New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-12
MRS. CHADWICK'S STORY.
HOW SHE FOOLED THEM.
Reynolds Says She Told Him She
Vas Mr. Carnegie's Dau ghter.

Cleveland, Dec. n.-secretary Iri Reynolds
Oh the wade Park Bank, declared tonight that
his implicit belief in the statements made to
him by Mrs. Chadwick who declared she was
the daughter Of Andrew Carnegie was the i'm
pelling cause Of his financial dealing with her.
"She told me-" said Mr.. Reynolds, that she
was the flegitimate daughter of Andrew Car
negie and believed her. I never doubted her
story until on the occasion of my last visit TO
New-York. when Mr.. Squire came to me and
declared that all the securities she had given
me. as the notes of Andrew Carnegie. were
worthless 1t only then that 1 doubted
her. Before that I had refused to say anything
about her or her affairs because I deemed it
my duty to protect her in the story of her birth
as she had given it to me. 1 never once doubted
her until I shown that the securities she
gave me We're worthless.
after that of course, could not believe her
any more. When she told me the story of being
the daughter of Andrew Carnegie. her husband
Dr. Chadwick, was present, and he believed the
story I did The stories of her giving large
sums of money to her husband false. He is
now in Europe and is penness.
Just to show the methods Of Mrs, Chadwick,
I will tell Of what she offered to do for me about
one year ago. She came to me in my office
here, and said that she was grateful for all
that 1 had done for her. and that she wished
me to accept q present from her. She then Of
fered me 100000. in four notes of S25,O00 each.
The notes were drawn by her. and she declared
that they were as good as gold. They may have
been. for I know that her notes for similar
amounts had been negotiated in banks in this
city and had been taken up at maturity.
"Of course as an officer of the bank I could
not accept such present and remain in the in
stitution. I was compelled either to resign or
decline the present of the notes. and declined
the notes"
The directors of the Wade Park Bank have to
man determined to stand by Secretary Reyn-
olds ana insist that he remain with the bank
He has offered 10 resign repeatedly in the last
two weeks. but the directors have refused to ac-
cept the resignation and declare that he shall
retain his place.
Both the federal and State authorities have
united in the determination to keep Mrs. Chad
wick behind prison bars until she is brought be-
fore either the federal grand jury the grand
jury of this county to answer to the charges
against her The determination emphatcally to
resist Mrs. Chadwick's release on a bail bond
was reported to-day after a telephone conference
between United States Attorney Sullivan and
County Prosecutor Keeler.
Following the conference, Mr Sullivan sent
telegraph message TO the New-York officials
suggesting that If bondsmen appeared for Mrs
Chadwick tomorrow that the amount of bond
in which she is now held be increased 20 $4,000
if necessary. TO keep her in jail, II is explained
that the authorities have power either to In
crease decrease the amount of bond as
they see n.
In addition to suggesting q bond increase and
the kind of bond other steps have been taken
calculated absolutely to prevent Mrs Chadwick
from securing her freedom before she has been
brought trial.