The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-11-30
MRS. CHADWICK DEEPLY IN DEBT Big Note Bears Signature of
 Andrew Carnegie CREDITORS HOLD MEETING Amount Loaned Her By Bank of ober. lin, O., Is Said to Be s24o,ooo.
 Securities Arc
 Valuable.
CREDITORS HOLD MEETING

Cleveland O., November 29--At the opening of court today it was announced that the hearing of Mrs. c. L. Chadwick In connection with the suit brought against her by Alfred B. Newton of Brookline, Mass, had been postponed until Thursday next at 9:S0 a. m. The hearing WAS postponed by consent of the attorneys representing both sides.
 Mrs Chadwick was not in court She was represented by John NJ. Clarke of this city as counsel while Mir Newton was represented by the local law firm of Carr, Stearns and Chamberlain.
 After the formalities in court Attorney John H. Clark said he had only been re- tained yesterday in the case He de- clined to state whether or not he expeet- ed Mrs. Chadwick to attend the hearing next Thursday.
 The report that Mr. Carnegie's name appears on the note for s50OOOe given by Mrs. Chadwick as security for loan from the Citizens National bank of ober- lin has been consistently circulated here today.
 Does Business With Many Banks.
 Developments today indicate that Mrs. Chadwick las for long time done bus mess with many of the banks of cleve- land and also in those of surrounding towns on ,. big scale. Leading bankers have stated that tl y have frequently loaned Mrs. Chadwick from S25, ,OOO to sl0o.- GOO on noes endorsed by wealthy per sons. These notes have, it is said, usu- ally been aid promptly when due.
 Ira Reynolds, secretary and treasurer of the Trade Park Banking company refuses to make any statement whatever concerning the notes given by Mrs Chad wick to his bank as collaterals and which are also reported to bear the indorsement of Andrew Carnegie. There Is said to be a possibility that the motion for th ep- poiStment of reeeivar to take cnsfee of securities amounting to S5,00O, 600 said to be held in trust by Ira Reynolds for Mrs. Chadwick will not come to argument
 Percy l.. Carver of Boston, legal repre- sentative of Alfred Newton, was to have arrived here today, but up to noon he had not appeared. It was stated by a friend of Mrs. Chadwick today that the latter has made arrangements with financial men in New York to cover her indebtedness to Mir. Newton. At the Chadwick home on Euclid avenue today 1t was stated that Mrs. Chadwick had not returned to this city and that so far as known shei Is still in New York
 Creditors Meet In New York.
 New York November 29.-A meeting of Mrs. Chadwick's creditors was hed here today and was presided over by George E. Ryall, the New York attorney for Herbert D. Newton of Brookline Mass, who Is suing Mrs. Chadwick fol the recovery of s190,SOO he loaned her or notes. MT. Ryann today issued the fol lowing statement:
 There was a conference at my offic, at which were present MT. Newton, MT Carver of Boston; Judge John Albaugi of Canton; of counsel tor Mrs. Chadwicl and myself. On behalf of Mrs. Chadwicl Judge Albaugh requested that the re ceivership proceedings be put off unti Friday at which time he will have he affairs in some kind of shape This wa agreed to and Mr. Newton and MT. Carve went back to Boston on a late train.
 MT. Newton had said that he had seer note for $500,000 which was given b, Mrs. Chadwick as collateral for a loai from the Citizens national bank of Ober lin, o. which failed yesterday. He tolt me that this note carried the signaturi
 Andrew Carnegie This will have t, come out sooner or later, so I tell new"
 The following statement was made b, Mir. Carnegie's secretary: MT. Carne gie read this report and pronounced 1 absurd. MT. Carnegie does not know tn woman at all''
 Former Judge A1baugh of Canton, O. counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, said today ''I came here to attend a conference il regard to the suit. Anything concernin the matter I must refuse to discuss" He said he did not know where Mrs Chadwick was. and that he would returl to his home in Canton tonight. MT. Ryall was asked today if it migh be possible that the name Andrew Car negie" had been forged and he replied If that is so less than 4S hours vii elapse before some one is under arrest.