Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-03-15
MONEY IN THE BANK
Saves Mrs. Chadwick From Charge Of
intentional Fraud
CLAIM OF GOVERNMENT FAILS
The Defence in the Chadwick Case
Shows That She Had Money on De.
posit in the Oberlin Institution.


Cleveland, Ohio, Special.-Nine wit.
nesses were examined in the Chad
wick trial, and the defense established
the fact that the claim of the govern.
ment that Mrs. Chadwick had no mon,
ey in the 0berlin bank at the time OF
irawing the checks which were certi.
fed by Spear and Beckwith, was in'
correct in two instances. at least.
1t was shown by the general jour-
nal of the bank that on November 3,
1903, when Mrs. Chadwick received a
certified check for $4,000. an entry
crediting her with that amount was
made on the Journal OF the bank and
a deposit slip for $4,000 was made
out in her name, The entry and the
slip were in the handwriting Of Cash
Ter Spear. Another entry of similar
nature amounting to $4,000 was also
found. These facts were brought out
on cross examination by Judge Wing,
counsel for Mrs. Chadwick after long
and tedious questioning Of H. Fl. Av-
cry, assistant cashier of the Oberlin
bank. Avery at first testified that at
no time had Mrs. Chadwick either
money in or credit at the bank. Sew.
eral directors of the Oberlin bank tes,
titled that they knew nothing Of the
transactions with Mrs. Chadwick.
One Of them said none Of the Chad.
wick deals were ever reported by MT.
Spear to the directors.
An official of the Euclid Avenue
Trust Company testified that Mrs.
Chadwick had $4,000 on deposit in
his bank. Horace G. White, book.
keeper of the Oberlin bank, testified
that the entry giving credit to Mrs
Chadwick for $4,000 was in the hand
writing of Cashier Bpaaf, and that the
deposit slip for the same amount was
also in Spears handwriting. Robert
Lyons, receiver for the Citizens Ma
tional Bank OF obertIil, said that the
looks did not SHOW that any account
had ever. existed by which Mrs. Chad.
wick could draw checks on the bank.
Mrs. Chadwick came into court to.
day apparently none the worse for her
illness, which caused the adjournment
yesterday She wore the same gown
of black aud white, as on her first
appearance, but had added long
grey veil which covered her face, and
was wound in repeated folds about
her neck Shortly after taking her
seat in the rear of her counse,,, she
removed the veil and took the position
she occupied during most of yester-
day, her elbow on the table and her
chin in the palm of her hand.
1t is doubtful il Andrew Carnegie
will take the stand. District Attorney
Sullivan said today: ut is not /. my
present intention to put Mr.. Carnegie
on the stand, and 1 dc not think he
will be called Upon to testify unless
bis evidence should be needed in re
.buttal Of something, introduced by the
defense" /"
Carnegie May Not Testify.
Cleveland, o., Special:-The cause of
the government against Mrs. Chadwick
was completed Wednesday afternoon.
One witness for the defense, an ex-
pert accountant, was sworn, but an
adjournment was taken before he had
given any testimony The entire after
noon session was taken up by the in
PRODUCTION as evidence Of checks, de-
posit slips, books OF the bank and two
letters written by Mrs. Chadwick to
Mr.. BeckWith and Mr.. Spear. One Of the
letters was written to Spear alone. In
1t Mrs. Chadwick asked him to certify
check to be given BY her to Henry
Wurst, OF Elyria, saying that she
would get the goods in the East to
meet the check. $50 draw a cheek for
s15,OOO," the letter said, land /. will
sigu it, aud pay yc'l we'll for it: 1 AM
about to DO someth as of great interest
to US ALL" District Attorney Sullitah
laid great stress, in representing the
letters to the jury, on the apparent fact
that Mrs. Chadwick was asking for the
.El LiuIdLlon u a 49,. iA~. H..
she had no funds in the bank, but even
before she had signed it. 1t is practical
ly settled that Andrew Carnegie will
not appear in the case at all. There has
been nothing in the case as presented
by the government that bears in any
manner on the papers signed with his
name which bore so large part in the
financial transactions Of Mrs. Chad.
wick, and it is not expected that the
defense will offer any testimony that
will call him to the stand to testify IL
rebuttal.