The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-06
Says He and the Cashier.
Endorsed Notes for &
Mrs. Chadwick.
BORE SIGNATURE
OF MIR. CARNEGIE
Woman Declared That She Had
Herself Seen the Millionaire 4
Sign Them-NoW Be
ing Swallowed il,
New York
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4 CLDvEIAAND, o., December 5.-Sea ted 53E
& In the Offices in tho United Sta tes DIS
&trct Attorney this afternoon In this city,
President G. Il. Beckwit1, Of the failed N
Citizens National Bank Of obcrlin. made M
a confession regarding the banks trans
actions with Mrs Cassie Il. Chadwick
Mr.. BeckWitll. said
IT am either an awful dupc or d ter- 8 Il
riblc fool guess, there is no do,rbt about %
my being IL fool.tSI know Il haYc q done N
wrong and although crushed to the
earth myself IL do not propose to hosSs
made a. scapegoat to shield Tic sins $ots3
others. The truth Is Il that Others also sF
must 5loc called to the bar q answ er for
their part In this terrible affair, and one VS.
4 of those whose answer must be had sls 88
Mrs. Cassie u. Chadwick n sss
Swore She Would dn't y Sc Tllcnl,8Ss
The banker spoke q II broken sen toncea, 53
md tears We're illg from lis $eSes.
His acquaintance with Mrs yhad wick s$s
began three years ago. Tho attorneys
81 for Herbert u. Newton the srookline ,Sss
Mass, banker have stated that theT n
client loaned Mrs. Chadwick money onl y3S#
after a note signed .Niidre rew Carnegie
had been endorsed by tic Spresident and Ia
cashier Of u national }bank. 81 Tho men G
who endorsed he not g were Z resi- dent
#1scckwith and Cashier Speur.Eof Tic Cit
3tiZens' National Bank, Of 8Oberlin. ..
Relating this matter. Ban kcrg = 9cckWith8
continued his story or Tho bank 81 trans R
actions with Mrs. Chad wick as ollows:5 M
es, we endorsed the note iniidditionS3s
to ono other note for $$5OO, 600 Il but 5snevel.
for the purpose NJ for which tile }w ere IA
S,1scd.'' ss 5,3s5a s sitssS & 58s3
DO you mean 10 say that; here are
two $500, 900 notes IN additionsto the note
for $3.50, ,010?'' was asked Mr. Rccliwit It'll.
Yes, notes ggregatil1g sl,a250, 10
1T has not been generallS un derstood y
that there were two notes for $500 900. ''5a y
was suggested 3f5ss
II know it; e. knoWslt. but the otes
exist just&the me, sal ID Mr.. BeclsWtth. IN
&..One Of them I'm the hands OF t he ne
hands OF Mrs. Chad wick. # she has sS
disposed 4 OF git. she has done some thing ga
which shc swore she would not 4 o. So HH
pleas. mako 1T plain TINT n solemn oatt MI
was taken that lie notes which bear ss
our endorsements, We're never 10 5be used fss
by Mrs. Chadwick fort tho purpose OF 4
raising money and she knew IT, & IA
Used Carnegie's Name.
So Mr.. Beckwith. TO correct an wrong
impression, would 1t not be wise for$Soui
to state how Mrs. Chadwick induced ynll
to place your signature upon the no tes RI s$S
q My God. J would like TO Il i thought
Sit8would make t clear. no $tell4tllc story s2
would be to tell the tale.ofi torture and s
transactions covering n aperiod of over q
year. Z cannot tell tie story before 50 SsBs
on the witness stand. ls.nust seek adS
vice" # y I'll ~ ss3fSSSE
did you have the slightest suspicion
that the notes carrying thc$name Of 4Nli7sss8{
drew Carnegie We're not genuine 2
1f.'lll heavens name, how could VIC lllva
had suspicion? Mrs, Cadwlck sworr} 70 s
both of5us and one orsniore witnesses Tint 5E
she personally saw MI. Carnegie sign s
his name to tho notes she placed before s3s5
How are we to know? The answer. came #
in less than two da Us, when n New orliii is
attorney appeared in Oberlln.4 who said s3S5
he was the attorney Of Mr.. Carnegie. his a
special agent 1Ic vouchcd for I he COR
srcctness Of the claims made W Mrs.
Chadwick. In every way we attempted #
to make certain that We were en- gagea t$
In a legitimate business tl1.nsaetion.'''
"lIow about the attest held by ri Itry- 5
nolds; did you see tiim2' Mi. K stlswltll3 s
was asked. "
.'Yes, many times. and whit did We
understand? Wn understood by every
word that everything was all right aud ig
that genuine securities were locked up 1
In the yaluts of tile Wade Park Bank. "a sss5
don't know now. Why don't somebody II
find out: that lsithe questions. why dont
somebody find out? WA
No Way to Tell.
& "Jilst now ! can SEQ back to the first
time ! came to know Mrs, Chadwick in
n business way. { WAS something over
Ia year ago that ! learned that w, s.. Fay II
and Henry Wurst, OF Elyria, had lad sG
some dealings with Mrs. Chdawlck l. They n
were known as shrewd business men. }sS
began to inquire for rs u business man. B354
i wanted to exert my effort to turn an
honest dollar. l guess my Inquiries
reached the cars OF Mrs, Chadwicls. t
any rate, she cams 10 Oberlin and lt3Yj$
was there the thing began. began look-4s
Ing for Legitimate business. f Mrs. t,flnd-s$s
wiclS~--well, you must Judge for Sout-sStE
self. a second interview and | made 4 #
small loan, 1t was promptly met. l1 nd-ef8g
dition, We secured considerable splendid
business. From hereon the story leads IN
into a maze, The end OF which Risi. Sss
to God could now see.
Arnunng aund and stopping ~ mon Ii
the sweat from his brow. the eotinse,,-s
auce of the banker suddenly lighted up,
5"NIan do you thfnil that woman could ~
have executed the; name of Andrew y rs
nss.ie npon those notes2 she may ilayes
done so. but il so SHE Is gifted With far
more than All ordinary cuhhlns, iioWssi54
could We suspect anything wrong she
would sign statements almost without
reading Them. And through II all shs apr8st$
peared almost like a child, remembfrsss sss
one stateluent She agned particularly y3 s
.It was a rlatsncnt to tile effect tina I 10 5s
person had any claim upon the seearl @
ties she claimed to possess Ha wa nted
a written statement Anything % maze
you Iertaetiy assured, she saia ~ sae s
signed the paper.
Held for Grand Jury.