The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-16
But I'm Not So Sure Yet
You are a Fraud.
so SAYS Mr.. BECkWITH
Their Meeting is One of the Most
Dramatic Events of this Most Ex-
traordinary Story in which
Truth is Stranger Far
Than FICTION.
CBy the Associated Press.

(By the Associated Press.)
Cleveland, O., Dec. 15.-Mrs. Chad
weeks first day III the county Jail was
a busy one for her. She received sew
eral visits from her attorneys, held
long conferences with them, conversed
with newspaper men and for fifteen
minutes stood face to face with Presi-
dent Peckwith. of the Oberlin Bank,
who has come to such trouble
through his financial transactions with
her.
This meeting vas dramatic. The
aged banker. who had been for hours
before the county jury, went TO the
Office of Sheriff Barry this afternoon
and asked if he might see Mrs. Chad
wick The sheriff readily consented
ana Mrs Chadwick was eager to meet
him. Accompanied by MRS. BeckWlth
no, owing TO her husband g III health,
is always by his side. the aged banker
made his way slowly and feebly MP to
the long fight of iron stairs leading to
Mrs. Chadwick's cell. She met him at
the entrance of the corridor and
shook hands with him cordially. At
Ter some general conversations Mi
Beckwith referred to their business re-
lations by saving
Mrs. Chadwick you have ruine'
G1e. but IN not so sure yet YOU dia a
fraud. | have stood by you to my last
dollar. and | do thinks now that the
.ime has come for YOU To make known
everything in relation to this this"
Beckwith's voice betrayed deep
emotion as he spoke and he leaned
heavily ON the arm OF his wife who
was almost compelled 10 SUPPORT
him SO great was his physical weak
ness. Mrs. Chadwick dir not reply
DIRECTLY TO the words of Mr.. BeckWith,
but her manner and the look on her
face were not conciliatory. Seeing
that she would not answer Mir. Beck
with went on:
Il have always told YOU hat | .li('
not ike it because you changed your
lawyers so often. Why don't YOU get
a good one and stick to him o.
Well. said Mrs Chadwick, in reply,
Il have reasons for that
Have YOU heard from judge OIL
emit recentiy?" was Mr.. 3ecIwitn S
question.
Not snce / left New York
HAS he changed his mind ."
mo, he has the same belief that he
always held"
To what matter the questions re-
ferred is not known.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwith then both
said they hoped the matters connect
cd with the Chadwick affair would
be eventually Strengthened out. The
interview then closed. Mrs. Chad
wick thanked them for calling, shook
hands with Mr.. and Mrs. Beckwitn
and said she wou'd be pleased to
have them cal! again.
TIC Probabilities,
There is q possibility that The hear
IN, in h. iclr l,a
resumed tomorrow morning in the
bankruptcy court. and that she will
be summoned as a witness, although
the probabilities are that the hear
ing will go over until Saturday and
possibly until Monday.
An application for an additional
receiver for the Chadwick estate was
made in the Common Pleas Court this
afternoon by the Savings Deposit
Banking and Trust Company OF
Elyria, Ohio, which has brought suit
against Mrs. Chadwick on two notes
Of $4,000 and $4,000 respectively
She Puzzles Her Attorneys.
Mrs Chadwick this afternoon re-
tanned the attorney who is TO con
duct her defense when she is called
for trial in the Federal court lie is
j. p. Dawley. one of the leading
criminal lawyers of Cleveland.
Sheldon @. Kerruish will assist Mr..
Dawley. MIR. Kerruish said this af-
ternoon..
1T is very difficult TO know what
is best to do for Mrs. Chadwick. she
says one thing and a little later viii
give a totally different version of the
same matter. Until we have sue
ceeded in getting her affairs straight
ened out il vii be difficult to say what
we will do. | don't know Of any
case where it has been so difficult for
an attorney to get his bearings
Mr.. Dawley after comforting with
Mrs Chadwick for thirty minutes.
announced that he had been retained,
but said his talk with her had COW
cred no other ground than that of
agreeing to act in her behalf A line
of defense was something he could
not determine until he had consult
ed her fully.
tative of the Associated Press in the
wonaan's corridor Of the CuyahoSa
county all TODAY, and gave what she
said would be her last Interview.
Il am very much disheartened after
reading the accounts of my home
coming in the morning papers, she
said land on that account | have
decided 10 do no more talking.
I'll is quite uncertain which
whether or not | shall give out the
formal statement | had promised, III
view of the sensational way the pa
Ders are treating the case.
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