Omaha daily bee., 1896-10-18


clearly shows his Innocence and her ire
sponsi5ility. She actually sent a piece OF
fur to be altered to a furrer a few doors
away from the one from whom she took it
a couple OF days before, and sent 1t without
removing the name. address and private
mark OF the owner This card is always
torn of when an article is sold, and the
mere fact OF its being on would have been
enough to excite the suspicion Of the second
furrier. even IL he had not been warned
already by his neighbor that some one was
stealing small furs from the West End shops.
II Mrs. Castle were in her right senses
and were an ordinary thief she would as
soon have given herself up to the police as
to have dealt with piece OF fur as she did"
At calling at Mr.. Guthries Office in Idol
Lane this city the other surety for the
Castles. the World representative was in
formed that Mr.. Guthrie would not be in
town today and no one with authority to
speak for him in the matter was in.
Mr.. Bertinl, manager Of the Hotel Cecil,
London's mammoth palatial hosiery. said
in answer to a query as to how the Castles
had lived while in London: They had one
room here between father mother and boy,
and certainly one could not say they lived
at all like millonaires, though | cannot
say they did not have everything they
wanted. They had some callers | after
ward heard, aud on the day preceding their
arrest Mr.. Castle ordered private room
for luncheon party OF eight for the day
prior to their intended departure for Amer
lea.
WHAT WAS IN THE TRUNKS.
They had several trunks and bags. ten
trunks were of the latest American pattern.
These were packed ready for departure when
they were arrested. 1t came like a thunder
bolt on me, as we had not the slightest
reason to suspect anything wrong with them.
When the detectives came to the hotel to
search their baggage l insisted on being
present in their interest as well as in that
Of the hotel. l refused to believe
there was anything in the charge
until detectives produced from the
trunks, one after another, the
furs described by them beforehand as having
been stolen. Then 1t was clear something
was wrong, and especially as great num-
Der OF articles Of value, many of the same
kind were also found among their effects.
There mere many furs. including two sable
boas, two sable collarettes. two sable muffs.
ten ermine ties and other smaller pieces.
then there were. | think about ten gold
watches, some very handsome, such as ladies
use. and the same number of
clocks, principally carriage clocks. There
were large number of ordinary tortoise
shell combs and seven handsome ivory and
tortoise shell hand mirrors besides an as
sortment of tortoise shell and ostrich fans.
! numbering nearly score. Curiously
enough. there were seven tortoise she'll
handled lady's lorgnettes. but without any
lenses in them, besides a varied collection of
gold and jewelled studs, rings. bangles.
brooches. pins and vinaigrettes which filled
a long catalogue prepared by the police
l cannot give you an accurate idea of the
value OF the articles. but roughly / should
say they were worth goo or $500.
Il must say the demesnor of Mr. Castle
was that OF an innocent person, for he
seemed more amazed than anybody at the
inquiry made. His wife was hysterical
The trunks were removed by the police and
are now in their custody"
Were not the articles such" the World
reporter asked. "as could be compressed into
small space, so that Mrs. Castle could have
seoreted them without her husbands knowl-
| cage In these large trunks?'
HER HUSBAND KNEW NOTHING.
Most OF them were small" Mr.. Bertini
answered. For many, 7 believe. the police
have since found receipts, showing that
they were purchased but the clocks. for
instance. filled a large space and could
scarcely be hid in any trunk without at
tracing attention from their bulk. Ny
| theory is that Mr.. Castle gave his wife as
much money as she wanted, and, knowing
probably that she had a within for buying
articles of this kind. he paid no particular
attention to what she had In her trunks
Besides, she may have done all the pack
| ing, as women sometimes do"
Ibid the fact OF her taking articles with
Hotel Cecil stamped upon them which
therefore. she could not possibly have dis
posed of. suggest to you" was asked, that
she was not an ordinary thief"
We'll, that would appear So" was the
reply. but the police theory on that point
is that the Hotel Cecil stamp was so minute
| that she did not see II upon them"
did you notice anything strange in Mrs
| Castles demeanor?" was the next query.
No" said Mr.. Bertlni. Il only saw her
| casually while here. she must have been
an extremely pretty woman"
Have any of the articles found been
claimed from any of the continental cities
| where they stayed?"
mot that l know Of. although many Of
| them bear tho names and addresses OF
| tradesmen in Geneva, Paris, Dresden and
Brussels. The police are now corresponding
with the tradesmen, that they may have
evidence on that point when the prisoners
come up again. The articles taken from
the Hotel Cecil were two plate toast racks.
on plated cream jug and two bedroom
| towels, in which the plated articles were
wrapped and put at the bottom OF a trunk
These were all stamped. Their value was
under IS Gl5l."
| HAD TRAVELLED LITTLE
| Nothing definite seemed to be known nv
the solicitor, Mr.. WE'LL, or Mr. Bertinl as
to tho period during which the Castles had
| been travelling in the continent. They said
about six or seven weeks. They had visited
all the principal cities OF France switzer-
| land and Germany, and tags on luggage
| showed they had put up at the best hotels
everywhere. Mrs Castle had never been In
| Europe before. Mr.. Well spoke OF her deep
devotion to her only child, a bright little
| fellow OF 10, who was arrested with them
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