The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-12-16
FIVE
indictments Re-
turned by Jury
Against FamOus Mrs.
Chadwick
NOW IN JAIL
In the City of CIeve-
land.
President aud Cashier of the
Oberiin Bank Are Also
Indicted.

Cleveland. Dec. 15.-Mrs- Cassie L.
$3.50 o'clock Wednesday.
A huge crowd Of curious people sur
rounded the train and was forced into
. long lane by the police. Mrs. Chad
wick was assisted from the train to a
carriage In waiting by the United
States deputy marshals. Her maid,
Freda, walked ahead of her through
the Union passenger station, while
Emil, her son, tagged behind Mrs.
Chadwick was placed In q carriage
and driven at once to the federal
building.
On reaching the federal building
Mrs. Chadwick was taken to the Office
of the United States district clerk.
| where the deputies from New York
made the formal transfer of their
prisoner to Marshal Chandler. Shortly
afterward District Attorney Sullivan
saw her. The interview lasted for a
| moment only. Attorney Kerruish
talked with Mrs. Chadwick and then
she announced that she would not be
arraigned Wednesday afternoon She
was accordingly taken to the county
Jail
Mrs. Chadwick reached the jail at
3:35. As she was helped out of the
carriage In the midst of q crowd of
$500 people the crowd began to jeer
and yell.
There she isl There she goesl"
yelled the crowd.
Mrs. Chadwick shrank back and
would have fallen. but the ever
faithful maid, Freda Swanson, caught
her Then, on the arm Of Marshal
Chandler and Deputy Sampsell, she
labored up the steps to the jail She
stood at the register desk and gave
her age as IS. her condition married.
said she was born In the United States
and lived on Euclid avenue.
Sheriff Barry escorted her into the
women's prison and introduced her to
the matron. Her maid followed her
and dropped her mistress wrap in cell
IA. In the corridor upstairs Mrs.
Chadwick tainted. DR.. Lohmann was
called to attend her.
The United States grand jury in
dicted Mrs. Chadwick, President
Beckwith and Cashier Spear, of the
Oberlin bank, Wednesday afternoon.
There were five indictments against
Mrs. Chadwick, charging her with
having aided and abetted officials Of a
national bank to misapply the funds OF
the bank and with having entered into
a conspiracy to commit an offense
against the national banking law
There were four indictments against
/ Beckwith and four against Spear. Two
Of these were for misapplying the
funds Of a national bank, one for GER
tffying to a check when there were nc
funds In the bank. and ono for con-
spiracy to commit an offense against
the national banking laws. The jury
reported just as Mrs Chadwick's train
was pulling into the Union station
Reclining on a couch in the corridor
Of the county Jail and looking the pic.
lture of content. Mrs. Chadwick was
seen by q representative Of the Asso
ciated Press last night
1T seems very good to be back ir
Cleveland" was Mrs. Chadwick
greeting, "for now I feel that an
among my friends I am delighted a
the treatment accorded me on al
sides Sheriff Barry has been cour
tesy personined. and he is surround
ing me with every comfort
|, Let me make It plain why / do no
seek bail. II Is not because I canno
get II, for only to-day I received q let
ter from one of the wealthiest men II
the country who has known me since
was IL years old In this letter he as
sursd me that he would sign my bal
, bond for any amount I shall refus'
, his kind offer, for while I am in jai
am free from the annoyance of curl
. Gus people
'T believe DR.. Chadwick sailed to
day from Liverpool. so that within tel
days he viii be by my side. I do no
! believe the doctor has been correctl,
, quoted by some OF his interviewer
but when the tinse comes people vii
know exactly what he means"
New York, Dec. 15.-That Andrey
Carnegie Is willing to appear agains
, Mrs. Chadwick when his health ha
, sufficiently improved was made clea
in q statement given out yesterday Q
Mr.. Carnegie's residence by his secre
tary.
Mr.. Carnegie's only reason for no
, going to Cleveland at this time has al
ready been given" said the secretary
His health will not admit Of his TAX
j ing the trip save at considerable risl
, as his physician has said he is suffer
? hg from lumbago.
He has been willing to make
deposition at his home, and later, o
his return from Florida, he will len
his assistance and be present to ties
tify at any subsequent proceeding
such as q trial, whenever his test
| mony is needed. His one and onl
I reason for not going to Cleveland mo-
Is that he is unable to stand the joul
new in this weather"