Evening star., 1896-10-08
1T is A PULLING CASE
Stolen Things Pound in Trunks of Wealthy
Americans.
San F-ancfsco People Much Stirred
Jp-Luuion Police Confess Them
selves PerHlcXed.

SAN FRANCISCO, October S.-'The news
of Walter NJ. Castles arrest was received
by merchants and prominent men with al
most horror. and visitors from all over the
city fiocked TO Castle Brothers and offered
all kinds of assistance.
Albert and Arthur Castle received
cablegram fr, m Michael Abrahams, an at
tCrney and relative of the Castles, advising
them to get all the aid from the State De
partment and to send on proofs of the
honesty and integrity of Walter. The resul;
was that cab. grams were being sent to
London all day long. The leading English
houses have all cab!ed their Representatives
to do everything possible for Walter Cas-
tie and secure his release. Sir William
Lane Booker. formerly British consul al
this place, and afterward al New York, is
now in this city on a visit. He is well ac-
quainted with the Castle family, and has
known Walter since the la;ter's boz hood.
He sent lorg cableeram to London. The
chamber of commerce also cabied United
States Minister Bayard in castles behalf
The arm of Chalmers, Guthrie d Co..
coffee importers of LONDON, cab.ed the
Castles here that everything possible Was
being done for Mr.. and Mrs. Castle.
one OF the most important cablegrams
sent was that of Gov. Budd 10 the American
embassy at London. United States Minister
Bayard and Patrick Collins, United States
consul general at London, which reads as
follows:
Il Nouch for the respectability and high
standing of Waller Castle and family cit
liens of this stale. arrested in London and
request your best offices in their T.. half
"Bt DID. Governor Of California
NO news has yet been received from the
Castles themselves by their relatives re-
sarG-nS their arrest.
The Case Against the Castles.
w. NJ Castle, an American merchant:
Ella Castle, his wife, ana Fred Castle his
tcn-year-oid son, We're arrested Tuesday IN
London, charged with stealing several sa-
bic ana chinch;lla skins
The manager Of the Hotel Cecil where
they were stopping, says they arrived there
September III from the continent and there
has been absolutely nothing suspicious in
their conduct. They seemed to be the quiet
est, most respectabl" kinl Of people
The police confess to being much puzzled
The ev-ience against the Castles seems to
be confined to the fact that they entered
tie shops whose Keepers make the COM
paint, md after examining furs left with
cut buying any. The furr:ers missed some
goods Immediately afterward and notiici
the pol: %. The latter claim that they
found the missing furs, together with much
iewelry ard some oil Manipulated china
il the Castles trunks.
Appeals to the State Department.
The krowlel.ce that the State Department
has OF the arrest N Lcndon Tuesday of
Walter Michael Castle. the San Francisco
merchant. and his wife is confined entirely
to the statements contained in kilograms
lom his friends, for, although Ambassador
Bayard has been instructed to look into
the matter, he has not yet reported Mean
Nillle teleSfamS continue 10 pour into the
Stao. department from Castles friends
some couched in such Incorporate Language
as TO suggest a misconception by the send
efs OF British legal procedure For the
oinces OF the American embassy cannot
extend further than to insure a fair trial
for the prisoners. who cannot claim any
exemption not accorded to Briton in a
similar criminal proceeding