The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-07
FAMOUS CASE
 IS ON TRIAL Mrs. Chadwick Paints Dur ing Proceedings. EXCITING DAY FOR HER Conspiracy Against United
 States Laws. Andrew Carnegie Present in Csure Room and Appears Interested ia the Prisoner, scrutinisiss
 Her Closely.
EXCITING DAY FOR HER

Hek OAVDCAys
 Cleveland. Ohio. March 6.--A com plete collapse by Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick brought the first day of the trial to an abrupt close at 3:45 this afternoon.
 W. H. Walter of Oberlin, the sec- ond witness called by the State was on the stand and he had answered but two questions when Mrs. Chadwick who was very pale, whispered to her attorneys that she would be compelled to leave the room. She passed out quickly and upon reaching the ante room sank into chair in a faint. Two trained nurses who were in the court room, were hastily summoned and in few moments Mrs. Chadwick was revived. She was in no condition to enter the court room, however, and Judge Tayler adjourned the trial until tomorrow morning.
 It was an exciting day for Mrs Chadwick and she took the keenest interest in all the proceedings. Seated close beside her attorneys, she scanned the face of every juror summoned and frequently expressed her opinion of them to her lawyers. In the after noon when District Attorney Sullivan outlined the case he expected to have against her. Mrs. Chadwick's eyes did not leave his face for a second. When he ceased speaking and her counsel. |. P. Dawley, rose to state her side of the case, her face brfghtened and she followed him as eagerly as she had listened to MT. Sullivan and apparent- ly with far more pleasure. The trial made rapid progress today. The jury was accepted within two hours, and the opposing counsel out lined their cases and the taking Of testimony was commenced. Twenty- eight witnesses have been subpoenaed by the government and as far as known none have been summoned by the defense.
 shorn of it's phraseology the charge Ion which Mrs. Chadwick is arraigned I in conspiracy against the laws of ths' I United States---the conspiracy as de- fined by the government resting In the | asreement between her and the ofd- cials of the Citizens National Bank of oberlin. Ohio. to issue and negotiate certified checks when she had no mon ey in the bank.
 Credentials Necessary.
 Tine trial of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick for alleged violation of the national banking laws began in the United States District Court today before Judge R. w. Tayler. No one was ad- mitted to the court room without cre- dentials.
 The case was set for 9:so o'clock and ten minutes prior to tha ttime Mrs. Cyhadwick came into court in the cus- tody of two bailiffs. She was calm and self -possessed. She wore a black skirt. white silk waist over which was worn a black velvet coat. She wore wide black hat. She took seat at q long table in the center of the court Immediately behind her leading counsel, Jay P. Dawley and resting her chin in her right hand remained cioseiy in- terested spectator.
 AS soon as Judge Tayler had taken his seat he said: The case Of Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick"
 We are ready. your honor" said Prosecuting Attorney Sullivan.
 "We are ready" announced MT. Daw- ley. United States Marshal Chandler summoned twelve jurors to the box and as soon as they were seated. Mir. Daw- ley addressed the court saying:
 We would like to know. your hon. or, what will be the rule in this case so far as the matter of challenges is concerned"
 T do not think" replied Judge Tay- Ter. that we can make any hard and fast rule concerning challenges. but I would suggest that the counsel chal- lenge as much as possible for cause without resorting to peremptory chal- lenges."
 MT. Sullivan then briefly addressed the jury saying that the charge against Mrs. Chadwick was conspiracy against the United States in connection with financial irregularities committed in various transactions with the Citizens National Bank of Oberlin. O..
 MT. Dawley then commenced the ex- animation of the jury. He was busy with the third juror when the door opened and Andrew Carnegie, followed by S. T. Everett, at whose home he Is staying. entered the room.
 Mir Carnegie gave one quick glance at the woman sitting by the table and then walked quietly past her to a seat on the east side of the court room.
 Mrs. Chadwick was ignorant of his arrival and made no sign as he passed her. Later the information was whis- pered to her that Mir. Carnegie was in the room, but she did not turn her head nor glance in his direction.
 MT. Carnegie, on the contrary, seemed to be highly interested in Mrs. Chadwick and as he sat where he could study her closely without being himself observed he took advantage of his op- portunity t0 the full and subjected her to close scrutiny. From time to time he held whispers in conversations with MT Everett and they renewed his in- terest in the proceedings.
 Mir. Dawley in mentioning the name of his client invariably called her Mrs. "Shadwick." which afforded consider able amusement to the audience at first, and caused MT. Carnegie to smile broadly when he first heard of 1t. The jury was secured in less than an hour.
 Mrs. Beckwith Present.
 Just prior to the acceptance of the jury, Mrs. c. T .Beckwith. widow of the president of the oberlin Bank, came into the court room and was given a seat next to Andrew Carnegie. She gazed at him with frank curiosity for a moment and then gave her attention to the court room. MT. Carnegie had no knowledge of his neighbor. or If he had. did not betray 1t.
 William Stover. a farmer. was the last juror accepted and the jury was sworn just before recess.
 When court met in the afternoon Dis- trict Attorney Sullivan commenced his preliminary address to the jury. It was brief the speaker requiring but thirty-five minutes for its delivery. He stated that indictments had been re-