Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-10-11
CASSIE IS DEAD
Death Ends Career Of Most
Noted Female SWindlef
( on Earth

Columbus, O., Oct. 1o-Mrs. Cassie
Chadwick, whose amazing financial
transactions eliminated in the wreck
ing of an oberlin, Ohio, bank, died
in the woman's ward at the Ohio
penitentiary tonight at 10: 10. 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 at
her bedside; only the prison physi-
clan and his attendants. Her son,
Emil Hoover. had, been summoned
from Cleveland, but arrived fifteen
minutes after she had expired.
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth Bigley,
was native of Woodstock, Canada.
She first came into public notice in
Toledo, O., about 20 years ago,
where she told fortunes under the
name of Madame Devere.
While in this city she forged the
name of Richard Brown of Youngs-
town, O., and was sent to the peni-
Tertiary for nine years, She served
but a portion of the sentence and
then located in Cleveland, where she
married man named Hoover Her
second husband was DR.. Leroy S.
Chadwick, of Cleveland, "a man of
good family and excellent standing
in his profession.
In the latter part of 1902, or early
in 1908, Mrs. Chadwick in the pres
ence Of her husband gave to ri Rey-
nolds, the cashier OF Wade Park
bank of Cleveland a box containing
notes signed with the name of An
drew Carnegie. These forged notes
are alleged to have amounted to ST.
100000 Reynolds gave to Mrs.
Chadwick receipt for the papers,
which described the notes and sigma
lures upon them. Mrs. Chadwick
left with Reynolds, as explanation
of the existence Of the notes state
& ment that she was the natural daugh-
ter OF Andrew Carnegie. With the
receipt of,Reynolds in her possession.
Mrs. Chadwick went to different
banks and many capitalists making
loans and paying not only high In
q terest ito banks, but heavy bonuses
to bank officials who loaned her mon
ey. The extent of these transaction
viii never be fully known, but they
h ran up into the millions They in
volved men of high standing in ths
financial world, and caused heavy
losses to many banks.
In November, 1904, she was suei
by a man named Newton of Brook
line, Mass, from whom she had Dor
rowed large amount which she wa
unable to pay. Other creditors cam
down upon her and within a shor
time she was placed under arrest b,
the federal authorities on the charg
of conspiring with Charles BeckWith
president and A.. r. Spear, of tn
National bank of oberlin, O., whici
had been substantially looted. Mrs
Chadwick had obtained from this in
stitution such large sums of none
that it was compelled to close il
doors. causing heavy losses to depos
tors.
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwith and Spea
were indicted for a variety of offer
ces against the national banking law
Beckwith died before coming to tria
/. Spear pleaded guilty and was sci
fenced to seven years in the penitel
q tiary. Mrs. Chadwick was found gui
z ty of conspiracy to defraud the Ma
ty of conspiracy to defraud a n;
tiona1 bank and was sentenced
ten years in the penitentiary.
Columbus, o., Oct. l0- Mrs Ca
sic Chadwick, whose financial tran
555 actions landed her in the penite
tiary, is dying. She became wor,