The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-11
CASSIE CHADWICK DIED
IN PRISON. F~RlENDLESS
Notorious Woman swindler Had Been
in Failing Health Since Commitment.
Forgeries Covered Period Of 20 Years.

In Falling Health Since commitment
Forgeries Covered Period OF 30 Years.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 11.-Mrs. Cas-
sic Chadwick, whose amazing 1nancia
transactions eliminated in the wreck
ing of an Oberlin bank, died in the
women's ward at the Ohio peniten-
tiary last night al 1915. Mrs. ChAi-
wick had been in a comatose condi-
! ton for some hours previous to her
death, and the end came peacefully.
No friends or relatives were at her
bedside. Her son., Emil Hoover, had
been summoned from Cleveland, but
arrived fifteen minutes after she ex-
pired.
Mrs. Chadwick, whose maiden name
was Elizabeth Bigley, was a native OF
Woodstock, Canada. She first cam
into public notice in Toledo. o., about
twenty years ago. where shet told for
tunes, under the name of Madame De-
Were. While in this city h forged
| the name Of Richard Brown, Youngs-
town, O., and for this crime was sent
to the penitentiary at Columbus for
nine years.
She served but a portion of this sem
lGilGEg III lAltD i0NdlCA IA @N~AtN
where she married a man named
Hoover. Her second husband was Or.
Leroy s.. Chadwick, of Cleveland, q
man of good family, and of excellent
standing in his profession.
In the latter part of 1902 or early in
1903 Mrs. Chadwick. in the presence
of her husband, gave to Ira Reynolds.
the cashier of the Wade Park Bank,
of Cleveland, a box containing notes
signed with the name of Andrew Car
negie. Thes forged notes are alleged
to have amounted to $7,500i000. Rey-
nolds gave a receipt for the papers.
which described the notes and the sig
natures upon them. Mrs, Chadwick
left with Reynolds. as al explanation
of the notes, the statement that she
was a natural daughter of 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 interest to the banks, but heavy
bonuses to bank officials who loaned
her the money. The extent Of these
transactions will never be fully known,
but they ran into millions. They in
volved 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 Bfookline,
Mass, from whom she had borrowed
a large amount. Other creditors came
down upon her, and soon she was
arrested by de Federal authorities on
the charge of conspiring with Charles
Beckwith, president, and A. b. Spear
cashier, Of a national bank at Oberiin,
O., which had been substantially
looted. Mrs. Chadwick had obtained
from this Institution such large sums
that it was compelled to close its doors,
causing heavy losses to the deposltofs
and running many of them.
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwith and Spear
were indicted for a variety of olIenses
against the national banking laws.
Beckwith died before his trial. Spear
pleaded guilty, was sentenced to seven
years in the p~enitentiary, and IS no"
serving time at Columbus, o.
Mrs. Chadwick was brought 70 tflal
March 6. 1905, and after a hearing
which lasted W weeks was found
guilty of conspiracy to defraud q ma
tlonal bank and was sentenced TO ten
years in the ~penitentiary.
Her health. which was not GOOD Al
the time of the trial failed steadily
after its conclusion. Mrs. ChadWick
left one son. Emil Hoover, born OF hef
first marriage. He Is now about "
Years -ala&