The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1905-03-13
SEVEN TINES GUILTY
Mrs. Cassie L. Chadwick Con-
victed at Cleveland.
PENALTY, FINE and IMPRISONMENT
Jury Found Accused Had Conspired
With Bank OHiciais TO Defraud
Government by Illegal Over
certIhcation of Cheeks.

CLEVELAND, o., March 13.-Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick has been found
guilty of attempting to defraud the
United States by conspiring to procure
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 indict.
ment upon which the jury was at lib.
erty TO judge her--seyen In all.
The original indictment contained
sixteen counts. Two OF these were
ruled out by Judge Tayler, and OF the
remaining fourteen one-half charged
her with securing the certificatlon OF
checks without having the proper ell
tries made upon the books OF the bank
Judge Tayler In his charge directed the
jury to disregard these counts and con.
slider only the remaining seven, which
related to the certifcation 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 I'M
prlsoned not more than two years, or
she may be fined maximum Of $10,-
coo and also imprisoned for two years
on each count.
The jury left the courtroom ut 1893
o'clock, and 1t was announced two
hours later that verdict had been
reached
Mrs. Chadwick came into court about
i've minutes 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 had held al
most constantly throughout the SEES
sions Of court. She had suffered Sc
vereiy from cramp in her right arm,
being at times barely able to use it,
She forgot all about the cramp in her
excitement and moved the arm as
though nothing had ever troubled 1t.
Then Judge Tayler entered from his
chamber and walked quietly TO his
chair. He glanced In an inquiring man.
ner toward the jury.
Clerk Carleton unfolded the verdict
and read 1t.
we nnd as to count guilty.
we md as TO count 3-guilty."
The same sentence was repeated
I'VE times more for the five remaining
counts, and then Mr. Carleton, resum-
ing his seat commenced energetically
to enter the verdict upon his records.
Gentlemen" asked the Judge, was
this and is this your verdict?"
An inarticulate murmur OF assent
rose from the jury, and then in few
words Judge Tayler thanked and dis
missed the jury.
All this time Mrs. Chadwick had fail |
ed utterly to grasp the meaning OF the |
verdict She is slightly deaf, and Clerk |
Carleton read the verdict in tone so |
low that il was nearly inaudible ten
feet away. AS the people around her
began to move and talk, the prisoner
grasped the fact that for good or i'll
her fate was decided. She shot a quick
glance at Judge Wing, whose tall form
and handsome countenance were close
nj her side. The sorrowful expression |
of his face told more than the words
with which he responded TO her look
Of appeal.
I'VE have lost, Mrs. Chadwick" was
all he said.
In speaking last night of the verdict
of the jury in the trial of his client.
Mrs. Chadwick, j. T. Dawley. her
senior counsel, said that the verdict
was not according to the terms of the
Indictment and that the case would be
taken 10. the court of appeals at Gin
as soon as possible.
Mr. Dawley saw Mrs. Chadwick for
A time at the Jail and said she was
Frustrated over the verdict
but he assured her that he felt there
were good grounds for hoping FOR a re-
versal of the verdict and that this in
cheered Mrs. Chadwick CON
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