The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-15
ARREST HAS CONE
TO MRS. CHADWICK
CHARGED WITH HAVING AIDED
BrcKwITH AND SPEAR IN
E1dBExzLEMENT OF FUNDS.
Failing to Give Bail in the Sum Of
$4,000, She Is Locked Up in the
Tombs Prison-Carnegie Denies
That He Signed Famous Note.

es~SsSe~AAAsSeA SeAN
affairs of Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick came
Wednesday night when she was placed
under arrest in her apartments at the
Hotel Breslin, charged with aiding and
abetting a bank officer in embezzline
$12,500. United States Commissioner
Shields issued the warrant, which
charges a violation Of Section $500 OF
the United States federal laws, relating
to conspiracy. Because Of her illness
Mrs. Chadwick was not required to
leave her room, but was closely guarded
all night by secret service men,. The
warrant for her arrest recites thatsto-
gether with President Beckwith and
Cashier Spear, of the Citizens national
bank ofOberlin, O., Mrs. Chadwick nm
lawfully misapplied 3 portion snf the
funds of that bank by wilfully cashine
q check fol. the sum Of 81, 500 drawn
by Mrs. Chadwick at time. when II
was known by sBeckwith and Spear that
she did not have on deposit in the bank
the amount Of money named the check
or1any sum whatever with which to pay
the check
Mrs. Chadwick. in Court.
New York, Dec 9.-Mrs. Cassie l.
Chadwick, who was arrested Wednes-
| day night IN connection with the fail
ure Of the Citizens national bank. OF
Oberlin, o., was arraigned before Com
missioner Shields in the federal court
Thursday, and was held in SIS, 900 bail.
The case was postponed until Decem-
Der IL. - So e
Goes to Prison.
After a fruitless search all day for
bail, her attorneys gave up the fight,
and Philip Carpenter her. chief coun-
sci, stood in. the. corridor of the fed
Feral building at nine o'clock, when
United States marshal :Henkel threw
open the double doors Of his ONCE and
led the woman out on her way to spris-
on. Mrs. Chadwick was wan, tired
and almost fainting:s The party was
driven directly to the Tombs. Arriv-
ing there, Mrs. Chadwick was half5ca
ried up the steps and into the build
ing. Warden Flynn met the partysand,
after the usual preliminaries had been
attended to, the woman asked permits
sion to- have her nurse remain with
her.. This was denied, the wardenssay-
Ing that she should have no privileges
not allowed to other prisoners. Then
she was led~away to the inner once,
where her pedigree was taken and she
was assigned to a cell.
Denied by Carnegie. 81 81
New York, Dec. 6.-Andrew Carnegie
was. shown copy Of the Cleveland dis
patchIin which District Attorney sulli-
van is quoted as saying that he had re-
Gently in his possession note for $780,
600 signed with Mr.. Carnegie's name and
Endorsed on the back .CsL. Chadwick
Mr. Carnegie's secretary gave out this
statement: Mr.. Carnegie says that It
is years since he has given a note Of
any kind, or has Endorsed any note. He
says there are no notes in his name out
standing at present." The secretary
further said that Mr.. Carnegie had no
knowledge of Mrs. Chadwick.
Beckwith Confesses.
Cleveland, o., Dec. 6.-President G. T.
Beckwith, Of the defunct Citizens ma
tional bank Of Oberlin. O.. in confes-
sion declared that the $240, 900 loan to
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick which wrecked
the institution was made on the secur-
ity of notes aggregating 81, $50 900. bear
ing the name of Andrew Carnegie and
Endorsed by the woman.