The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-11-07
London and tnkcg articles under no
pressure OF need. When arrested she

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had plenty OF money.
Dldn't Need Money.
"Your lordshlp must have noticed tho
testimonials TO tho Castles character,
and how instantly this vaSt amount Of
bail was found. A man or d woman In
such circumstances did not need moro
money and did not necd 10 steal In Or
der TO get It. Suddenly this lady takcs
to these practices OF taklng things and
packing them away. The insanity OF
these proceedings 10 proved clearly by
her handing to ono trndesman fur
with a private mark upon It. Insanity
In further proved by her taking the
toast racks, etc, OF tho Hotel Cecil.
Clearly, then, some explanation In
required OF these extra circumstances.
and We are prepared TO call medical
Witnesses. FOR, OF course. such matters
nrc not 1T for forensic discussion. The
husband did not know that his wife.
when fifteen years OF Rgc. was obliged
TO be sent away from her home, owing
to troubles incidental to female life at
that period. These disorders have since
reappeared." n
Mr.. Castle. who had rc.cntered tho
court room as Mr.. Clarke began. lis
tened with flushed face to counsel's
DR.. William Chapman Grlgg. a spe-
clallst In diseases OF women and lead
Ing physician OF Queen Charlotte's
lying In hospital, having thirty years.
experience, testified that after repeated
examinations Of Mrs. Castle he had
formedthe opinion that the disease from
which she was suffering was one OF
those which are almost always accom-
panied by great mental disturbances.
causing different manias, Us kleptoma-
mia, religious mania, etc, In different
women.
A pIt.fnl Scene.
DR.. George Henry Savage, senior ply
sic!an at bethlehem hospital and lee
turer on womens diseases ut Guys Hos
pltal. who has for thirty years devoted
himself tothe study otwomen's diseases.
endorsed every word OF Dr. GrIggs' tes-
timony, and DR.. Leonard Gabriel, a
member OF the Royal College OF Sur
geons. gave similar evidence. He said
that Imprisonment 10 woman In the
condition OF Mrs. Castle would have
Che most serious effect. It would not
endanSer her life. but X would certain
ly encanger her sanity.
DR.. Scott. the Medical Officer OF Hol-
loway jail, gave evidence OF similar
tenor, whlch,perhaps, was the strongest
or all. on account OF his position.
Sir Edward Clark said that no ono
could say al what moment dIsordered
and unhlnged mind might give way ut
terly. Thercupon at Has, the magis-
trates. who numbered 25, besides the
Presiding Judge and Colonel Rotten,
Gen. Birch, Mr.. Davis, Sir John Micks,
and the Deputy Judge. Mr. Loveland re-
tired.
AT 12:0l p. m. the magistrates return
ed, and silence once more fell upon the
court. Mrs. Castle was again brough,
up from the cells with difficulty. 500
bling violently. She staggered to the
front Of the dock and touched the rail.
while the clerk OF the court read the in
dictment 10 which She had pleaded
guilty. The unfortunate woman then
sank exhausted upon the chair placed
In the dock for her accommodation.
The judge then summed UP. He said
that the court had great trouble In deal
ing with this difficult case, In which
sympathy was almost interfering with
justice, and knowing that whatever
sentence he might pass would be care
fully reviewed elsewhere, so that any
danger to the prisoners mental health
would be carefully guarded against.
The judge then passed sentence OF
hard labor upon Mrs. Castle. He added
that he did SO with the knowledge that
the sentence would he revised elsewhere
and the general Impression which after
wards prevailed In court was that this
means that the home office will shortly
release Mrs. Castle on her own recog-
nizance.
The unfortunate woman on hearing the
sentence, went into Mysteries, shriek-
Ing: "Oh, My God" "oh, My God" fors
nearly five minutes. -
She htrew up her arms and staggered
about, mutterIng Al times incoherently
and then shrleked in Wild agony.
There was 70 doubling that she had
the full sympathyofh friends and rel
aures. and that the court, counsel and
presiding judge were also greatly af-
fectcd by her distress.
All present In court remained notion
less and silent while Mrs. Castle was as
sisted out OF the dock and down the iron
stairs by nurse and two prison ward
ecs, her shr!eks becoming gradually
fainter and fainter as she was removed
further away from the court room.
MrCastle's face turned an ashen gray
rs hew itnessed his wife's agony. and
all the physicians present hurried down
TO the assistance OF the suffering wo-g
man.
At l:i5 p. m. thanks to the attentions
OF fthe physicians who had administer
cd sedativc5 TO her, Mrs. Castle was
calmer but fearful, and was able 20
enter n cab. accompanied by Ser fna-
band and the chief jallcr and started
for Wormwood Scrubbs prison.
In the court room.after Mrs. Castle
Ind been removed. there was quite a
commotion and expressions OF surprise
and dissatisfaction with the verdict.
their silence had been rcstored.upon tho
application OF Mr. Avory,thc court or
dered the restitution of tho articles
found In the possession of Mrs. Castle.
DR.. Scott said he was surprised at the
result, In view of the evidence. intimnt-
ing that he expected q very much light
or sentence. He added. however, that
tho prisoner will be under a Doctors
care ut Wormwood Scrubhs,f and that
everything possible will be done for
her
As the court room was being cleared
the witnesses gathered in groups and
eagerly discussed the case.
Mr.. F. \. McrEraf, OF McrSrnf. Slmms
& Co., furrlcrs OF Mortimer street, who
had testified to Mrs. Castle having visit
ed his store, after which he missed some
furs, which were subsequently, idcnti-
fed nj the Marlborough street police
court with his private mark on, after
having been found among her effects,
said MS tho people were leaving tho
Sessions house:
~ am satisfied The poor woman was OF
unsound mind, and fully expected her (
nCquittal." 4
Among the friends OF tho Castles
who were present In court to-day wcro
Major C, p. Egan, OF San FtnncIsco;
Col. Hawcs. agent OF tho New York Lifo
Insurance Co; Il. Lichug, OF the North
Ill