Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-03-14
WOMAN HELD GUILTY
MRS. CASSIE CHADWICK is CON-
vlcTED IN EACH OF SEVEN
COUNTS.

vIcTED IN EACH OF SEVEN
COUNTS.
Cleveland, o., March 10. Mrs.
Cassie L. Chadwick Saturday night
was found guilty on every count on
which the jury was allowed to judge
her, seven in all
The general charge was conspiracy
to defraud the United States by plot
ting to procure the certification of
checks on national bank when there
were no funds in the bank to her
credit.
The woman can be imprisoned two
years on each count, or fined moi
more than $4,000 on each, or both
fined and imprisoned. If the maximum
penalties allowed by law are imposed
Mrs. Chadwick will be sentenced to
fourte; years imprisonment and
fined $4,000.
Jury Out Only Two Hours.
The jury reached it's verdict in two
hours. 1t left the courtroom at 1888
o'clock in the afternoon and when it
had decided the case Judge Taylor
was notified at his hotel. He set $3.50
O'Clock as the time for receiving the
finding
Mrs. Chadwick came into court five
minutes before the jury. She was ac.
companied by her son, Emil Hoover,
and two trained nurses. She sank into
the seat she has occupied during the
trial AID rested her face in the palm
of her right hand, position she held
almost constantly throughout the ses-
sions of court.
1--WE Find Guilty" on Seven Counts.
For several minutes the courtroom
waited, not motion being made by
anybody. Then Judge Taylor entered
from his chambers and walked quickly
to his chair. He glanced in an inquir-
ing manner toward the jury, but said
nothing.
az have 1t your honor" said Clerk
Carleton, holding up slim white pa
per. Then turning his face to the
courtroom, the clerk said:
Gentlemen, answer to your names
as they are called"
All of the jurymen responded and
Clerk Carleton unfolded the verdict
and arose.
I'VE find as to count one-guilty.
I'VE find as to count three-guilty.
The same sentence was repeated five
times more for the five remaining
counts and then Mr. Carleton resumed
his seat and began energetically to en-.
ter the verdict upon his records.
ar ac1z "a nd two
this, and is this, your verdict?"
An inarticulate murmur of assent
rose from the jury and then in a few
words Judge Taylor thanked and dis
missed it.
Mrs. Chadwick Breaks Down.
All this time Mrs. Chadwick had
failed utterly to grasp the meaning of
the verdict. She is slightly deaf, and
Clerk Carleton read the verdict in q
tone SO low that it nearly was maud.
BILE ten feet away. AS the persons
around her began to move and talk
the prisoner grasped the fact that her
fate was decided. She glanced quickly
at Attorney Wing, who was close be.
side her. The expression of his face
told more than the words with which
he responded to her look of appeal.
I'VE have lost, Mrs. Chadwick" was
all he said.
This time she realized It. She
turned half around to look at Hoover
behind her, and, reading there a con
| firmation of the words of Wing, she
flushed deeply and raised her hand in
a bewildered fashion to her head
| Suddenly her legs seemed to give
way beneath her, and she sank feebl.
into her chair. Her head fell forward
on her hands and succession OF
strangling sobs came from her throat
while Emil and Wing vainly sought to
comfort her.
Government Asks Sentence.
"The government moves for sen
tence, your honor" said District Attor
ney Sullivan.
I'VE desire to enter motion for a
new trial." said Wing, stepping for
ward.
"At a future time I will set date
for the argument on the motion for 8
new trial. said Taylor, land | pre-
sumo the matter can rest until thai
! time"
Mrs. Chadwick soon composed her
self. raised her head, wiped her eyes
and rose to her feet with an air OF
bidding defiance to all the world.
Attended by Deputy Marshal Clobitz
Hoover, and Judge Wing, she walked
steadily to the hallway to take the
elevator. 1t was not there, and in the
slight delay Mrs. Chadwick's compo
sure deserted her utterly. She violently
threw off the arm of Deputy Marsha
Clobitz and that of her son, exclaim
ing:
Let me go! O., my God! Let me
go!"
She tottered in weakness, and Clio
bitz, together with Deputy Marsha
Minder, stepped quickly to her side.