Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1904-12-09
THE CHADWICK MYSTERY.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY WILL IN
VEsTlGATE THE AFFAIR.
NUMEROUS CONFERENCES HELD.
Mrs. Chadwick Changed Her Hotel
and Secret Service Men Followed
Her-other interesting De-
velopments.

torney Lee Stroup, of Lorain county,
made formal request yesterday on
Common Pleas Judge Washburn for q
special grand jury to investigate the
Chadwick case. The request was
granted at once and the jury will meet
Thursday.
New York, Dec. THE expected
did not happen last night, and all pre-
dictions proved at fault when at late
hour it was announced that no confer
ence between federal officers and An
drew Carnegie had been held at the
latter's home.
This turn was surprising, for Mr..
Carnegie had announced in the course
of the day that he would be glad to re-
ceive federal officer and it was sup
posed that F. F. Oldham, representing
the comptroller Of the currency, would
meet him and that the matter of the
notes alleged to have been given Iri
Reynolds, of Cleveland, and said to
bear the name of Andrew Carnegie
would be discussed.
AS unexpected as the news that no
conference was held was the depar-
ture of Mrs. Chadwick from the Hol-
land house, where she has resided, for
the New Amsterdam hotel. She was
accompanied by her son and maid
and took with her some baggage.
Secret service men who have been at
the Holland for several days followed
Mrs. Chadwick.
Andrew Squire, a Cleveland at
torney representing Iri Reynolds,
made the announcement last night af-
| ter several conferences with Receiver
Lyon, Mr.. Oldham and others that he
believed there would be no further de-
velopments in the case before We'd
nesday and also said that Mr.. Oldham
had returned to Washington. This an
nouncement was the first indication
that there would not be meeting at
Mr.. Carnegies home last night.
Lawyer Carpenter, one of Mrs.
Chadwick's counsel in New York, de-
clined to give the results of the
numerous conferences Tuesday; Percy
| w. Carver, counsel for Herbert ID.
Newton, in an interview said that the
Newton claim had not been paid and
that no new assurances had been
| given as to its payment, and George
w. Ryall, associated with Mr.. Carver,
gave no new information beside con-
firming the story that he had been in
conference with Mrs. Chadwick. AS
to the subject of their talk he declined
to make any statement.
The representatives of the various
interests appeared hopeful of a settle
ment last night, though no one would
give any inkling of how this would be
accomplished.
A gentleman intimately connected
with the Chadwick case was asked
last night why Mr.. Reynolds had come
20 New York with Mrs. Chadwick's Sc
curities and he stated that it was for
the purpose of raising money, so that
a settlement might be effected without
further legal complications.
Cleveland, Dec. &C. 7. Beckwith,
president, and A. B. Spear, cashier of
the Citizens national bank of Oberlin,
were arraigned before United States
Commissioner Starek in United States
District Attorney Sullivan's Office
Monday.
Before the commissioner both men
pleaded not guilty and waived exam
ination. Beckwith refused to furnish
bail and declared that the government
may do with him as it sees fit. Spear
gave $4,000 bail for his appearance
before the grand jury and was re-
leased.
Two notes, one for $4,000 and one
for S250000, which have been men,
toned in connection with the Oberlin
bank and the Chadwick mystery, bear
the signature Andrew Carnegie.
The note for $250,000 reads as follows:
Jan. Z, 1904.
zone year after date | promise to
pay to G. l.. Chadwick or order $780,
900, with interest at per cent.
ANDREW CARNEGIE"
This note is indorsed on the back
&c. l.. Chadwick"
This note was found in the Oberlin
bank and is now in the possession OF
he United States government authori.
les in Cleveland.
The note for 100000 is supposed tc
>e in the safety deposit box of Presi
lent Beckwith, of the Oberlin bank
He has the key to this box. This boz
8 in the vault of the bank, which il
locked
DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick, the husband
Of Mrs. Chadwick, has cabled lawyer
n New York telling him to call upor
Lllll lOI any oGlIlSlL6nl lhdI 10 hCCuON
ior the pressing claims against his
wife.
Andrew Carnegie's secretary gave
out the following statement Monday
"Mr. Carnegie wants me to say tina
he does not want to be bothered an.
more about this Chadwick woman. HI
is quite angry over this persistent us
of his name and wishes it to cease a
once. Once for all he never knew
Mrs. Chadwick or any other such wo
man, and he never signed any sucl
paper as the reports credit him with
That is ALL"
James N. Tyner Dies.
Washington. Dec. G.-Ex-P Postmas
ter General James N. Tyner died Mon