Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-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-
post in the OberIin 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 n,ou-
ey In the Oberlin bank at the time or
drawing the checks which were certfl.
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 Z
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
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 aIsor
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 OberIiu
bank Avery at first testified that af
no time had Mrs. Chadwick either
money in or credit at the bank. Sew
eTal directors of the Oberlin bank tes-
tihed that they knew nothing OF tha
transactions with Mrs. Chadwick
one OF them said none of the Chad
WICK deals were ever reported by Mr.
Spear to the directors.
An official Of the Euclid Ayenue
Trust Company testified that Mrs.
Chadwick had $4,000 on deposit I'm
ms Dank Horace G. White, book
Keeper of the Oberin bank, testified
mat the entry giving credit to Mrs.
Chadwick for $4,000 was in the hand
writing of Cashier Spear, and that the
deposit slip for the same amount was
also In Spears handwriting Robert
lyons. receiver for the Citizens Ma
tlonal Bank of Obcrlin, said that the
looks did not show that any account
mad ever existed by which Mrs. Chad
WICK could draw checks on the bank.
Mrs. Chadwick came into court to-
uay apparently none the worse for her
illness. which caused the adjournment
yesterday. She wore the same gown
OF black and white, as on her first
appearance. but had added a long
grey veil which covered her face. and
was wound in repeated folds about
hcr neck. Shortly after taking her
seat i'll the rear Of her counsel. 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 if Andrew Carnegie
VIII take the stand. District Attorney
sullivan said today: 1T is not NV
present intention to put Mr. Carnegie
on the stand, and | do not think he
VIII be called upon to testify unless
DIS evidence should be needed in re-
Dultal or something introduced hy 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
gwen any testimony. The entire after
noon session was taken up by the in
trouuction as evidence of checks de-
poSlt Slips. books of the bank and two
letters written by Mrs. Chadwick to
hr. Beckwith and Mr.. Spear. One OF the
letters was written to Spear alone In
it Mrs. Chadwick asked him to certify
a check to be given by her 20 Henry
OF Elyria. saying that she
'''"I' Stl lIlt SOOuS III Jllc East to-
meet the check. so draw a check for
10000 the letter said. "and | will
sign IT, and pay you we'll for it, | am
about to do something of great interest
to us all District Attorney Sullivan
laid great stress. III representing the
letters to the jury. on the apparent fact
hat Mrs. Chadwick was asking for the
tertification Of a check not only when
she had no funds in the bank. but even
before she had signed it. 1t is practical
" ac.tled that Andrew Carnegie will
net appear in the case at all There has
been nothing in the case as presented
by the government that bears i'm 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
VIII call him to the stanG to testify in
-ebuttal