The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-10-18
MRS, CHADWICK is
dead IN Prison.
Noted Bank Nrecker and For.
ger Passed Away.
Died In hospital Ward of Peniten-
tiary Deserted by Rela-
tiveS and Friends.


Mrs. Cassie Chadwick, whose anna
zing financial transactions eliminated
in the wrecking of an Oberlin bank,
died in the woman's ward at the Ohio
, ,penitentiary at 1915 last Thursday
night.
Mrs. Chadwick had been in coma
tose condition for some hours previous
to her death, and the end came peace
psl!eM ssApBIsI 10 spuelLJ ON 'GunJ
-IsGqd uos!Ld oql HIuo 'opIspsq lou &c
clan and hospital attendants. Her son
Emil Hoover, had been summoned
from Cleveland but he was not eX-
pected TO arrive before tomorrow.
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick, whose
maiden name was Elizabeth B!gley,
was a native of Woodstock, Canada.
She first came into public notice in
Toledo, o.. about twenty years ago,
where she told fortunes, under the
name of Madame Deviers. While in
this ci she forged the name of Rich
ard Brown, Youngs, own, o., and for
this crime was sent 10 the penirentiary
at Columbus for nine years.
She served but a portion of this SEN
tence and then located in Cleveland,
where she married ii 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 1903, Mrs. Chadwick in the pres
ence of her husband, gave 10 ri Rey-
holds, the cashier Of the Wade Park
Bank, of Cleveland, a box containing
notes signed with the name of An
drew Carnegie. These forged notes
are alleged 10 have amountd 10 81
100000.
REYNOLDS gave To Mrs. Chadwick a
receipt for the papers, which describ-
ed the notes and The signatures upon
them. Mrs. Chadwick left with Rey-
nolds as an explanation of the exist
ence of the notes the statement that
she was a natural daughter OF Carne-
gle.
With the receipt of Reynolds in her
possession, Airs. Chadwick went 10
different banks and many capitalists
making loans and paying, not only
high interest 10 The banks, but heavy
bonuses to the bank officials who
loaned her the money.
The extent of these transactions will
never fully be known, but they ran
I'D 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 Brookline'
Mass, from whom she had borrowed
large amount, which she was unable
TO pay. Other creditors came down
upon her and within short time she
was placed under arrest by the FEEDER
al authorities on the charge of con-
spiring with Charles Beckwith, the
President and A. b. Spear, Cashier Oh
a National bank at Oberlin, o., which
had been substantially looted.
Mrs. Chadwick had obtained from
this institution such large sums OF
money that il was compelled to close
its doors, causing heavy losses 10 the
depositors and running many of them
Mrs. Chadwick, Beckwith and Spear
were indicted for variety OF Oh
lenses against the National banking
law. Beckwith died before coming TO
trial. Spear pleaded guilty, was SEN
fenced 10 seven years in the peniten-
tiary, and is now serving time at Col
umbus, o.
Mrs. Chadwick was brought TO trial
on March 6, 19O5,a nd after a hear
ing, which lasted for two weeks, was
found guilty of conspiracy TO defraud
a National bank, and was sentenced
to ten years in the penitentiary.