The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1905-03-17
ON SEVEN COUNTS
Jury Finds Mrs Chadwick
Guilty of Conspiracy
COMPOSURE DESERTS HER
Violently RPprlS Deputy Marshal
and Sou. shouts "Let Me Go.
Am Not Guilty"-- to
Enter Motion For New Trial

Enter Motion For New Trial
Cleveland. March 13.-NIrs. Cassie l..
Chadwick was found guilty Of conspir.
ing to defraud the United States by
conspiring to procure the certification
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 16
counts. Two OF these were ruled out
during the trial by Judge Tayler and
of the remaining a one-half charged
her with securing the certifcation of
checks without having the proper en-
tries made upon the books of the bank.
Judge Tayler, in his charge. directed
the Jury TO disregard these counts and
consider only the remaining seven,
which related to the certifcation with
no funds OH deposit. On all of these
lue jury lOuHu against Eef.
Under the law she can be fined on
each count, not more than $4,000 or
imprisoned not more than two years
on each count. or she may be fined a
maximum of $4,000 and also impris-
oned for two years on each count. The
jury left the courtroom at 1888. 1t WAS
announced two hours later that'a ver-
dict 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 $40 as the time at which
he would appear in court to receive the
verdict.
The jury went out at 6:15 and re-
turned at 100 Count was opened
promptly at $50. and the verdict read
at 1913, Mrs. Chadwick came into
court about five minutes before the
jury. She was accompanied by her son.
Emil Hoover. and two 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 had almost constantly assumed
throughout the sessions of court.
The jurors sat silently in their chairs
waiting for the appearance of Judge
Iayler and around the dim ill-liehtpd
courtroom stood perhaps 30 people more
newspaper men, bailifrs and attaches
of the office Of the district attorney.
After the jurors had responded to 4
rolcall. Clerk Carleton unfo!ind tie
verdict and read: 1--WE find rs to cou It
one-guilty We find as to coun+
three guilty" The same sentence was
repeated for the five remaining counts.
Judge Tayler thanked and dismissed
the jury. Mrs. Chadwick is Eighty
deaf and as Clerk Carleton read the
verdict in tore so low that il was
nearly inaudble 10 feet away, it WAS
not until, as the people around her lie
gan to move and talk. TINT the pris-
oner graspPd the fact that her fate
was dpcipd. She turned half around to
look ut her son and flushed deeply, !
raising her hand in Il bewildered fashion
to her head
THE government moves for sell
tence, yolir honor" said District AT.
tornCy Sullivan.
new trial" said Judge Wing.
II will ut a future time. set a date |
for the argument on the motion for a |
new trial" said Judge Tayler, land | |
presume the matter can rest until that |
time"
Attended Ivy Deputy Marshal Clio.
hitZ, Emil Hoover and Judge Wing. |
Mrs Chadwick walked steadily to the
halfway 10 take the elevator. 1t was
Tm therp, and in the slight delay. Mrs. .
Chadwick's composure deserted her ut.
terry. She violently threw off the arm
Of ClnhitZ ard thai Of her son, eX-
ciriming: let me go. oh my God. let
me 90, I'm not guilty" ard then. with
all the energy gone from her voice, size
m7ared uGaiu ard again. "Oh let me
20; let me 20; I'm not guilty. l tell
yrd. Let me so"
Mrs. ChNdw.ck's counsel say they
will appeal 70 the highest courts.