The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-10-23
is VERY GRATEFUL
WALTER II. CASTLE THANKS HIS
FRIENDS EVERYWHERE.


ment OF Surprise That Such General In
terest Should be Taken in His Case-Sil
Edward Clarke for the Defense-Chin
ESQ Kidnappers in London-Fight
Among the SuItan's GuArds-spain in
Sore Straits-Foreign News In General.
London. Oct. 22-The officials of she
United States embassy have received a
letter from Mr.. Walter NJ Castle Of San
Francisco, Who. with his wife, is under
$4,000 bail, pending their approaching
trial at the Oerkenwell session on the
charge of stealing furs and other arts-
Giles from various stores in this city In
this communication Mr.. Castle expresses
his deep gratitude for ali they and other
officials. as well as the friends OF the
family in America, have done IN his be-
half. Continuing, Mr.. Castle says:
Never during my long busienss ca
reer, has there been the slightest suspi-
cion or hint against my honor. In my
present misfortune I am equally blame
less and with Gods help / will remain
50 in the future"
Rontinuing, Mr.. Castle writes:
'@The most difficult task Of my life is
10 frame words which can in the small
EST degree express my feelings of heart
felt gra titude for the disintereSted kind
ness showered upon me by the honorable
gentlemen of the embassy and by my
seemingly unlimited number of friends
in London and America. owe them a
debt of gratitude which cannot be liqlLi-
dated in life time, and the more think
of the loving care with which / have
been wa tened and protected during my
days of misfortune, the less can L COM
prehend how it is possible that a man
comparatively unknown and thousands
or miles away from home, can awaken
such sympathy and secure the disin-
terested support of such large num-
Der Of prominent people of both great ma
tons"
Later in the day Mr.. Castle called al
the London office of the Associated Press
and said he hoped that the Associated
Press would again convey the express
siorzs of his gratitude to his friends in
the United States. Mr.. Castle, who was
booking as though he had regained his
health and confidence since his appear
apce in. court on Tuesday, re-told in a
straightforward manner the circum-
stances Of the case as already caoled.
He added:
81 was leaving England in the best Of
spirits, had enjoyed my vacation and
had at the same time opened important
business connections here and on the
continent which. in my opinion, would
please my brother and help my firm.
Il was also taking home TO my moth
er," continued Mr.. Casale. good news
in regard to a project which is dear to
her heart. namely, the Jewish hospital
OF San Francisco. / had approached
Baroness Hinsch on the subject and had
just received a letter dated Eichborn
Austria, in which the baroness subscrib
ed 5000 TO the Mount Zion hospital in
San Francisco
Referring to the health of Mrs. Cas-
tie, Mr.. Castle said:
MY wife is in the same condition.
There ifs someone constantly with her
and there can be no doubt as TO her IN
fortunate condition. l think is unneces-
sary for any doctors or witnesses to
DoTne from America.
Sir Edward Clarke, Q. c., formerly So
HECTOR general. has been retained for the |
defense of the Castles.
FRIENDS TO THE RESCUE.
San Francisco, Cal, Oct. 22-Mrs |
Kate D'wyer. prominently identified with
the retail fur trade in this city, leaves
for London tonight. Her mission has
but one object and that the opportuni- |
ty which will be afforded here in Lon |
don on November 2 to testify to the I'M |
mistakable pecUliarities of the unfort- |
innate Mrs. Castle, accused of shoplift- |
ing.
Preceding Mrs. Dwyer there were sent |
forward in the early part OF the week /
come seyenty-five dispositions, all OF /
which contained the sworn statements |
of people in varying walks of life whwo |
have testified to the singular charac- |
teristics of Mrs. Castle. Included among |
these deponents are street car conduc- 4
tors, dr. goods merchants of every class, |
vegetable dealers in the section Of the |
city where Mrs. Castle resided. butch |
ers. cOnfectioners. chinaware store pro-
prietors-in fact. statements from peo-
pie covering nearly the entire field in |
which merchandise and other goods are
bought and sold
Efforts and expense have not been |
spared in hunting UP people who could |
testify that the extent TO which Mrs.
Castle carried on her unfortunate prac-
tees showed that either she defied de-
lection or else she was mentally de-
ranged to such an extent that she fail
ed TO realize the publicity Of her illegal
acts.
CHINESE K1DNAPPERS.
London. oct. 22-The Globe this az
ternoon publishes a startling story of |
the alleged kidnapping and imprsson-
ment OF Chinese in the Chinese lega-
tion here. The newspaper mentioned
says that the Chinese government learn
ed in November last that there existed a
conspiracy to seize the Viceroy of Can
ton. as the first step towards the over
throw of the present Manciua dynasty.
The plot the Globe adds, was disclosed
by the premature importation of 400
Coolies TO Canton from Hong Kong TO
assist in the seizure Of the viceroy, which
aroused suspicion. Some Of the leaders
were then arrested and confessed, and
one OF them named San Yatzen, a doc
Dor escaped to America. and thence
made his way to England. The doctor |
il Is now alleged. has been missing since
Saturday a week ago and some of his
English friends claim they have learned
he as imprisoned at the Chinese iega-
tion, having been seized by a couple Of
Cinnamon. The foreign Office and the
Scotland Yard authorities have been no.
titled and detectives are now watching
the Chinese legation in order TO prevent
the removal Of the doctor. The friends
OF the latter have a-olied for a writ Of
habeas corpus but il is doubtful whether
the writ is applicable al the legation.
The Chinese officials deny that the doc Il
tor Us detained at the segation, but the
friends OF the alleged conspilator claim
TO possess conclusive proof that he Is
held prisoner there
TURKISH OUTBREAKS.
Paris. Oct 22-The Temps this az
publishes a diSpaSch from Con-
stanssnople saying that a conflict has
al the Yiidz Kiosk tthe sui
he - 7sss I .