The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-16
Two FAMOUS WOMEN.


The revelations In the chadwick
,ase tax croduliiy. and seem TO belong
10 The domain OF fiction Thcy revive
memories of ihe Humber, case When
Madame Iumbert was summoned be-
fore the French courts for swindles
which made crimes Of address perpe.
t~u,ed by the famous confidence men
ana women who Lad preceded her ap-
pear like pety onenses. NJ Couuelin,
tie famous French actor. said that her
tsi7l would be one Of the greatest
dramas in history. Gullbillty is not
confined to lighthearteded French
mea. luliel into confidence by the
persuasive arts Of womankind.
The Chadwick affair. while scarcely
approaching in dramatic interest the
Humbert escapade, or rivaling the lat
Ter in the total Of losses sustained by
the victims. promises to take high
rank among the adroit swindles that
Lave astonished the world. The cases
are similar. in that both Of the wo-
men negotiated enormous loans upon
mythical securities, purporting TO rep
resent value very much greater than
the Sums secured. ia Grande Their
csc" as the French designated Mad
ame Humbert professed 10 an inher-
itance OF S2O.0OO.OO0. which she offered
as security for loans, amounting to
SIsO00.G00. She promised to produce
the fictitious brothers Crawford,
American mlllionaires. on whom she
based her stcsy OF the vast inheritance.
The alleged title deeds and securities
were hcid IN a safe which had been
carefully sealed by the French author
titles without seeing them. Upon these
unseen documents and forged instru-
mnts as security she secured funds
from all class bankers. usurers,
small traders.
Technical objections to the opening
os the mysterious safe prevailed for
many months. The intricate machin-
cry Of the French courts were sldillful.
~ managed. by Madame Humbert's
lawyers to postpone the Inevitable dis
closures. Before her downfall she was
generous 10 a fault. The great men OF
The Republic basked in her favor. The
antilles of President Carnot ana Fauro
were Intimate with her. and generals.
renatcrs and deputies, sat at her q
lie. This patronage impressed the
business world, fact which was
eCr9iay used to secure money from
iaose who are fascinated by appear
aacos.
Mrs. Chadwick. less brilliant and
fuccessful than Madame Humbert and
lconer caught in the meshes OF the
w, has her bundle of fictitious secur
tics. and, like Madame Humbert has
Travelled far ty means Of a plausible
I=anncr, an unabashed front and suf
aeleut knowledge of business metz
cls and the weariless OF money lena
.ers ID allay suspicion and accomplisi
rrgr.s'lg results, The resemblance
rowson these two criminal li'
C,am1s O. r.lsing az least in The lna
aloao---l empty safe, securities dis
CA- uc to De worth a song, h'
eovc.'mcnt aad chagrin Of bank
,,s 1eaei 70 be shrewd ani eau
tar the apso Of fair rapuiatoa'
rrd r s.sn'i-a.
q Is .--lt 70 understand how
c--9 alolt ,tsat veterans of IN
.Reo. tsc.,ei and cautious bankers
ta.aai to scan sharply paper ofiere.
10 seesre small loans, surrenderei
hcrrels Of thousands 10 Mrs Chad
w.cS rpon securities whose worthless
ness world have been revealed by al
oisira-y Investigation. The success
ot Mrg Chadwick's forays in the realn
ct fnaace has its tragic side, but tLi
story OF o,er-conhdence and blini
falih told in the current dispatches
Constitute a comedy OF costly error
fich has had few parallels in nman
cal history The facility with whlcl
IS audacious woman fnancier reliey
er the custodians OF moaey Of tn
Treasure puts the ordinary cracksmai
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