The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-06
THEfEYEs OF sAEc EcoNTlNENTsWiLL
lgATc y Wit Il IN TEREsTa aEv-
cry DETAIL
oFssTH e TRIAL OF MRS. CASSIE
ssaL=,2 4. u HADWlc WHO r BEGAN
Il sesS 4! !;8{ To.DAY.
sj(.By;5Publishyer.ss.. Press


BY Publishers, Press.)
III CLEVELAND, o., Mar G.-Cassie
ghadwick was arraigned for trial
this morning before Judge Tayler In
the United States District Court.
The charge against her was a vio-
lation of the national banking laws.
As set forth in an Indictment covering
9 Stypewritten pages, returned by the
s Grand Jury last month the offense
(which she stands charged, con-
ssssAists In having entered into a con.
Ssplracy5 with c. t. Beckwith and
Cashier "A. B. Spear, Of the Citizens
national Bank Of oberlin, whereby
she obtained money on worthless
Checks n:
There are G counts in the indict-
! sstnlent tl / They relate to eight; checks
amounting to $4,000. The transac.
ions occurred last October. The
prisoner Is referred to in the indlct-
ssment as Cassie L. Chadwick, alias c.
IA Chadwick, alias Madame Devere.
There are seven federal indict.
ments against Mrs. Chadwick. The
amount she obtained from the Oberlin
bank which wrecked It was $27O,OOO.
AIrs. Chadwick, escorted from the
county jail, arrived at the court room
ten minutes before the time set for
the beginning Of the trial:
8 Yrs. Chadwick's self.possession
was perfect. Her eyes were steady
and her manner as composed as,
Though she had nothing at stake. She
was dressed in a rich costume Of
black, the most noticeable feature OF
s5wliicll$Swas a black velvet jacket
trimmed with white applique. Her
s5lhata5was broad and fiat and low.
P;,lumes trained over. the left side Of
q When Mrs. Chadwick entered the
colirt room her head was covered
withSa white veil, one Of ample size,
like the eSHeils that brides wear. She
iSto,okiSa ! seat back of her lawyers at
sthe Sbig trial table in front Of the
bench. These lawyers are j. P. Daw-
55Sl who stands high In Cleveland as
criminal lawyer. Sheldon, on the
;ys q si1e;rrnsh, 1;s who stands high at B. the
bar,tand sex-Judge Francis j. Wing.
Il Until February Wing was judge of
this court. He resigned to practice
w. District Attorney John Il. Sui.
81 liyanSand his two assistants, appeared
for the government. .l5.i. :, |.
1udget Taylor, sharp featured and
Ss&clean cut came into, court wearing a
i9ssac cli$suit.
The United States VS.. Chadwick, he
u; as the case in hand. 81
Both sides announced that they
were IS ready. Then the men summoned
sgt3o decide the fate of Mrs. Chadwick
took their seats in the jury box.
I In response to a question by Daw-
ley, the Judge: ruled that SO far as
possible challenges should be made
for cause before the right Of peremp.
tory challenge should be exercised.
sthat stage of the proceedings
81: AIsnEdrew Carnegie arrived He was ac.
n GlcofmpaniedS by Sylvester T. Everett,
i ~ host osts ,of%the iron master during the
$la A LAT ter's stay In this city. There was
So buzz s9III2i as Carnegie passed Mrs. Chad
3S5STi icS and was escorted to seat at
the the side Of the room near the bench.
sSlf39 the prisoner knew that the man
SS4Whose Ss tS y name she had used so freely
s1ial5 had NJ arrived, she gave no intimation
$of Ss2f the 4t. fact. She kept her eyes fixed
steadily on the Jury. She could not
sshare seen Carnegie without. turning
erShead and apparently she did not
van war s!. to attract attention by doing
x, ;Gs 81 j !.
Carnegie being seated at the: side
ndEtol the rear of$the defendant, had
no such difficulty. He had the oppor-
sstunity ], to get a good view Of. her and
y she ls took advantage ofeit. There was
Sas LOT Of interest and curlosityFpictured
On on s. his Sshrewd face as hes.looked for
The. he first; time upon the lady: who had
scattered the alleged. IS, ,OOQ,O 900 Car.
stIlegie notes in the land.
lD-faW'ley cross ss;examined the candi.
dates for seats on the jury: Onespoint
he pressed y I'm very case cerneId
thes i app arance Of Carnegie in the
Scase.s
Would The Jury he asked give uns