Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-28
Sentenced to Ten Years
in Ohio State Prison.
Judge Taylor Refuses the Plea
for a New Trial.
Cassie Not Particularly Affected by
Courts Action.

~ 'S'eiitu, StiiO, MdIcn Z!.-OHItSs
the higher court interferes, Mrs. Cassie
l.. Chadwick will spend the greater par
or the next ten years in the Ohio stats
penitentiary.
A sentence of ten years was imposed
upon her by Judge Robert w. Tayler
In the United States district court at :
CLOCK, this evening. The sentence
came at the close of L busy day fol
the court in hearing arguments on a
motion for a new trial. which lasted
All DAY. The motion was overruled.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted upon
seven counts and sentenced upon siy
counts. For four Of these counts a sen.
tence of two wears each was imposad
Upon two counts, q sentence of one
year each was imposed, making a tota
sentence OF ten years.
Mrs. Chadwick was not particularly
affected by the action Of the court
seemingly. she had resigned herself tc
any action.
When ordered to stand up and re.
celve the sentence. Mrs. Chadwick wa.
assisted to her feet by Deputy United
states Marshal Clobitz. The court ask.
er her if she had anything to saw VIII,
sentence should not be pronounced.
Il have something to say" she said
but | would like to consult with my
attorneys first
you may do so, but it must he i'm.
mediately," the court enjoined her. ali
you have anything to say. you must
say it now"
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 i'm
posed.
j. P. Dawley of counsel for Mrs
Chadwick. took exceptions to the SEN
fences upon each count except the
first. The defense 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 general
charge. The various counts of the in
dictment are considered by the de-
Tense to refer only to details Of the
general offense
Either Judge Francis J. Wing or Mr..
Dawley will go to Cincinnati, tomor-
row, to make arrangements for a re-
view of the case by the United States
circuit court Of appeals. The first step
will be to ask for stay of sentence
until the appeal is tried out. There was
understanding with United States
Marshal Chandler. United States At
torney Sullivan and the court, today,
that there would be no attempt to ex-
ecute the sentence until the defense
had an opportunity to carry the case
to the higher court and there obtain
Il 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 place and sentence is sustained
by the last court. the other cases will
be dropped, otherwise they will be used
against the woman.
The action of the court. today. final
ly closed the Chadwick case so far as
the Cleveland court is concerned. I'M
less the unexpected happens and the
higher court discharges the woman or
orders new trial.
Mrs. Chadwick was indicted by the
'ctdteS jury q SPECTRAL StS-
sion. on seven separate charges. each
relating to her connection with the
failure of the Citizens National Bank
Of Oberlin, Of which the late G.. r.
Beckwith was president and A. b.
Spear cashier. Both the president and
cashier were jointly indicted 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
Beckwith and Spear 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 ana stock holders of
national bank.
BY good behavior she can reduce her
time of imprisonment to eight years
and four months.
Mrs Chadwick's trial began March
eth. md the jury returned a verdict of
guilty March 18th. J. P. Dawley. chief
counsel for Mrs. Chadwick said tonight
that he had nothing to say regarding
the sentence.
When seen Immediately after SEN
tence had been pronounced, Mrs. Chad
wick replied 10 question: What more
can the world want 20 know about me