The San Francisco call., 1904-12-03
Appointed to Handle
Property Of Mrs.
Chadwick.
Another Rich New Yorker
in Case to Have Her De-
Clared Bankrupt.
Lawyers Still Insist That Person Of
Wealth Will Settle the Woman'S
Affairs.

CLEVELAND, Dec. 2.-Late to-day
Nathan Lesser, an attorney, was ap-
pointed receiver for all the property OF
every kind and description belonging to
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, and his bond
was fixed at $4,000.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2.-Interest in the
affairs of Mrs Cassie L. Chadwick Of
Cleveland took a new turn late to-day,
when a dispatch from Cleveland an
nounced that bankruptcy proceedings
had been brought against her by
Jacques Krakauer, a New York lace
dealer, with an establishment on Fifth
avenue Krakauer in an interview to-
night said that Mrs. Chadwick had
been a customer In his establishment
for some time, but that he had not in
structed the Cleveland attorneys to
take action against her. He said:
Il simply followed my usual custom
of having my Cleveland attorneys to
look after my interests"
Mrs. Chadwick's movements to-day
were also a subject of much interest,
and when she left the Holland House,
where she has been living, and went to
the Central Trust Company building in
Wall street her appearance attracted
crowds of people. The result of her
visit in Wall street was not announced,
but it is understood she called on a
firm of lawyers there.
AGAIN VISITS LAWYERS.
There was a story in circulation that
Mrs. Chadwick contemplated leaving
for Europe tomorrow. Philip Carpen-
ter, one of her counsel, however, said
tonight that his client would not leave
for Europe, and added:
I'm fact, she will not leave this coun-
try until every dollar of her indebted
ness has been paid"
Carpenter also made the statement
that Mrs. Chadwick is a very wealthy
woman" and amply able to care for
all the claims against her."
Mrs. Chadwick was in consultation
this afternoon with the firm of Butler.
Notman, Joline & Mynders. lawyers
of Wall street. 1t was said on good au-
thority tonight that this firm has been
Mrs. Chadwick's counsel in this city
for a number of years, and one of her
lawyers said that the fact that the
firm had done business for a prominent
millionaire, whose name has appeared
in connection with notes in this case.
was simply a coincidence.
DELAY IN NEWTON CASE.
It was also stated tonight that no
money or securities had been passed in
the Newton suit but that Newton had
been given assurances as to q settle
ment and that the money would proba-
bly, be paid in a few days. Rumors
were current to-day that there had been
hitch in the progress of the Newton
suit but these stories could not be
confirmed. Attorney George Ryall. for
Banker Newton of Boston. said:
Statements that Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick is to pay only $4,000 of Mr..
Newton's claim at this time are untrue
The person who came to Mrs. Chad
wick's relief will pay to me the full
amount of the claims Of $190S00 with
a reasonable amount of interest besides
1 will give that money to Mr.. New
ton and he will never know who paid
it to me. / cannot reveal the identity
of Mrs. Chadwick's friend
PITTSBURG, Dec. John w. Her
ron, president of the Commonwealth
Trust Company and one of the three
trustees of the American estate of Mrs.
Mary Elizabeth Schenley. tonight
made a positive denial of the state
ment that Mrs. Schenley had lent any
notes to Mrs. Cassie Chadwick
81 never heard of the Chadwick
woman" said Heron. Had there been
any such notes I could not have failed
to become aware Of their existence.
You can make a positive denial of the
roporf -