The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
MRS. CHADWICK FOUND GUILTY
SHE MAKES 4 SCENE UHILE BE-
ING RETURNED TO J.iiL.
Goes Into Mysteries and struggles With
Her Guards shouts 20 Her son That
She Is innocent -Jur, Was Out Four

Hours Convicted ON seven Counts.
CLEVELAND, March il.--Mrs. Cassie H..
Chadwick WIS found guilty at $50 o'clock
tonight in the Federal Court OF conspiring
to wreck the Citizens National Bank OF
Oberlin The jury had been out five hours
She will probably become an inmate OF
the Ohio Penitentiary, where she served
several years ago for forgery under the
name of Mime Devere.
I Mrs. Chadwick, owing to her deafness,
could not hear the words Of Clerk w F..
Chr}eton, who read the verdict OF the jury
After the reading was completed Judge
Francis j. Wing her attorney, turned to
her and announced the result. He simply
said
Guilty
During the reading Of the verdict Mrs
Chadwick leaned upon the arm of her son.
Emil When Judge Wing told her the re-
/ suit she burst into tears. Emil tried to
comfort her. Judge Wing endoavored
to have her cease her sobbing Two trained
nurses from st. Alexis Hospital were az
| her side should anything serious occur.
l.: 4 few minutes the woman dried her
| eyes with her handkerchief and lifted her
/ head from tho trial table. Deputy Mar
/ shals Clobt2 and Wagner stepped to her
! side and escorted her from the court room
! without objections. Emil walked by her
J side and assisted her.
| Outside the court room In the hall way
! Mrs. Chadwick began to grow weak and
would have fallen TO the floor had she not
| been caught ~ the deputies. In an instant
her mood changed and she grew hystercul,
endeavoring TO break away from the Of
| flcials,
"Oh Emil. Emil, How can ever look
you In the face again she walled in her
struggles. Il am not guilty | am not
| guilty" she shouted. Let me 60 let me
go. say / am not guilty
The woman's strength grew with her
frenzy, and it required the effort OF several
deputies to control her At this time the
elevator arrived and Emil stopping down
placed his shoulder under his mothers
arm and half carried her into it She was
taken to the Office of United States Mnrahai
Chandler on the next floor below. There
Emil. the two nurses and Judge Wing at
tempted to quiet her.
In the marshal's Office she was again
I in Mysteries, but was finally quoted She
was taken TO the elevator As she walked
along the corridor she passed United States
District Attorney Sullivan, who happened
TO be standing in the doorway TO his own
Office, but Mrs Chadwick did not look at
him
After the verdict was announced counsel
for the defence made "A motion for u new
trial and arguments will be heard on it
Monday or Tuesday The maximum sent
enoe for the crime on the seven counts
on which Mrs Chadwick was convicted
is fourteen years in the penitentiary and
fine Of $4,000 and the minimum pcni-
Tertiary sentence Of seven years and
fine Of $1,000
Mrs Chadwick was convicted for con-
spiracy to have checks certified by the Off
Gals Of national bank when she had no
funds or credit in the bank to the hazard
Of the dopositors and stockholders Of tho
bank She was convicted under Section
544O of the Revised Statutes Of the United
States. The other six Federal indictments
against her will probably be nolle pressed.
There are three cases each CHI arging
forgery, in the Common Pleas Court against
her for forgery Of the Carnegie notes.
County Prosecutor Keeler will not have
an opportunity to try her upon this charge.
Unless the motion for a new trial is granted
Mrs Chadwick will be taken directly to
the penitenuary.
The next step in the case will doubtless
be the trial Of Dr. Leroy S. Chadwick, Mrs.
Chadwiok's husband, in the Common Pleas
Court on the indictment in which he and
his wife are charged Jointly with the for
gerry of tine s. 900, 600 Carnegie note, which
was held as security by Iii Reynolds He
may be tried alone. Mrs. Chadwick may
become a witness. Andrew Carnegie
would also be called as witness in the
case.
Bursts Of oratory and artful attempts
to play on the feelings of the jury marked
the closing day OF the trial. For over two
hours Attorney Dawley talked eloauently
for Mrs. Chadwick He was followed by
District Attorney Sullivan, who made the
closing argument. Judge Tayler delivered
his charge to the jury, which retired at
$50 o'clock this afternoon.
For the first time since her trial began Mrs,
Chadwick did not have a CHEEKY smile
this morning for her attorneys when she /
came into court. Emil Hoover was there
before his mother arrived and the greeting
between mother and son was cordial Mrs. !
Chadwick threw her arms about the neck
of her boy, and as she kissed him the tears
came to her eyes. Neither said a word.
The indictment against Mrs. Chadwick !
originally contained sixteen counts. Upon /
motion on Thursday the Judge struck /
out two Of these counts. In his charge he (
struck out seven more. leaving only seven /
counts against the prisoner
When Mr., Dawley mentioned in his speech /
the name Of Emil Hoover. Mrs. Chadwick |
lost her composure completely and, burying /
her face in her handkerchief, wept.
You. sir, said Dawley. his face white.
his index finger pointed directly at the I
District Attorney, ARE almost as much Of a .
coward as Adam himself. the greatest cow /
ard the world ever knew He selected /
sweet woman az his wife and agreed and (
promised to care for and protect her through .
life What did he do? He ate the forbidden /
apple and then blamed it all on the woman.
Why she should have sued him for divorce |
on the ground Of desertion and should have
asked for the Garden of Eden as alimony. |
Why don't you have the bank officer here
TO explain his acts and his conduct in this
case2 No 1t is easier to blame 1t upon