The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-02-19
YRS CHADWICK HID$t,OOO,OOO?
.rorBtL Authorities SAY
my NAVE TRACE or 1T.
large Amount OF Jewclry--t1cye-
land New ,papcr says the Woman was
,ucr $500. 900 Before Fleeing 10
u,,,..eI, TO DEFY Her Many Victims.

ma million dollars - the dIlOult NC
n.,ed 10 br securely hidden by Mrs. Cassie
chadwick. Collector Of Customs Reach
-. ,,iutltelv traced tho operations OF
No. woman during the last four years that
s.i.in n position TO know that the item
~ rom her many financial transactions
.so0Oon in colo cash.
~ edition TO this sum, the woman has
a,.,as.afely placed $3.50. 900 worth of jewels
per arrest nippcd plans right at tine
=. ,,ev were about to bloom. A delay
-. tsw more days would certainly have
.,,os1Nr. Chadwick, her son, Emil Hoover
aaJyicl and her husband. DR.. Leroy s.
chsdwick. in Brussels, and Mrs Chadwicks
t,,rre would then have been 32oOo,0oo.
!, vas her desire to make just one more
8,ol with 10000 n the stake
Tho sc.io1 II nited States fAttorney
,,t,J Sullivan in causing her arrest when
4, Aid was the chcckmate move which
'.orod the word defeat. Strange as II
.,,, seem the men from whom she wished
,-.,t This last $500 900 were the most severe
!. He criticism of the action of the United
cato. Attorney which they, Mt the time.
,t,,octerled ~ bitter language as hasty
md 10 advised
Among the Federal authorities the belief
I. strong that Mrs Chadwick was sanguine
# carving 20 success her deep laid plans,
nm TO thu time she made her sensational
ai,b, from the Holland House in New York
o,,v She never wavered from her pur-
,.,se II carrying them out until that time,
Notwithstanding the publicity which the
.rt of Herbert Newton Of Brookline, Mass.
precipitaied
Had .he leen successful in eluding the
Score; Service men detailed to watch her
and the newspaper men who thronged the
hotel where She was stopping she would
have made her escape to Brussels in as di-
rect a way as might be. There she would
have eetlled down to enjoy the proceeds
Of hcr netporic career among hard headed
fcht l-ted bankers and money lenders.
Belgium was her haven. She had in her
possession elaborate opinions Of the leading
barrIster- Of the Belgian capital relative to
the treaties which existed between that
country and the United States. All of these
agreed that these treaties furnished the very
loophoe, through which she might creep
with the proceeds Of her i'll gotten gains and
hugh a. all efforts OF pursuit. She could
not eytr1dited on the charge Of forgery.
1t Is positively known where large sums
Of money are ON deposit in that city as
well as large Quantities of jewels. 1t was
Just about q year ago that Mrs Chadwick
conceived the bold idea Of going to Brussels
with Tie polls Of her career in high finance.
She was shrewd enough TO know that some
day her victims would become disillusioned
and chat there would be day of reckoning.
She determined to make one more strike
All d wa, the city of Pittsburg that she
elected a. the scene OF the finale. She
Lad already obtained s5oO.DO from Mr.
A. Friend. He believed her story OF her
birth and parentage. In February of last
ysar sho sent her husband TO Europe,
About the same time large consignment
of the Chadwick mansion treasure is be-
lioycd TO have been sent o Brussels.
Mrs ChadWick then began the cultivation
oi tie proposed Pittsburg victims She
entertained them lavishly at her home
in this city.
On se0ccasious servants OF hers dressed
III her orr gowns. posed as the wives of
Cleyeauder-. and were introduced as such
TO the guests from Pttsburg. There was
one occasion when she entertained these
people at the Hollenden Hotel. She made
anumber Of trips TO Pittsburg herself dur.
ing the summer, going as often as twice
in me day
Several Gy.ng trips were necessary to
New York CITY. but still she was unable to
negotiate the large loans she wanted
10 make The business was taking more
limo than She anticipated and, being de-
slrous Of having certain jewels which were
IN Europe here 10 further her plans, she
sent for the doctor. instruoting him what
to bring with him.
He had been living at the Hotel Metro
pole. one Of the most expensive hotels
N Bri,sel-. From letters which the Fed
eral authorities have in their possession
u was shown that the doctor expected
TO make his home there, and was creating
The impression which Mrs Chadwick had
wished he should. He went TO places,
me- fashionable people and conducted
himself a. wealthy American. He re-
'uTned on Aug, 49, 1904.
Al last success seemed to he at hand
relative TO the Pittsburg money. and Mrs
'nadwici sent the doctor back TO Europe
sgaln He sailed on Nov. of last year
loen tie cloud burst and Mrs. Chadwick's
arrest followed, though not without her
MAKING a grand effort in New York to
0Ulaln this last sum Of money
Inc United States Treasury Department
was as;onished at the magnitude of her
purchases abroad and the ease with which
zoe hoodwinked the New York customs
ShceH Up to the present time there
nave been traced purchases in Paris and
prusee-s aggregating sI22, 600, and there
are number Of other firms to be heard from
~ 'neee cities She also bought in Vienna.
,ueheva, Venice. Berlin, Frankfort on-the-
nam and in London. For some reason,
sle dl no' favor London with much Of
uer cast. Neither did stay there long.
"a lhe event that she B.. ,ud escape con-
'NIoh under the present indictment
against her the United States Treasury
apartment will take action against her
LSuIna;ed receipts OF Mrs. Chadwick
~ TOUT year. Lorain county, Ohio, s49i 900;
,sye!and tl2O go; other Ohio places,
,.Uo' Pittsnurg, $500 900; New York city,
"y'o"' Boston. ii2s 900. Total. 81 500 .0oo.
hsuinated expenditures Of Mrs. Chad
,toA' JeEe.ry. s3OO, 900; furniture and -AEic-
s.pfac 5000; four years travelling and
'"S expenses. "a appropriated from
49, ,os''ofanda, 10000; attorneys fees, $50
~ 'o'al. 500 OcO. In addition, there is
'D,"p que 10 various dealers in Europe
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