The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-14
CASTLES OUT ON BAIL
RELEASED FROM THEIR ENGLISH
PRISON ON BONDS OF sf5o,ooo.
Testimony to Show that the
Americans Stole Furs from Lon
don Shop Keepers.

Oct. BIN anticipation of
nearing a most interesting and extraordi-
nary case. the Marlborough-street Police
Court was packed with spectators to-day
long before it was time to call Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter M. Castle. OF San Francisco.
remanded on Tuesday last, charged with
stealing a quantity of furs, etc, from va
rious dealers in this city. to the bar. Jas.
roosevelt, secretary of the United States
embassy, and Mr.. III. Hodsoi. one of the
uhder secretaries of the embassy. were
accommodated with seats on a specially
reserved bench.
AZ llfo Mr.. Castle walked calmly into
the dock, and a moment afterwards his
wire was led in by two policemen. She
was styilshly dressed in dark brown. with
d oiue cloth cape, the collar of which was
turned up so as to partially hide her face
Mrs. Castle sobbed violently while in the
COCK and held her handkerchief to her face.
"heh the hrst witness was called Mrs. Cas-
Ne became hyster1cal, and her condition
was such that the police fetched a bench.
"poh Mhicn poth she and her husband were
allowed TO sit. AIr. Castle put his arm
around his wife, doing his utmost to pacifv
her. 49,
MT. Avery prosecuted for the treasurv
AFTER detailing the circumstances attend
ING the arrests, he said that he was in
ioihheo py the officials of the United States
S's mat Mr.. and Mrs. Castle bore a
hlgh reputation in San Francisco. IT was
not, ne said, a case OF wealthy nersons
ouS'hs goods which they did not intend 10
SaS ioi' out a regular case of shoplifting.
oonsei auued thar he would not read the
Whoie list of articles which il was claimed
were stolen, but he begged. to call the at.
tention of the magistrate 10 the following.
E-ISnleen tOrtOiSe-ShpII conpbc .o.~- -.
mirrors. two sable boas. two nuns two
hecktles, seven gold watches, nine clocks.
seventeen valuable fans, sixteen brooches.
seven tortoise-shell eye glasses, two plated
Toast racks marked Hotel Cecil and a
large number of smaller articles of less
value, such as trinkets, etc. Part OF the
property, the prosecutor further stated.
was found among the husbands clothes
He mentioned this, he said. in anticipa ton
OF the plea that the female prisoner alone
WAS guilty; but from the circumstances
the prisoners occupied one room at the
hotel, it appeared to him that the man
must have known what was going on.
During the reading of this list Mrs. Cas-
Tie appeared to be on the point of losing
oh dear! oh, dear!" and finally closed
her eyes and sank moaning feebly upon
her husbands shoulders. IT.
MIR. Harris, of Jeffs e Harris. furriers.
OF Regent street, testified that Mr.. and
Mrs; Castle, accompanied by their son.
aged ten years. visited his store on three
occasions. Mrs. Castle, he added, did most
OF the talking, and the party separated
going to different counters. the boy run
ming about. After the departure of the Cas-
ties some sable boas and Chinchilla skins
Miss Edith Evans, a saleswoman in the
employ of Jeffs & Harris, confirmed the
!: :. Cook, manufacturing furrier of
Great Portland street, testified in SUBJ
shop Oct. s. She said She was sas saili no my nay
the following Tuesday and asked me if /
could make a sable cape in time for her to
Cecil later as she had some sables for this
cape which was to match, While at the
amined the package of furs she had. / saw
some Weii-known marks and agreed to
ABOUT tnat time and gave his assent to
Detective Cunningham described the ar
rest OF Mr.. Castle who, he said, exclaimed:
Good God, there is some mistake. | will
pay anything rather than have this charge
Manager Field. of Charles D. Bobig. fur
rier of Argyll street, was next examined.
Harris, except that Mr.. Field swore. under
cross examination, that the furs Were in
such a position on the counter that Mrs.
spector Arrow, of the metropolitan police.
described in detail finding the effects al
legged to have been stolen in six trunks
and In the wardrobe of the. Castles room at
the Hotel Cecil. The plated toast racks, he
explained, were found at the bottom of one
of the trunks. covered with clothing.
F. A. Margraff, of Margraff, Simms &
Co., furriers. of Mortimer street, gave testi-
mony similar to that of the other mer-
chants examined.
Prosecutor Avery asked that the prison-
thews. for the defense. asked that the pris-
oners be released on bail. In the course of
clearly prove that Mr.. Castle is entirely
innocent and that he is a man OF the very
highest reputation. We do not contend that
we shall be able to prove by the
testimony of physicians in court that she
Is suffering from a disorder which affects
Or. Scott the physician in charge Of
was suffering from intense nervousness and
further confinement in prison would
be extremely dangerous to her.
Magistrate She'll asked: Are not people
charged with such crimes always nervous?"
DR.. Scott replied: Yes; but not to such
After some formalities the magistrate
granted the release OF the prisoners on
900 each and the prisoners own surety,
Of 910.000 each. The following gentlemen
We're excepted ice dsrdo as sn or e t ties Mr. s. TfnrnIs
Bank; Charles Guthrie, of Guthrie & Co..
bankers. Idol lane; Lewis WE'LL, a watch
gustus Cohen, a diamond merchant of Hol-
Mrs. Castle was removed TO the
iailers' room sobbing violently and Or.
was called in to attend her.
Counsel for the Castles sad 1t the con-
.iusion OF me nn he sea ! a 4he 81 C room shss
drove with her husband to some friends In
order to see her son, who is being catel
for by them. The meeting between MIS-.
and her son is described SIS being
most affecting. She is now under = doc
tors care. Continuing, counsel said that
the English l&wyers do not bei!cya it te be
ease of k~leptomania," but. he added.
II am convinced that the woman is not IN
her right mind" Asked Eow ne accounted
for the fact that Mr.. castle did not Know
his wife had stolen goods III her possession.
counsel said that many IF the articles IN
40 x,nlinn ipNnntnrV were lERltlnldIG Duf-
bases. and it will be proved that Mr..
was not aware that the others were
her possession.