The San Francisco call., 1905-01-01
Arrested on His Arrival
From Europe the Cleve-
land Physician Weeps Over
Record of Woman's Life
NOT KNOWN TO HIM
AS MADAME DEVERE
His Fortune and That of
His Daughter Are Gone
and They Are Now Home
less and Without Funds

IcSS d1lu W1UIlVlU EUuuS
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Dr. Leroy s.
Chadwick husband of Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick, arrived in this country to-
day on the steamship Pretoria, ran the
gauntlet of big crowds which had wait
ed for hours to see him, was taken to
the Hoboken police headquarters and to
the Recorders Court and finally left
for Cleveland, not as a prisoner, but as
the guest of Sheriff Barry, who had
come from Ohio with warrant for the
Doctors arrest, which he did not serve
After the trying ordeal of the day DR..
Chadwick appeared cheerful when he
and Sheriff Barry arrived at the Penn
sylvania station in Jersey City this aft
ernoon to take the 5:15 train for Cleve-
land.
Sheriff Barry had left DR.. Chadwick
and his daughter. Miss Mary Chadwick,
at the hotel in Hoboken while he came
to New York to attend to some busi-
ness. The Sheriff returned to the hotel
early in the afternoon and he and DR..
Chadwick rode to the station in a cab.
During an hours wait at the station
DR.. Chadwick talked of his travels, but
or his own. His daughter remained in
Hoboken and in few days will go to
Jacksonville, Fla. The doctors depart
ure was delayed several hours that he
might arrange for Miss Chadwick's trip
to the South.
DAUGHTER is PENNILESS.
According to an interview with first
cabin passenger published here to-day,
Miss Mary Chadwick said in the course
of the voyage to America:
we knew nothing or suspected Moth
ing until remittances from home began
to fall short. Now, 1 have all of my
gowns but none of my money left.
don't know what 1t all means. know
that father is not to blame. / think
there has been some horrible mistake
that we will be able to clear up when
we get home. / hated to believe that
my mother wrongfully used my money,
although apparently it is all gone"
According to the interview, DIR. Chad
wick had lost $4,000 of his money and
several hundred thousand dollars that
belonged to his daughter in her own
right had also disappeared.
DIR. CHADWICK'S STATEMENT.
DIR. Chadwick gave the press a long
interview on his arrival. In reply to
questions 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 thirty-fiye years
residence in Cleveland. / cannot be-
lieye that the dreadful things printed
by the papers are true. / am entire
ly without information as to the case
except what I read in the papers and
what you have been good enough to
tell me-. so I can say nothing of the
awful charges against my wife, My
life the past few weeks has been a. liy-
ing death, and hope no one will ever
go through what I have undergone.
To think that my professional career,
which has always been successful.
should be blighted. My daughter,
Mary-poor little darling! / love her
as my life. When l recovered from my
illness In Paris my financial resources
made it necessary for me to travel in
the second cabin. / insisted that she
go first class, but the noble girl re-
fused and has kept at my side, cheer
ing me in my dark hour of trouble and
proving to me more and more what a
splendid woman she is.
"Oh. this is dreadful calamity.
had no idea that such a fate was
mine. / know little of Mrs. Chadwick's
financial affairs, and until find out
the details will say nothing. I am
overwhelmed by the charges against
her."
GIVES WAY TO TEARS.
DR.. Chadwick read the dispatch
from Cleveland that Mrs. Chadwick
had been measured by the Bertillon
system. As he finished the reading
he groaned aloud and as he turned to
the correspondent, tears rolled down
his cheeks. The doctor, ill and sore
at heart, was completely overwhelmed
by the revelation and the subsequent
developments.
This is the last straw" he said,
measuring her in that way Oh, that
l am brought to this! I knew that
should find trouble and breakers
ahead, but I never for a moment ex-
pected arrest. Guilty? OF course I'm
not guilty. / am absolutely innocent
And you say poor old Beckwith Is very
i'll Poor man. I know him but lit
tie, but l am sure he is innocent"
The correspondent then told DR..
Chadwick the statement that has been
made that Mrs. Chadwick is believed
tc be Madame Devere. He fell back
stunned.
Madame Devere,'' he cried. ooh.
no, no; don't say that! That can't be.
don't believe that such thing can
be possible. If she is 1 have never
suspected it and do not for a moment
believe 1t.
do you think Mrs. Chadwick can
be guilty as accused?" was asked.
Il cannot think her guilty of any,
thing. / do not know the charges, but
she cannot be guilty"
HOMELESS AND A PAUPER.
Asked about his financial resources,
he said:
IF what the papers say is true, am
a pauper. You saw my beautiful home
in Cleveland and you know how I have
lived. Now you see me coming back
in the second cabin-I, who have al
ways Travelled by the best ships and
occupied the best cabins. But if all
that has been said Is true am home
less and without a dollar. Oh, 1t is hard
for one at my time of life to come to
this. You ask if am guilty. I have
said MOI!
ITO make my situation clear I have
in contemplation the writing of book
want physicians, lawyers, clergymen,
bankers, business men. everybody to
know where / stand. I have written
the skeleton of the book already and
expect to have time to write 1t. I will
show the world everything.
You say my wife is accused of he-