The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-14
THEIR BAIL FIXED
CASTLES ARRAIGNED IN A LONDON
POLICE COURT.

POLICE COURT.
After . Brief Taking of Testimony They
are Renanded for q Week, Bail Being
Allowed In the Sum of One Hundred
and Fifty Thousand DoIlars-Mrs. Castle
Wesps and Sobs Throughout tho Ordeal
-Furriers and Police Omcers Bear Wit
ness-Defsnse Holds Mr.. Castle limo
cent and Mrs. Castle Crazy.
London, Oct. 13.-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 azraigned on
remand, and after a short hearing,
were again remanded for a week, bail
being allowed in the sum OF s15O,00e.
In anticipation of hearing a most in
teIesting and extraordinary case, the
court was packed with spectators long
before il was time to cali the prisoners
to the bar. James r. Roosevelt, secre-
6ary 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 IL O'Clock Mr.. Castle
walked calmly into the dock and a mo
ment afterwards his wife was led in by
two policemen. She was stylshly dress
ed in dark brown, with a blue cloth
cape, The collar OF which was turned up
DO as to partially hide her face. Mrs.
Castle sobbed violently while in the
dock and held her handkerchief to ler
face
When the first witness was called
Mrs. Castle became hysterical and her
condition was such that the police
fetched a 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.
MR.. AVERY PROSTITUTES.
Mr. Avery prosecuted for the treas
Dry After detailing the circumstances
etten ding the arrest OF the prisoners,
he said di1at he was informed by the
officials of the United States embassy
that Mr. ad Mrs. Castle bore q high rep
utation in San Francisco. 1t was not,
be said, case of wealthy persons buy
Ing goods which they did not intend to
pay for. but a regular case OF shopuft-
ing.
Counsel added that he would not read
the whois dist OF articles which Ii was
claimed were stolen; but he begged to
can the attention Of the magistrate TO
the following: Eighteen tortoise shell
combs, seven hand MIRRORS, two sable
fxryn q frvaN ylls11y7isaG
gold watches, nine olGelzs, seventeen
valuable fana, sixteen brooches, seven
tortoise shell eyeglasses, two Plated
toast racks, unarked 'Hntel Cecn-" and
a large number of smaller articles Of
less va hue such as trinke6S etc
Part Of the property, the prosecutor
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, II appeared to him that the man /.
must have known of the theft
During this reading of this list, Mrs. !
Castle appearsd to bs upon the paint /,
of losing cnI1sciolf sness. She frsqueTYt- 4
ly calculated, 'fOh dear, oh dear and
finally cboeed her eyes end sank, moan h
ing feebiy, upnn 4rer husbands s[noul- 4
der p
THE FURRIERS TESTIFY.
DIR. Harris, OF Jgffs and Harris, fur
riers of Regent street, testified that Mr..
and Mrs Castle, accompanied by their
son, aged 40 years. visited his store up
on three occasions Mrs. Castle, he
added, did most Of tina talking and the
party separated while in the store, Mr.. .
and Mrs: Castle going to different coun-
hers, yhe boy running about After the
departure OF the Castles, some Sable
boass and ohtnchilia skins were missed. !,
Miss Edith Evans a safesworan In !
the eplpfoy OF Jsffs and Harris, confirm i
81 the evsdsncs o. Mr.. Harris.
T. c. Cook, manufacturing furrier Of
Portland steat, testified n substance,
THE female prisoneY ceTns to my shop
October 8. She said she Was sailing on
tire following Tuesday and asked me If
] coolzld mako a saisJle cape In time for
her to take IL with her. called at the
Hotel Cecil fa,tec, as che said he had
some stables for this cape wffdh was
10 nrzttch WYff}e at the Hotel Cecil she
left the rpeCn and examined the pack
ages of furs she had saw some well
known marks and agreed to make the
cape Her hussband came in at about
the time and gave his assent 10 the bar
gain"
Detective Cunningham desorihad the;
arrest Of Mr. Castle. who he said, ex-t
claimed, Good Godl There Is some /
mistake. win pay anyts1ing rather
than have This charge pressed. I.know ]
nothing about It. I" 1
Manager Field, OF 7Charles D. Rot1ie, !
furFssr OF Argyll steet, was neXt ex-
amnaA He told practically the same
story as Mir. Harris, except that Mr..
Field swore under examination thar the
:urs were il such a position on thseot
ters that Mrs Castle could nut hay,s !
taken them Il
Inspector ArTYew OF the METROPOLITAN
police described IN detail the finding Of
tine effects alleged to have been stolen.
in six trunks and in the wxardrcbe OF
the Castles room ait the Hotel Cecil
The plated toast racks, he explained,
were found at the bottom of one OF the
trunks covered with Clothing. i
r. "A h Na1,graf. of Marginal, Simris
& Co. furrters Of Morgan street. eav.. /,
testimony similar TO that OF the other
witnesses examined 1
prosecutor Avery asked that tn. 7pr.ts- ]
oneIs be rcnanded for a week. Cg,a-res |!
MaaheW,s for the defense askAS that tha j
prisoners be released on ban.
DEFENSE INDICATED
IN the eouss OF his remarks M /,
Matthews saldI I'VE can clearly orn,,, 4
{ nat Nr. Castle Is entirely innocent ana /
that ne Is 3 man OF the very hiehas. /
repulauon- We 90 not contend MAT
ms WE Is innocent Bot az the ss-n.j
TINE We shall be able 10 prove by ira /
pesefaony o. Physicians In court tia, 4
80 MAJ GAU~