The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-16
JURY
Returns Two In
diCtmentS
Against Mrs. Chad
wick at Cleveland.
CHARGE MADE
Is That of Forging
Carnegie's Name.
Sensational Testimony Shows
That a New York Attorney
Was the Arch Conspirator.

(. Cleveland, Dec. 13.-Two indict-
ments. Of two counts each, were r.
turned by the Cuyahoga county grand
jury Monday against Mrs Chadwick
charging that she forged the name Of
Andrew Carnegie.
One indictment is on the $500. 900
note, the other on the s25O,0OO note.
One count in each indictment charges
forgery, the other uttering forged
paper.
The indictments were voted at p.
m. Then Prosecutor Keeler went to
his office, secured the indictments he
had drawn in advance and re-entered
the grand jury room. These indict-
ments were signed by Foreman
Charles H. Flick. There was some de-
lay, but in a few minutes the grand
jury filed into Judge Tilden's court
room and LANDED the report to him.
Immediately after the indictments
were returned, Prosecutor Keeler is
sued subpenas for Iri Reynolds and H.
w. Bell. The latter is the receiver re-
Gently named for the alleged securi-
ties in the possession Of Iri Reynolds.
These subpenas command both men
to bring with them all the papers if
their possession bearing the alleged
signature of Andrew Carnegie.
Keeler wired to the New York police
to watch Mrs. Chadwick and to re-
arrest her at once, should she secure
bail. Warrants were mailed to New
York at once.
"The testimony before the jury was
sensational" said Keeler. TT shows
that New York lawyer was the arch
conspirator, next to Mrs. Chadwick.
He came here, posed as Carnegie's at
torney, and declared that the notes
were genuine and that all debts would
be paid"
AS the result of negotiations pend
ing between United States Attorney
John ]. Sullivan and County Prose
cutor Keeler, Mrs. Chadwick may be
turned over to the county officials, in
case the grand jury indicts her. The
charge on which she has been arrested
carries a maximum penalty Of ten
years.
Prosecutor Keeler believes he can
send her to the penitentiary for a
longer time II he can indict and con-
vict her of forging and uttering forged
paper. The maximum penalty is 20
years.
Both Sullivan and Keeler are of the
opinion that the forgery and the "ut-
tering" charges will be much easier to
prove than the federal charge. The
program is for Sullivan to have her in
dicted by the federal grand jury and
have her brought here. It will be
easier for him to extradite her thar
for the county authorities Then she
will be turned over to the county Of.
| ficials to be tried on a forgery charge
II she Is not convicted the federal au.
thorities will try her on their indict
ments.
New York, Dec. 13.-Mrs. Cassie L
Chadwick was overwhelmed by the
developments of her case in Cleveland
yesterday, and the statement was
made by one close to her that she
would probably give up the fight here
and return to Cleveland tonight in ths
custody of United States officers. She
did not anticipate the double indict
ment which was found against her BY
the Cuyahoga county grand jury, aftel
| the failure Of the Lorain county grand
| jury to find probable cause Of action.
In case this plan is carried out, Mrs
Chadwick will notify COMMISSIONS
Shields to-day, through counsel, of he
desire to waive examination and go Il
Cleveland without further formality
Mr.. Shields will then sign the neces
sary papers and deliver them to Uni
| ted States Marshal Henkel. who viii
take the woman to Cleveland.
| 1t was said at the residence Of An
| drew Carnegie last night that h
would be unable to go to Cleveland Il
testify in the Chadwick case, owing Il
| illness. Mr.. Carnegie is indispose,
with an attack of lumbago and hi
physician is of the opinion that
would not be advisable for Mr.. Carne
| gle to take the trip.
One of Mr.. Carnegie's secretarie
said that satisfactory arrangement
have been made to that end with tn
United States district attorney, II. L
Burnett.
A subpoena was served on Andre,
| Carnegie at his home in this city yes
terday, calling upon him to go (
| Cleveland on Wednesday and testif
/ III lu6 case VI SAduWlCh. u
summons was issued by Judge Wins
of the United States district court O
the Northern district of Ohio.
Edmund W. Powers, associate coun
sci for Mrs. Chadwick, was asked yes
terday If he had vouched for the Sc
curities offered by Mrs. Chadwick I
President Beckwith, of the Citizens
national bank of Oberlin. He replied
81 was asked whether the securitie
! were all right and 1 replied that in m
opinion they were, but that Mrs. Chad
wick ought not to use them"
New York, Dec. 14.-Mrs. Chadwic
started for Cleveland on the Buffal
limited which left here over the Ne,
York Central at o'clock last night
Before leaving she made a state
ment in which she declared she wi
pay all her obligations, and that he
sole purpose in going is to face he
creditors. She said that she coul
have obtained bail here IL she ha
wished TO and that one of the mos
prominent men In the country had OF
fsred to 60 on her bond.
| Mrs. Chadwick left here I'm custOd