The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-18
MRS. CHADWICK
TAKEN TO COURT
Pleaded Not Guilty to All
Charges Against Her.
ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE
BEcKwITH AND SPEAR ALSO AR
RAIGNED.
ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE

n LEYELAND. O., Dec. 17.-Mrs
L. Chadwick was arraigned before
Judge Wing Of the United States
district court this afternoon. pleaded
not guilty to every charge brought
against her. declined to give bail and
was remanded to Jail to await trial.
President Beckwith and Cashier Spear
of the Citizens National bank of Ober-
lin we're arraigned at the same time
and were allowed to depart after fur
nishing bonds. each i'm the amount of
S25OOO-an increase of $4,000 over the
value of the bond they had previously
given.
1t was deemed best to have the in
dicted persons called on Saturday. at
a time when few people would be ex-
pecting TO see them in court, instead
! of at regular session, when a multi
/ tude Of curious people would attempt
20 invade the court room. Not over
thirty people were present when Judge
I Wing took his seat to preside for the
! arraignment only. Court was adjourned
as soon as IL was over. the entire ses-
sion not lasting over fifteen minutes
Few Persons About.
Few persons were about the Jail
when Mrs. Chadwick entered the car
/ rage 10 be taken to the court house.
/ Neither were there any persons about
/ the federal court building when the We
| hicle drew uD i'm front of it. She en-
tered the court room so heavily yelled
/ that it was impossible to see her face.
| She walked feebly and was supported
at every step.
| AS soon as Mrs. Chadwick had taken
4 her seat District Attorney Sullivan
! called the other two defendants to the
| front Of the court room.
| He then stated 10 the court the M
/ ture of the case against the three de-
! PENDANTS,
Pleas of Not Guilty.
Mr.. Dawley, rising. said:
Your honor. we plead not guilty 10
all Of the charges.
! There was pause, and nobody spoke
1 either for Beckwith or Spear.
/ 4 understand that Mrs. Chadwick
pleads not guilty" said Judge Wing,
but is that the plea of the other de-
/ fendants?"
Beckwith and Spear hastily ex-
claimed:
Eve plead not guilty"
4 would like 10 have your honor fix
/ the amount of bail 10 be given by the
! defendants" said District Attorney
Sullivan.
No Application For Bail.
Your honor" said MIR. Dawley. ain
entering a plea Of not guilty. I should
like the privilege OF Withdrawing it, il
We should at later time, deem it adj
visable to Go so. / have had no OPP
portuhity as yet to examine this case
and really know very little about it.
would ask that the court do not fix the
bonds until later. We are making no
( application for BAIL
You appear for Mrs. Chadwick
alone?" asked the judge.
Yes. sir
"she is now in custody, is she not?"
Yes, sir"
Remains in Custody.
In cases where a prisoner is in Gus
! tOdy and bail is 10 be given" said the
court, the initial moves must come
/ from the person so held. If that per-
son does not ask for liberty and prefers
10 remain III custody there is no need
Of fixing any amount of bail. ! under
stand that Mrs. Chadwick does no.
wish 10 give bail and she can remain
in custody"
THAT is perfectly satisfactory to the
4 government" said District Attorney
! Sullivan. and the case, so far as Mrs
Chadwick is concerned. was ended
II had previously been arranged WITH
! District. Attorney Sullivan that Beck.
with and Spear. who were already un.
der bonds OF $4,000, should give an ad
ditional bond Of SIS 900 each. The bond: