The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-10-13
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sio. But after considerable legal fencing
the witnesses became SO tangled up that
they could not swear definitely thai Mr..
Castle formed one of the party every
time Mrs. Castle visited the stores.
Cook, manufacturing furrier of Great
Portland street. He said In substance:
"The female prisoner came to my shop
on October 8. Sne said she was sailing
vp the following Tuesday, and asked me
IL could make a sable cape in time for
her to take II with her. called at the
Hotel Cecil later, as she said she had
some sables for this cape, which 1 was
to match. While at the Hotel Cecil, she
left the room and / examined the packa 20
OF furs she had. saw some welI-known
marks and agreed to match the cape. Her
husband came IN at about that timo and
gave his assent TO the bargain"
Detective Cunning ham followed Mr.
Cook on the witness stand. The officer
described the arrest OF Mr.. Castle, VINO,
witness said, exolsi"ed: "Good God |
There is some mistake. 1 Will pay any
thing rather than have this charge
pressed. j know nothing about it,"
Manager Field OF Charles ID. Drobig,
furrier, was next examined. lie told
practically the same story as Mr.. Harris,
except that Mr.. Field swore upon cross
examination that furs were In such a
position on the counters Of his store that
Mrs. Castle could not have taken them.
Inspector Arrow, of the Metropolitan
police, was then called and described in
detail finding the effects alleged to have
been stolen.
Mr.. II. A. Nsrgraff, of Mareraf & Co.,
furriers, folio aed the inspector on the
stand. Said that on Oct. 2, Mrs. Castle
came to bis tore at 4:20 p. M, and said
that she wanted chinehilla cane. Soon
after that, witness added, her son entered,
took out his watch and told his mothe
TO come along. According to the witness
Mrs. Castle returned on the following
day and asked TO see Fable cloak. She
did not again mention cbinchilia
| cape. Mr.. Margrah also testified that he
had informed Mrs. Castle that such a
garment as she described would cost
! 5000, 10 which she replied that she could
| get il cheaper at some other place ana
Immediately afterward left the store. She
was no sooner gone, Mr.. Margrafi further
! testified, tnan Russian sahle skin
valued at $40 and a chnchilla skin were
missed.
Continuing, MIR. Margrsn said "a
few days after the police came to my shop
snd / identified the furs at the Marl-
borough street police station. Each
article bore our private mark. .
Prosecutor Avery, at the conclusion
| of the testimony, asked that the prisoner
be remanded for week.
Mr.. Avery had no sooner finished speak
| ing than Mr.. Charles Matthews, for the
defense, in forcible and impressive
manner, asked that the prisoner be re-
leased on bail. During the course OF hi:
remarks, Mr.. Matthews said: ''We car
clearly prove that Mr. Castle is entirely
innocent. ana that he Is nan Of the
very highest reputation. We 90 not con.
tend that his wife is innocent, but at the
same time, we shall be able 70 prove by
the testimony of physicians in court tha,
| she Is suffering from disorder, which
affects the mind. We have present four
sureties, and are able to give bail"
Mr.. Matthew's then called DIR. scott. the
| physician in charge OF Holloway Jail,
who testified that Mrs. Castle was suffering
| from intense nervousness, and further
confinement In prison would be extremely
dangerous to her.
Magistrate She'll here asked: "Are not
people charged with such crimes always
pervous?' DIR. SC OFT replied: ayes,
| but not to such an extent as in the case
| of this prisoner.
The magistrate til asked Mr.. Avery
| IL he was willing to accept ball. The
prosecutor replied that he was not willing
to take the responsibility OF saying yes.
Mr.. She'll then put the ssme question 70
Inspector Arrow, but the latter answered
| that he was not able TO take the respon-
sibility of advising the magistrate TO &C.
cept bail. although he did not oppose
I the releae OF the prisoners on bail. The
magistrate then granted the release OF
the prisoners on e30,0 hail. The fol-
lowing gentlemen were accepted as sure
ties for the prisoners: Mr.. Seymour,
managing director Of the Anglo-Caiiforn-
ia Bank; Mr.. Charles Guthrie OF Guthrie
& Co., bankers, Idol lane; Mr.. Lewis
Well, a watch manufacturer of Hatton
Garden, and MIR. Augustus Cohen dia-
mond merchant OF Holborn.
The sensational feature OF the testimony
was the evidences OF Manager Field OF
Charles ID. Drobig's store on Argyle
street, as 1t was looked upon as tending
to implicste Mr.. Castle in the alleged
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