The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-13
REYNOLDS ON STAND.
Aged Banker Willing To Tell Every.
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 cleveland. O., Dec. 12.-Trouble for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick increased at a rapid rate today.
 She was twice indicted by the grand jury of Cuyahoga county for forgery and uttering forged paper and her old time friend. Fri Reynolds took the stand in court during the bankruptcy nearing and made evident his inten tlon 10 shield and protect her no long CT.
 The aged secretary of the Wade Park Bank presented pathetic picture as he answered question after question which brought out his own implicit faith in the woman whose financial transactions have well nigh ruined him in fortune and caused him such infinite trouble.
 The formal indictments voted against Mrs. Chadwick this afternoon are based one upon the Carnegie note for $250,- 900 which was made payable at the office of Andrew Carnegie in New York city and other upon the Carnegie note for $500,000, which was payable at the National Bank of Commerce in New York. Under each indictment are two counts charging forgery, the utter ing of forged paper.
 Information of the indictments was at once wired to New York by county prosecutor Keeler and he requested that Mrs. Chadwick be immediately re-arrested if she secured bail, on the other charges hanging over her. The examination of Fri Reynolds treasurer and secretary of the Wade Park Bank before Referee Remington in the bankruptcy court today failed to disclose any asset that might be se- cured by Receiver Loeser. appoin ted by the federal court but brought from Mir. Reynolds in reply to questions. She told me she was the illegitimats q | daughter of Andrew Carnegie" Later Mir. Reynolds. in detailing his | transactions with Mrs. Chadwick said, Tn all my transactions with Mrs. Chadwick I believed from what she told me that Andrew Carnegie was backing her and all her indebtedness would be paid"
 He then added: T have not had any thing yet to make me doubt it," | Plenty of Diamonds. Mir. Reynolds was asked If he knew | of Mrs. Chadwick ever having, dia. monds, and replied that he had seen diamonds that had been pledged ir New York and were inventoried at $9S.. 900.
 The witness appeared anxious to heir the officials in every way and volun- teered much information. One ques. tion caused him to bridle somewhat however, and his reply was most pa, | thetic. He was asked how much his personal loans to her amounted to, and he said in a voice trembling with emo. tion:
 Please excuse me from answering that, I'm willing to tell all know o1 this affair, but I'm going to stay right here in Cleveland. I'm not going tc run away. I'm going to stay here anc take my medicine. I want to see tho other debts paid"
 Mir. Reynolds said he had knowr Mrs. Chadwick seven or eight year. and Mir. Chadwick all his life. In de- taling how he came into possession oi the S5O0,OOO note bearing the name oi Andrew Carnegie he said: 1 Mrs. Chadwick called me to hei house, I think it was March 5, 1903, and | said she wished to entrust to me some securities. She said she had been ad. l vised to place them in the possession of a third party and she wanted me tC take care of them,
 This was the package which was opened last Friday night in the pres. ence of Mir. Reynolds and Attorney Stearn by Andrew Squire. The pack Reynolds identified the Carnegie note the mortgage deed and the copies of ar alleged trust agreement.
 Continuing, the witness said: "Sht | then handed me a paper to sign" Thi, paper the witness did not have witt him, but as near as he could remember ! it read: T certify that I hold iT trust for Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick SC eurities and note for $5o0,0oo