Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-03-28
Will Have a Decade to Brood
Over the Details of "Ffen.
lied Finance"
WOMAN HAD NOTHING TO SAY
Mcticn For New Trial Overruled ard
Judge TayIer Passes Sentence.
Eight Years on Four Counts and o,,e
Each on Remaining Two-PrisoneF
BewiIdered
Rewildered.
(Hy Associated Press.)

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CLEVELAND. OHIO March Of
Unless the higher court interferca.%
Mrs. Cassie l.. Chadwick will spend the
greater part Of the next ten years i'll
the Chic State penitentiary
\ sentence Of ten years was imposed
upon her 10y Judge Robert W. Tayler
in the United States District Court at
) O'clock this afternoon.
The sentence came at he close of a
busy day, the court in hearing arg,-
nentS on motion for new trial,
which lasted all day The motion was
Crcrrulcl
Mrs Chadwick was convicted On
seven counts and sentenced upon six
CENTS. For four OF these counts a
sentence or two years each was i'm
posed. Upon Two counts q sentence of
one year was imposed. making total
sentence of ten years.
AS soon as the sentence was pro-
'.cuaccd Attorney j F. Dawley. OF
counsel for Mrs. Chadwick, took en-
ccptions to the sentence upon each
court. except the first count. The de-
tense intends TO make the claim that
"a & 4: court annot impose sepESsnte
sentence for each count; that the law
applies 10 the general charge instead
Of each incident Of general charge.
he various counts of the Indictment
are considered by the defense to refer
n " n II rail Of . },n off
Will Go to Higher Court.
This Point also will be contested in
the higher court, as Will the other.
points CT the Chadwick trial. which re-
suited in her conviction.
Either Judge Francis J. Wing Or Mr..
Dawley will so to Cincinnati tomorrow
To make arrangements for a review Of
the case by The United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals. The first step taken;
by the defense will be to ask for a stay
OF sentence until the appeal is tried
out. Mrs. Chadwick will be defended
10 The last court
No action Will be taken by United
States Attorney Sullivan regarding tho
o'hcr six indictments against Mrs
Chadwick in the Federal court. until
the present case is finally disposed Of
II the present case and sentence is
sustained by the last court the other
cases will be dropped, otherwise they
be used against the woman
Not Particularly Affected.
|. Mrs. Chadwick was Got particularly
affected by the action of the court 10.
day. as seemingly she had resigned
herself to any action that might he
taken. When she was told that the
motion fer new trial had been refused
she merely nodded her head as if she
already knew, though she is SO hard Of
hearing she could not have known
what words the court uttered.
When oraered to stand up and re
ceive the sentence Mrs Chadwick did
not hear and was assisted to her feet
by Deputy United States Marshal Clio
'1tz The court asked her il she hal
anything to say why sentence Should
not be pronounced. She locked around
in bewildermcat. She was not certain
what was taking place. and had not
the slightest idea what the court said
She was tho led forward. nearer the
bench and the court shouted the aues-
Esticn.
Mrs. Chadwick said there was moth
ing she cared 10 say herself Her at
tcrneys made no appeal to the court
and the sentence was imne diately i'm
Ecsed.
Had Nothing to Say.
Mrs. Chadwick. was convicted under
an indictment in which she was charg-
ed with conspiracy with Beckwitn and
Spear. president and cashier Of the
OGerlin National Bank. to certify her
checks when she had no moneyin the
bank. This is transaction prohibited
by the government for the protection
OF the depositors and stockholders Of a
national bank
BY good behavior Mrs. Chadwick; can
reduce her lime Of Imprisonment: to
eight years and four months.