The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-09
 CLOSES CASE Chadwick Trial Nearing Its Conclusion. BOTH SIDES OPTIMISTIC Government Scores an Inl-
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1 Cleveland. O.. March S.--The case Of the Government against Mrs. Chadwick was completed this afternoon. Ono witness for the defense. an expert ac- countant. was sworn. but an adjourn~ ment was taken until tomorrow morn ing before he had given any testt> mcny.
 the prosecution in It's entire case Waa gained this morning when District At- torney Sullivan, after a hard fight with the attorneys for the defense. secured the admission as evidence of two drafts laggregating $s0,e00 issued by the Oberlin Bank. in favor of Mrs Chad wick, August 24. 1903. On this sanne date Mrs. Chadwick obtained from tho bank certified check for S12,60O and Receiver Lyon testified that there wns nothing on the books of the bank to show that at the time of receiving the drafts and the check Mrs. Chadwick had a cent of money in the bank. or was entitled to credit The drafts we're entered on the book of the bank one month and five days after being issued. During this time the books of tho Oberlin Bank showed that the money was held to it's credit at the Importers and Traders National Bank, in New York, while 1t was in reality in the possession of Mrs Chadwick. It Is believed that only part of the next session of the court will be re- Quired for the witnesses for the de- fense and that the attorneys will com- mence their arguments by tomorrow afternoon at the latest.
 Both Sides Pleased. Tonight both sides expressed them kselves as pleased with the case as made out by the Government. District Att torney Sullivan said: T think we have made out a strong case. It is not over. but I believe that we have proved con- clusively that conspiracy existed be. tween Beckwith, Spear and Mrs. Chad wick"
 | Attorney Dawley. acting for Mrs. Chadwick. said: T did not think that tthe Government would be able to make lout a case of conspiracy against Mrs. Chadwick. and do not think that 1t has done SO.
 Two letters written by Mrs. Chad wick to Beckwith and Spear were read during the afternoon session and af- forded considerable amusement to the court. The first letter was. written Jointly to Beckwith and Spear and re- lated to a loan which Mrs. Chadwick had secured from W. L. Fay of Eiyria. Ohio. It declared that the writer had given check to Fay and when he came to see them about it. all they had to do was to say that they had agreed to extend her paper It would not be necessary for them to say anything be- yond that. The letter concluded: He said that you would be surprised to see the check in his hands, so you had bet- ter be surprised. If you don't say it. you can look it."
 | The second letter was written to Spear alone. In 1t Mrs. Chadwick ask ed him to certify a check to be given ! by her to Henry Wurst, of Elyria. say- ] ing that she would get the goods in the East to meet the check. 50 draw a check for $15.0o0." the letter said, land T will sign 1t, and pay you we'll for 1t. I am about to do something Of great interest to us all.''
 District Attorney Sullivan laid great stress in presenting the letters to the jury to the apparent fact that Mrs. Chadwick was asking for the certifi- cation of a check when she had no funds In the bank.
 Court Room Crowded. | Despite a most disagreeable snow and | sieet storm, the Federal Court room was crowded to the limit when the trial of Mrs. Chadwick was resumed this morning.
 Receiver Lyons of the oberiin bank. who was on the stand at adjournment yesterday, was the first witness. He was shown by District Attorney Sullivan a number of checks drawn by Mrs. Chadwick on the Oberlin bank and certified by Beckwith and Spear. He testified that the books of the bank did not show on any of the dates when the checks were drawn any money or | Irl., H.1I. k- Al. A | fendant. There was nothing In the bank. he declared. against which the checks could be legally honored by the | bank.
 | District Attorney Sullivan handed the witness two drafts made on the Im- porters and Traders National Bank by the oberlin bank aggregating $50. 1000 made in favor of Mrs. Chadwick. and asked him if on the date of their issue any money was in the bank to her credit.
 The defense objected to the drafts because they had not been mentioned in the indictment. District Attorney Sullivan argued vehemently that the witness be allowed to answer. The drafts were dated August 24. 1908, and he declared the books of the Oberlin bank showed no mention of the drafts until September 29. 1908. It was vital. to the charge of conspiracy, he argued. that the Government be allowed to show | that Mrs. Chadwick. while not having a dollar in the Oberlin bank, had drawn from 1t $S0.000, and that this amount was for one month and five days carried on the books of the Oberlin bank as being in New York when 1t actually was in the hands of Mrs. Chadwick MT. Dawley protested against the in- troduction of the drafts energetically and the district attorney replied to his objection in strong fashion.
 Judge Taylor ruled that inasmuch as the two drafts were dated on August 24. 1903, the same day as a certain check for $12.500 was given to Mrs. Chadwick. the three papers were part of the same transaction and the ques- tion was permissible.
 Receiver Lyons stated that no entry of the drafts appeared on the books of the bank until September 20. 1908. and that between the two dates. Mrs. Chad wick had neither money nor credit in the Oberlin bank.
 LyOns Cross Examined.
 Receiver Lyons was subjected to an exhaustive cross examination on the ' l..-. h