The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-10-22
THE CASTLES IN COURT.
.
A PRELIMINARY HEARING
IN LONDON.
DAMAGING EVIDENCE AGAINST Them
Both Were Committed for Trial at the
November Term, Allowing Bail in
$780, 000-They Both Appeared
in Court.

London, Oct. 20.-(Copyrighted, 1896,
by the Associated ss.)-Dircctly after
the routine police cases had been dis
posed of today, the court room was
cleared of the throng which had been
interested in them and almost immedi-
ately afterward was filled with an over
flowing gathering of storekeepers, city
men and others. All of the bondsmen
of the Castles were among those present
and III. III. Dodson, representing the
United States embassy, was accommo-
dated with a seat ut the solicitors table.
There was a humming of exciting COM
ment which was quickly hushed by the
magistrate, Mr.. Robert Mines Newton,
as Mr.. Castle, calm and dignified in de-
meanor. entered the court. He was fol-
lowed by his wife. who was stylishly
and becOmingly dressed IN :. tailor-madc
dress of gray material.
Miss Patty Atwood, n saleswoman in
the employ of Gustav Ellus, furrier
CT Regent street, gave damaging evil
dence against the accused.
The next witness was Alexander
Swertzel, furrier of Great Portland
street. In substance, he testified that
on September 30 Mrs. Castle went to
his store alone and asked to see n chin
chilla cape. His son came in later alone
and while Mrs. Castle was in the store
she was followed by Mr.. Castle. Wit
ness continuing, said:
IL continued talking to Mrs. Castle,
who. with Mr.. Castle, stood looking at
some furs on the right hand side of the
show room. Thele were fur trimmings
where he was standing. He continued
looking at the furs, but | can not say
that he touched them. Mr.. Castle and
the boy left the shop first and they were
followed soon afterwards by Mrs. Castle
and | saw nc more of them until Octo-
Der l. Then the wife came in during
the morning alone and | showed her
named f45 as the price of the cape she
wanted made. She offered f42, which
declined. The boy then entered and
asked her to call somewhere at o'clock.
She said she would think ever my propo-
sition and they left the shop, after she
had plcmised to return. did rot miss
anything until October 8, when / went
to Vine street police station and found
two ties belonging to me- value at f400
and t1OO respectively. They were in
the light band part of the show room,
where Mr.. Castle stood"
After similar evidence had been fur
nished by other furriers, the manager of
the Hotel Cecil identified the cream jug
marked "Hotel Cecil" found among the
effects of the Castles. A detective re-
cornted the incidents which accompanied
the arrest of the prisoners and the case
fer the prosecution was closed.
After this feature of the case had been
formally wourd up, Mr.. Charles Mat
thews, leading counsel for the Castles.
asked that the prisoners be committed
for trial at the central criminal court,
but Mr.. Newton refused to do so, saying
his instructions were to send all shop
lifting cases fer trial at the session and
therefore he committed both prisoners
for trial, allowing bail in $50 600 as
before, at the ClerLenwell session, which
ODpns November g