Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-19
NOT GUILTY
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Gals 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
foo45eckwith or Spear.
Il 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:
1--WE plead not guilty"
81 would like your honor to fix the
amount of bail to be given the defend
ants" said District Attorney Sullivan.
"Your honor" said Mr.. DawIey, ''in
entering a plea of not guilty, 1 should
like the privilege Of withdrawing it, if
we should. at u later time, deem it adj
visable to do So | have had no Oppor-
| tunity, as vet. to examine this case
and know very little about it.. l also
would ask that the court does not fix
the bonds until late 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 ."
| eyes, SIR
| In cases where a prisoner is in Gus
tOdy and bail is to be given" said the
court, 1.-The initial move must come
| from the person so held. ] understand
that Mrs. Chadwick does not wish to
give bail and she can remain in Gus
toby"
That is perfectly satisfactory to the
government" said District Attorney
Sullivan. and the case as far as Mrs
Chadwick was concerned was ended.
| 1t had been previously 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 $4,000 each.
NJ. A. Lander and George r. Collins
signed for Spear and J. G. Cowlcs and
\. J. Gilchrist for BackNi.h. The bonds
were approved and COAT at once ad-
journed.
The nature of tho proceedings was
4 puzzle to Mrs. ChaIvirj: The affair
had been so hastily AZ 2rced that she
had no previous knowledge of it and
had no idea what it meant.
When the juGS" left the bench she
turned to Mr.. DaWley and asked:
What does it mean? Why was
brought here?'
1T is Just Il formality," replied Mr.
DaWl2y. land fixes for the time being
your standing before the court There
il nothing in it that affects the issue
of The trial one way or another"
This was an evident relief to Mrs
| Chadwick and she rose to leave the
| court room in manner considerably
more energetic than when she had en-
tered it.
On reaching the Jail Mrs. Chadwick
was pcrceptibly weaker than when she
had started for the court. She hesitated
at almost every step and several times
appeared on the verge Of collapse.
| Mrs. Chadwick requested that medi-
cine brought from New York be sent
to hcr. 1t is in the possession of Jailer
E,ggers and DIR. Wall ordered that it he
not given ner. He said she was under
his treatment and that while the drugs
may be perfectly harmless he neverthe-
less was unacQuaintrd with the pre-
scription and did not care to have her
| take the medicine.
| Sheriff Barry, was today, firm in his
| determination not to allow either Emil.
| Mrs. Chadwick's son, or Freda Swan
storm. the womans nurse, to see the
prisoner. Both have heretofore, through
the kindness of the sheriff, been al
lowed to call on her, but today the
sheriff declined to admit them. as Mar
shall Chandler ordered Sheriff Barry de-
clarcd to Marshal Chandler that he was
| responsible for the womans keeping
and could not afford to allow any but
her counsel or those who obtain an Or
der from the government officials to
visit her. Barry declared that if they
are to be admitted Judge Wing of the
Federal court must summon and order
him to do it in person. He did not
think it safe to allow the boy and the
nurse to see her.
Mr.. Dawley was asked, Saturday
evening, If he intended to have his
client plead guilty at some later time.
MY request did not mean that he
replied. Il simply wanted the privilege
and that was the time 20 ask for it. 1t
meant nothing except that I want as
many privileges on my side as 1 can
obtain
Before DR.. Wall arrived at the Jail
Mrs. Chadwick had several more faint
ing spells. The matron became excited
and hastily called for Sheriff Barry who
was in his office below. The sheriff gave
her a stimulant and after some min
utes Mrs. Chadwick revived Dr. Wall
| found after his examination of the
prisoner that ner condition was NC,
worse than he had previously announce
ed. He repeated the statement that she
was completely exhausted and needed
rst. He administered restoratives and
expects her to be much improved in
several days.
Bringing articles to Mrs Chadwick in
violation of the Jail rules, it'll was de-
clared later. was the cause Of Sheriff
Barry's refusal to allow the nurse and
son Of Mrs. Chadwick to see the latter.
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