The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1905-03-31
MRS. CHADWICK TOAPP[AL.
SENTENCED TO TEN YEARS IN
PRISON ON SIX COUNTS.
DEFENSE TAKES EXCEPTIONS
Circuit Court OF Appeals VIII Be
Asked for Stay Of Execution Pend.
Ing Preparation Of Papers-Prison'
er Shows No Emotion.


Ing Preparation Of Papers-Prison'
er Shows No Emotion.
Cleveland, March 2S.--Unless the
higher court intculorcs Mrs Cassie |"
Chadwick will spend the greater parl
OF the next ten years in the ONO state
pcnitontiary.
sentence Of ten years was i'm.
posed on her by Judge Robert Tayler
In the United States district court
The sentence came at the close of a
busy day for the court in hearing ar
guments on motion for new trial
The motion was oyerruled.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on
seven counts and sentenced upon six
counts. For four Of these counts a
sentence Of two years each was i'm
posed. Upon two counts a sentence
of one year each was imposed, MAX
ing total sentence OF ten years.
AS soon as the sentence was pro-
nounced Attorney J. p. Dawley, Coun'
sci for Mrs. Chadwick, took excep-
tions to the sentences upon each count
except the first count. The defense
intends to make the claim that the
court cannot impose separate sen
tence for each count; that the law
applies to the general charge instead
Of each incident Of a general charge.
The various counts OF the indictment
are considered by the defense to refer
only to details Of the general Of
fense. This point will also be con
tended in the higher court. as will the
other points Of the Chadwick tria.
which resulted in her conviction.
Either Judge Francis J. Wing or
Mr.. Dawley will go to Cincinnati to
make arrangements for a review or
the case by the United States circuit
court Of appeals. The first step taken
by the defense will be to ask for a
stay of sentence until the appeal is
tried out. There was an understand
ing with United States Marshal
Chandler, United States Attorney Sui
livan and the court to the effect that
there would be no attempt TO execute
the sentence until the defense has had
the higher court and there obtain a
suspension of the sentence. Mrs.
Chadwick will be defended to the last
court.
No action will be taken by United
States Attorney Sullivan regarding
the other six indictments against Mrs.
Chadwick in the federal court until
the present case is finally disposed OF.
If the present case and sentence is
sustained by the last court, the other
cases will be dropped, otherwise they
will be used against the woman.
Mrs. Chadwick was not particularly
affected by the action of the court, as
to any action that might be taken.
Mrs. Chadwick was indicted by the
United States grand jury at a specia'
session ordered by Judge Francis J
Wing, who has since his retirement
from the federal bench become her as
sociate counsel, on seven separate
charges, each relating to her connec-
tion with the failure of the Citizens
National bank OF Oberlin, OF which
the late C. T. Beckwith was president
and A. B. Spear cashier. Both the
president and cashier were Jointly in
dicted with the woman, who borrowed
thousands OF dollars OF the banks
money. She was convicted under the
indictment in which she was charged
with conspiracy with President Beck.
with and Cashier Spear to certify her
checks when she had no money in the
bank. BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwick
can reduce her time Of Imprisonment
to eight years and four months.