The Cairo bulletin., 1905-03-28
Separate Sentence on Each OF
Six Counts on Which She
Was Convicted
NOTHING To SAY AS
COURT SPOKE DECREE
NEW TRIAL REFUSED AND HER
LAWYERS WILL TAKE AN AP-
PEAL-STooD THE TRY
ING SCENE WITH RE.
SIGhATION.

Cleveland. O., March 27--Jaage
Taylor. IA he United States dlsricf
court th3 afternoon. over.riled the
motion fol a new trial in the case OF
Cassie l.. Chadwick and at once sen
fenced her 10 ten years impriaon-
ment.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on
seven counts and sentenced upon six
For four of these counts a sentence
of two years each was imposed Upon
two a sentence OF one year each was
imposed.
Exceptions are Taken.
As coon az sentence was pro-
uouneed Attorney Dawley. counsel for
Mrs. Chadwick, took exceptions 20
the sentences upon each c0Int eX-
cept the first The defense Intends
TO make the claim hat the cogrt can
not impose separate sentence fer
each coun. ~ the law applied 10
the general charge iagtea Ct ZACH in~
cident Of e eaaaeaI eha~se. Taa YaF.
ions courts OF Ese in iietmcats are
considered hy thr defense - refer on.
iy to the details i Inc Z neral of
fense tbs po,nt viii also be col-
tested in the higher court as will
other points Of iaa rhadwick trial
which resulted I'll her conviction.
stood II Pretty Well.
Mrs. Chadwick was not particularly
affected by the action Of the court
today, as seemingly she hal rasigned
herself to any action that might be
taken. When she was told the mo-
tion for a new trial had been refused
she merely nodded her head as If she
already knew though she s so hard
Of hearing she could not have known
what words the court uttered.
When ordered to stand up and re-
ceive sentence Mrs. Chadwick did moi
hear and was assisted 10 her feet by
Deputy United States Marshal Clob-
itz. The court asked her if she had
anything to say why sent tence should
not be pronounced She looked
around in bewiIdermen. She was not
certain Of wlat was taking place and
had not the sligatest idea of what
the court said. She was led forward
nearer the bench ana tha court shout
ed the question. She then under
stood
Had Nothing to Say.
Mrs. Chadwick said there was notn'
ing she cared to say for herself. Her
attorneys made no appeal 20 the
court and sentence was Immediately
imposed.
stcry of The Indictment.
Mrs. Chadwick was indicted by tae
United States grand jury at special
session ordered by Judge Wing who
has. since his retirement from the
federal bench. become her associate
counsel on seven separate charges,
each relating to her connection with
the failure of the Citizens National
bank of Oherlir, of which he late
G. T. Beckwith was president and
Smear. cashier. They were Jointly in
dicted with the woman who borrowed
thousands of dollars of the bank S
money. She was convicted under an
indictment in which she was charged
with conspiracy - conspiracy with
Beckwth and Spear to certify her
checks when she had no morey in the
bank. This is a transaction prohib-
tied by the government for tle pro
lection Of deposiSors and stockholders
of a national bank.
Can Reduce Her Sentence.
BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwick
can reduce her time of imprisonment |
to eight years and four months.
Mrs Chadwieks trial began March |
9th and the jury returned a verdict
of guilty March 11th-
The First Disclosures.
The first disclosures of Mrs. Chad |
wick's remarkable financial career
was made when sui was brought by
Herbert D. Newton. of Brookline
Mass, last December 10 recover $780,
SEQ said to have been loaned by New
ton to Mrs Chadwick.
Shortly after beginning of that sun
Mrs. Chadwick went to New York and
after establishing herself at different
times at several prominent hotels in
that city was finally arrested there
December Is by Federal offic ais.
Wnnin a few days she was brought /
to Cleveland where size has since
been a prisone- in the ial.