The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-10
MAY NOT BE RELEASED
MIR. AND MRS. CASTLE ARE LIKELY
TO STAY IN HOLLOWAY JAIL.
Case of Alleged Shop Lifting That
Has Mysterious Features-Eminent
Counsel Engaged.

LONDON, Oct. 9.-It is not thought prob
| able that bail for Mr.. and Mrs Walter M.
Castle of San Francisco. who were re-
manded to Holloway Jail on Tuesday last,
charged with stealing furs from dealers in
this city, will be applied for before the case
comes up again at Aarlborough-street Po-
lice Court on Tuesday, for fear of prejudic-
ing the case. The Castles, therefore, will
remain in Jail until they appear in court
on Oct -. Many additional kilograms of
sympathy with the prisoners have been re-
ceived at the United States embassy, and
Secretary O!ney has again cabled, confirm
ing and emphasizing his first message. The
chief of police of San Francisco and the
president of the Merchants Association of
that city, on behalf of the association, have
wired their Endorsement of the integrity
and high standing of Mr.. Castle, and the
chief rabbi of California has cabled to He
brew counsel here to defend the prisoners.
Colonel MacFariand of the SpreckelS firm,
came here from Liverpool to do everything
possible for MIR. and Mrs. Castle. He called
at the United States embassy, and viii as
Sist at the meeting OF counsel, TO be held
in order to discuss the question OF making
application for bail.
The Castles, in view of the strange fea-
lures of the case, are treated with every
consideration possible in Holloway Jail.
They wear their own clothes, provide their
own food, and are living in decent rooms.
The secretary of the United States en-
bassy. James r. Roosevelt, made call at
the home office this morning, and later
went to Holloway Jail, provided with a let
ter from the authorities to the governor of
the Jail. The prison doctor has been in
strdcted to furnish a special report OF the
condition of the health of Mrs. Castle. Per-
mission has also been granted to enable
any doctor selected by the friends of the
Castles TO make a special report upon her
health.
The case has now been taken UP by the
Treasury Department and the public pros
ecutor. and the police are making Inquiries
at West End stores in order to find the
owners of a number of articles, furs, sill
ties trunks at the Hotel Cecil all packed
and labeled for the steamer leaving last
Tuesday These trunks are now at the
Vine-street police station Their contents,
which fill several pages of a catalogue. are
ments of the last two days. the public
prosecutors may be compelled to oppose
the , re1ease OF the prisoners bi on bail .,
and Mrs. Castle at Holloway JAIL was ac-
companied by Mr.. Hodson: The prisoners
We're conducted 10 the solicitors room in
the prison for an interview. Mr.. Castle
showed signs of the deepest depression,
and when he started to. speak to Mr..
like d child. He exclaimed: We are both
innocent. hope that my mother in San
kill her If she does" Mr.. Castle added, in
a somewhat calmer strain: II wish to
thank our American friends for their
kindness. and to ask them not to lose faith
in our integrity.
Mrs Castle suffering from severe
pains in the head. and seemed to be dazed
in tho presence Of visitors. She said that
she una bic to speak on account of
headache. Previous to the arrest a phySi-
clan had prescribed for her at the Hotel
Cecil when she was suffering from melan-
cholia. Mr.. Roosevelt says that he left the
prison to-day convinced that if any is
innocent Mr.. Castle is. He added that he
can only think that his wife is not in her
right mind Otherwise he cannot explain
why a plated toastfork, marked Hotel
Cecil has been found in her effects
Police Inspector Arrow, who has been
placed in charge of the extra ordinary case,
tinent were found in the trunks of the Cas-
ties upon their arrest. He has conlmunica-
ted with the foreign police in an effort to
but had not yet received any response.
He. however, received numerous COM
plants from London merchants. Among
the effects found in the trunk are many
articles still bearing the private shop
mark of the establishments from which
they came. It is the custom of the estab-
lishmentS always to remove their marks
when the articles have been purchased and
before they are sent out when I first
arrested Mr.. and Mrs. Castle" Inspector
Arrow continued. II did them an injustice
by thinking I had caught two notorious
thieves. Subsequent events have disproved
this. I am sorry for the man, but ] cannot
account why he did not understand that
these goods were in his wife's possession
knowing the extent of his wealth, I have
advised against the prisoners being admit
ted to ball.