The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-01-01
THEATR|C IN WOE
CHADWICK GOES
Not as a Prisoner But as
a Guest.
BELIEVES IN HIS WIFE
Stands Aghast at Suggestion That She
is Madame De We're. Is He Guile
less Poor Soul Or Too Deep
For Plummet's Sound
tBy the Associated Press.)

(By the Associated Press.)
New York, Dec 31.--Dr. Leroy s.
Chadwick husband Of Cassie l.. Chad
wick. arrived in this city today on the
steamship Pretoria, ran the gauntlet
OF big crowds which had waited for
hours to see him, was hauled TO Ho-
boken police headquarters and to tho
recorders office and finally left for
Cleveland, not as prisoner but as
the guest of Sheriff Barry. who had
come from Ohio with a requisition for
the doctors arrest which he did not
serve. His daughter remained in lic-
Doken and in Il few days will GO to
Jacksonville, Florida. The doctor was
delayed several hours in order for HIM
TO arrange for Miss Chadwick's trip
He was interviewed after his arriyai. l..
he said:
Il am ineXpressibly shocked by the
recent turn OF events. / am innocent
OF all charges against me and can
point with pride to a 90 year residence
in Cleveland. | cannot believe that
the dreadful things printed by the pa
pers are true. I am entirely without
Information as to the case except what
I read in the papers and what you
have been good enough to tell me. So
can say nothing of the awful charges
against my wite.
"Oh this is awful, awful, awful. My
life the past few weeks has been a liv-
zig death. ana I hope no man. will
ever go through what / have under
gone. To think of that my nerss4gIal
career had always been successful
should he blighted. My daughter
Mary, poor little darling / love4her
with my life. When 1 recovered from
my illness in Paris, my financial re-
sources made it necessary for me to
travel in the second cabin. [ insisted
that she go first, but the noble girl re-
fused and has kept at my side, cheer
ing me in my dark hours OF trouble
and proving TO me more and more
what splendid woman she is.
'.Oh this is q dreadful calamity. I
had no idea that such a fate was nliFe
/ know little of Mrs. ChadwIck's finaB-
fiaI affairs and until [ find out the de-
tails will say nothing. / am ove--
whelmed hy the charges aaginst her,
Doctor Chadwick read the Associa.-
ed Press despatch fro2 Cleveland that
Mrs. Chadwick has heen measured BY
the Bertillion system. As he finishe!
the reading he groaned aloud and as
he turned to the tears rolle1
d"wn his checks.
The doctor is sore at heart. he was
completely overwhelmed by the reve.
lation and the consequent Develop
ments.
THAT is the last straw he said.
measuring her in that ay. Oh, that
J am brought to this. You tell me
that my friend, Mr. Barry is here to
take me back. Well, / am ready TO
go and shall be happy to accompany
coming than | anticipated. I knew
that ! should find trouble and break
ers ahead. but / never anticipated
such. Guilty? of course I'm not
guilty. l am absolutely innocent.
And you say poor Beckwith is very
i'll. Poor man. i know him but
little. but l am sure ne is innocent
The correspondent then told DR.
Chadwick OF the statements that h.d
been made that Mrs Chadwick is be-
lieved TO be Nine. De We're. The
physician fell back as IL stunned
Mime. De We're he cried. "Oh.
no, no, don't say that, that cannot be
so. L don't believe that sch a thing
can be possible. If she is 1 have
never sspected it and cannot for a
believe it."
do you think Mrs Chadwick can
be gilty as accused? ?" was asked.
Il cannot think her guilty of any
thing. ] don't know the charges, but
she cannot be gilty.''
when asked about his resources,
he said. IF what the papers say /
are true, l am a penniless pauper.
You saw my beautiful home In Cleye |
land, and you know how / lived. |
Now see me, coming back in the sec
ond cabin, /, who have always travel /
I'd by the best ships and occupied the
best cabins. But if all that has been |
said is true / am homeless and with |
1ut dollar. All. it is hard for me
Il my time of life to come to this
You ask if / am guilty. | have |
,lear, l have in contemplation the /
-iting of book. / want physicians
lawyers. clergymen bankers, business
men, everybody to know where I
stand. / have written the skeleton of
he book already and hope to have
ime to write it, That will show the
world everything.
You say my wife is accused of be-
ng Nine. De We're. Did l look into
Ter history? Think of my position.
was a widower with an invalid
ured leg, my year old daughter
Would / not be glad TO
1now some one who would take an
interest i'm my household. No one
IN earth can know my feelings today,
md God help that blessed girl who ,
has been helping me bear my bur-
lens
At this time a revenue cutter with
sheriff Barry aboard came up TO the /!
owering side of the Pretoria and the /
'hief clamored aboard He made
MS way through the densely packed {
mass OF steerage passengers, $500 inl !