The herald., 1896-10-14
Comes Up In the London Police
Court -
A STRONG EFFORT IS MADE
To Prove the Guilt Of Both the Pris'
0ners
Bail in the Sum of Hundred and Fifty
Thousand Dollars Accepted-The
Examination Adjourned.

LONDON, Oct. 13.-At the Marlbor-
ough street police court today Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter NJ Castle Of San Francisco
arrested at the Hotel Cecil, Tuesday
last charged with stealing a quantity of
furs, ETC.. from various dealersein this
city, were arraigned on remand and
after short hearing again remanded
for a week, bail being allowed in the
sum of $150,0O0.
Prosecutor Avery read the following
list of articles found among the prison.
ers' effects and said to have been stolen:
Eighteen tortoise shell combs, seven
gold watches nine clocks, seventeen val
liable fans, sixteen brooches, seven tor
toise shell eye glassesA two plated toast
racks marked Hotel Cecil" and large
number of smaller articles.
Detective Cunningham testified that
when he arrested Castle he said: Good
God, there is some mistake. 1 will pay
anything rather than have this charge
prosecuted"
Manager Field of Charles d. Drobg' s
store, gave the most sensational testi-
mony of the trial. as 1t seemed to inpll-
cate Castle as we'll as his wife in the al
legged thefts. Field swore that both of
the prisoners visited Drobig's shop one
afternoon, Mrs Castle looking at chin
chilla cloaks and sables and walking
about the store. Field testified that Cas-
tie sat near the door and within reach of
the sable, which he identified.
Inspector Arrow described six trunks
in the wardrobe of Castles room at the
! hotel containing articles alleged to have
been stolen. Plated toast racks were at
the bottom of the trunk covered with
clothing.
F. A. Margraf, furrier, testified that
Mrs. Castle came to his shop and exam
ined a chinchilla cape without buying.
Immediately afterwards a chinchilla
skin and Russian sable were missed and
afterward the witness identified the
missing skins by private marks. They
were then in the property room of the
police court.
Magistrate granted release of the
Castles on bail of 100000.
The following sureties were accepted:
Managing Director Seymour of the
bank, Charles Guthrie
of Guthrie & Co., bankers; Lewis We'll,
watch manufacturer. and Augustus Co.
hen, diamond merchant. Mrs. Castle
was removed sobbing to the jailer's room
in care of the Jail physician.
Counsel for the Castles said to a rep
| resentative of the Associated Press at
the conclusion Of the hearing that Mrs.
Castle was completely Frustrated upon
leaving the courtroom; she drove with
her husband to see her son, who is be-
ing cared for. The meeting between Mrs.
Castle and her son Is described as being
most affecting. She is now under a doc
tors care.
Continuing, counsel said that the Eng
lish lawyers do not believe it to be q
case of kleptomania, but" he added,
II am convinced the woman is not in her
right mind"
When asked how he accounted for the
fact that MI Castle did not know that
his wife had stolen goods in her possess
sion, counsel said many articles in the
police inventory were legitimate pur-
chases. and it will be proved that Mr..
Castle was not aware the others were in
| her possession.
| OFFICIAL ASSISTANCE
| WASHINGTON. Oct. 13.-Mr. Roose-
welt, secretary of the American embas-
sy at London, attended the hearing in
the police court today when the Castle
case was called. Mr.. Bayard cabled the
state department that the embassy was
doing all possible for the Castles in the
way of assistance.
The Daily Mail says over e2C000O0 In
securities were ready in court to be Of
! fered as bail for Mr.. and Mrs. Castle.
Lord Rothschild offered all the assist.
ance in his power and the managers oi
| seven leading London banks made 9
| similar Offer