Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-11-06
A MOST EXCITING TRIAL.
III. PfIsoltr Almost Drops Dead When
Hearing The Sentence.
SYMPATHY OF JUDGE AND COUNSEL
ca,tle Acquitted aud ~. wife Es.
psctsd TO u. Let Free, zoe,
In . Week.

LONDON, NV. o. Copyrighted 1896
by the Associated Pftss. The trial OF
Mr. and Mrs. Walter NJ. Castle OF ban
Fra cisco, charged with shopiifting,
took place In tho sessions house
OF ClarkeIwell aud resulted In Mt.
Castle being acquitted ana Mrs. Castle
being sentenced TO three months i'm.
prisonmont without hard labor.
There was much Interest taken In
the case, especially among the mem.
bets " the a mcficsn colony. Several
laiies arrived Ia court together nj 9;4b
q. m. Among their number were the
wife of Chairman Mcconnell, Of the
Clntkenweli sessions, aud Ms. Chap
man u Kentucky. 10 was noticed
that theto were quite n number Of
Hsbrews present. Darling tho morn.
lug u gooJly number OF artists fepIe-
senting different newspapers pat IN nm
appearance for the purpose Of mahing
sketches OF the Castles In the air sur.
rundings. with tbs view OF possible
changes ID IN order 10 expedite mat
tetu A. much H possible. tnree
lutioi were summoned. By 1915 a.m.
many seats usually occupied by jus.
tices, were filled with we'll dressed
ladies.
Mrs. Castle, when she came into the
court room with prison attsndancs
aud professional nurse who had her
In charge, vas given n seat In the dooE.
Soon afterwards Messrs. Lewis anu
Williamson, solicitors Tor tho treasury,
arrived and y lew minutes later the
mHglstfstss Med 10. Among the late
arrivals was Mr. T.. T.. Clarke, sou OF
Dir Edward Clatks, q. g., ex.rolicitof
general, VINO had been engaged Ne adj
ditionAl cou nsol In behalf OF Mfs.
Castle. Tue lurors are OF what 10
known hero ~ tho middle class, main.
ly abOpketp enp.
At 1899 am. the cate was opened,
tue Castles beng called by the clerk
Of tho court Ia surrender TO their
bAllin sl6O,O00."
| Tuun council Tor the defense took the
floor, although Charles Matthews,
senior counsel Tor The pfitont e., was NOT
present. Tue decotou- quiet OF the
oiutt room was broken by the bys-
tetical sObbing Of Mrs. Castle. whoss
husband supported her 10 tho dock.
Both prisoners were AltiTed In black
aud seemed 10 10 weighted down with
iortow. Traces of deep suffering
wsfe visible on their faces. Mrs.
Castle especially appeared 10 have
aged considerably slnce her arrest n
month ago At Hotel Cecil, on tho
charge OF having stolen various
articles, such 40 furs, etc., from difier.
out stores Ia this city.
when Mrs. Castle had become
somewhat more composed, thu business
OF the dpy was resumed. Mr.. Castle
stood up calmly As tho CLERK OF tbs
court, IN q mpn0ionoun tons, ROAD the
Indictment and called upon tho male
prisoner To plead. "Not guilty"
answered MT. Castle In = stronl voice,
Us q flush passed across his face, only
to leave him pAler than ever.
Mrs. Castle was then called upon 10
plead, but NJ. Clarke Aros. aud said
his client, Mrs. Castle, would plead
guilty TO all the indictments, which
were Ihsn read separately, MT. Castle
pleading al tho same time not guilty
to saoh separate chafge. The scene
was . distressing one. The sobs OF
Mrs. Castle were heaTtronding In
spite OF the efforts made by the hur-
la q TO aooths her distress. She wss
heavily yelled anu rocked ,o and iro
and hystoIioally s5bbing. She Kept q
handkerchief up 60 her face throu b.
out, c0ncealing hor features from tho
inquisitive searching glanots Of nsws-
paper artists anu others present In tbs
court to illustrate or describe.
so LvIDESCr AGAINST CASTLE.
Alter the wsarisome work OF reading
tho Indictment had been comploteu.
, Horace T.. Every opened tho cass Tot
the prosecution. He said he appeared
In behalf VI the pa Dlic prosecutor. He
said, altar careful confederation, unlca1
his i0rdehip expressed view to tho
contrary, there appeared TO bs no evil
! donce against thu male defendant, sd
dlng: 81 shall proceed on that assump
ton anu anal not oileT any evidence
; hgains. MIN. A. the police court We
were obliged 10 prUceed againsg both
prisoners. tut now, tbs wife pleading
guilty permits the withdrawal OF tho
evidence against the husband.
J Tue Judge theEsupon replied; 81
have tsAl tue Deposition, anu can see
nothing Ia them incons stent win Ia q
husbands Innocence. Therefore / am
} prepared 10 accept the prosecuting
oOunsel's view Of the case"
The Judge thoToupon Instructed tho
Jury tuey could not convict n mnI
Hgain,t whom no evidence was pre-
sented.
, Daring those iornlalilies MIR. Castle
stood ip the dock, cool aud impaasive.
) SIR FfAnk Lockwood, q. u, then arose
. aud saiu. 81 appear win Mr.. Gill NJ d
Mr.. GfAham Campbell Tor Mi. Castle.
: Before tho prisoner Ia discharged,
!. wish 10 ssy word on the terrible posl-
/. lion whicn no 10 To-"
b Biz. Clarke hero suggesIed that Mis-