Waterbury evening Democrat., 1905-03-13
SEVEN TIMES GUILTY
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick Con-
 victed at Cleveland.
PENALTY, FINE AND IMPRISONMENT
Jury Found Accused Had Conspired With BGnk officials to Dcfraud Government by Illegal Over-
 certiilcati0n of Cheeks.

CLEVELAND, O., March 13.-Mrs. Cassie F.. Chadwick has been found guilty of attempting to defraud the United States by conspiring to procure the certification of checks on national bank when there were no funds in the bank to her credit. She was found guilty on every count of the indict- ment upon which the jury y>Ns at lib- erty to judge her. .seven in all.
 The original indictment contained sixteen counts. Two of these were ruled out by Judge Tayler. and of the remaining fourteen one-half charged her with securing the certification of checks without having the proper en- tries made upon the books of the bank. Judge Tayler in his charge directed the jury to disregard these counts and con- slider only the remaining seven, which related to the certification with no funds on deposit. On all of these the Jury found against her.
 Under the law she can be fined on each count not more than S10.000 or i'm prisOned not more than two years, or she may he fined a maximum of $10,- GOO and also imprisoned for two years on each count.
 The jury left the courtroom at 3:3S o'clock. and it was announced two hours later that verdict had been reached.
 Mrs. Chadwick came into court about five minutes before the jury She was accompanied by her son, Emil Hoover and two trained nurses. She sank into the seat she has occupied in the trial and rested her face in the palm of her right hand. q position she had held al most constantly throughout the ses- sions of court She had suffered se- verely from cramp in her right arm. being at times barely able to use it.. She forgot all about the cramp in her excitement and moved the arm as though nothing had ever troubled it.
 Then Judge Tayler entered from his chamber and walked quietly to his chair. He. glanced in an inquiring man. ner toward the jury.
 Clerk Carleton unfolded the verdict and read it.
 We find as to count 1guilty.
 ''We find as to count & guilty
 The same sentence was repea tied five times more for the five remaining counts, and then Mir. Carleton, resum- ing his seat. commenced energeticaIly to enter the verdict upOn his records.
 "Gentlemen," asked the judge, twas this and is this your verdict?"
 An inarticulate murmur of assent rose from the jury. and then in few words Judge Tayler thanked and dis, missed the jury.
 All this time Mrs. Chadwick had fail cd utterly to grasp the meaning of the verdict. She is slightly deaf. and Clerb Carleton read the verdict in a tone SC low that it was nearly inaudible ter feet away. As the people around hel began to move and talk. the prisonei grasped the fact that for good or ill her fate was decided She shot a quick 1 glance at Judge Wing. whose tall form and handsome countenance were close at her side. The sorrowful expression of his face told more than the words with which he responded to her look of appeal.
 We have lost. Mrs. Chadwick" was all he said. ''''
 In speaking last night of the verdict of the jury in the trial of his client Mrs. Chadwick. J. r. Dawley. her senior counsel said that the verdict was not according to the terms of the indictment and that the case would be taken to the court of appeals at Gin cinnati as soon as possible. Mir. Dawley saw Mrs. Chadwick fol a time at the jail and said she was somewhat prostrated over the verdict but he assured her that he felt there were good grounds for hoping for re versal of the verdict and that this in formation cheered Mrs Chadwick con