Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-11
MRS. CHADWICK
Says Il Have About Given
Up All Hope
Thinks She Has No Chance at
Present Court.
Today Viii See the End of the Inter
esting Case.

Cleveland, Ohio March 1O.-Saturtiay
VIII see the close Of the present trial
II Mrs. Chadwick and the case prob
ably will be given to The jury some
time during the afternoon. Just before
adjnurning court for the day, Judg,.
Tayler announced thar ii was his in
IGNITION to keaY at tn present ease un-
til it is finished, and ne directed that
all other court business be passed ur-
III Monday morning.
The entiie day was given over to ar
gunIentS. half of the total number hay
ing been disposed O:. These, however,
We're but the light artillery. and the
"ratori":l siege guns will open in the
morning. Assistant District Attorney
Thomas II. carry spoke IN the morning
and Judge Wing. foi. Mrs. Chadwick.
took up all OF the afternoon with the
exception Of one hall hour just before
adjournment winch was taken by j.
y. Dawley. senior counsel for the de
!ens-. who is to deliver the main ar
%um-nt for Mrs. Chadwick. After him
Will come District Attorney sullivan,
'vho Will close for the government.
1t nss L tryiI:, day for Mrs. Chad
wick and her pale face and nervous
manner showed that the strain of the
trial is telling on ner. During the great
Fart of the afternoon. She sat back in
her chair as if greatly exhausted. The
attack made by Mr.. Garry upon her
financial methods disturbed her great
ly. When he showed The jury by her
own checks. that without having any
money in the bank. she had secured
loans amounting to s1SI eco. and $10i.-
600 of il i'm on day when the total
amount which the bank could legally
loan to one person WAS but $4,000, the
prisoner sank back in he: chair as if
she believed thai the statements of the
attorney must have great effect on the
minds of the iErymen.
She was gre;uiy discouraged at tn"
time OF the midday adjuul nment and
said
Il have about given up all hope.
haven't any chance III this court"
During the afternoon, when her own
attorneys Wer, making arguments Sh !.
frightened up.
Judge Wing. in speaking for Mrs.
Chadwick, elaborated ut length the
theory held Ly the defence from the
beg inning OF the trial. that Mrs. Chad
wick could not be guilty of conspiracy
arrangement To commit an offenSe.
Whether or not she did commit the Of
Tense. lie said, was not the point al is
sue. TIE claim of the government was
thar she had agreed with Spear to GER
tify checks. He had procured their GER
ti.icaIion, but she had not arranged for
il. prior to the time of asking that the
checks he certified.
This assertion brought on Il cOllOquy
between the attorney and Judge Tay-
Ter. what Il; times bordered on the pSy
Geological.
"SupposinS," said the Judge. That
man having no money in Il bank Somes
to tie cashier of that bank and asks
him to certify a check and the cashier
cv.ltiiics il. Do You claim that there is
conspiracy No agreement to certify?
II claim that there is no conspiracy"
replied the attorney. 1.-THE commission
Of the act may be wrong. but there is
no previous arrangement. The agree
n:ent is simultaneous with the act and
there can be- no conspiracy.
Don't you think" asked Judge Tay-
l.r. that there are two distinct opera
tions of mind involved? Before the
cashier agrees to certify, he decides in
his own mind that he will certify. and
:or an instant before he performs the
act of certificatiOn. the mind of the
man who asked the certifcation and
Ia, If q
certiiication are in accord. When he
agrees to grant the request. is there
no agreement
Il hold" replied Judge Wing. that
all things at that time are involved In
the commission of the act. and that
there is no agreement to commit any
onense
In the afternoon. Judge Wing care
fully aualyzed the evidence submitted
bv the government. claiming through
out that. while il might prove that
Mrs Chadwick secured the certifica-
ton of the checks. when she had no
money in the bank. il failed to show
that she had arranged in advance to
secure the certi1catlon.
Cleveland. O.. March lot is reported
that the Chadwick case will not be- given
10 the i,lrv until some time on Monday
When court opened. Friday Judge Tay-
Ter asked counsel on both side 8 to indicate
til, length of time they would require for
Alter a conference between Dist. Atty.
Sullivan and J. p Da wiley for the defence.
ii was agreed that .he argument should
1hot arguments would consume NOR.
Asst. Dist. Atty. Thomas r. Garry
made The opening argument for the. gov
,rnrreht He confined himself chiefly to |
ihc law of the case. claiming that an
q crecnent to commit an unlawful act was
,.,ort ,rri,d with it the intent to viol :.
the law He spoke for about one and one |
half hours He was foll% ave by Mr.. Daw-
ley FOR i tie be- delivered by Jmdgs. a Wing
far ~, Mrs w." Chadwick. and Dist Atty. Sui,
Ivan for the government.