New-York tribune., 1905-02-22
CHADWICK SEARCH HERE.
u. S. SEEKS RICH JEWELS.
Cash, Too. SAID To Be $1,000, 900.
Part of the Prise.
rrnoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU

Washington Feb 21.-Oficials of the Treas
ury Department not very hopeful that the
ST, 100000 and the S150G00 worth of diamonds
supposed TO have been sequestered by Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick will ever be turned up by
the detectives engaged upon the case. &
F. Leach, Collector Of Customs at Cleveland
who says he has discovered evidence of the
hidden 81 100000 and the diamonds, has been
here in consultation with the Treasury Depart
ment officials. After a long conference with
Secretary Shaw Controller Ridgely, Burton Par
ker chief of the special agents division of the
Customs Department, and F. II. Oldham. chief
of the division of insolvent banks of the Con-
troers office Collector Leach left here last
night for New-YoIk with Mr.. Oldham They
expect to remain in the metropolis for three or
four days and while there will hunt for dia-
monds and other dutiable property that Mrs
Chadwick is supposed to have brought to this
country from abroad without going through the
formalty of paying the customs charges
Mr.. Oldham accompanies Mr.. Leach in his
capacity as chief of the insolvent bank division
of the Treasury. If any diamonds found he
will do his utmost to have them placed to the
credit of the depostors OF the Oberlin National
Bank. This defunct institution is Mrs. Chad
wck's chief creditor, having a claim of some
100000 against her property. real personal or
mythical
In connection with the search for the Chad-
wick smugged diamonds a story is being told at
the Treasury Department that turns the laugh
District Attorney ]. j. Sullivan, at Cleve-
land. Mr.. Sullivan has been recently mailing
circular letters to all persons who had any busl-
ness social dealings with Mrs. Chadwick, ask
ing them to send to him list of any dutiable
articles they may have received from the woman
The letter goes to specify diamonds. pearls
rubies. emeralds. Jade. amethySts, ivory, auto
mobiles carriages, furs, laces and a score or
of other articles of jewery and utility
that Mrs. Chadwick IS supposed to have
showered upon her aCquaintances after her peri
prominent man in Cleveland, and he went
into most elaborate detail in his reply 10 the
District Attorney. Using the blank that the at
tOrney had inclOsed for his convenience. he said:
Il have not at any time received by purchase
or gift from Mrs. Cassie Chadwick any dia-
mOndS pearls, ruhes. etc He enumerates
every article that the District Attorney inquired
And. furthermore, 1 do not know and never
met Mrs. Cassie Chadwick nor her husband, nor
her son, nor her daughter. nor her man servant
nor her maid servant nor her OK, nor her dog
nor her cat"
Treasury Department officials say that the
government has practically case whatever
against Mrs. Chadwick. Whatever offences she
the State OF Ohio and she must be punished if
at all. by the State authorities.
The officials Of the bank who allowed the
woman to walk off with the funds of the insti-
tuition are the ones the government must hold
accountable" said high Treasury Department
official to-day. Mrs. Chadwick merely bor-
rowed all the money she could from the bankers
and if she perpetrated fraud or forgery in doing
so, she broke Ohios laws, and not those of the
United States"