Perpetrator
Cassie Chadwick
- Born
- 10 October 1857
- Died
- 10 October 1907, aged about 50
- Record
- Wikidata Q1048357 · Wikipedia
Perpetrator in The Carnegie Heiress Fraud
Born Elizabeth Bigley in Canada West; also known as Lydia DeVere and Cassie Hoover among other names. Convicted in 1905 and died in prison.
1904–1905 · Cleveland, Ohio · Convicted
A Cleveland doctor's wife hinted she was Andrew Carnegie's secret daughter. Banks lent her millions on notes no one dared check. Read the case.
Dated events
She marries Dr Leroy Chadwick and moves to Euclid Avenue.
Chadwick is arrested in New York; the Citizens' National Bank of Oberlin closes.