Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-02-21
A MILLION
IS HIDDEN
AUTHORITIES SAY MRS. CHAD.
WICK SAVED THAT SUM in
FOUR YEARS.


DELVE INTO THE PAST
Collector Of Customs Declares That
Through Her Financial Methods
Mrs. Chadwick Pocketed Huge For.
tune-Was Waiting for Last Deal.
Cleveland. Ohio, Feb. 20. - One mil.
lion dollars has been securely hidden,
1t is now declared. by Mrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick. Collector of Customs Leach
OF this city has traced SO minutely
the operations Of this woman in the
last four years that he is in position
to know the amount saved by her
from her many financial transactions.
In addition to the $1,000,000 cash, Mrs.
Chadwick Is believed to have placed
just as securely beyond the reach of
her creditors and the government
Jewels worth $150,000. The perusal
of her private papers by the federal
authorities has also laid bare her plan
to leave the United States and make
her home in Brussels. where she would
be safe from extradition because Of
the peculiar treaty existing between
this country and Belgium. Her arrest
nipped her plans just as they were
about to bloom.
Wanted $5oo,ooo More.
1t was her desire the papers indi-
cate to make one more deal whereby
she would receive $50O,000. That
accomplished, she expected to land in
the Belgium capital with a fortune Of
$2,O00,000, where she might enjoy the
proceeds of her short career among
hard-headed bankers and tight-fsted
money leaders of this country.
1t was just year ago that she be-
gan in methodical way to achieve
this purpose. In February 1904, DR..
Chadwick and his daughter went to
Brussels. They lived at the Hotel
Metropole, one Of the most fashionable
on the continent, dressed we'll and
spent money freely.
4 Mrs. Chadwick was working hard to
obtain the $500000 by what she had
determined would be her last opera
tlon. The intended victims in Pitts
burg were several times her guests
during this period. They were lavishly
entertained at the. Chadwick mansion.
On these occasions her servants
were appropriately dressed and made
to pose as wives of prominent Cleve-
landers. But the money refused to
come to hand. She wished brought
back certain of her Jewels which were
In Brussels. The doctor and his daugh-
ter returned.to this country August 19
1904. Late in October Mrs. Chadwick
believed her efforts to get the $780,.
600 were about to succeed.
DR.. Chadwick and his daughter re-.
turned to Europe. The Newton suit.
its attendant publicity the confer
ences in New York City, promises OF
payment in full Of all her creditors. her
attempt at flight and finally her arrest
are all well known.
], Nets 1889 900.
The United States authorities have
discovered that Mrs Chadwick's firl-
ancial transactions in the last four
years netted her 1889 900, as follows: ::
From Lorain county, $4,000; Cleve-
land, $120,000; other Ohio points, $780,
900; Pittsburg, 100000; New York
City $150,000 and ston,$125, 900. Her
expenditures for the same period OF
time are estimated at $500,000 as fol-
lows: Jewelry, 100000, furniture and
bric-a-brac. $4,000; four years travel
ing and living expenses, as approxi-
mated from memoranda. 100000; at
torneys' fees, $4,000.
The woman's success In hoodwink-
ing customs officials at New York.
which has been revealed by the search
of the treasury agents in this country
and Europe, has created great sur
prise. She made three trips to Europe
and passed through the custom house
at New York on September 5, 1898: De-
cember %, 1901 and June 10, 1902. On
the first trip she could have had but
little that was dutiable, as her finan-
4 cial deals had only begun. On the
second trip the officers had been In
formed of her heavy purchases and
were on the lookout. They stopped
her and her four companions hold.
ing the party for inspection for Ave
hours.
Escapes Heavy Duties.
Mrs. Chadwick stormed and fumed.
declaring that the 1000 worth OF
jewelry which she voluntarily entered
was all she had with her OF this So.
600 was not subject to duty, as it had
been purchased in this country. She
was allowed to pass, the officers believ-
Ing the Paris agents had been mis-
taken. 1t is now said that on this
occasion she had 100000 worth of duti-
able goods in her possession concealed
in the many trunks of the party.
j On the third trip an agent followed
her from Brussels. saw her make a
nominal entry and then waited until
she passed out of the barge office. be-
fore springing upon her and snatching
a costly necklace which she wore. and
which he believed had been purchased
in Europe. She proved conclusiyely
II tho necklace was boupht in +b;. -