New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-13

4nother Sister Says Mrs. Chadscich
IS Nine. DeUere.

r NJ McLennan, who is connected with one
of the New-York newspapers. yesterday re-
ceived the following personal letter from Charles
F. Hamlyn, proprietor of The Woodstock tOntQ
Express
There is practically no doubt that the Mrs
Cassie Chadwick whose prodig1ous nnahc!ai
operations have stirred the continent is the
notorious Mime. Devere, who was in years gone
by Miss Bgley Of this city M Mrs prssnt tie
admitted it in interview, and halfsister'
Mrs York, OF San Francisco. has also stated ex-
plicitly that Mrs. Chadwick is none other tnan
Nine Devere who spent some years in the Ohio
State Prison for forgery.
Mrs Chadwick. or Mime. Devere. Miss Big
ley first came into public notice while still a
young girl living at her home, in EASTWOOD
five miles from this place. On November Il.
1873, a young woman called at oarDer snop
in Brantford. Ont. and asked to have her
hair which hanging over her shoulders
cut off. This having been done. she asked TOT
a false mustache. 1t was not until she attempt
ed TO raise money a gold watch she had that
the police called in. Her father was COM
muniCated with and she was taken nome.
Her peculiarties soon became more manifest
1t also became known that she was in the habit
of carrying a card on which the words:
Miss Bfgey. Heiress to $4,000" To support
this role, she made many expensive purchases.
She bought $500 worth OF drygoods with note
indorsed by wealthy farmer near BranfOrd.
She also purchased an organ from the f. O..
Thomas Company, of this city. giving her note
in part payment When the note came due she
did not meet it, but gave another note, signed
by the late Reuben Kipp who was a prominent
citizen security.
This proved forgery and landed her in Jail.
The trial took place at the Assizes in 1879 and
she was acquitted the ground of insanity.
She disappeared from Woodstock then and was
not seen until 1899. when she came baC k to the
town. evidently very prosperous She spoke of
settling here, and started out to seek site for a
house which she intended to build here. She
disappeared again. however, before building
operations commenced. She was next
heard of when Nine Devere she
rested in Toledo. Ohio, in January. 1890 a
charge of forgery. A man named Joseph Lamb
was accused of being her accomplish. The note
she was accused of forging was for S10OtW and
the name signed to il was that of Richard
Brown of Brown & Co. of Cleveland.
The case was followed closely i'm woodstock
and the long reports of the trial which appear red
in the newspapers created deep interest. not
withstanding the fact that this county was then
in the thrues of excitement consequent upon the
famous Brchall murder case. which involved
England. the United States and Canada and
the centre of attention at that time Birch
the name of Lord IngerSol. and defrauded peO-
pie right and left, convicted and hanged
for the murder Of a man named BenweIl. the
youngest son of an English peer. whom he en-
ticed to Canada 10 start him i'm agricultural
pursuits.
Mime Devere so called was found guilty and
sentenced to term of ten wears. although she
was allowed out on parole at the end of three
and half years on heing released she adopted
the name Of Hoover. and il was by that ma me
that she was known until she married DR.
Chadwick. of Cleveland. in 1891 the ceremony
being performed in Windsor. Ont.
Mrs Bigley. Miss Bgley's mother is still
resident of this city. but at the present time she
owed sister. lives here. and she states en-
phatfcaIlv that Mrs Chadwick Is her sister who
was known in earlier years Mime Deyere and
in still earlier life as Miss Betsy Bigley