The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-28
TEN YEARS In PRISON
FOR MRS. CHADWICK
SENTENCE PASSED LATE YES
TERDAR AFTERNooh.

Judge Taylor in United States Dis
trict Court-Prisoner Not Particular
Iy Affected-Had Seemingly Resigned
Herself to Courts Actlon-Her Coun-
sci Takes Exceptions.
cleveland, March 27-Unless the
higher court interferes, Mrs. Cassie L.
Chadwick will spend the greater part
of the next ten years in the Ohio State
penitentiary.
A sentence of ten years was imposed
upon her by Judge Robert w. Tayler
in the United States district court at 5
o'clock this evening. The sentence
came at the close of a busy day for the
court in hearing arguments on motion
for new trial, which lasted all day.
The motion was overruled.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted upon
seven counts and sentenced upon six
counts. For four Of these counts a sen
tence of two years each was imposed.
Upon two counts a sentence of one year
each was imposed, making a total sen
tence Of ten years.
Mrs. Chadwick was not particularly
affected by the action of the court.
Seemingly she had resigned herself to
any action. When told that the motion
for a new trial had been refused she
merely nodded her head as il she al
ready knew, though she is so hard Of
hearing she could not have known what
words the court uttered.
When ordered to stand up and re-
ceive the sentence Mrs. Chadwick was
assisted to her feet by Deputy United
States Marshal Clobise. The court
asked her il she had anything to say
why sentence should not be pronounced.
She looked around in bewilderment.
She was not certain what was taking
place and had not the slightest idea
what the court said. She was then led
forward nearer the bench and the court
shouted the question. She then under
stood.
Z 4 have something to say" she said,
s'but I would like to consult with my
attorneys first
You may do so, but it must be inn
mediately, the court enjoined her; If
you have anything to say you must say
it now.
Mrs. Chadwick said there was Moth
ing she cared to say herself. Her at
torneys did not appeal to the court and
the sentence was Immediately imposed.
Judge Tayler made no remarks, except
to explain the terms of the sentence.
He stated that the sentence of one
count should begin at the expiration Of
the one preceding it.
]. p. Dawley, of counsel for Mrs.
Chadwick, took exceptions to the SEN
fences upon each count except the first.
The defense intends to make the claim
that the court cannot impose a separate
sentence for each count; that the law
applies to the general charge instead
of each incident of general charge.
The various counts of the indictment
are considered by the defense to refer
only to details of the general offense.
This point, like other points in the
trial, will also be contested in the high
er court. United States Attorney Sulli-
van will represent the governments
GdoG lIllIOllSl% GNCly COGlL " Which, ltlG
defense may appeal, 5e..
Either Judge Francis J.. Wing or Mr..
DaWley will go to Cincinnati to-mor-
row to make arrangements for a review
of the case by the United States cir
cult court Of appeals. The first step
will be to ask for delay Of sentence un-.
til the appeal is tried over. There was
an understanding with United States
Marshal Chandler, United States At
torney Sullivan and the court to-day
that there would be no attempt to ex-
ecute the sentence until the defense had
an opportunity to carry the case to the
higher court and there obtain suspen-
sion of the sentence. Mrs. Chadwick
will be defended to the last court.
No action will be taken by United
States Attorney Sullivan regarding the
other six indictments against Mrs.
Chadwick in the federal court until the
present case is finally disposed of. If
the present case and sentence is sus-
tanned by the last court the other cases
will be dropped, otherwise they will be
used against the woman.
The action of the court to-day finally
5S1OoCo l1lC SAieiuWiSh SeloS SO dis Ille
Cleveland court is concerned, unless the
unexpected happens and the higher
court discharges the woman or orders a
new trial.
Mrs. Chadwick was indicted by the
United States grand jury, at a special
session, on seven separate charges,
each relating to her connection with
the failure of the Citizens National
bank Of Oberlin, If which the late c. T.
BeckWith was president and A. B.
Spear cashier. Both the president and
cashier were jointly indicted with the
woman, who borrowed thousands of
dollars Of the banks money. She was
convicted under the Indictment in
which she is charged with conspiracy
conspiracy with Beckwith and Spear to
certify her checks when she had no
money in the bank. This is a transac-
tion prohibited by the government for
the protection of the depositors and
stockholders of a national bank.
BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwick can
reduce her time of Imprisonment to
eight years and four months.
Mrs sChadWick's trial began March 6
and the jury returned verdict of
guilty March II. j. P. Dawley, chief
counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, said to-
might that he had nothing to say re-