The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-12-13
REYNOLDS TELLS STORY
 OF CHADWICK DEALINGS
AGED BANK OFFICIAL 4 SUR.
 PRISINGLY EASY VICTIM.

Pathetic Picture on the Stand-His
 Childish CreduIity Causes Laughter
 -The Acarnegier s5Oo,oOO Note Put
 in Evidence-Contents of the Myste-
 rious Package of Securities.
 Cleveland, O., Dec 12.-Trouble for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick increased at a rapid rate to-day She was twice in dicted by the grand jury of Cuyahago county and her old time friend, Fri Reynolds, took the stanl in court and made evident his intention to shield and protect her no longer. The aged secretary of the Wade Park bank pre- scented pathetic picture as he answer ed question after question, which brought out his own implicit faith in the woman whose financial transac- tions have well nigh ruined him in fortune and caused him such infinite trouble. He gave evidence, too; that he still believed his trust was justified. Only one query he attempted to evade. This was when he was asked how much of his personal estate had passed into the possession of Mrs. Chadwick. His eyes filled and he requested that he be excused from answering. The question was not pushed
 The formal indictments against Mrs. Chadwick this afternoon are based, one upon the Carnegie note for $250,000 which was made payable at the office of Andrew Carnegie in New York city, and the other upon the Carnegie note GEn zsa1. I.1 kIs,n National Bank of Commerce in New York. Under each indictment are two counts, one charging forgery, the other uttering of forged paper.
 Information of the indictments was at once wired to New York by County Prosecutor Keeler, and he requested that Mrs. Chadwick be immediately re- arrested if she secured bail on the other charges hanging over her.
 The examination of Fri Reynolds, treasurer and secretary of the Wade in the banruptcy court today, failed ! to disclose any asset that might be se- cured by Receiver Loeser, appointed < by the federal court, but brought from S MT. Reynolds in reply to questions, the s statement;
 She told me she was an illegitimate { daughter of Andrew Carnegie Later, Mir. Reynolds, in detailing his < transactions with Mrs. Chadwick, said: In all my transactions with Mrs. Chadwick, believed from what she told me that Andrew Carnegie was t backing her, and all her indebtedness would be paid" He then added: And have not had anything yet to make me doubt it.''
 a MT. Reynolds was asked if he knew q of Mrs. Chadwick ever having any dia- 3 monds and he replied that he had seen diamonds that had been pledged in ] $98,000. He had also seen them at the < house. They were contained in several # trays in a box, and MT. Reynolds caused ripple of laughter in the court room when he said:
 sThey were as nice and pretty a lot of pearls and diamonds as you ever saw" He did not however, know where they were now.
 # The witness appeared anxious to help the officials ill every way, and volun- teered much information. One question caused him to bridle somewhat how ever, and his reply was most pathetic. x He was asked how much his personal loans to her amounted to, and he said < in a voice trembling with emotion:
 Please excuse me from answering that. I'm willing to tell all know of < this affair, but I'm going to stay right | here in Cleveland. I'm not going to run away. Fin going to stay here and take my medicine. want to see the other debts paid.
 MT. Reynolds memory was faulty as to dates, and he was frequently correct ed by Attorney Squire, who sat near { him. The examination was made by Attorney Crossman, the law partner of Receiver Loeser.
 After the preliminary questioning MT. Reynolds said he had known Mrs Chadwick seven or eight years and Dr.. E Chadwick all his life Iii detailing how he came into possession of the $5s00O,- GOO note bearing the name of Andrew 4 Carnegie, he said:
 Mrs Chadwick called me to her 4 house, think it was March 5, 1903, and x said she wished to entrust to me some x securities. She said she had been ad- X vised to place them in the possession of third party and she wanted me to take care of them.
 This was the package that was open ed last Friday night in the presence of MT. Reynolds and Attorney stearn by Attorney Squire. The package was produced in court and MT. Reynolds produced the Carnegie note, the mort gage deed and the copies of an alleged trust agreement.
 Continuing the witness said.
 "She then handed me paper to sign" This paper witness did not have { with him, but as near as he could re- member it read: T certify that hold in trust for Mrs. Cassie Chadwick se- < curities and a note for $5,0O0,000." MT. Reynolds would swear to the wording, hut it was to that effect.
 The note was not endorsed. but he had no doubt that the alleged maker of the note was back of the woman.
 The contents of the package were identified separately by Mr. Reynolds, < and at the request Of the examining counsel lie marked each paper as an exhibit. The s5ooo,oOo note was marked exhibit A, and this is the first time it has been seen outside of the numerous