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Chadwick was actually born Elizabeth Bigley October 10, 1857 in Eastwood, Ontario , Canada. Already at the age of 22 she was arrested in Woodstock, Ontario for forgery but released on grounds of insanity. In 1882 she married Wallace Springsteen in Cleveland, Ohio; her husband threw her out eleven days later when he found out about her past.
In 1886 she became a fortune-teller with the name Lydia Scott but changed that to more mystic Madame Lydia DeVere a year later. In 1889 she again resorted to forgery and was sentenced for 9.5 years in a state penitentiary in Toledo, Ohio; she was paroled four years later and returned to Cleveland where she took the name "Hoover" and apparently took to prostitution.
1897Events January 1 Brooklyn, New York merges with New York City. January 4 A British force is ambushed by Chief Ologbosheri, son-in-law of the Oba of Benin. This leads to a Punitive Expedition against Benin. February 2 The Pennsylvania state capitol is dest she married doctor Leroy Chadwick who probably knew nothing about her past. She also began her largest con: During a visit to New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,, she asked her husband's lawyerA lawyer or attorney at law is a person licensed by the state to advise clients in legal matters and represent them in courts of law and other legal agencies. Most countries today require professional law advisors in their judicial systems. Lawyers have m acquaintance named Dillon to take her to the home of Andrew Carnegie. In reality, she just visited his housekeeper ostensibly trying to check credentials. When she came back, she dropped a paper. Dillon took it up and noticed it was a promissory noteA promissory note is a contract detailing the terms of a loan. They typically include the length of time that money is to be borrowed, the structure of payments, and what, if any, interest is to paid. For loans between individuals, writing and signing a p of $2 million with Carnegie's signature. When Dillon promised to keep her secret, she "revealed" that she was Carnegie's illegitimate daughter. Dillon arranged a safe deposit box for her.This information leaked to the financial world and banks begun to offer their services. For the next eight years she used this fake background to obtain loans that eventually totaled to $10-20 million. She forged securities in Carnegie's name for further proof. Bankers assumed that Carnegie would vouch for any debts.
November 2, 1904 her scheme collapsed when the Boston bank of H. B. Newton sued her over a loan of $190,800. At the time she had accumulated debts equal to $5 million. When Andrew Carnegie was later asked about her, he denied ever knowing her.Chadwick fled to New York but was soon arrested and taken back to Cleveland. On March 10, 1905 a Cleveland court sentenced her to 14 years in prison and fine of $70,000 for conspiracy against the government and Citizen's National Bank of Oberlin. She was sent to jail on January 1, 1906.
Cassie Chadwick died in jail in October 10, 1907.
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