New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-12
MRS. CHADWICK GUILTY.
MYSTERIES At VERDICT,
Jury Finds on Al Counts-Motion
for Ne10 Trial Made.

Cleveland, March 11.-Mrs. Cassie L. Chad
wick was tonight found guilty of attempting to
defraud the United States by conspring to pro-
cure the certihcation of checks on national
bank when there were no 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 by Judge
Tayler. and If the remaining fourteen one-half
charged her with securing the certifcation of
checks without having the PREFER entries made
anon the books oI the sank. Judge Tayfer In
his charge directed the Jury to disregard these
counts and consider only the remaining seven,
which related to the certihcation with no funds
on deposit On all of these the jury found
against her.
Under the law she can be fined on each count
not more than $4,000. or imprisoned more than
two years or she may be fined minimum OF
$1,000 and also Imprisoned for two years on
each count.
The Jury left the courtroom at 3:33 o'clock.
It was announced two hours later that verdict
had been reached. and the jurors asked TO be
taken out to dinrer Word was sent TO Judge
TayIer at his hotel and he set $50 O'Clock as the
time at which he would appear in court to re-
ceive the verdict.
Mrs. Chadwick came into court about five min
utes before the jury. She was accompanied by
her son. Emil Hoover. and two trained nurses
She sank into the seat she has occupied in the
trial and rested her face in the palm of her right
hand a position she mad held almost constantly
throughout the sessions of court In the after
noon she had suffered severely from cranlp in
her right arm, being at times barely able to
use it. She forgot all about the oranp tonight
in her excitement and moved the though
nothing had ever troubled it.
The Jury sat silently in their chairs waiting
for the appearance of Judge Tayler. and around
the dim. i'll lighted courtroom stood perhaps
thirty people more-newspaper men, bailiffs and
attaches of the office of District Attorney SulIi-
van of Mrs Chadwfck's counsel Judge Wing
alone was present. and he sat silent, with a
frown of apprehension on his face. Emil
Hoover, close behind his mother. ready to
rejoice with or console her, as the case might
be.
For several minutes the court waited not a
motion being made by anybody. Then Judge
Tayler entered from his chamber and walked
qaietly 10 his chair. He glanced in an inquiring
manner toward the jury, but said nothing.
I have it. your honor" said Clerk Carleton.
holding UP a slim white paper. Then turning
his face TO the court room. the clerk said:
Gentlemen. answer to your names as they are
called"
All Of the jurymen responded and Clerk Carrie
ton unfolded the verdict and stood up.
1--WE find as TO Count 1-guity.
we find as to Count 3-guilty."
The same sentence was repeated five times
more. for the five remaining counts. and then
Mr. Carleton. resuming his seat. commenced
euergetically TO enter the verdict upon his rec
ords.
Gentlemen asked the Judge, was this and
is this your verdict?"
An inarticulate murmur of assent rose from
the Jury and then, in a few words. Judge Tay-
lor thanked and dismissed the jury.
All this time Mrs. Chadwick had failed utterly
to grasp the meaning of the verdict She is
slightly deaf and Clerk Carleton read the YER
dict in a tone low that IT was nearly in
audible ten feet away. AS the people around
her began to move and talk. the prisoner
grasped the fact that for good or III. her fate
was decided. She shot quick glance at Judge
Wing whose tall form and handsome couu-
tenance were close at her side. The sorrowfuI |
expression of his face told more than the words |
with which he responded to her look Of appeal j
we have lost. Mrs Chadwick" was all he /
said.
This time she realized IT, She turned half |
around 10 look at Emil Hoover behind her. and |
reading there a confirmation OF the words OF |
Continued on sixth pago.