The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-03-09
MRS. CHADWICK'S
LETTERS AMUSE
Prosecution Finishes Its Case
in the Conspiracy
Trial

CLEVELAND, O., March 8. - The
case of the government against Mrs.
Chadwick was completed this after
noon One witness for the defense. an
expert accountant was sworn but an
adjournment was taken before he had
given testimony. The entire after noon
session was taken up by the introduce
ton as evidence of checks, books. notes
and two letters written by Mrs. Chad
wick to Beckwith and Spear.
The most important point made by
the government in its entire case was
gained today when District Attorney
Sullivan secured the introduction as
evidence of two drafts aggregating
$60,O0e issued by the Oberlin bank in
favor of Mrs. Chadwick Aug "a, 1902.
On the same day Mrs. Chadwick OBJ
famed from the bank certified check
Tor $4,000, and Receiver Lyon testified
That there was nothing on the books of
the bank at the time of receiving the
drafts and check to show Mrs Chad
WICK had cent of money in the bank
or was in any way entitled to credit
The drafts were entered on the books
oil the bank one month and five days
after being issued. During this time
the books showed that the money was
held to its credit at the Importers and
Traders National bank in New York.
while it was in reality in the possess
sion of Mrs. Chadwick
The defense objected to the intro
duction of the drafts on the ground
that they were not mentioned in the
indictment for conspiracy on which
Mrs. Chadwick is being tried. The dis
trlct attorney contended that the drafts
and check were part of the conspiracy
between Beckwith Spear and Mrs
Chadwick and related to the same
transaction. The decision of Judge
Taylor was in favor of the government
and the drafts were admitted
1t is believed that only a part of the
next session of court will be required
for the witnesses for the defense and
that attorneys will conclude their argu-
mentS by tomorrow afternoon at the
latest. Tonight both attorneys express
themselves as well pleased with the
case as made out by the government
District Attorney Sullivan said:
tnlnk we nave made out strong
case. 1t is not over, but 1 believe that
we nave proved conclusively that a
conspiracy existed between Beckwith
Spear and Mrs. Chadwick"
Attorney Dawley, acting for Mrs.
Chadwick, declared:
L did not think that the government
would be able to make a case of con-
sp1racy against Mrs. Chadwick and I
do not think that it has done so.'
Two letters written by Mrs. Chad
WIN " bechWftn ana spear were read
and afforded considerable amusement.
The letter first read was written Jointly
10 Beckwfth and Spear and related to a
loan which Mrs. Chadwick had secured
from w. L. Fay of Eiyria. o. It is
elared that the writer had given a
check to Fay and when he came to see
them about it all they had to do was
TO say that they had agreed to extend
her paper. 1t would not be necessary
Tor them to say anything beyond that
The letter concludes:
He said you would be surprised to
see the check in his hands, so YOU bet
ter be surprised. If you don't say II
you can look it,
The second letter was written to
Spear alone. In 1t Mrs. Chadwick
asked him to certify check to be Civ
en- by Henry West of Elyria, saying
that she would get the goods In time to
meet 1t.
so draw a check for $I5,eee," the
letter said. "and L will sign it and pay
you Wen for 1t. / am about to do
something of great interest to us ALL"
District Attorney Sullivan laid great
stress In presenting to the jury the an.
parent fact that Mrs Chadwick was
asking for the certification of a check
not only when she had no funds in the
bank, but even before she had signed If
1t was practically settled that An
drew Carnegie will not appear in the
case at all. There has been nothing in
the case as presented by the govern
ment that bears on the notes sipned
with his name, which played so large a
part in the financial transaction Of
Mrs. Chadwick.