The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-11
CASSIE CHADWICK DIES
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Son. Notified 81 Death -, Mrs. Chad.
Wiek's Death Was Expected, "a She
Has Been Very ~ For Several
Months. 81
attn Mrs. Chad.
( $3.50.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. Oct. Ii Mrs.
Chadwick. whose amazing financial
transactions eliminated in the wreck.
ling OF an oberiin bank. died in the
woman's ward at the Ohio Penlten-
tiary at 1905 last night. Mrs. Chad.
wick had been in a comatose condition
for some hours previous to her death
and the end came peacefully. No
friends or'relatiyes waited at her bed.
side, only the prison physician and
hospital attendants. Her son, Emil
Hoover, had been summoned from
Cleveland but he was not expected to
arrive before tomorrow.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Bigley,
was a native OF Woodstock, Canada.
SIZE first came into public notice in
Toledo. Ohio. about twenty years ago.
where she told fortunes and under the
name Of Madame Were. while in this
city she forged the nGme OF Richard
Brown, Youngstown. o., and for This
crime was sent TO the penitentiary at
Columbus for 8 years. She served but
& portion OF this sentence and then 10.
Gated In Cleveland, where she married.
man named Hoover. Her second
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husband was DR.. Leroy. S. Chadwick,
Of Cletelsnd. man OF good family and
excellent standing in the profession. !,
In the latter part OF 1909, or early
In 1908. Mrs. Chadwick. in the pres.
cnce Of her husband, gave to Ira Rey-
nolls. the cashier Of the Wade Park
bank, Of Cleveland, box containing
notes signed with the names OF An
drew Carnegie. These forged notes
are alleged to have amounted to ST.
100000. Reynolds gave n receipt for
the papers which described the notes
and the signatures upon them. Mrs.
Chadwick left with Reynolds, as an ex.
PLANTATION of the notes a statement
that she was a natural daughter OF
Carnegie. With the receipts OF l,cx
noids in her possession Mrs. Chadwick
went TO different banks and many cap.
Italists making loans and paying not
only high interest to the banks but
heavy bonuses to bank officials who
loaned her the money. The extenn OF
these transactions will never be fully
known, but they run up into the mil
lions. They involved men OF high
standing In the financial world and
caused heavy losses to many banks.
In November. 1901. she was sued by
man named Newton. of Brookline,
Mass. whom she had borrowed n
large amount. Other creditors came
down Upon her, and soon she was ar
rested by the federal authorities on
the charge OF conspirInG with Chas.
Beckwith, president, and A. B. Spear.
cashier, OF national bank at Ober-
lin, Ohio, which had been substantially
looted. Mrs. Chadwick had obtained
from this Institution such large sums
that 1t was compelled to close It's
doors. causing heavy losses TO the de.
positors and the running of many OF
them.
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwith and Spear
were indicted for variety OF ofrenses
against the national banking laws, but
Beckwith died before coming TO trial.
Spear was found guilty and sentenced
to seven years., Mrs. Chadwick was
brought to trial in March. 1905, and af.
ter n hearing which lasted two weeks,
was. found guilty and sentenced to 10
years In the penitentiary.
Her health. which was not good at
the time OF the trial, failed steadily
after its conclusion.
Mrs. Chadwick left one son. Emil
Hoover, born of her first marriage.
He is now about 90 years old.