The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-12-06
A Session With Attorneys Last
= ed Until Midnight.
Banker Beckwith Makes Confess
sion Regarding His Acts.
WEEPS AS HE TALKS.
Acquaintance With the Woman
Began Three Years Ago.
Says There Are Two Notes for
100000 Each.

100000 Each.
New York, Dec. 6.-The startling ad-
mission by President Beckwith of the
Citizens National bank of Oberlfn, O.,
that he and Cashier Spear of that bank
had indorsed Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick S
notes to the amount 81, ESQ, 600 and that
they bore what purported to be the
signature of Andrew Carnegie has as
founded the New York lawyers repre-
senting the various interests involved
in case which becomes more surpris-
ing with every new revelation That
President Beckwith's statement brings
to light new and important phases of
the case and brings much nearer the
Inevitable uncovering of the entire af-
fair is the belief of a majority of the
attorneys interested. The result of to-
days moves in the case are awaited
with increased interest in the apprehen-
sion that the crisis is near and may be
reached today.
A sensational report today was that
one of the local counsel for Mrs Chad
wick had decided to withdraw from the
case.
Percy W. Carver. counsel for Herbert
D. Newton, of Brookline, Mass, who
has claims of almost 100000 against
Mrs. Chadwick, speaking of the state
ment made last night by President
Beckwith, said developments had come
so fast that he did not know what to
say. He thought, however, that Mr..
Beckwith must have made the state
ment under pressure, or, being on the
verge of nervous collapse had lost his
nerve"
L am still confident that Mrs. Chad
wick Will settle all the claims against
her." said Mr.. Carver. Mr.. Carver was
asked the direct question if Mr.. New
was I'M fn FRS Iad n rio1x
money on a note bearing the name of
Andrew Carnegie and he replied:
Mr.. Newton was shown note. He
would not say, however, whether or not
II bore the name of Mr.. Carnegie
At the Holland, where Mrs. Chad
wick has been living, it was expected
further sensational Developments would
be disclosed upon the arrival from
Cleveland of Frank Lyon, receiver for
the Citizens National bank of Oberlin.
1t was announced that he left Cleve-
land last night, carrying with him the
notes on which it is alleged Andrew
Carnegie'S name appears. Mr.. Lyon S
mission is thought to be to consult Mr..
Carnegie with regard to the notes.
Mrs. Chadwick rose early at the
hotel and sent for all the morning
papers.
Philip Carpenter of counsel for Mrs
Chadwick, called at the Holland house
shortly after 9 o'clock and was in con-
ference with Mrs. Chadwick about an
ing about the Beckwith statement. The
arrival in this city of Iri Reynolds, an
officer of the Wade Park Banking
company of Cleveland, who is sup
posed to have left Cleveland for New
York to confer with Mrs. Chadwick
about $5,O0O.0OO of her securities said
to be in his possession as trustee. is
awaited with interest. So far as can
De ascertained Mr.. Reynolds has not
reached the Holland house nor seen
Mrs. Chadwick.
Possible developments affecting the
whereabouts of note for $500, 600
which President Beckwith says he in
dorsed for Mrs Chadwick are antici-
pated by the attorneys now that it's
existence has for the first time become
known publicly Mr. Beckwith said
that Mrs Chadwick gave her word not
to dispose of it or raise money on it
and counsel for Herbert D. Newton of
Boston is authority for the statement
that the Newton loan was not based on
this note will point to other loans by
Mrs Chadwick, as yet not made pub
lie, is a matter of much speculation.
Midnight Conference
New York, Dec. 6.-Attorney Carver,
counsel for Herbert 3. Newton, of
Brookline. Mass. is quoted as having
said today that If President Beckwith
the Oberlin banker believed that the
Newton loan to Mrs. Chadwick was
based on the socalled missing $780, 900
note, he is mistaken.
When Newton loaned the money"
the attorney said. he had no security
whatever, except her personal note
The money was loaned in small
amounts until finally new notes were
given to cover the total amount loaned.
Newton was shown a note for $780,
600 but I decline to say whose name ap-
peared on it.
He was also shown the certificate
signed by Iri Reynolds to the effect that
he had $4,000, 600 worth of securities be-
longing to Mrs. Chadwick
when 1 was brought into the case
the first thing l did after a long confer
ence in New York with Mrs Chadwick
was to obtain an assignment of the Sc
curities supposed to be held by Rey-
nolds. Further developments depend on
whether Reynolds actually holds secur-
tiles to the amount here certified
1t was learned today that Mrs Chad
wick had summoned to her apartment
late last night counsel representing
Newton and also her own counsel
They participated in a conference which
lasted until after midnight. The wo-
man is said to have talked at consider
able length on the turn of affairs IN
Oberlfn ana Cleveland but the result
was not made known.
BECKWITH'S STORY.
OberIin Banker Tells of Business Re-
VatiOuS With Mrs Chadwick