Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-12-10
Worthless Package in Hands Of Iri Reynolds Wom'
ans Sole Asset in Financial Operations.
HOLDER THOUGHT THE PAPER GENUINE
Staked Own Property and Heavy LoserCarneges Name
Apparently Forged to Notes Aggregat
ing S13,750.000.

bankers were told her yearly income
was $750.0OO.
Indor.ed In Desperation.
AS to the Endorsement of notes by
Beckwith and Spear. the story from
the banker goes on TO relate. the notes
were indorsed only in a desperate
chase for funds. He confessed he had
intended To attempt TO negotiate loans
upon the note but his nerve failed him.
The confession practically tells the
story OF how the Oberlin bank had
been used as a clearing house for Mrs.
Chadwick's manipulations.
Newton Talks
Boston. Dec 10.-In an interview
today concerning the Chadwick case
Herbert ID. Newton said:
Now that Mrs. Chadwick has been
arrested / think that il is my duty TO
show up the whole miserable fabric
OF falsehood that has been worked on
me and on several other people in the
country. What the total liabilities
may be I do not know but / do know
she could never have borrowed money
she did I'm the manner she did
without some one as an accomplice.
How she worked that / am not
sure. I would like to have some one
tell me how IL was the woman induced
Iri Reynolds to sign his name to the
list of securities and then have that
signature vouched for by one of the
most prominent ministers of Cleve-
land.
saw Voucher.
THAT It was vouched for there was
TO doubt saw the voucher and the
list Of. securities that Mrs. Chadwick
was supposed to have deposited in the
Wade Park national bank The list
of securities was signed by Reynolds
as being I'm his possession and his sig
nature was vouched for by Rev.
Charles A. Eaton"
Hs. Her Old Nerve.
New York, Dec. 10.-Mrs. Chadwick
has sent word to Commissioner
Shields that she will not waive exam
ination before him as she had intend
ed but will resist the effort of the
federal authorities to take her to
Cleveland.
Mrs. Chadwick had another bad
turn at the Tombs this afternoon and
collapsed completely.
Learn. Package O. Open.
She received a note today informing
her that the package held by Iri Rey-
nolds. of Cleveland, had been opened
and found valueless. She read the
note carefully and with apparent in
terest. but refused to make any state
ment
Another Investigation.
Cleveland. Ohio. Dec. 10.-United
States Judge Wing, at present presid-
ing over the circuit court in Toledo.
has signed an order for a special ses-
sion of the federal grand jury. TO
meet in this city next Wednesday for
the consideration of the Chadwick
case.
May Fight In New York.
New York. Dec. lot is announced
semi-officially at the Office of the fed
eral authorities early today that Mrs.
Chadwick would not waive examina-
zion in the latest developments in
Cleveland. and would probably remain
here TO fight out the case.
Not So Nervous.
Mrs. Chadwick apparently had re-
covered from the extreme nervousness
with which she had been suffering for
the past few days when she arose to-
day in her cell in the tombs. The use
of a knife and fork for breakfast was
again denied her.
Court Appoints Receiver.
Cleveland. Dec. 10.-The common
pleas court today appointed II. w
Bell. of Cleveland as a receiver on be
half of Banker Newton. of Brookline
Mass. in the latter's action agains,
Mrs. Chadwick.