Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-01-02
THE DOCTOR MUCH MOVED
And Declares His Conf.1ence in limo
cence Of His Wife.

And Declares His Confidence in limo.
cence Of His Wife.
New York. Jan. DIR. Leroy s.
Chadwick, husband Of Cassie l.. Chad
wick, and indicted in Ohio for compiled
" with her in the alleged forgery Of
| Andrew Carnegie's name to notes for
large sums, arrived in this country,
Saturday. the steamship Pretoria.
| Accompanied by Sheriff Barry of C!eve-
land. nc left Jersey City at SIS for
Cleveland.
| DR.. Chadwick said Sheriff Barry to
Il reporter, lis under Indictment in
| Cleveland, but he is not 4 criminal. He
| is going home of his Own accord. l am
| going with him. because / am in Il
hurry to get home
| DR.. Chadwick made the following
statement:
Il am inexprcssibly shocked by the
recent turn of events. I am inocent of
| Ill charges against me. and can poin-
with pride to 4 35-yclr residence in
Cleveland. ! cannot believe the dread
full things printed hy the papers are
true. | am entirely without information
aS 20 the case. except what | read in
| tHt' al - It.tcI.o am IItl NOu nav
been good enough to toll me- So I can
say nothing of the awful charges
against my wife.
| oh this is awful. o.vful, awful. MY
| life the past few weeks has been Il liv-
ing death. and hope nc cnan will ever
go through what l have undergone. TO
think that my professional career.
which had always been successful.
lei hc :cy,t
poor little darling. I love her with my
l.fr.
when ! recovered from my illness
in Paris. my financial resources made
| it necessary for mo t. travel in the
second cabin. I insisted that She 81
first. but The noble girl refused and
has kept at my side. cheering me in
my dark hour OF trouble and proving
to ne moro and more what 4 splendid
| woman she is.
| oh this IS 4 dreadful! calamity, l
lad 40 idea that such 4 fate was mine
y know little of Mrs. Chadwick :
financial affairs and until find out tho
details will say nothing. am ovc:-
Whelmrd hI- the charges against her"
| Dr.. Chadwick read q dispatch from
Cleveland that Mrs. Chadwick had been
measured by the BertilloE system As,
| he finished the reading ~ sroanctl and
2" ne turned 10 the corrcsI ondcnt tears
rolled DOM his cheeks.
| The doctor, already Ill and sore at
teart, was completely owe. whclmed by
the revelation and the consequent de-
vc!o-rnCnts.
| THAT is the last straw" he said:
measuring her in that wa. On. that
| ] am brought to this. My friend. M
Barry. is here to take me back. Well
| | am ready to so. md shall. be happy
| I" accompany: him. Bat this a tifferen:
| homecoming than I anticipated.
| knew I should find troubles and break
cTs ahead. but I never for a moment
anticipated arrest.
equity? OF course I'm not guilty
am absolutely innocent. And You say
poor old Eeckwith is very i'll. Poor man.
l know him but little, bat l am sure
| he is innocent"
DR.. Chadwick was then told Of the
settlement that has been made that
| Mrs. Chadwick is believed to be Nine
de We're. The physician fell back as if
stunned.
Mime de Nere." he cried. 20. no. no
don't say that. That cannot be so.
don't believe such 4 thing can he posi-
bic. If she is l have never suspected
it. and | cannot for Il moment believe
it,"
| do YOU think Mrs. Chadwick can BE
guilty rs accused" was asked.
| Il cannot think her guilty of any
| thing. | don't know the charges. bu,
| she cannot bc guilty"
When asked about his financial re-
| sources, he said:
| IF what the papers say is true | am
4 peEnilcss paupcr. You saw my beau
| tiful homo in cleveland and you know
how ] have lived. Now sec me. coming
| hack l.! 4 second cabin. T. who have al
| ways Travelled by the best ships and
occupied the best cabins. But IL all
that has been said is true. I an home
less and without q dollar. O. it is hard
for one at my time Of life to come to
| this
You ask if am guilty. l have said
no. no.
ITO make my situation clear, l have
| in contemplation the writing of Il book.
! want physicians, lawyers. clcrSyIncn,
bankers. business men, everybody. to
know where I stand. l have written
the skeleton of the book already and
hope to have time to write it. That
| will show the world everything.
You say my wife is accused of be-
ing Nine de We're. Did | look into her
history: Think of my position. l was a
widower with an invalid sister, my
mother in bed with fractured leg. my
S-year-Old daughter mOtherless.
"Wouid not be glad to knO" some
one who would take an interest in my
household and bring order on: of cha
oso No one on earth can know my feel
ings. today, and God help that blessed
girl who has been helping me bear my
burdens"
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