The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-03-09
CHADWICK DEFENSE WILL BEGIN TODAY Woman in the Case Gives Her
 Opinion WROTE SOME FINE LET TIERS Told Beckwith and Spear How to Act and They Proceeded to Fol
 low Her Instrue-
 tlons.
WROTE SOME FINE LETTERS

Cleveland, O.. March s.-rhe ease of the government against Mrs. Chadwick was completed this afternoon. One wit ness for the defense, an expert account ant, was sworn, but an adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning before he had given any testimony. The most important point made by the prosecution in it's entire case was gained this morning when District Attorney Sui- livan. after a hard fight with the attor- neys for the defense, secured the admis- l sion as evidence of two drafts aggre- gating $sO,OOO issued by the oberlin bank in favor of Mrs. Chadwick August z4, 19O3 On this same date Mrs. Chadwick obtained from the bank a certified check for s125O0,. and Receiver Lyon testihed that there was nothing on the books Of l the bank to show that at the time Of receiving the drafts and the check Mrs 1 Chadwick had an account in the bank, or was in any way entitled to credit. The drafts were entered on the books of the l bank one month and five days after De- l ing issued During this time the books of the Oberlin bank showed that the money was held to it's credit at the lm- porters' and Traders National bank In New York, while it was in reality in the possession of Mrs. Chadwick. l It Is believed only part of the next session of the court will be required for the witnesses for the defense. and that the attorneys will commence their argu- ments by tomorrow afternoon at the | latest
 Both Sides Are Pleased.
 Tonight both sides expressed them selves as pleased with the case as made out by the government. District Attor- ney Sullivan said:
 T think we have made out a strong
 case It is not over. but believe tnst we have proved conclusively that con- spracy existed between Beckwith, Spear 1 and Mrs Chadwick"
 Attorney Dawley, acting for Mrs. Chad
 wick, said
 .I did not think that the government would be able to make out a case of con- spiracy against Mrs. Chadwick, and l do not think that 1t has done so.' Two letters written by Mrs. Chadwick | to Beckwith and Spear were read dur Ing the afternoon session, and afforded | considerable amusement to the court. The | first letter was written jointly to Beck
 with and Spear, and related to a Torn which Mrs Chadwick had secured rom w. L. Fay of Elyria, O. It declared that 1 the writer had given check 10 ray, ana when he came to see them about It, all | they had to do was to say that they had l agreed to extend her paper It would not be necessary for them to say anything be- 1 yond that The letter concluded: "He said that you would be surprised 10 l see the check in his hands, so you had better be surprised. If you don't say It, 1 you can look It.
 Another Letter to Spear. rho second letter was written to Spear alone In 1t Mrs. Chadwick asked him | to certify check to be given by her to Henry Wurst of Eyria, saying that she would get the goods in the east to meet | the check. "So draw a check Tor $lo'oVo' | tbe letter said, "and I will sign 1t and nav YOU well for 1t. I am about to do | something of great interest to us all.
 Dlstrict Attorney Sullivan laid great | stress in presenting the letters to the | iury to the apparent fact that Mrs. Chad- | wick was asking for the certhcation or
 a check. not only when she had no funds | in the bank, but even before she had | signed it.
 l Receiver Lyons was subjected 10 an l exhaustive cross-examlnation on the man.
 nor of keeping the bosks of the Oberlin hank The witness declared that the en- | trv of s100OO made on the day of granting | a certified check to Mrs. Chadwick, con- | stituted a credit to her.
 He was asked by the defendants coun- sel to give the pages in the books on
 which entries relative to Mrs. Chadwick's | transactions were made. The govern
 ment objected. as some or the transac- tlons were different from those at issue l in the trial.
 Mrs. Chadwick Explains.
 If the inqury assumes that scope" said
 District Attorney Sullivan. i've shall | rio fn Oo into all fha frang- actions had by the defendant with the | bank oral or otherwise"
 That's just what I want" exclaimed | Mrs Chadwick.
 The defendant says that Is what she
 wants, and it's what we want, said MT ! Sullivan.
 The court allowed the question, and | the list of pages was given Mir Lyons occupied the stand through | out the morning.
 l A bitter fight was waged in the after
 noon when District Attorney Sullivan | attempted to introduce in evidence the books of the Oberlin bank. The defense objected on the grounl there must neces- sarily be much matter in the books that
 was not germane to the trial of Mrs | Chadwick. The arguments were extend ell and at times heated. The trouble was finally settled by offer ing in evidence such pages in the books as contained matterf bearing on the evil dence given originally by various wit nesses.
 Fri w. Reynolds was called to the stand for a few minutes this afternoon to identify the writing of Mrs. Chad wick on various checks and in the two letters written to Spear and Beckwith. It is practically 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 notes signed and In which his name bore so large part in the financial transactions of Mrs. Chadwick. and t is not expected the de- fense will offer any testimony that would call him to the starl to testify in re- butta1.
 HhIl. Minsfru Reeinna