The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-03-10
THE CHADWICK TRIAL.
Nervous Collapse by Mrs. Chadwick
Brought First Day of Trial in
Cleveland to Abrupt Close.

\ complete nervous collapse by
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick brought the
first day OF her trial in Cleveland.
Ohio. TO an abrupt close on Monday
afternoon.
The trial made rapid progress on
Monday. The jury was accepted
within two hours. and in the after
noon the opposing counsel outlined
their cases. and the taking OF testl-
monv was commenced.
Shorn OF is legal phraseology, the
charge on which Mrs. Chadwick IS
arraigned is conspiracy against the
laws of the United States-the con-
spiracy as defined by the government,
resting on the agreement between
her and the officials Of the Citizens
National bank of Obelin, Ohio, to is
sue and negotiate certified checks
when she had no money in the bank.
"The evidence to be submitted in
the case" said Attorney Sullivan IN
his ,ypening statement, twill show
that Mrs. Chadwick was associated
with Spear and Beckwith, the officials
Of the Citizens National bank OF
Oberln, Ohio. in business. They had
many transactions together, in the
course of which eight different
checks amounting in all to $4,000,
were certified by Spear and Beckwlth.
The evidence will show that when
these checks were certified no money
was in the bank in the name OF Mrs.
Chadwick and no entries to her credit
were on the books of the bank"
Mr.. Dawley for Mrs. Chadwick
said:
I'VE expect that the evidence will
fail to show that there was any con-
spiracv between Spear, Beckwlth and
the defendant What BeckWlth did,
he did as the president of the bank,
and without fraudulent connlvance
with Mrs. Chadwick What Spear did
was under the direction Of BeckWlth,
and was done by him in good faith.
He believed that Mrs Chadwick was
wealthy. was worthy Of credit to the
amount of certified checks, and be-
lieving this, and acting in good faith
as he did. he could not have been
guilty Of conspiracy, which by its
very nature implies criminal intent
Beckwith and Spear did not consplre
because they acted in good faith and
as they did not conspire, it was not
possible for Mrs. Chadwick to con-
spire with them"
Tuesdays Proceedings.
Nine witnesses were examined IN
the Chadwick trial on Tuesday and
the defense established the fact that
the claim of the government that
Mrs. Chadwick had no money in the
Ooerlin bank at the time of draw
| ing checks which were certified by
| Spear and 3eckwith, was inc )rrect IN
| two instances at least.
! 1t was shown by the general jour
nal OF the bank that on Nov. 3, 1908.
| when Mrs. Chadwick received GER
titled check for $4,000. an entry
crcditing her with that amount was
! made on the journal of the bank and
a deposit slip for $4,000 was made
out in her name. The entry and the
slip were in the handwriting of Cash.
| ier Spear. Another entry OF similar
nature amounting to $1,000 was also
| found.
Mrs. Chadwick came into court ap-
parently none the worse &or her i'll
ness, which caused the adjournment
Monday.
1t is doubtful If Andrew Carnegie
will take the stand. District Attorney
Sullivan said: 1T is not my present
intention to put Mr.. Carnegie on the
stand and I do not think he will be
called upon to testify unless his evi-
dence should be needed in rebuttal *
something introduced by the de-
fense."