The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1904-12-29
Dr.. Leroy s. Chadwick and His
Wife Charged With Hav.
ing Forged a Note.
IT WAS SIGNED ANDREW CARNEGIE
The Doctor and His Daughter Have
Left Paris and Are Now on Their
Way to the United States.
As Soon As the Indictment Was Re-
turned, Sheriff Barry, Of Cleveland,
Made Arrangements For Or.
Chadwick's Extradition.

Cleveland, O.. Dec. 23.-Dr. Leroy s.
Chadwick and his wife, Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick, were jointly indicted by the
county grand jury Thursday afternoon
on the charge of having forged and
uttered a S5,000000 note signed An
drew Carnegie.
DR. Chadwick is now on his way to
New York from Paris and is expected
TO land next Wednesday. AS soon as
the Indictment was returned Sheriff
Barry, of this county, made arrange
ments to secure DR.. Chadwicks extra
dition. He will meet the steamer on
its arrival.
This is the third time that Mrs.
Chadwick has been indicted by the
county grand jury. but it is the first
instance of her husbands name ap
pearing in the legal proceedings in the
case. The indictments already return
ed against Mrs. Chadwick are similar
to the one given Thursday except that
they cover notes of S250.000 and $780,
600 signed Andrew Carnegie.
The grand iury's action was some
first that its report would be made
Saturday. Prosecutor keeler counted
on delay in securing the necessary
papers for DR.. Chadwick's return and
feared that the steamship on which
he is a passenger possibly might ar
rive before they were secured. Action
was then taken and the indictment re.
turned.
Sheriff Barry arranged to obtain the
roquisition from Gov. Herrick of Ohio,
and will leave Sunday night for AL.
bany. n. Y, to obtain eXtradition pa
pers from Gov Odell. DR.. Chadwick,
II is expected, will not resist return.
Ing TO Cleveland.
The grand jury has spent more than
two weeks in its investigation of the
Chadwick affair. II is understood that
IL was mainly on the testimony of
President Beckwith. of the Citizens
National bank, of Oberlin. O.. which
failed recently, that the jurors voted
to indict DR.. Chadwick.
Boston Dec. 23.-On behalf of Her
bert ID. Newton, it was authoritatively
stated Thursday night that civil pro.
ceedings in his interest would be in.
stituted against Or. Leroy s. Chad
wick upon the latter's return to this
country. The action will be brought
for the recovery on paper given by
Dr. Chadwick to Mr.. Newton and hav.
ing a face value of 800. Mr. Newton
has cabled to Southampton and salts
fed himself that Or. Chadwick is
passenger on the Hamburg.American
line steamer Pretoria.
Cleveland, o., Dec 2i.-Arrange.
ments are being made. it is under.
stood to secure bail for Dr., Leroy S.
Chadwick, whom, with his wife, Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick. was Thursday in.
dicted by the county grand jury charg-
ed with forging and uttering $4,000
00O note signed Andrew Carnegie,
when he arrives here. DR.. Chadwick
Is now on his way to New York from
Paris, and extradition papers are to
be requested
County Prosecutor Keeler has not
yet been asked by friends of DR.. Chad.
wick as to the amount of bond that
will cover the offense charged, but it
was said by person interested in the
case that the necessary sum would be
furnished at the proper time. The
prosecutor said Friday that the bond
would probably be $4,000 or $4,000
J. p. Dawley, counsel for Mrs. Chad.
wick, said he believed no attempt
would be made by Dr. Chadwick to
resist eXtraditlon.
Prosecutor Keeler said he expected
TO go to New York to investigate some
phases of the Chadwick case. He will
probably leave next week. He refus-
The requisition papers for DR.. Chad
wick were Friday evening received
from Columbus by Sheriff Barry.
A trunk supposed to belong to Mrs.
Chadwick has been given into the
keeping of Receiver Loeser. The
trunk is believed to be the one that
disappeared in New York. 1t reached
Cleveland Friday from New York and
was addressed TO Emil Hoover.
Mr.. Loeser stated that he was OBJ.
tanning trace of much valuable prop
erty of Mrs. Chadwiclls There is jew
ery, which was pledged in New York
which has been discovered, together
with furs that have been found in
Cleveland and which have already
been turned over to the receiver.
Mr.. Loeser also stated that there
were many valuable furs in the Euclid
avenue home of Mrs. Chadwick. There
are many other valuable articles In
the Euclid avenue house, among which
are about 100 hats of all shapes and
styles, many OF them with fur trim
mings No estimate has been made
of the value of the personal property
In Mrs, Chadwick's home.