The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-11-07

against whom no evidence was present.
ed.
Daring these formalities, Mr.. Castle
stood in the dock, cool and impressive.
PRISONERS CASE STATED.
!, Sir Frank Lockwood, Q. c., then arose
and said:
Il appear with Mr. Gill and Mr.. Ora
ham for Mr.. Castle. Before the pris-
oner is discharged, wish to say word
on the terrible position which he IS in .
! Mr.. Clarke here suggested that Mrs.
! Castle had better be removed from the
| court room during counsel's plea for
I her husband, as her presence would on
/ iy add to her distress. Accordingly Mrs.
! Castle was removed, sobbing piteously.
Sir Frank lockwood then turned to Mr..
Castle and said: You may leave the
dock, MIR. Castle
The prisoner, however, apparently cid
not hear counsers remark for the latter
mad TO repeat: Come out of there, Mr..
Castle"
1t was exactly 1915 a. m. when Mr..
Castle stepped out Of the dock and was
informed that if he SO desired, he could
go down and see his wife. But Mr..
Castle preferred to take up a position
beside counsel's bench, whereupon Sir
Frank Lockwood continued, saying:
81 must touch upon the position occu-
pied by the Wife
Counsel described the European tour
Of the Castles from the time of their
leaving San Francisco, and said that
the court room was today crowded with
men of high commercial positions who
We're ready TO testify TO the Castles in
tegrity.
FOR THE PROSECUTION.
Later, Mr.. Avory, for the prosecution,
recounted the case as it presented itself
against Mrs Castle, and in so doing, he
rehearsed the general statement as it
was made at the Marlborough street
police court. He described the articles
stolen and gave the details of the ar
rest, not emitting what Mrs. Castle said
to the officer who arrested her.
Mr.. Castle, at this stage of the pro-
oeedings, descended the little iron stair
case to the cells, in order to comfort his
wife. AT about the same time, Mr.. Hold
son, the representative of the United
States embassy, entered the court room
in order to watch the case for the United
States representatives here.
Continuing, Mr.. Avory. described the
articles found in the rooms of the Cas-
ties at the Hotel Cecil as being "a per-
feet museum of valuable things and
laid stress on the fact that many Of the
articles had upon them their original
ticket marks, adding:
1T is not unreasonable to assert, on
this fact, that while many Of the things
were bought during the European tour.
there is intrinsic evidence that other
things were stolen from time to time
The police have evidence that one fur
article was stolen in Vienna. / am also
impelled to say that, while she (Mrs.
Castle was going about doing these
thefts. in not a single instance was she
detected in the act, which also tends to
show that the husband could not notice
it. so skiilfully We're the thefts made
IN MRS. CASTELS BEHALF.
Mr.. Clarke for Mrs Castel said:
Il do not complain of the prosecutions
statement If the law in this country
stood as it did up to 1888, L should not
have advised her to plead guilty. But
the extra act passed in 1888 provides that
if 1 can satisfy the jury that she was not
responsible, then the jury is not bound
TO convict. Therefore, / advised her to
plead guilty.
the facts which the prosecution has
recited suggest that there must be some
thing extraordinary to account for them.
In five or six days this lady, who had
no possible temptation, goes about Lon
DOM and takes articles under no pres
sure Of need. When arrested she had
plenty OF money. Mr.. Castle had start,
ed from home with credit of $4,000, Of
which only $3.50 was exhausted and his
wife also had plenty of money.
"Your lordsip must have noticed the
testimonials to the Castles character.
and how instantly this vast amount OF
bail was found.
"A man or woman in such circum-
stances did not need more money, and
old not steal in order to get it. Sud-
denly this lady takes TO these practices
of taking these things and packing them
away. The insanity of these proceed
ings is proved clearly by her handing TO
one tradesman g fur with private mark
upon it. Insanity is further proved by
her taking the toast racks, etc., OF the
Hotel Cecil.
CLEARLY then, some explanation is re-
Quired Of these extra circumstances and
We are prepared TO call medical wisnesses
for, of course, such matters are not fit
for forensic discussion. The husband
did not know that his wife, when Is years
of age, was obliged 10 be sent away from
her home, owing to troubles incidental
to female life at thai period. These dis
orders have since re-appeared.'
Mr.. Castle, who had re-entered the
court room as Mr.. Clarke began, listen
ed with flushed face to the counselS
plea for Mrs. Castle.
MEDICAL TESTIMONY.
DR.. William Chapman Grigg. a spcial-
ist in diseases of women, and a leading
physician Of Queen Charlotte's iying-in-
hospital, 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 are
almost always accompanied by great
mental disturbances, causing different
ncanias, as kleptomania, religious mania.
etc, in different women. Mr.. Grigg add
ed that this disease would take differ
ent form at the time of each disturbance.
He asserted that Mrs. Castle was clearly
unaccountable for her actions and not