The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-03-15
THE JURY SAYS GUILTY
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick is Convicted
on The Charge Of Conspiracy.
VERDICT REACHED IN TWO HOURS.
Court Convened at Night to Receive Finding
Sinks Heplessly lnto Her Chair and Breaks
Into Sobs When Outcome is Announced to
Deafness Prevented Her From Hearing
the Yerdict--New Trial Promptly Moved.

Cleveland (SpeciaD Mrs Cassie l..
Chadwick was found guilty of conspir-
ing to defraud the United States in pro-
curing the certifcation of checks on a
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 10
counts. Two of these were ruled out
during the trial by Judge Taylor, and of
the remaining ID, one-half charged her
with securing the certi6cation of checks
without having the proper entries made
upon the books of the bank Judge Tay-
Ter, in his charge, directed the jury to
disregard these counts and consider only
the remaining with no funds on deposit.
Under the law she can be fined on
each count, but not more than $4,000 or
Imprisonment more than two years on
each count, or she may be fined maxi
mum OF $4,000 and imprisonment for
two years on each count.
The jury left the courtroom at 1888.
1t was announced two hours later that
verdict had been reached, and the
jurors asked to be taken out to dinner.
Word was sent to Judge Tayler at his
hotel, and he set 8 80 o'clock as the time
at which he would appear in court to
receive the verdict. The jury went out
at OILS and returned at 7:3o.
Court was opened promptly at $3.50
and the verdict read at 1888.
Mrs Chadwick came into court about
five minutes before the jury. She was
accompanied by her son, Emil Hoover,
and two trained nurses She sank into
the seat she has occupied during the
trial and rested her face in the palm OF
her right hand-a position she held al
most constantly throughout the sessions
of court During the afternoon she had
suffered severely from cramp in her
right arm, being at times barely able to
use it. She forgot all about the cramp
at night in her excitement and moved
the arm as if nothing had ever troubled
it.
The jury sat silently in their chairs
waiting for the appearance of Judge Tay
Ter, and around the dim, lily lighted
courtroom stood perhaps 80 persons more
newspaper men, bailiffs and attaches
Of the office of District Attorney Sulli-
van. Mrs. Chadwick's counsel, Judge
Wing, also was present, and he sat 81
lent, with frown of apprehension upon
his face.
For several minutes the courtroom
waited, no motion being made by any
body, when Judge Tayler entered from
his chambers, and walked quickly to his
chair He glanced in an inqurng man
ner toward the jury, but said nothing
81 have it, your Honor" said Clerk
Carleton, holding up slim white pa
per. 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 Carleton unfolded the verdict and
stood up.
We find as to count one--guilty.
We find as to count three-guilty."
The same sentence was repeated five
times more for the five remaining counts,
and commenced energetically to enter the
verdict upon his records.
Gentlemen" said 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 Tayler thanked and dismissed the
jury.