Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-07

for, of course, such matters are not mt
for forensic discussion.
DR. William Chapman Grigg, a spec
i3.is- In disc ses OF women, and lead
Ing physician Of Queen Charl0tte's Hos
n.a. having thirty years experience,
testified that after repeated eXamina-
tons of Mrs Castle he had formed the
opinion that The disease from which she
was suffering was one of those which
tr5 almost always accompanied by great
oislu -1nc5s. causing different m3nl3s,
as kieD,on2nia, religious mania, ETC., IN
different women. GIr. Grigg added that
This .sease would take a different form
at The time OF each dis .uroG-ce. lie as
serted ,laj Mrs. Castle was clearly UNI
accountable fer h5r actions and not able
90 singuish The consequences Of her
ACES. The detention in prison of such
Il woman. he concluded would be most
serious. DR.. George Henry Savage, sen
l1r physician sc ,hleGam Hospital,
and lecturer al Guys Hospital, endors-
ell every word of Or. Grigg's testimony,
and Dr. Leonard Gabriel, a member OF
the Royal College Of Surgeons, gave SIM
liar evidence He said that imprisOn-
men- 10 woman in the condition of
Irs. Castle would not endanger her life,
tur i- would certainly endauger her san
t-y. Dr. ScO,-. the medical officer OF
Holloway JAIL gave evidence Of similar
tone.
The jail physicians report was read.
Ii said the prisoner lis nervous, excited,
historical and emotional, and has com
planned OF pains and seeing things, and
is liable 20 commit eccentric acts unless
She is looked AFTER
At 11:45 .he magistrates who num-
b=rei %. besides the presiding Judge
and Coz. R0 en-, Gen. Birch, Mr.. Davis,
Sir John M.cks. and the deputy judge,
Mr.. L0yeland. retired AT 1901 p. m.
be magistrates re urued. Mrs. Castle
wes again brought up from the cell with
difficulty. s0bbiug violently. She stag
cerel To- The front OF The dock and
-0rca.l the rail- while the clerk of the
r-ur. read the indie ment 20 which she
had pleaded guilty The unfortunate
women then sank exhausted upon ner
Tie Judge then said tina, the court
had great trouble in dealing with this
difficult case. in which sympathy was
almost interfering with justice, and
knowing that whatever sentence ne
-,-o,,f mass would be carefully reviewed
els where so that any danger 10 the
prisoners mental health would be care
fully guarded against. The Juuge lnen
Dqesed sen -ence for three months M
1~tsonment without hard labor upon
Mrs Castle. r added that he d.d so
with the knowledge t1at the sentence
.wou'9 be revised elsewhere and the
general imDr ssi0n which atJerWard
0~sv9irsd fin court was that this means
t,a- qhe home Office will shortly release
Mrs Castle on her own recognizance.
Tho unfortunate woman, on hearing
-b- sentence. went into Mysteries
-r-islfrg. ooh. my God" "Oh, my
c1fr' for nearly five minutes. she
+r~eu- mn her arms and staggered about,
r-u--er.ng st times incoherently, ana
rren shrieked I'm wild agony.
,rbe~a was no doubling chat she had
Tho FINN sympathy of her friends ana
relatives and that the court, counsel
and presiding judge were also greatly
affected by her distress.
All Dr sent I'm court remained mouon-
less and silent while Mrs. Castle was as
sisted ont of Inc dock and down the IRON
srfrs bv a nurse and two prison ward
EMS her shrfeks becoming gradually
r5ir+e~ and fainter as she was removed
r,--5er away from the court room.
Mr. Cas-le's face turned on asheH
grav as ne witnessed his agony,
and I'm The physicians preszl hurried
Tor7 10 the assistance of the suffering
,ro~an A. 1:45 p. m. Mrs. Castle was
- nm. fearful. and was able to en-
-e~ a cab. accompanied by her husband
.r5 -1e chief jailer. and started Tor
1v7~mwo0d Scrubs prison.