The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-03-14

Cleveland. O., March 11.-Mrs. Case
l.. Chadwick was tonight found guilty
Of conspiring to defraud the United
States by conspiring to procure the
certification of checks on a national
bank, when there were no funds in
the bank to her credit.
She was found guilty on every count
of the Indictment upon which the jury
was at liberty to Judge her-seven in
all.
The original Indictment contained
sixteen counts. Two Of these were
ruled out during the trial by Judge
Tayler and of the remaining fourteen,
one-haf charged her with securing the
certification of checks without having
the proper entries made upon the
books of the bank. Judge Tayler in
his charge directed the jury to disrc-
gard these counts and consider oniv
the remaining seven, which related ID
the certifcation with no funds on de-
posit On all of these the jury found
against her.
Under the law she can be fined CT
each count, not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned not more than two years On
each count, or she may be fined a
maximum Of $4,000 and also imprison-
ed for two years on each count. fhe
jury reached verdict in two hours,
but it was not read until 1888 o'clock
tonight.
Mrs. Chadwick came into court aboIt
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 during the
trial, and rested her face in the PAIN
of her right fland-a position she held
almost consta family throughout the seS-
SiOnS OF the court. During the after
noon she had suffered severely from
a cramp in her right arm, being at
times barely able to- use it. She fof-
got all about the cramp tonight in nec
excitement and moved the arm as
though nothing had ever troubled ii.
The jury sat silently in their chairs
waiting for the appearance of Judge
Tayler and around the dim, ill-lighted
court room stood perhaps thirty pars-
pie more-newspaper men, bailiffs a.d
attaches of the office of District At
torney Sullivan OF Mrs. Chadwick 8
counsel, Judge Wing alone was pres
ent, and he sat silent, with a frown
CT apprehension upon his face. Emil
Hoover, close behind his mother, was
ready to rejoice with or console nec,
as the case might be.
The clerk read the verdict and the
judge dismissed the jury.
All this time Mrs. Chadwick failed
utterly to grasp the meaning OF the
verdict. She is slightly deaf, ard
Clerk Carleton read the verdict in :,
tone SO low that it was nearly inaudi-
BILE ten feet away. AS the people
around her began to move and tax,
he prisoner grasped the fact, that fo-
good or i'll, her fate was decided. She
shot a quick glance at Judge Wing,
whose tall form and handsome coun-
tenance were close at her side. The
sorrcWfui 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.
This time she realized il. She turned
half around to look at Emil Hoover
behind her and reading there con-
firmation of the words of Judge Wing,
she flushed deeply and raised her hand
in a bewildered fashion to her head
Suddenly her limbs seemed to give
way beneath her and she sank fes5l
ward on her hands and an expression
of strangling came from her throat,
while Emil and Judge Wing sought
yainiy to comfort her.
THE Government moves for SEN
tence, YOUR honor said District At
torney Sullivan.
We desire to enter motion for a
new trial." said Judge Wing, stepping
forward.
Il will at a future time set a dats
for the argument Of the motion for
new trial." said Judge Tayler, "an1
| presume the matter can rest until that
| time
That is satisfactory TO the Govern
ment," said Mr. Sullivan Judge Wins
| bowed a silent assent and stepped &c
! the side Of his distracted client.
| Mrs. Chadwick soon composed her.
self, raised her head, wiped her eyes
/ and rose to her feet with an air Oh
bidding defiance to all the world. At
tended by Deputy Marshal Clobitz
| Emil Hoover and Judge Wing. sh,
walked steadily TO the hallway to TAX.
the elevator. It was there, and i'm the
slight delay thas Mrs. Chadwick
! eomposure deserted her utterly. Shs
! violently threw off the arm OF Deput,
Marshal cIobitz and that OF her son