The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-12-18
Attorney Enters Formal
 Plea.
THE WOMAN WAS NERVOUS
Beckwith and Spear Were
 ALSO Before bar.
AIleged Swindler of ThOusands Was Unable to Undefstand Court Pro.
 cedure and Was Badly u Frixhtened Thefeby.


 wick was arraigned berore Judge Wing of the United States District Court today, pleaded not guilty to ev- cry charge brought against her. de- clined to give bail and was remanded to jail to await trial.
 President Beckwith and Cashier Spear of the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin were arraigned at the same time and were allowed to depart after furnishing bonds, each to the amount of $25,000-an increase of $15,000 over the value of the bond they had prev tously given.
 The arraignment was very quietly arranged between District Attorney Sullivan, United States Marshal Chand- Ter and the attorneys for the three in- dicted people. 1t was deemed best to have them called on Saturday at a time when few people would expected to see them in court
 MT. Beckwith was the first of the three to enter the court room. MT. Spear came in a few minutes later and sat beside MT. Beckwith.
 When Marshal Chandler and Deputy Eampsell arrived at the jail. Dr. Wall. the physician for the government was called to examine Mrs. Chadwick and decide if she was in condition to stand the trip to the, court room @ few blocks awsy. Dr. Wall said that while the woman was in an extraordi- nary nervous state bordering on com plete exhaustion there was no danger in allowing her to be brought before the judge.
 A carriage was then called and Mrs. Chadwick was told by the marshal to prepare to leave the jail. She dressed, assisted by the matron and then went down the three flights of stairs. She was so weak that she had to lean on the arms of both officials and was obliged to rest for several minutes at each landing. Emil Hoover, her son, who had been refused admission to the jail corridor, was in the small crowd Of court officials and newspaper men in rise jail building but was not mo- ticed by his mother as she passed.
 But few persons were about the fed erai court building when the vehicle drew up in front of it. Accompanied by Marshal Chandler and Deputy Sampsell she entered tho court room so heavily yelled that it was impos- sible to see her face. She walked feebly and was supported at every step. As she approa ched the bar she Nnk into chair beside her attorney,
 -, Dawley and placing an elbow
 table beside her, supported her
 -.T with her hand and reamined mo- -ionless until the court had adjourned As soon as Mrs Chadwick had taken her seat, District Attorney Sullivan rose and looked for the other two de- fendants. Seeing them on the far side of the room, he said:
 Beckwith and Spear ArraiRned
 MT. Beckwith and MT. Spear, will you please come forward?"
 The two men came toward the front of the room and occupied seats direct 1y in the rear of Mrs. Chadwick,
 Attorney Sullivan then stated to the court the nature of the case against the three defendants and turning to Mr. DawIey said:
 T presume Mrs. Chadwick will waive the reading of the indictments and that MT. Beckwith and MT. Spear will do likewise?"
 MT. Dawley and the two bank otf- cials bowed in silence and the former. rising. said:
 Your honor. we plead not guilty to all of the charges"
 There was a pause and nobody spoke either for Beckwith or Spear.
 "I understand that Mrs. ChadwtQH pleads not guilty" said Judge Wing. but is that the plea of the other de- fendants?'
 Beckwith and Spear hastily ex-
 
 T would like to have your honor fix the amount of bail to be given by the defendants" said District Attorney Sullivan.
 Your honor" said Mir. Dawley, fin entering a plea of not guilty I should like the privilege of withdrawing 1t if we should at a later time deem 1t ad- visable to do so. I have not had op- portunity as yet to examine this case and really know very little about 1t. I also would ask that the court does not fix the bonds until later. We are making no application for, bail"
 You appear for Mrs. Chadwick aloueY' asked the judge.
 "Yes sir"
 She is now in custody. is she not?"
 ''Yes, sir"
 Tn cases where a prisoner is in cus- tody and bail is to be given" said the court the initial move must come from the person so held. If that per- son does not ask for liberty and pre- fers to remain in custody there is no need of fixing any amount o fbail. I understand that Mrs. Chadwick does lot wish to give ball ana she can re- main in custody"
 'erhat is perfectly satisfactory to the Government" said District Attorney Sullivan, and the case as far as Mrs. Chadwick was concerned was ended.
 It had been previously arranged with District Attorney Sullivan that Beck with and Spear. who were already un- der bonds of $10,00O. should give an additional bond of $15.OO0 each The ponds were signed and court at once adjourned.
 The nature of the proceedings was a puzzle to Mrs. Chadwick. The affair had been so hastily arranged that she had no previous knowledge of 1t and had no idea what it meant.
 When the Judge left the bench she turned to MT. Dawley and asked; ''What does it mean? Why was 1 brought here?'
 'It is just q formality,' replied MT. Dawley, and fixes for the time being your standing before the court There Is nothing in 1t that affects the issue of the trial one way or the other"
 This was an evident relief to Mrs. Chadwick and she rose to leave the room in. a manner considerably more