The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-03-28
PRISON CELL FOR
MRS. CHADWICK
Unless a Higher Court
ReVerseS Sentence.
TEN YEARS THE TIME
The Woman's Deafness Made Her q
Rather Pathetic Looking Figure
During the Ordeal of ReCeiy-
ing Sentence. She Takes
The Matter Quietly.
CRy the Agsociated PICS. }

Cleveland, O., March 27.-Unless
the higher court interferes, Mrs. Cas-
sic L. Chadwick will spend the greater
part of the next ten years in the Ohio
state penitentiary.
A sentence of ten years was impos-
ed upon her by Judge Robert w. Tay-
Ter in the United States Court at 5
o'clock this evening. The sentence
cae at the close of busy day for the
court in hearing arguments on a mo-
ton for a new trial, which lasted all
day The motion was overruled.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on
seven counts and sentenced upon six
counts. For four counts sentence OF
two years ach was imposed. Upon
two counts a sentence of one year each
was imposed, making a total sentence
of ten years.
As soon as the sentence was pro-
nounced Attorney j. p. Dawley, of
counsel for Mrs. Chadwick took ex-
ceptions to the sentences upon each
count, except the first count. The de-
fense intends to make the claim that
the court cannot impose a separate
sentence for each count; that the law
applies to the general charge instead
of each incident of a general charge.
Inc various counts Ol IIle IlQlClInGllI
are considered by the defense to refer
only TO details of the general offence.
This point also will be contested in
the higher court, as will the other
points of the Chadwick trial which re-
suited in her conviction.
To Ask For Stay of Sentence.
Eeither Judge Francis ]. Wing of
Mr.. Dawley will go to Cincinnati to-
morrow to make arrangements for a
review of 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. Mr.. 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 to-
day as seemingly she had resigned
herself to any action that might be
taken. When she was told that the
motion for a new trial had been refus-
ed she merely nodded her head as if
she already knew, though. she is so
hard of hearing she could not have
known what words the court uttered.
Climax of the OdeaI.
When ordered to stand up and
receive the sentence Mrs. Chadwick
did not hear and was assisted to her
feet by Deputy United States Marshal
Clobitz. The court asked her if she
had anything to say why sentence
should not be pronounced She looked
around in bewilderment. She was not
certain what was taking place and had
not the slightest idea what the court
said. She was then led forward,
nearer the bench, and the court shout
ed the question.
Mrs. Chadwick said there was moth
ing she cared to say herself. Her at
torneys made no appeal to the court
and the sentence was Immediately inn
posed.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted under
an Indictment in which she was charg-
ed with conspiracy with Beckwith and
Spear, president and cashier Of the
Oberlin National Bank, to certify her
checks when she had no money in the
bank. This is a transaction prohibited
by the government for the protection
of the depositors and stockholders of
a national bank.
BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwick
can reduce her time of Imprisonment
to eight years and four months.