The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1896-10-16
THEIR BAIL FIXED.
Castles Arraigned in a London
Police Court,
ARE RENANDED FOR 4 0WEEK.
Ball is Allowed Them in the Sum of One
Asndred and Fifty Thousand Dol.
lars-Mrs. Castle Wesps and
Sobs-The Latest.

Sobs-The Latest.
| London. Oct l4.-At Marlborough
street police court today Mr.. and Mrs
| Walter NJ. Castle of San Francisco,
| who were arrested at the Hotel Cecil
on Tuesday last, charged with stealing
| a quantity of furs, etc.. from various
dealers in this city, were arraigned on
remand, and after a short hearing,
were again remanded for a week, bail
being allowed in the sum of $3.50, 900.
In anticipation of hearing a most in
teresting and extraordinary case, the
court was packed with spectators long
before it was time to call the prisoners
to the bar. James r. Roosevelt, secre-
tary OF the United States embassy. and
| Mr. H. Hodson, one Of the under-sec-
retaries of the embassy, were accom-
modated with seats on a specially re-
served bench. At II O'Clock Mr. Castle
| walked calmly into the dock and a mo-
ment afterwards his wife was led in by
two policemen. She was stylishly dress
| ed In dark brown, with blue cloth
rape, the collar of which was turned up
10 as to partially hide her face. Mrs.
Castle sobbed violently while in the
aock and held her handkerchief to her
lace.
When the first witness was called
Mrs. Castle became hysterical and her
condition was such that the police
fetched bench upon which both she
and her husband were allowed to sit.
Mr.. Castle put his arm around his wife,
doing his utmost to pacify her.
MIR. AVERY PROSECUTBS.-
Mr. Avery prosecuted for the treas
| Dry After detailing the circumstances
| attending the arrest OF the prisoners,
he said THAT he was informed by the
officials of the United States embassy
that Mr.. ad Mrs. Castle bore a high rep
utarion in San Francisco. 1t was not,
he said, a case of wealthy persons buy
Ing goods which they did not intend to
pay for, but regular case of Shoplift-
| Ing.
Counsel added that he would not read
the whole list of articles which it was
claimed were stolen; but he begged to
call the attention of the magis trate to
the following: Eighteen tortoise shell
combs, seven hand mirrors, two sable
boas, two muffs, two neckties, seven
| gold watches, nine clocks, seventeen
valuable fans, sixteen brooches, seven
tortoise shell eyeglasses, two plated
| toast racks, marked Hotel Cecil" and
large number of smaller articles of
less value, such as trinkets, etc.
| tdTC OIL LIE lHS PioSCCutol
! further stated, was found among the
husbands clothes. He mentioned this,
| he said, in anticipation of the plea that
| the female prisoner alone was guilty;
| but from the circumstances brought out
| in the evidence and the fact that the
prisoners occupied one room at the no
tel, it appeared to him that the man
must have known Of the theft.
| During the reading of this list, Mrs.
| CaSt1o annnama5 he the point
of losing consciousness. She frequent
| " calculated, "Oh dear, oh DEAR, and
finally closed her eyes and sank, moan
| ing feebly, upon her husbands Shout
der.
THE FURRIERS TESTIFY.
Mr.. Harris, of Jeffs and Harris, fur
riers of Regent street, testified that Mr..
| and Mrs Castle, accompanied by their
son. aged 10 years, visited his store up
on three occasions. Mrs. Castle, he
| added, did most Of the talking and the
party separated while in the store, Mr.
and Mrs. Castle going to different coun-
| ters the boy running about. After the
departure of the Castles. some sable
boas and chinchilla skins were missed
! Miss Edith Evans a saleswoman i'm
| the employ of Jeffs and Harris confirm
ed the evidence of Mr.. Harris. -.
T. c. Cook, manufacturing furrier of
| Portland steet, testified in substance:
The female prisoner came to my shop
October 5. She said she was sailing on
the folio wing Tuesday and asked me If
1 coould make a sable cape IN time for
her to take 1T with her. 1 called at the
| Hotel Cecil later, as she said 9e had
some sables for this cape which l was
to match. While at the Hotel Cecil she
left the room and l examined the pack
ages of furs she had. I saw some we'll
known marks and agreed to make the
hp md in Of a
the time and gave his assent to the bar
| gain"
Detective CunningIa described the
arrest of Mr. Castle, who, he said, eX-
claimed: Good God! There is some
mistake. I will pay anything rather
than have this charge pressed. l know
nothing about it,
| Inspector Arrow of the Metropolitan
police described in detail the finding of
the effects alleged to have been stolen,
in six trunks and in the wardrobe of
the Castles room at the Hotel Cecil.
The plated toast racks, he explained,
were found alt the bottom of one of the
trunks, covered with clothing.
F. A. R. Margraf, of Margraf, Simms
& Co., furrters Of Morgan street, gave
testimony similar to that Of the other
Witnesses examined.
Prosecutor Avery asked that the pris-
oners be remanded for a week Charles
Matthew's Tor the Oe1enSe asked Inat the
prisoners be released on bail.
DEFENSE INDICATED.
In the course of mis- remarks, Mr.
Matthews said: I'VE can clearly prove
that Mr. Castle is entirely innocent and
that he is man of the very highest
reputation. We do not contend that
his wife is innocent. But at the same
time we shall be able to prove by the
testimony of physicians in court that
she is suffering from a disorder which
affects the mind.
DR.. Scott, the physician in charge of
Holloway Jail, testified that Mrs. Cas-
tie was suffering from intense nervous
ness and that further confinement in
prison would be extremely dagerous to
her.
After some forma1ities, the magistrate
granted the release of the prisoners on
1000 pounds (s150, 1000 bail, accepting
two surities in 5000 pounds and the
prisoners own surity of 10000 pounds
each. The following gentlemen were &C
cepted as surities: Mr.. Seymour. man.
aging director of the Angelo California
bank; Charles Guthrie, of Guthrie &,
; Co, bankers, Idol Lane; Lewis WE'LL.
watch manufacturer, of Hatton Car
den. and Augustus Cohen, diamond
merchant of Holborn.
MrS Castle removed rhP nail