The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-11-27
THE CASTLES At HOME
Back to Her Native Land from a
British Prison.
A STATEMENT FROM Mr., CASTLE

he Tells Of His Travels Through Europe
and of the Arrest Of Himself and wife,
and Takes Occasion to Express His Graft.
tude to American sympathizers.
New YORK, Nov. 27.-Walter NJ. Castle
of san Francisco, with his wife and little
boy, and whose troubles In London have
been fully told in the Associated Press
dispatches from London, arrived here
yesterday in the steamer Hawai-
During the voyage Mr.. and Mrs Castle |
mingled freely with their fellow passen-
gers. Both appeared to be in good health |
and spirits, just as the Havel reached |
Quarantine the Castles, who had pre-
viOusly been on deck for some time, went !
below, and could not be found during the
brief time the steamer was in Quarantine |
undergoing the officers inspection.
Mr. Castle furnished the Associated
| Press with the following signed state
ment, telling in his own language his
| experiences abroad:
81 left for the continent, after five weeks
stay in England, about the beginning of
| June. l placed my little boy at school
with his cousins during my absence. We
visited Peris, where we remained three
weeks, and then left for various other
points Of interest on the continent. Dur
ing the night run between Dresden and
Vienna slight dispute arose between
gentleman in the same coupe and myself
with regard to the amount of ventilation
necessary As he was rougher than the
occasion demanded it caused my wife to
become hysterical, and she Immediately
contracted facial neuralgia, or severe
attack of toothache, which kept her awake
for several nights. On arriving at Vienna
| offered TO cut the trip short and return
to Paris, where l contemplated making
stay. Although she was suffering great
pain in Vienna and was under the care of
two dentists for ten days without receiv.
ing any relief, she would not listen to any
curtailment Of the trips we had fixed our
minds on, and so we journeyed further,
visiting the cities and lakes of Italy.
''On this part of the journey met many
friends from California. In Milan, where,
owing to the season and also as the stree 5
We're torn up in every direction, my wife
Immediately commenced to complain Of
pains in her head, back and throat, and
having heard of the Italian fever, this
frightened us to such an extent that
stayed there only one day, leaving for
Switzerland, where we again met friends
from California and made most interest
ing trips to various places of interest in
that country afterwards returning to
Paris. l noticed all through the trip an
increasing condition of irritability in my
wife, a condition which had never been
demonstrated to me previously and which
! attributed to the rush and unusual ex.
element
During my stay in Paris l received
: notification on Saturday morning that
1 there was severe sickness in the family in
I which my little boy was spending his va
i cation. l Immediately told my wife that
4 l should go and bring him to Paris,
and left via Dieppe on n train from Saint
Lazare station, telegraphing ahead to my
- relatives to have him at the station in
I. London, so that l could return immedi-
!, ately. l arrived in London at 30 O'Clock
;. the same evening, found my boy and left
n for Paris the same night, reaching there
Ii the next morning. My idea in taking this
trip was simply to save my wife any an.
noyance or Inconvenience in being left
n alone in a strange city during her nervous
Il condition. l brought my wife to London
4 two days later
My pleasant visit TO London was
& abruptly terminated by the misfortune
\ which befell me in that month Two DAYS
y previous to the 9th / had been introduced
n by my representative in London to one OF
the leading wholesale grocery firms in
Great Britain, and was most kindly re-
ceived. On the evening of Oct l was in
my room at the Cecil, concluding the final
arrangements for my departure, so as tc
be entirely free on the evening of the 9th
having invited a large company of friends
principally relatives to an entertainment
at my hotel on that night
Between and o'clock there was
, | at the 1Oor TTOnn tr
the same "a number of men entered the
room. questioned them as to their busi
ness and what they wanted, They replied
1T means that you are arrested for steal
ing furs; come with us quietly, so as moi
to alarm the house We will take you tC
the furrier concerned to explain the mat
ter My wife son and myself entered {
cab, and, accompanied by the officers
: We're taken to Marlborough police court
There my wife and | spent the night, my
son, however, being released on bail
49, Next morning my wife and l were ar
raigned at the police court and remandet
for week to Holloway prison, my boy
being discharged
Meantime my friends rallied arount
me from every direction, both at home ant
in England Cablegrams poured in upol
me- and was deluged with kind offers o
assistance. One of these offers whicl
most touched me was that of a friend
after we were released on bail, Of which h,
was leading security, knowing that
wished to secure "A retired place with IN!
poor wife pending the trial offered me tn
- free use of a furnished house.
Il have received hundreds of letter
from strangers in all parts of England ex
pressing sympathy with me in my grea
trouble and in many cases detailing sim
liar experiences. Twas also surprised at tn
promptuess with which the home office ac
ceded to the requests and representation
of the embassy and other friends Tn
embassy had been especially kind to m
throughout the entire trouble My wife
- health has been in IA precarious condition
since her release, and before sailing W