Evening journal., 1894-05-03
SHOT WHILE SLEEPING.
Colonel Fellows Niece Dying In
a Minneapolis Hospital.
A JEALOUS WOMAN DID THE DEED.

The Victim Is the stepdaughter OF Ex-Con-
gresham Castle Of AIinnesota-she Had
Fallen Asleep In a BARRIERS Chair When
the Blunder Was Committed.
MINNEAPoIIs, May 3-The stepdaughter
Of eX-Congressman J. y. Castle Of Still
water is lying in a room at the Beaufort
hotel on Third street with a bullet in her
brain. There was a slight possibility at
midnight Of her recovery The bullet was
fired by a jealous colored woman. the wife
Of Scott Blake, proprietor of the Postal
cafe, In the area opposite the government
building, where the shooting occurred.
The story Of the shooting, as given ont
by all the persons who can be induced to
talk about the affair, was TO the effect that
Miss Castle came Co Minneapolis on Tues
day to visit her old schooi friend, Mrs
Louise Churchill; that she came down
town in the afternoon and was caught in
the rain; that her bangs having become
disarranged, she dropped in the cafe
(where she had previously lunched) and
asked II she could arrange her hair; that
Blake told her he would send for bar
Der, which he did; that she was escorted
t.
and was there attended by the barber;
that while he was arranging her hair she
fell asleep; that the barber upon leaving
the room notified Blake Of this fact and
advised him TO awaken her at o'clock;
that when Blake went to arouse her at
the hour named he was followed by his
jealous wife, who drew a revolver and
fired at Miss Castle, subsequently attempt
ing TO turn it upon her husband. who,
however, wrenched it from her.
Had Deceived Her Parents.
Later developments however, put an en-
tirely different phase upon the case. Miss
Castle had deceived her parents in the
statement that she was visiting Mrs.
Churchill. She had not called upon that
lady. Mrs. Churchill, when asked what
light she could throw upon the tragic af-
fair, said:
"Viva has not been here with me at all.
and know very little Of her movements,
but / knew that she had been in the city
and was supposed to be here. met her at
the matinee on last Saturday afternoon
and had quite talk with her. She told
me that she was at some boarding house
on Hennepin avenue, near Ninth street."
Detective Morrissey asserts that Viva
Castle took breakfast at the Postal cafe
Tuesday morning with a friend, travel
ing man, whose name cannot be learned
She returned to dinner alone and loitered
about the place for some time, finally leav
ing for a short time. About 4 o'clock in
the afternoon she again returned. and ther
followed the hair dressing and the tragedy
as related above.
Ex-Congressman Castle, speaking about
| his stepdauQhter said that several wear,
ago she had attended the Notre Dam,
school at Montreal and while there haC
been taken with hemorrhages Of the lungs
At one time she had been given up 10y
the doctors. She was suffering from con
sumption. She had recently been mucl
troubled with headaches and at times wa
obliged to use narcotics. During the weel
that she had been in Minneapolis she ha,
suffered from headaches and often afte
these attacks would easily fall asleep whel
relieved from pain.
Mrs. Blake Held.
Miss Castle is a daughter Of Georg
Lamb. who died in the east years ago
Eleven years ago her mother married j. n
Castle. Until year or two ago she wa
one of the reigning society bellies Of Still
water but after the return of the famil,
from Washington she did not go on
much. In fact, she was never present a
any society gatherings owing to her poo
health. She is about 20 years Of age an,
has had an exceptionally fine education.
Mrs. Blake was arraigned in the munici
pal court on a charge of assault in the frs
degree and will not be admitted to bail, a
least not until her victims chances of re
| coyery seem certain.