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MRS. CHADWICK rs GUILTY
Cleveland, Ohio, Court Conviets Fam,
Gus Woman on All Counts.
Closing OF 4 Remarkable Case-Defendapt
Goes Back to Jail Moaning
Over Her FATE.

Cleveland, Ohio. - Mrs. Cassie Il.
Chadwick was found guilty Of conspir-
ing to defraud the United States in
conspiring to procure the certification
of checks on a National bank when
there were NJ funds in the bank to
her credit. She was found guilty on
every count of the indictment upon
which the jury was at liberty to judge
her-seven in all.
The original Indictment contained
sixteen counts. Two of these were
ruled out during the trial by Judge
Taylor, and of the remaining fourteen
one-half charged her with securing
the certifcation of checks without
having the proper entries made upon
the books Of the bank. Judge Taylor
in his charge directed the jury to dis
regard these counts and consider only
the remaining seven. which related to
the certifcation with no funds on de-
post.
Under the law she can be fined on
each count, not more than $4,000 or
not more than two years in prison on
each count; or she may lie fined a
maximum Of $4,000 and also impris-
oned for two years on each count.
The jury left the court room at 3.33
p. m. 1t was announced two hours
later that q verdict had been reached,
and the jurors asked to be taken out
to dinner. Word was sent to Judge
Taylor at his hotel, and he set $50 as
the time at which he would appear in
court to receive the verdict.
The jury went out at els and re-
turned at 7.30. Court was opened
promptly at $50, and the verdict was
read at S.33. Mrs. Chadwick came
into court shout five minutes before
the jury. She was accompanied by
her son, Emil Hoover, and two trained
nurses. She sank into tile seat she
has occupied during the trial, and
rested her face in the palm Of her
right banda position she had almost
constantly throughout the session of
court.
During the afternoon she had suf-
fered severely from a cramp in her
right arm, being at times barely able
to use it. She forgot all about the
cfamp at night in her excitement, and
moved the arm as though nothing had
ever troubled it.
The jury sat silently in their chairs
waiting for the appearance of Judge
Taylor. Around the dimly lighted
room stood perhaps thirty persons
newspaper men, baiiiffs and attaches
of the office Of District Attorney Sui
Ivan. OF Mrs. Chadwick's counsel.
Judge Wing alone was present, and
he sat with a frown Of apprehension
upon his face. Emil Hoover, close be-
hind his mother, was ready to rejoice
with or console her, as the case might
be-
Mrs. Chadwick soon composed her.
self, raised her head, wiped her eyes,
and rose to her feet with an air Of
bidding defiance to the world. Attend
ed by Deputy Marshal Clobitz, Emil
Hoover and Judge Wing she walked
steadily to the hallway to take the ele-
vator. 1t was not there. and in the
slight delay Mrs. Chadwick's compos-
ure deserted her utterly.
, She violently threw off the arm of
Deputy Marshal Clobitz and that of
her son, eIclaiming:
"Let me go. Oh, my God, let me gov'
'I'm not guilty." she exclaimed, and
then, weakly, she moaned again and
again:
"Oh, let me go! let me go! I'm not
guilty, I tell you, let me go"
Suddenly she fell against Judge
Wing. He caught her by the shout
ders and kept her from falling until
Deputy Marshal Minder came upon
the other. side. Together the two men
lifted her bodily and bore her into the
elevator, which descended one floor,
and she was taken. half walking and
half carried, into the Office of United
States Marshal Chandler and placed
upon q sofa.
An attack of Mysteries followed that
lasted fully fifteen minutes, her sobs
and cries being distinctly audible in
the hall outside. The two nurses were
in prompt attendance and applied res
toratives diligently. In about half an
hour from the time she entered the
Marshars Office Mrs. Chadwick was
restored to comparative composure,
and then was taken to the Jail. From
the time Of leaving the Marshars
Office until the door Of the Jail closed
behind her she kept up a continuous
moaning.
The verdict was unexpected by the
attorneys in the case. and the attaches
Of the District Attorneys office were
jubilant over their victory. Mr.. Sulli-
van, after the verdict had been rem.
dered, said: Il don't care to say any
thing about it. Not now, anyhow.
She's a woman, and the prosecution
came in my line of duty. 1t has not
been a pleasant case, but L believe
that an honest verdict has been given"
Judge Wing declared: "Of course, 1
had hoped for better things. but the
case is not ended yet. We will take it
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