The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-10-21

"' in tue sum OF @loO,OOO-Mrs.
Castle shows Signs of Collapse as Soon
n She Enters the Prisoners Dock-Wit.
nesses Testify ne Before In the CeIebrat-
ed Case.
London, Oct. H.-[Copyrighted. 1896.
by the Associated Press. l-Directly
atter the routine police cases had been
disposed OF Tuesday the courtroom was
cleared OF the throng which had been
interested in them. and was almost i'm
mediately afterwards reflled, this time
oy an overflowing gathering of store
keepers. city men and others. All the
bondsmen OF the Castles were among
those present. and IL. Houson. repre-
senting the United States embassy.
was accommodated with seat at the
solicitors table.
There was a humming of excited
comment, which was quickly hushed by
the magistrate. Mr. Robert Mines
Newton, as Mr.. Castle, calm and dig
nified In demeanor. entered the court.
He was followed by his wife, who was
stylishly and becomingly dressed in a
tailor-made dress Of gray material.
Mrs. Castle carried a handkerchief in
her right hand and held 1t almost con-
tinuously up TO her face. as IL TO thwart
the efforts of the police court artists,
IL there were any in the vicinity, to
sketch her features She was more
composed than last week. when her
distress touched everybody present.
On the Verge of CoiIapsing.
But In spite of this gain in strength,
and, no doubt. to her release from
prison and rest at the residence of a
friend. Mrs. Castle no sooner found
herself In the prisoners dock than she
showed symptoms of faintness verging
on to collapse. which caused the po-
liceman on duty at her side to fetch
a seat and place 1t in the dock for the
use of Mr.. and Mrs. Castle. The latter
then sank wearily upon 1t, closed her
eyes and leaned her head upon her
husbands shoulder. as IL seeking there
the strength necessary to enable her
to bear up against such a trying or
deal Mr.. Castle, as on Tuesday last,
placed his arm affectionately around
| his wife and supported her as best he
| could.
During the further hearing Of the
case against her and. incidentally,
| against her husband, Mrs. Castle fire.
| quently moaned so piteously that.
| finally. the kind-hearted policeman al
| ready referred to handed her bottle
| of salts and Mr.. Castle was kept busy
| whispering words of comfort In the
| sufferers ear holding her hand while
| striving In every possible way to en-
courage the half-falnting woman.
| Testimony of Witnesses.
| Various witnesses testified to identi.
| fying goods taken from them In pos
session of the Castles at the Hotel Ce'
ell. After this feature of the case hac
been formally wound up, Mr.. Charles
Matthews. leading counsel for the Cas-
ties, asked that the prisoners be com
mitted for trial at the Central crimina
court: but Mr.. Newton refused to dt
so. saying that his instructions were
TO send all shop-lfting cases for tria
| at the sessions, and. therefore. he com
mitted both prisoners for trial. allow
ing bail in 100000. as before at I'M
| Clerkenwell sessions. which open Oh
| Nov. 20.
At the conclusion of the court pro
| ceedings a representative of the Asso
ciated Press had an interview with MI
Walter NJ Castle. The California
| merchant said
II have been instructed by counse
I not to tain s~- -" -, tiop, h,ii things
of the chance to explain curtain 'hiiss'
must. however. ask you not 10 u..
,,ise our present abode. as my wire
e. very m. and any published notice OF
our whereabouts would cause us &c
move on I cannot sufficiently thanN
our friends in California and elsewhere
Co.. their kindness. i am In deeI
,rouble but am entirely innocent
Mrs. Castle irresponsible.
"It will be clearly proved at the tria
that my wife has been suffering iron IRON
disorder which makes her irrespons'
DS,,s,c,ans and OF a professional nurse
| 49, while in London, wa