Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1905-03-16
THE CHADWICK TRIAL
A Jury of II Men Is Secured and
the Hearing of Evidence
Has Begun.
WITNESSES WERE EXAMINED
Wednesdays Session of the Trial was
dents, Judge TayIer and
Counsel on Both Sides
Participating.

FdFllCIpdtIn9.
Cleveland, March THE trial OF
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick for alleged
violation of the national banking laws
was commenced in the United States
district court before Judge Tayler
yesterday.
The case was set for $50, and ten
minutes prior to thai time Mrs. Chad
wick came into court in custody of
two baiEffs. She took seat at long
table in the. center of the court room
Immediately behind her leading coun-
sci, Jay p. Dawley.
Prosecuting Attorney Sullivan ad-
dressed the jury, saying the charge
against Mrs. Chadwick was conspir-
acy against the United States in con-
nection with financial Irregularities
committed in various transactions
with the Citizens national bank of
Oberlin.
Andrew Carnegie was in the court
room.
The jury was accepted within two
hours after the opening of court. 1t
consists of one school teacher, one
real estate dealer and ten farmers
Judge Tayler Overruled ex-Judge
Wings motion to exclude all testi-
mony. The taking of the testimony
of Ebenezer Southold was then begun.
Southold identified five documents
submitted as certificates of authority
granted the Oberlin bank Among
these was the charter of the bank.
f. II. Hotter, director of the Citi-
g.
the minutes of a directors meeting.
Hotter testified IS to his acquaint-
ance with Spear and Beckwith. The
capital of the Oberlin bank, he stated,
was 100000. At this point Mrs.
Chadwick motioned to Deputy Myrtle
Nichols that she wished to leave the
room. Proceedings were suspended.
Cleveland, March Sat Tuesdays
session Of the Chadwick trial rapid
progress was made in the examination
of witnesses. The proceedings were
enlivened by the constant sparring for
points by the lawyers. The testimony,
ali Of it technical, was uninteresting.
Nine witnesses were examined and
the government had by Tuesday even
ing disposed of ten of its 2S witnesses.
Cleveland, March 9-Sensational
beyond any previous session of the
Chadwick trial, the morning hours in
the United States district court We'd
! ncSday were Cnlivencd by verbal COM
bats between the attorneys that al
times became heated to the point of
personalities and, for the first time in
the trial, gave promise of what may
be expected when the final battle of
argument is reached. Another Incl
dent of sensational nature was the
lifting up of the defendants voice for
the first time during the trial
Mrs. Chadwick interrupted the dis
trict attorney just before the close of
the morning session. In a threat to
bring in the Carnegie note Sullivan
said the government might try tC
bring in everything.
That's just what we want" cx-
claimed Mrs. Chadwick leaning over
the trial table toward Sullivan
| Though her voice was low pitched, II
was heard throughout the court room
and caused a sensation.
Exciting incidents came rapidly,
Mrs. Chadwick, Judge Tayler and
counsel on both sides participating.
| But one witness was examined
| Robert Lyon, receiver for the Oberlin
bank.
Counsel fought hotly over the exclu-
sion and admission of testimony.
District Attorney Sullivan scored a
| victory when Judge Tayler decided
that drafts given by the Oberlin bank
on a New York bank should be ad-
mitted as evidence.
At 3:15 p. m. District Attorney Sui
livan announced: The government
rests at this point"
T. C. Doolittle, expert accountant
was called by the defense.
| Cleveland. March 10-Thursday af
ternoon Judge Tayler overruled the
defense's motion that he direct a YER
dict in favor of Mrs. Chadwick. Mrs.
Chadwicks fate, so far as the federal
court is concerned, is hanging in the
balance. Learned attorneys yesterday
| presented a mass of technical law
| points, intended to show to the court
that the government had not sue
ceeded in proving {. case of conspiracy
| and that the case should be taken
| from the jury. The jury was out of
court until to-day, lest it be infiuenc-
ed by the arguments.
Cleveland, March 1.-THE govern
ments opening address to the jury in
| the Chadwick case was made Friday
morning by Thomas H. Gary, assist
ant district attorney, and Francis j.
Wing, the former Judge, began his
plea for the defense, finishing at 1886
p. m. He was followed by Jay P. Daw-
| ley for the defense.
Does Not Intend to Resign.
Columbus, O., March State Pen
sion Agent Jones, who, it is stated in
| Washington dispatches, will resign his
position to make way for Congress
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