Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-12-13
|ND|C1 MRS. CHADWICK
Two True Bills Found Against
the Financial Sorceress,
Charging Forgery
BASED UPON CARNEGIE NOTES
Iri Reynolds Tells the Whole Miserable
Story Of the Woman's Duplicity in
Connection With the Transactions
Based on tho Supposed Securities in
His Possession.

His Possession.
Cleveland, Dec. 13.-Mrs Cassie L
Chadwick was twice indicted last eve.
ming by the grand jury Of Cuyahogs
county, her old time friend Iri Rey.
| nolds. having taken the stand in cour
| and made evident his intention tc
shield and protect her no longer Thu
| aged secretary of the Wade Park banl
presented a pathetic picture as he an
swered question after question, which
brought out his own implicit faith il
the woman whose fiscal transaction!
have we'll night ruined him financially
He gave evidence, too, that he still be
lteves his trust was justified. Only one
when he was asked how much of hi.
personal estate had passed into the
possession of Mrs. Chadwick. His eyes
filled and he requested that he be ex.
cused from answering. The question
was not pushed.
The formal indictments voted against
Mrs. Chadwick are based, one, upon the
Carnegie note for $250,00O, which was
made payable at the office of Andrew
Carnegie in New York City, and the
other upon the Carnegie note for $780,
00O which was payable at the National
Bank Of Commerce in New York. I'm
~ oor nj ir3 iCty nj
charging forgery, the other uttering of
forged paper.
Information Of the indictments was
at once wired to New York by County
Prosecutor Keller. and he requested
that Mrs. Chadwick be Immediately re-
arrested II she secured bail on the
other charges hanging over her.
Has No Assets.
The examination of Iri Reynolds,
treasurer and secretary of the Wade
Park bank, before Referee Remington.
in the bankruptcy court yesterday, fall
ed to disclose assets that might be re-
ceived by Receiver Loeser appointed by
the federal court, but brought from
Mr.. Reynolds in reply to questions, the
statement: "She told me she was the
illegitimate daughter Of Carnegie"
Later, Mr.. Reynolds, In detailing his
transactions with Mrs. Chadwick said:
In all my transactions with Mrs.
Chadwick, I believed from what she
told me, that Andrew Carnegie was
backing her and all her indebtedness
would be paid"
heard anything yet to make me doubt
it,
Mr. Reynolds was asked If he knew
of Mrs. Chadwick ever having dia-
monds, and he replied that he had
seen diamonds that he said had
been pledged in New York and were
inventoried at $9S9,00O. He had also
seen them at the house. He did not
know, however, where they were now.
The witness appeared anxious to
help the officials in every way, and
volunteered much information. One
question caused him to bride some
what, however. and his reply was most
pathetic. He was asked how much his
personal loans to her had amounted to,
and he said in vice trembling with
emotion:
Please excuse me from answering
that. I'm willing to tell all ! know OF
this affair." but I'm going to stay right
here in Cleveland. I'm not going to
run away I'm going to stay here and
take my medicine. I want to see the
other debts paid"
Mr.. Reynolds memory was faulty as
TO dates and he was frequently correct
near him. The examination was made
by Attorney Grossman, the law part
ner Of RECEIVER Loeser.
That 100000 Note.
After the preliminary questioning
Mr.. Reynolds said he had known Mrs.
Chadwick seven or eight years and DR..
Chadwick all his life. In detailing how
he came into possession Of the $5,000,-
600 note bearing the name Of Andrew
Carnegie, he said: Mrs. Chadwick
called me to her house, think it was
March S, 1908, and said she wished to
intrust to me some securities. She
said she had been advised to place
them in the possession of third par
ty, and she wanted me to take care of
them"
This is the package which was open
ed last Friday night in the presence of
Mr.. Reynolds and Attorney Stearn by
Attorney Andrew Squire. The pack
age was produced in court and Mr..
Reynolds identified the Carnegie note.
the mortgage deed and the copies of
ar alleged trust agreement.
Continuing the witness said: "She
then handed me paper to sign" This
paDer witness said he did not have
With him but as near as he could re-
member it read: II certify that 1 hold
IN trust for Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick
securities and note for s5,o00,Oo0."
Mr.. Reynolds would not swear to the
but it was to that effect.
The note was not Endorsed, but he
1ad no doubt that the alleged maker
If The note was back of the woman.
The contents of the package were
Identified separately by Mr.. Reynolds
md at the request Of the examining
counsel he marked each paper as an
exhibit. The s5,0Oo,Oo0 note was mark
I'd Exhibit A and this is the first time
t has been seen outside of the nuner-
,us lawyers interested in the case.
A Banking Secret.
Asked as to other transactions sub
senuert to 1903, Mr.. Reynolds said:
Their. is one, it is little banking Sc
ret sat I'm willing to tell all. She
anne tc me, think it was in 1904, and
aid she had $4,000 in paper payable
4 ,he Prudential Trust Company. If I
you'd let her have the money she
you'd put up United States Steel bonds
n the morning as collateral. l con-
fIoaff