Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-03-29
CASSIE GETS
LONG TERM
Mrs. Chadwick is Sentenced by Judge
Tayler to Ten Years in the
Ohio Penitentiary.
USUAL EXCEPTIONS ARE TAKEN
The Defense Has Begun a Fight fo'
Oelay-Argument on Motion for
New Trial.

cleveland, o.. March 27.-UnlesS
the higher court interferes Mrs. Cas-
sic L. Chadwick will spend the great
er part of the next ten years in the
Ohio state penitentiary. A sentence
of ten years was imposed on her by
Judge Robert w. Tayler in the Unit
ed States district court today.
Mrs. Chadwick was convicted on
seven counts and sentenced upon six
counts. For four of these counts a
sentence of two years each was i'm
posed. Upon two counts a sentence
of one year each was imposed, max
ing a total sentence of ten years.
Exceptions Taken.
AS soon as the sentence was pro-
nounced Attorney J. P. Dawley, coun-
sci for Mrs. Chadwick, took exception
to the sentences upon each count ex-
cept the first count. The defense in.
tends to make the claim that the
court cannot impose a separate sen.
tence for each count; that the law
applies to the general charge instead
of each charge. The various counts
of the indictment are considered by
the defense to refer only to details of
the general offense. This point will
also be contested in the higher court
as will the other points of the Chad.
wick trial which resulted in her con-
viction.
Either Judge Francis J. Wing or
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 un
til the appeal is tried out. There was
an understanding with United States
Marshal Chandler, United States At
torney Sullivan and the court today
to the effect that there would be M
attempt to execute the sentence unit
the defense had had an Opportunit!
to carry the case to the higher court
and there obtain suspension OF thu
sentence. Mrs. Chadwick will be lie
IenOeQ 10 tne last court.
Mrs. Chadwick was not particular!
affected by the action of the court to
day, as seemingly she mad resigned
herself to any action that might b.
taken. When seen after sentence hat
been pronounced Mrs. Chadwick re
piled to a question:
What more can the world want Il
know about me noW?"
BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwicl
can reduce her time of Imprisonment
to eight years and four months.
When the deputies called at th'
county Jail to take Mrs. Chadwicl
to the federal building today she an
nounced that she was suffering witt
neuralgia and that she could not bt
dressed. The government officials in
sisted. however, that her presence wa!
necessary, and after much cOaxinf
and threatening she finally cOnclud
ed to get dressed and later. accompan
led by two deputies, entered the cOur
room.
For a New Trial.
In his argument for a new trial be
fore sentence was passed Mr.. Dawle.
made a strong protest against JurO
bCAlACS SAuAC, "hoS AS uooSA wv
had served under the name of But
Ter Crane. In support of his argu
ment Dawley read number of affi
davits showing that Butler Crane hat
been sumomned to serve on the jur.
and that the attorneys for the defens'
did not know that the juror was an.
other than Butler Crane until afte
the trial.
Dawley accused District AttOrne.
Sullivan of gross misconduct in con
Quoting the case. He charged tn,
district attorney with violating tn,
law in his final address to the jury
when he argued witchcraft, conspir
acy and crimes not mentioned in thu
testimony. He also argued that Attor
ney Sullivan assumed many thing.
that were not borne out by the testi
mony. He also attacked the jury ant
implied that many of the member!
did not tell the truth when they sait
they had formed no opinions of thu
case. Mr.. Dawley declared that thu
judge had erred in his charge to thu
jury.