Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-25
MRS. CHADWICK
WAS OBDURATE.
!, First Refused to be Sworn
. Then Took Oath but Would
Not Answer Questions
sAf SMILED EXASpERATlNGlY.
,.,.,,, in Bankruptcy Pleaded and
W." ImolOrsd and Finally Almost
Reared,

r..o,and Feb. 24,--Mrs Chadwick
~ rJoced on the stand In the BANK
u u'otoy proceedings today before r :. ne o.
,uS,', remington, refused at first TO De
iel'e After a consultation with her
W. noy, she finally consented TO take
" wv 18th, She was then asked to state
,as name. She refused to reply to TINS
." ,rv OF the questions that followed
" 90 chadwick sought refuge In her
.S,,,loge as an accused person and she
.snsed TO answer most of the questions
IVY. :. ,bs ground that what she said might
W ~" ala the prosecution OF her GRIM
u'1 soses Referee Remington found
iD'' ar favor although lie insisted
|" her counsel's wishes, In max
,pr her give a quasi explanation OF her
refusal. o,o.o,,,
~, ujth he case In the federal court
Sl, ANYTHING affecting the one must
tnes "a:lIv affect the other said MRS.
neoes,Jip and the referee declared that
ma "oynianation OF her position was
tl"s a,,,irably expressed as 1t could be-
a. ,Hpat they want Is to get possession
',,,y ,nformation," stoutly declared
9, , ~ Dawiey on behalf Of Mrs. Chad
AL "They want TO have q look az
hard They are trying to ascertain
V o,. Snfense. Now, II the government
v Ugi I'm of its hand, we might arrange
me deai 1"
'' na uyG frankly told the court that
a." cb3dwlck would be only following
hs advice I'm refusing to be sworn. He
soIS no ala not intend TO be discour-
,ooS,s N tho referee, but he demanded
ne protection which, he said, the Con-
stItntlon gave his client.
htv Grossman, for Trustee Loeser,
insisted on an examination. however,
and Referee Remington finally decided
het Mrs. Chadwick would have to be
sworn and take the witness stand az
I'VE are reliably informed, and we
have reason TO believe that there Is a
large amount Of property including big
sums of money. that ought to be In the
hands OF the trustee for the benefit OF
the creditors, but which are not" de-
clared GrOssman.
eyes, but you must not turn the
bankruptcy court into an instrument
for prosecution" said Dawley. He de-
clared that the trustee had seized all
Ms Chadwick's private papers, and
turned over Information TO the United
States attorney, which had resulted in
at least two probably three additional
indictments,
1T Is the duty OF every good citizen"
said Referee Remington, TO give the
authorities all the information In their
possession" Despite Dawley's objec-
ton and his lrate declaration that Mrs
Chadwick was being unjustly and Inn
properly imposed on, Mrs Chadwick
was forced to take the stand and be
sworn.
This she aid very gracefully, smiling
pleasantly and cheerfully as the ref
cree administered the OATH 81 want
70 do all ! can TO aid the trustee and
help the creditors" announced the wit
ness, before any questions had been
asked.
So lnslstent had been Dawley's OBJ
jections and so hot had been the fight
over the Introduction Of the bankrupts
testimony that an hour was consumed
IN getting the examination started. And
then II struck a snag, the first Of many,
al the outset Mrs. Chadwick refused
to give her name.
Another long wrangle resulted over
ms seemingly unlmportant question.
II was IN vain that Grossman declared
ne mad no designs of trapping the wit
ness Into an discriminating reply. Mrs.
chadwick simply refused to say that
she was Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, and
smlllngy persisted In that course.
heleree Remington vainly appealed
70 her explained to her and almost
threatened her He went at length into
JUST what her privilege was, and Just
what amounted to contempt OF court.
MIS- chadwick was an interested list
eher 70 all he had to say, but his con-
vSersauon moved her not lot Finally,
remington grew little exasperated at
her cheerful Indifference. ~
Us this by your advlce2" he sternly
INQUIRED Of Dawley.
refuse to answer" was Dawleys
reply Counsel can take care OF him
SET ne added significantly. II am
not under obligations to disclose to any
one not even a court, the nature OF
my professional advice 10 my client"
- me passage between Dawley and
bennington left the air highly tense
ano Tor a while an open rupture was
imminent The referee did not lose
nls temper however, and the episode
was allowed to pass.
Da"ley continued TO grow more and
more acrimonious in his remarks to the
oSuft however, and along at the close
w a subsequent clash he frankly stated
m 9at 1e wished the court would commit
m,S, chadwick to jail for contempt and
be' me thing off his mind. Remington
Uoh decided objections to this attitude
sn9 remarked that II Dawley persisted
~ ny y tnerc would be trouble.
=, he referee examination was n series
y, JUST such wrangles and disputes
. TITS chadwick answered a few cues
uons, nut her answers were remarkably
mee rom information Finally the court
aug counsel on all sides agreed that the
ssfta,ulnatlon might just as well drop
esiuptly because there was no hone
securing any Information from the
,oMacordngly March 10 was set for
ddosu.nptlon OF the hearing with the UNI
,toel',S,,san1lng that Mrs. Chadwick would
,saa'ly freely on that date II the Grim
~ ,1. eaSes against her had been disposed
" oy that time.
o,, M's, chadwick today paid SO from her
wv iuhds for carriage to convey her
o nou, me county jail to the bankruptcv
,ss,u'I a distance Of one block. She ala
' on,s after unsuocessfuly attempting 70
sv9lnnpel the federal authorities 10 mr.
ush q carriage. On the return trin "a
lne jail she vailod N'f ~