The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-17
NOTORIOUS MRS. CHADWICK
she WORKED EASTERN BANKERS
FOR LARGE SUMS or MONEY.
Claims Asorsaatlns ssts.OOo Are Now
Being Pressed Against American
Queen Of FrenRled Finanes--Ataor.
nsy Admits She Has B6rrOwed at
Least a Million pollars-ls In jail.

The names Of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick.
who seems to have worked eastern
bank presidents for sums totalling
million dollars. giving worthless paper
as security. have been many.
She began life on a little Ontario
farm at Elizabeth Bigley. Afterwards
she was known as Louise Bigley, then
as Mrs. C. l.. Hoover. Lizzie Hoover.
Mary Hoover. Nine. Rosa. Nine. De-
we're, Mrs. Wallace s. Springsteen.
Mrs. j, r. Scott. Lydia Scott. LYDIA
Clingan. and last Oh all. Mrs. Leroy
ID. Chadwick.
Here are some Of the statements she
has given out in order to secure loans.
They are only samples:
That she was the heiress OF nit
lions Of dollars and feared that unless
"a suit was settled without publicity
the rich uncle" in New York would
cut her on without a cent.
That her husband was I'll at Carls-
bad. had sent for money. and that the
unfortunate Endorsement OF a Cleye-
lander's note left her temporarily with
out funds.
That an uncle. the father Of an imbe-
ellie son. at death left a fortune in
Andrew Carnegie's trust TO fall to her
at the sons death.
That at death the rich uncle had left
her $1,000. but money was needed to
secure absolute possession OF the for
tune.
That the wealthy father OF her Tile
climate child had settled upon him
bonds and securities worth $4,000 900.
There is no means OF knowing now
much money she has borrowed by tell
ing the several tales referred to. But
here Is a list OF the debts which are
being pressed for a settlement at the
present time:
H. d. Newton. Brookline. Mass
$3.50. 900.
Citizens National bank. oberlin. o..
s24O. 900.
c, T. Beckwtth. president OF the CIT.
{ personal loan). SlU2.00O.
American Exchange National bank.
Cleveland. o., $4,000.
Euclid Avenue Savings and trust
company. Cleveland. SIS 900.
Savings Deposit bank. Elyria. o.
$4,000.
J. d. Chadwick. Franklin. Pa, $4,000
These claims foot up a total OF
S61s. 500. There may be many more.
Mrs ChadwiCks attorney admits she
owes a million dollars. and perhaps
more All this Indebtedness Is based
on mysterious security-so mysterious
that bankers who have seen IL declare
they would rather die than describe II.
Mrs Chadwick whose mysterious
power to obtain loans from eastern
bankers for enormous amounts has
dazen the financial world, conJured
with the name OF Andrew Carnegie. La
many details her methods tally with
those OF the notorious Humbert family
OK Paris, which borrowed millions on
the hypothesis that a sealed sale con.
tanned securities representing a vast
sum. when In reality the safe was
practically empty BY cuuningly en-
listing the sympathy OF clergymen. At
torneys and other influential men. al
the same time allowing the impression
to go forth that the Wade Park bank
held securities aggregating millions.
she vas able TO get sums OF money
that are already known TO reach a
milton dollars. To make It an OBJ
iect TOR her banker dupes to accom-
modate her, she offered tremendous
bonuses. paying to the personal &C
counts Of the bank presidents. The
alleged securities held by Iri Reynolds.
an agent who also appears TO nave
been duped. aggregate between sl2.0-
900 900 and Sl3,000.0OO. ANDREW Car
negie's name Is attached to them. and
another document found purports to
be q trust agreement which makes
Carnegie the holder OF over $4,000
900 worth OF property owned BY Mrs.
Chadwick. Every one OF these secu-
rifles. the duped bankers believe. are
worthless. and 1t Is almost certain
the name Of Carnegie has been forged
to all OF them.
Mr.. Chadwick.
New York.-Just what has become
Of the money Mrs. Chadwick Is alleged
to have raised on loans is a question
which is interesting the persons con-
nected with the case II has been
claimed that more than three years
ago she settled S2,5O0,OO0 on her hus-
band. DR.. Leroy s. Chadwick, and
that since that time she had borrowed
over 100000 A rumor Is current that
efforts will be made to locate Or. Chad
wick and his daughter. who sailed Tor
Havre. France. on the steamer Savole