
Mrs. Chadwick received a note in
her cell to-day informing her that
the package held by ri Reynolds of
Cleveland had been, opened and found
vauleless. She read the note carefully
and with an aren't interest but refus-
ed to make any statement.
Just what has become of the money
Mrs. Chadwick is alleged to have
raised on loans is a question which is
with the case.
1t has been claimed that three years
ago she settled $2,500,000 on her hus-
band, DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick and that
aince that time she has borrowed
over 100000. A rumor is current
tonight that efforts Will be made AT
once to locate DR.. Chadwick and his
daughter who sailed for Hayre,
France, on the steamer SaVoie, from
this port November 3. They have
been reported from several places in
Europe, but Mrs. Chadwick and her
attorneys have kept their exact where
abouts a secret. Another matter of
interest in the case is the statement
that DR.. Chadwick is said to have
given Herbert D. Newton of Brook
line, Mass, to checks aggregating $780,
600 in part payment for his wife's
Indebtedness. which are alleged to
come back from the bank from which
they were drawn stamped without
funds"
1t was intimated to-day that if DR..
Chadwick does not return from Eu-
rope soon, the checks may figure IN
international proceedings.
Although efforts were made to reach
Andrew Carnegie tonight, no state
ment could be obtained from him re-
garding the alleged forged declaration
of trust found among the securities
held for Mrs Chadwick by Fri Rey-
nolds MIR. Carnegie has previously
denied all knowledge of Mrs. Chadwick
and her dealings.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
MINISTER'S MEET.
The Ministerial Association of the
Christian Church Disciples Of
Chris VIII Hold TheirSemi-
Annual Meeting in Farm
vile, Dec. 1914.

These conferences are productive
of great good to the ministers of the
Christian church They meet and
have a free discussion of the many
problems that confront the ministry
and pray and plan for the extension
of Christ's kingdom in the earth.
strength in Eastern Carolina are doing
a great work in that section of the
State. They are aggressive and evan
gelistic. They have recently opened
a nice college in Wilson where they
are training ministers for future work.
DR.. j. j. Harper is the polished
president and is doing a splendid
work. 'Fhe school is co-educational
and at least fifty per cent of the stu
dents are not members of the Chris
tian church. This shows the kind of
school maintained as to easily win
patronage outside of the church.
At the recent con ventiOn held in
Washington, it was shown that all
bills had been paid and a nice sum
left in the treasury TO begin an evan
gelistic campaign. Plans are being
perfected and in the spring new work
will be opened in important towns.
This church pleads for a reStOra-
ton of the apostolic church in name
creed and doctrine. They plead for
a union of all Christians on the Bible
and the Bible alone. Their greatest
strength is in the middle and wes-
tern States. At their National conven-
ton held in St Louis in October near
twenty thousand delegates were pres
ent and they had the largest commun-
ion service ever held III the world
About twelve thousand assembled in
the Colyseum and sat down around
the Lords table. Delegates from all
parts of the world were. prpesent.
DR.. BAH, a distinguished minister Of
the Free VIII Baptist church, was
present and made an eloquent plea
for the union of these two bodies. His
speech was heartily welcomed by the
large convention and a committee of
twelve was appointed to meet like
committee from the Free VIII Baptist
church to arrange a basis for union.
The fraternal spirit existing among
all churches is due in large meas
ure to the persistent pleading for
union Y the Christian church.
One of the leading questions to be
discussed at Farmville will be What
can the Chrisatian church give up for
Union" Rev Preston Bell Hall, of
Kinston, will lead the discussion and
Rev. Boyd Jones will address the as
sociation on state Missions" outlin-
ing the eyangelistic campaign Tor the
year.
A session of the association viii be
devoted to Sunday school work and
a more thoroughly organization Of the
forces perfected IN earnest effort
will be made to put a Sunday school
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
THOUSAND DOLLAR SUIT
III. s. Jenkins Killed on the Southern
Still Another fatailty on
SaIudn Mountain.
(Snacial to News and Observer

Especial to News anu N'9O4 -
Asheville, n. c., Dec. 10.-Suit was
TO-DAY commenced in the superior
Cont of Buncombe county by w. H.
Howard administrator of the estate
Of n. S. Jenkins. against the Atlantic,
Tennessee and Ohio Railway Com
many. lessor. and the Southern Rail
waV Company, lessee. The plaintiff
seeks to recover $4,000 damages by
reason of the death of Mr.. Jenkins in
October.
Mr.. Jenkins at the time of the ac-
cident resulting in his death, was
station agent at Huntersville, small
place on the line between Charlotte
ana Statesville. 1T is alleged that
while engaged in performing the
duties connected with his position ne
was caught between an iron gang
plank or platform by cars and crush
ed and so badly injured that he died
within a week afterwards. The re-
mains were brought to AsheVille, ac-
companied by members of the
Knights OF Pythias, an order of which
the deceased was member, ana
taken to Waynesville for interment
The untimeiy death of Mr.. jenkins
was particularly sad. He had been
married less than a month was a
popular young fellow and was greatly
admired by a large circle OF friends.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
Vain Struggles of Beckwith.

Cincinnati, O., Dec. 10.-An Oberlin
special says:
In his statement of his dealings
with Mrs. Chadwick President Beck
with told of repeated visits to Mrs.
Chadwick when promises were made
that the money would soon be forth
coming. Finally w. r. Bedortha,
attorney for the Oberlin Bank. on his
death bed told several directors of the
bank that President Beckwith was in
volved with Mrs. Chadwick This was
followed by a trip to New York, mar
ticipated in by the president and
three directors. On this occasion At
torney Powers was with Mrs Chad
wick. Representations were received
that every arrangement was made to
settle the Oberlin claim except lie
signature of Mrs. Chadwick. This
was TO be forthcoming the next day
and the directors went home satisfied.
President Beckwith stayed over, but
was again disappointed.
President Beckwith was never able
to get look at the $500. 900 securi-
ties, but his visits to the Wade Bank
in Cleveland to see Cashier Reynolds.
custodian of the collateral. assured
him somewhat.
Bankers Begged for Money.
President Beckwith says he hal
several interviews with DR.. Chadwick
who assured him that his wife was
about to meet her obligations. One
tragic incident related by Beckwith
in the written confession concerns s.
visit of President Beckwith, Cashier
Spear and Judge Albaugh to the
Cleveland home of Mrs. Chadwick
The two bankers pleaded for money.
Mrs. Chadwick made more promises
Mr.. Beckwith was aroused to anger
and when he saw thei hopelessness
of it all, he threatened to commit
suicide. He drew a revolver. Mrs
Chadwick cried that "all would be
lost if the banker carried out his
threat. The result was that the bank
ers again relied u~~~ promises.
But the income never came within
reach of the bank. Many times the
bank was hard pressed for funds.
When dividends were to be made the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
COTTON WORTH MORE.
Difference Between Raw Material and
Manufactured Product Ont OF all
Reason.

Few bales of cotton were sold here
yesterday. The price is too low and
the farmers are not selling. Hardly
enough cotton was sold here all last
week to run an ordinary mill one day.
The following letter sent out yes
terday by Messrs Charles f.. Johnson
q Company, of Raleigh, cotton mer-
chants of this city, is an able review
of the situation, made by men who
are thoroughly in touch with the mar
ket. 1t says:
"A great deal has been said and
written about planters holding back
their cotton, and of reduced acreage
for the next crop. Both these condi-
tons will prevail should prices remain
as low as at present. Cotton was not
worth seventeen cents last year as the
sequel proved Cotton is worth more
than seven cents this season, as the
future course of events Will demon
strate.
Last season the price of the raw
material advanced to q point where
the mills could hardy keep their
spindles running, and adjustment of
prices followed. This season the price
has fallen to a level where the differ
ence between the raw material and
the manufactured product is out of
all reason, and adjustment is bound
to follow.
THE worlds consumption of Amer
lean cotton according to the acknowl-
edged authorities is fully eleven mill
lions of bales per anum. This crop,
even if twelve million, taken with the
crop OF last year, makes only an aV-
erage of eleven million for the two
years. Where is the immense overpro-
duction which should depress prices
to q level at which all agree cotton
planting cannot be engaged in profit
ably under present conditions?
AT these prices investment buy
ing should be attracted and foreign
mills viii probably stock up for more
than their years supply.
Cotton today is relatively the low
est priced product Of the American
SOIL and the price of other commodf-
tes must decline, or cotton materially
advance. Cotton was too high last
year: it is too low now A middle
ground Of more stable values must be
reached. These discrepancies in the
worlds markets adjust themselves al
ways and will in the present instance
Twelve millions may have been
made, but twelve Millions at present
prices viii not be marketed this sea-
SON.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
RUINED BY W|LES
OF KEEN WOMAN
Thisis Indicated BY Beck
with's Confession.
SHE WRECKED BANK
His Confession States This, Details
How it Was Done. Text of Trust
Agreement Signed BY Carnegie.
Who is Summoned as
a Witness.
a Witness.
(By the Associated Press.)

Cleveland Ohio, Dec. 10.-The tea-
ture of todays developments in the
financial transactions of Mrs. Cassie
J.. Chadwick, was the disclosure that
she had in her possession directly and
indirectly alleged securities to the
aount of nearly $14,000,000 These
ali bear the name of Andrew Carne
gle and are as follows:
Note held by Citizens National
Bank. Of Oberlin, $500,000; note held
by Citizens National Bank. of ODER
liz $250,000; note admitted to exist
by President Beckwith, $500,000;
note held by Fri Reynolds, 100000;
certificate of trusteeshiD for securities
held by Reynolds, $7,500,000. Total,
$13.750.000.
With this backing Mrs. Chadwick
was enabled to obtain large loans
during the last two or three years,
most of which were repaid, however.
The only financial institution that she
has so far as is known been compelled
to close on account of the woman
dealings has been the Citizens Ma
tional Bank of Oberlin. the president
and cashier of which are now under
indictment and under bail on the
charge OF misrepresentation OF nation
al bank funds.
The Inducements offered.
The inducements offered the Ober-
lin bank officeialS were stated today
TO have been the promise of Mrs.
Chadwick to Messrs. Beckwith and
Spear that their bank was to be made
the trustee of Mrs Chadwick's S.
100000 estate, and that bankers were
each to receive a yearly salary OF
10000 for their services. An adj
ditional bonus of $4,000 was prom
Ised the bank When the loans were
repaid.
Rev. Dr. Charles a. Eaton, pastor
of the Euclid Avenue Baptist church,
through whose brother-in-law' firm
in Boston, Mrs. Chadwick first met
Mr.. Newton, of Brookline. has re-
fused to make any reply TO MI New
toms statement today concerning the
minister's connection With the case.
DR.. Eaton's family reports him
confined to his bed and inaccessible
TO intevriewers DR.. Eaton did. how
eyer. hear what Mr.. Newton had to
say about his (Newton's) transac-
tons with Mrs. Chadwick.
The legal aspect of the case locally
has taken on Il new phase today by
the appointment of a second receiver
for the Chadwick property in behalf
Of Banker Newton. The appointment
was vigorously opposed by counsel
appointed by the Federal court lew
DAVIS ago, to take over the Chadwick
possessions An attempted inJunc-
ton to prevent the second receiver
from accepting was frustrated by ms
escaping service and obtaining pos
session of the Chadwick papers held
by Iri Reynolds.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
Newton Shows an Entangled Web.

Boston, Mass. Dec. 10.-In an in
Eterview to-day concerning the Chad
wick case, Herbert d. Newton said:
Nov that Mrs. Chadwick has been
arrested L think that it is my duty to
show UP the whole miserable fabric
of falsehood that has been worked
on me and on several other people in
the country. / hear that certain pack
ages alleged to contain several mill
lions in securities have been opened
| in Cleveland and that they were
worthless.
IF this is true would like to have
some one tell me how it was that the
woman induced ri Reynolds to sign
his name to a list of securities and
then have that SIGNATURE vouched for
by one of the most prominent minis
ters in Cleveland.
THAT it was vouched for there is
no doubt. l saw the voucher and the
list OF securities that Mrs. Chadwick
was supposed to have deposited in
the Wade Park National Bank. The
list of securities was signed by Mr..
Reynolds as being in his possession
and his signature was vouched for by
the Rev. Charles A. Eaton.
Mrs. Chadwick showed me the Sc
curities she held and among them
was the 100000 note signed Andrew
Carnegie and also the certificate signed
by Fri Reynolds which stated that he
had in his possession $5,000,000 in
securities belonging to Mrs. Chadwick.
We communicated with the Rev DR.
Eaton and he confirmed the sigma
ture of Mr.. Fri Reynolds.
THE signature on the $500, 600
| Carnegie note was never verified be-
! yond Mrs. I Chadwick's own state
ments."
Upon these representations Mr.
| Newton said, he made his loans to
| Mrs. Chadwick.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13
The Bankers Story.
(By the Associated Press.)


Cleveland. o., Dec. 10.-A special
from Oberlin, Ohio. says: The confess
sion of President C. t. Beckwith of
the wrecked Citizens National Bank
of Oberlin, now in the possession Or
the Federal authorities, is a story so
remarkable as to be almost unbeliev-
able. The unequivocal statement is
made in the confession that Mrs.
Chadwick secured the immense loans
nv a written promise delivered into
the hands of the banker that the
Citizens Bank would be made the
trustee of the $1,000 900 estate, which
has just been revealed to the world
as an absolute myth The written
promise delivered by Mrs. Chadwick
was to the effect that her affairs
would be turned over TO the Oberln
bank July 1, 1908. In consideration
thereof, President Beckwith and
Cashier Spear were to receive $4,000
year cash for their trouble. In adj
dition the bank was to be given
bonus of close to 1000 when the
loans had ali been paid back
This statement answers fully the
oft repeated question What in the
world actuated the two officials of the
Oberlin bank in making the immense
loans from the banks funds without
a scintilla of actual security"
Excuses Always Ready.
The written confession of Beckwith
goes into details of the explanation
made by Mrs. Chadwick as to the
manner in which the estate was then
being handled. The Wade Park
Banking Company of Cleveland was
used Simply as a depository for the
securities, according to the tale that
the Cleveland woman made the bank
ers believe. The estate was said by
Mrs. Chadwick TO be in the hands of
three trustees, all New York men.
The name of one of them was given
as William Baldwin. Mrs. Chadwick
said she could not get hold of the
money except through Baldwin,
whom the banker now believes to be
a mythical person. Baldwin attend
ed to all the business of handling the
interest from the bonds and turned 1t
over to Mrs. Chadwick as it became
due. The bankers were told that the
yearly. income was S750.000. Repeat
ed efforts were made on the part of
Beckwith to get into communication
with Baldwin, but they were always
unsuccessful. An excuse was always
ready when inquiry concerning Bald
win was pressed.
The Oberlin bank was to be made
the trustee of the estate as soon as
the contract with the then alleged
trustees was ended. which was said
to be July 1, 1903. When July 1 of
last year came around matters were
said to be in such shape as to make
it necessary for the estate to remain
in the same hands for some little time
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-13

president and cashier skirmished for
funds. In order to help them out
Mrs. Chadwick one time gave them a
check for $4,000 which came back
marked mo funds" She gave TWO
other checks for $25 900 each but the
next day telephoned to Mr.. Beckwith
not to use them. The president and
cashier were perplexed at times 20
make a proper showing to the direc-
tors. Notes securities and cash were
checked up and the sum represented
by the loans to Mrs. Chadwick were
carried as cash deposits in Cleveland
banks. In BeckWith'S statement the
names of several Institutions and in-
dividuals are given but they are with
held for the present.