The herald., 1896-11-08
Will Not Be Made UnCuly Un-
pleasant
STRONG REASON FOR MERCY
Presented Ia q Memorial to the Home
Office
1t is Expected THAT ire Great Influ-
ences at Work Will Secure Mrs.
Castles Release.
Associated Press Special Wire


NEW YORK, Nov. IA dispatch to
the World from London says: Be
yond being deprived of her liberty. do
not believe Mrs. Castle will experience
any of the rigors of prison, said Mi
chael Abrahams, the solicitor of the
Castles, to a World reporter.
Accompanying the memorial sent in
on Friday evening praying for Mrs.
Castles immediate release" Mr. Abra-
hams continued, were several affida-
Wits from the highest medical experts
other than those examined in court,
containing further and still stronger
grounds for mercy than We're put for
ward in the witness box. This evil
dence was in my possession before the
trial, but on account of its character it
was deemed inadvisable to make it pub :
lie. l do not feel at liberty, for the
same reason, to tell you now the ma
ture of that testimony. I do not ex-
pect to reply to the memorial for some
few days. 1t may seem like red tape
that so much time should be allowed to
elapse before taking action in case
where it is question woman's reason
or perhaps her life. still the inquiries to
be made by the home office must neces-
sarily take little time
1.-THE United States embassy acted
very promptly in the matter. The am
bassador's intervention viii add
greatly to the chance Of securing her
liberation without undue delay"
A World representative learns from
the United States embassy that in adj
dition to the letter forwarded Friday
by Mr.. Bayard to the home secretary,
respecting Mrs. Castles case, another
letter was sent urging the granting of
the request made in the previous one
for her release.
Mr.. Bayard, not having had time to
receive instructions from the United
States government both these letters
were informal and unofficial based
simply on the grounds of common hui
mainly. But steps were taken to in
sure their being brought Immediately
to the notice of the home secretary.
Had they been of an official character,
Mr.. Bayard according to usage, would
have been obliged to address them to
Lord Salisbury as the foreign minister.
No reply had been received to either
communication, according to the latest
information beyond the assurance of
the head permanent official at the
home office that the subject would be
taken into immediate consideration.
No definite reply was expected for a
day or two at least.
The report published that Judge Nc
Connell, who sentenced Mrs. Castle,
forwarded a report to the home secre.
tary last evening, is inaccurate. 1t
would be contrary to all procedure for
him to take such a step. In consequence
of representations received from other
quarters the home secretary, in due
course, will invite, if he has not already
done so, Judge Mcconnell to furnish a
report on the case, and Mrs. Castles
fate will largely depend upon the ma
ture of that report.
What happened was that a strong mi
nority of the magistrates, who we're
for discharging Mrs Castle, filed me
mortal to the home secretary in her be-
half, which was sent last night to the
home office. This action on the part of
the magistrates who heard the case
must have great weight.
From observations dropped by Judge
Mcconnell himself at the private con-
sultation with the magistrates before
sentence was decreed, his brother
judges gathered that he will make a
favorable report when the home office
applies to him for his opinion.