The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-10-13
OUTRAGEOUS BAIL.
Brutal London Dogberry Holds
the Castles in 5000, 900.
FL Gable to the Unitsd Press

LONDON, Oct. 10, 1S96.-Mr. and Mrs.
Walter M. Castle, of San Francisco, who
were arrested on October Z on a charge
of stealing a number OF valuable furs.
and, after -arraignment in the Great MARI
borough Street Police Court, remanded
for further hearing. were again sarraisn-
ed today and remanded for a week, the
Magistrate requiring bail in the sum of
$4,000 for the release of both prisoners,
pending their 5arraignment next week.
The Great Marlborough Street Court
room was crowded with spectators, most
of them well known in fashionable cir
cles. when Magistrate Newton took his
seat on the bench and the defendants
were brought into court. Mrs. Castle was
greatly agitated. and as she walked into
the court was supported by her husband,
n kept his arm around her. Hon. J.
E.. Roosevelt, Secretary to the United
States Embassy, and Mr.. Hudson were
present as representatives of the Embassy
to safeguard the interests of the prison
ers, and a number of other Americans,
all of them in sympathy with the prison
erS, Were ais in attendance
When the case was called Mr.. Ayory,
representing the Public Prosecutor, said
that the prisoners mad hitherto been in
excellent repute as citizens of San Fran
cisco. IT the case, he said, had been that
of an e-xtrayagant woman buying guam
titles of articles under a promise to a
there would have been some excuse for
the prisoners, but instead of the case
bearing any such aspect, 1t was an ordi-
nary affair of shoplifting, pure n SIM
pie. Theeprisoners had lived in one room
in the Cecil Hotel and had CLEANED from
various shops a variety of articles, such
as eighteen tortoise shell combs, which
were certainly in excess OF their require
rors, seven gold watches. seventeen fans,
sixteen brooches and a great many other
articles. 1t was difficult to believe. Mr..
Avory continued, that her husband could
nave been unaware of what articles his
wife had in her possession, particularly
as Mr.. Castle mad been in the shops
possession were missed. Mr.. Avory adj
mitted, however. that it was possible
that the husband had been unconscious
of what was going on, but, on the other
hand, the wife might haye been getting
the articles by her husbands c~onnivance
or through his coercion.
Mr.. Charles Matthews, counsel for the
prisoners, dweit upe the integrity, high
position and affluence of the prisoners,
whose family, he said, were ready to fur
nish bail for them In any sum. no mat
ter how high. Mr.. Matthews said that
he was prepared with a complete answer
to the charges against the prisoners. The
case of the lady. he said, was extremely
painful. She had done what she would
hereafter be called upon TO answer for.
Her reputation hitherto had been that
u d jill I'll ~ iAC 4A8Nd-C1t
history during the last three months had
been Of a character which had led physl-
clans who were present in court to GER
tify that she was laboring under the eff
fects of a disease which was likely to
lend to a temporary overthrow Of her
mind, and to this these doctors would
testify when called upon.
Mr.. Matthew address to the court on
behalf of the prisoners was frequently
interrupted by Mrs. Castles sobs.
MI. Avory, for the prosecution, said
tina he would make no opposition to the
admission Of the prisoners to ban.
The physician of Holloway jail stated
to the Court that the detention of Mrs.
Castle in jail had been and would con-
tinue to be highly Injurious to her health,
as she was of a highly nervous tempera-
ment and disposition.
The prisoners were then admitted to
bail in the sum of FAC, 900 $500, 000, for
their appearance In court next Tuesday,
they having been further remanded until
that day. The bail was furnished in two
sureties of 5000 each for Mrs. Castle
and the same for Mr.. Castle. and the
prisoners own recognizance for fl1,000
each. The sureties included julius Simon
of the Anglo-California Bank. Adolphus
Cohen, a diamond merchant, of Holborn
street, and Louis WE'LL, a goldsmith, of
Hatton Gardens. The fourth surety was
Mr.. Charles Guthrie, of the firm of Chal-
mers, Guthrie & Co., bankers and mer-
chants. of No 9 Idol lane London.