Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-10-11
OEATHiCLA|MS
MRS. CASSIE
CHADWICK
F FAMOUS SWINDLER DIES
IN OHIO PENITENTIARY
Woman Whose Career Startled
the Financial World Passes
Away After Lingering Illness,
Alone and Unattended.
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Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 10,-Mrs. Cas-
sic Chadwick. whose amazing finan-
cal transactions eliminated in the
wrecking of an Oberlin bank, died in
the woman's ward in the Ohio peni-
tentiary at 1905 o'clock tonight Mrs.
Chadwick had been in a comatose
condition for some hours previous to
her death, and the end came peace
fully. No friends or relatives waited
al her bedside: only the prison physi-
elan and hospital attendants. Her
sou. Emil Hoover, had been sum-
moned from Cleveland. but he was not
expected to arrive before tomorrow.
Mrs. Cassie Chadwick. whose mai
den name was Elizabeth Bigely, was
a native Of Woodstock. Canada She
first came into public notice in Toledo.
Ohio. about twenty years ago, where
she told fortunes under the name of
Madame Devier. While In this city
Brown. of Youngstown, Ohio, and for
this crime was sent to he penitentiary
at Columbus for nine years.
She served but a portion of this
sentence and then located in Cleve-
land where she married man named
Hoover. Her second husband was
DR.. Leroy S. Chadwick. of Cleveland.
standing in his profession.
In the latter part of 1902 or early
In 1903 Mrs. Chadwick I'm the pres
ence of her husband gave to Ira Rey-
nolds cashier of the Wade Park banl;
of Cleveland, box containing notes
signed with the name of Andrew Car
negie These forged notes are alleged
to have amounted to, 1880. 600. Rey-
nolds gave to Mrs. Chadwick a re-
ceipt for the papers. which described
the notes and the signatures upon
them. Mrs. Chadwick left with Rey-
nolds as an explanation of the exist
ence of the notes. statement that
she was a natural daughter of Andrew
Carnegie
With the receipt OF REYNOLDS I'm her
possession Mrs. Chadwick went Ia
different banks and many capital
lists. making loans and paying not
only high interest to the banks. but
heavy bonuses to the bank officials
who loaned her the money. The eN-
tent Of these transactions will never
be known fully. but they ran up into
the millions. They involved men of
high standing in the financial world
and caused heavy losses to many
banks.
In November, 1904, she was sued
by a man named Newton of Brook
line. Mass, from whom she had
borrowed large amount which she
was unable to pay. Other creditors
came down upon her and within a
short time she was placed under ar
rest by the federal authorities on the
charge OF conspiring with Charles
Beckwith. the president, and A. b.
SDeer. of a national bank at Oberlin.
Ohio. which had been substantially
looted. Mrs Chadwick. had obtained
from this institution such large sums
Of money that II was compelled TO
close its doors, causing heavy losses
to the depositors and running many
OF them.
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwith and Spear
were indicted for a variety of offenses
against the national banking laws.
Beckwith died before coming TO trial.
Spear pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced TO seven years In the peniten-
tiary and Is now serving time at Co
lumbus q. Mrs. Chadwick was
brought to trial on March 6, 1905.
and after a hearing which lasted for
two weeks was found guilty of con-
spiracy TO defraud national bank
and was sentenced TO ten years IN
the penitentiary
Her health was not good at the
time Of the trial and failed steadily
after its conclusion.
Mrs. Chadwick left one son. born
OF her first marriage. Emil Hoover,
IS now about twenty years of age.
The decline in Mrs. Chadwicks
health began almost from the time
she entered the penitentiary on jan
uary -, 1896. sentenced to ten years
imprisonment. She fretted incessant-
~ over her confinement and worried
about her troubles until u became al
most impossible for her to sleep.
The physicians declared Mrs. Chad
wick WAS the victim OF total ner-
vous collapse.