The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-11

america as soon as She Tan travel
Whiteman. the Alleged Forger, Dis
charged-Treasurer Morrison Sentenced
Crazy Man Demands lima s.inary Check.
in st. Louis-Tramp Saves a Train.
London, Nov. 10.-Mrs. Walter NJ
Castle of San Francisco, WHO was SEN
fenced at the Clerkenwen sessions on
Friday last to three months imprisOn-
ment without hard labor. after having
pleded guilty, by the advice of her coun-
sci, to the charge of shoplifting, was re-
leased from Wornawood- Scrubs prison
today on medical grounds, by order of
the home secretary, Sir Matthew White
Ridley.
The commissioners of prisons, it ap-
pears, directed the medical board to in
quire into and report upon the health
Of Mrs. Castle, whose condition was
causing anxiety TO the prison authori-
ties. She was watched day and night
by special attendants in the infirmary
and was shown every attention possible.
The commissioners, after receiving the
report Of the medical board on the state
Of Mrs. Castles health, communicated
ordered her release from prison and that
she be placed in the care Of her nus
band, who has undertaken to take her
back to the United States with the least
possible delay
Mr.. Castle called at the home Office,
at II O'Clock a. m, and was there inform
Ed that his wife would be released at /
o'clock
Accompanied by nurse he entered
carriage and drove to Norwood
Scrubs prison, where ne arrived at
i2:45 p. n. The .j2ilers ushered him into
a waiting room and after a brief delay,
Deputy Northty granted the unusual
permission for the carriage to enter the
gates and drive to the door OF the hos
pitaI of the prison.
There Mr.. Castle and the nurse alight-
Ed and went to the door. a few mo-
mentS later Mrs. Castle, dressed in deep
black, was almost carried out OF the
hospital by the female attendants. She
was deathly pale, her face was tear
ttaired. she appeared to be on the verge
Of collapse, and sank fainting into her
husbands arms. He'tenderly embraced
and tried to console her. The nurse
cnveloped Mrs. Castles face in a heavy
shawl, and assisted her to the carriage.
where her head sank on her husbands
Shoulder and she sobbed Historically.
AS the carriage passed out of the pris-
on gates. the driver piled his whip and
drove rapidly away.
While Mr.. Castle was in the waiting
room of the prison he was interviewed
by a representative of the Associated
Press. He said:
Il feel twenty years younger and as
If the nightmare of the past month had
vanished. My wife was Informed last
night that / would come for her today.
She was utterly Frustrated yesterday.
shall Immediately retire 10 the coun-
try. place my wife under doctors care
and endeavor to restore her health, in
order to permit of her speedy return to
America.
Il desire especially to thank the Asso-
ciated Press for its kindness to me and
mine, for the manner in which i has
placed the matter before the American
Bernard Abrahams, of counsel for the
Castles, received the following note
from the home office last evening:
The prisoner, Ella Castle, viii be re-
leased on account of her mental and |
physical condition and other circum- |
stances.
(SigneO "DIGY,
Under Secretary"
WHITMAN RELEASED.
San Francisco, Nov. 10.-Alonzo White |
man, ex-mayor of Duluth. legislator. |
and prominent citizen of Minnesota, |
who was convicted OF forgery and SEN
fenced TO San Quinten, went forth to- |
day free man from Judge Wallace's |
court. Superior Judge Wallace dis /
missed the three indictments against |
him at his own request and a most in
,csff. I.
MORRISON SENTENCED.
Troy, n. Y, Nov. 10.-George II. Nor
rison. the defaulting treasurer of |
Rensslaes county. has pleaded guilty 10
indictment, as charged. The total sum
of his defalcation was nearly $240 600. |
Morrison was sentenced to ten years
and five months in Dannemora prison.
DEMANDED HIS CHECKS.
ST. Louis. Nov. 10.-A finely dressed |
man of good appearance walked into the
Citizens bank at noon today and de-
manded some checks, which he claimed
lad been taken from him on train.
He went 10 several other banks and |
made similar demands and finally found |
IBIS way TO the fifth floor Of the Re
public building, where he raised all
kinds of trouble because his checks
were not produced on his demand An
officer was sent for and the man taken
10 the Chestnut street police station, and
from there to the city dispensary He
had a pocket fun of railroad passes
which bore the name OF ". H Fry. and !
seemed to corroborate his claim that he
is. the superintendent of the Pullman car
works, Though he could not tell where, |
and was equally uncertain when asked
Where he lived. He was sent to the city
hospital for observation. The dispen-
sa1'y physicians were Of the opinion that
his alteration is temporary
EN-BASEBALLIST SUICIDES.
Boston, Nov. 1o.-The body of a man |
to be William +. Humbert. at
one time member of the Chicago and |
Boston baseball teams, was found on |
Franklin square, this city, this morn
Ing, and in a pocket the police found a |
note which announced that it was the
writer's intention tn poison himself. The |
note was signed "W. II. Freely. Lynn"
and asked that his wife in that city be
notified. Investigation showed that !
William f, Humbert had been missing
from that city and that the description |
OF the body agreed with that of Hum
bert Mrs. Eumbert lives at the adj
dress left by the suicide. Eumbert sus-
tanned injuries TO his head in a street
car accident some time ago and il IS
thought his failure TO collect damages
led 10 dependency