The Washington herald., 1907-12-22

New York. Dec A.-Robert Caldwell
star witness in a case involving the title
to an kngiish dukedom and an estate
worth millions, is dying at the Richmond
Is. j. home Of his daughter, Miss
Georgiana, the village librarian.
He is under $500 BAH TO appear before
United States Commissioner Alexander
January z to face proceedings for his
extradition to England, where he is want
ed on charges Of perjury and conspiracy.
Physicians who have examined him say
IL is doubtful if he viii live until the
date set for his arraignment.
They are sure ne cannot survive a trim
10 England. He is more than seventy
years old. and suffers from Brights
disease and heart trouble. which threat
ems momentarily 10 cause his death.
There was much questioning immediate
ly following the old mans arrest. whether
the Federal authorities would be justified
in admitting him TO bail Attorney
Charles Fox, representing British Consul
Cline Bailey, declared such thing un-
Precedented
1t would be murder 10 send him to a
cell replied J. G. Battle. with the best
of care he may die any moment. He
cannot escape If he would Let him 20 10
his daughters home"
Half Carried Into Court.
Commissioner Alexander stil 5a7our,as
Attorney Battle suggested $500 hail
Lawyer Fox said he thought sa5.eeO would
De nearer the correct figure. Comnis-
sioner Alexander decided 10 refer the case
70 Circuit Judge Hough. ana before hin,
the prisoner was half led. half carried.
and gently lowered into chair, too weak
70 stand.
His daughter. a beautiful young woman.
sSsPcrted him. with her arm about his.
ne~k- Occasionally she whispered 10 him
.enoouragingly-
Judge Hough appointed Drs. G. J. Har-
rison and r. r. Shaw to make A formal
examination 70 determine whether the
prisoner was as weak and III as he SEEM
ed. Their report was quickly made.
Caldwell, they said. was in a dangerous
condition and needed the tenderest care.
Attorneys Fox and Battle agreed on a
$500 bond, which F. J. Cuthbertson. an
old Staten Island neighbOr OF Caldwell.
signed Attorney FOX said he expected
the papers in the Caldwell case 10 arrive
here from London in fortnight.
There may be grave trouble between
United States Marshsls Henkel. Of New
York. and Mayhem, OF Hoboken, over the
arrest
Henkel took Caldwell in custody on tho
Hamburg-American liner Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria. between Quarantine and
the steam ships Hoboken dock He acted
so quickly that he was on a ferry boat
on his way from Hoboken % New York
before Mayhem knew what had been
done
Says He Was Kidnapped
Then the latter declared Henkel had
deliberately kidnapped a man from his
Jurisdiction, and that a test VIII be made
OF the case
Caldwell narrowly escaped arrest in
London. When the officers went 10 his
lodgings with a warrant they found he
had just sailed for America, and promptly
cabled for his arrest.
AT sea he grew steadily weaker. When
a wireless message was received yester-
day morning that he would be arrested
as soon as he landed. the old man fairly
collapsed.
A sympathetic fefiow-voyager told him
when he crawled up on deck as the ship
passed Sandy Hook that the order for his
arrest had been cOuntermanded-
Thank Cod" exclaimed Caldwell. in
tone OF intense relief. HenkeI. deputy.
steamship at Quarantine however. and
arrested the old man.
The testimony which brought Caldwell
into conflict with the English law was
designed TO prove that tbe fifth Duke OF
Portland and T. C. Druce. a London shop
keeper, were one and the same. and that
the title should have descended not 10
the dukes heirs. but to G. II Drucs.
T. c. Druce's grandson.
Caldwell had made the trip across in
the second cabin He had remained very
much alone, and attracted the attention
n none Of the passengers. even after the
message that had been carried bv wire
less to the ship had been bruited about.
Only one friend he had, that one was
P o. Christensen. an underslzed. pale
laced man. who had befriended the in
.alid through the whole trip and who
vas not 10 be separated from him even
xhen he was taken off the boat under
lrrest
The deputy marshal had no difficulty in
hiding Caldwell. and had given him the
warrant 10 read when ". &. Caben. OF
he law firm OF Battle & Marshall. 81
Nall street. climbed hastily over the side
Il the liner and ran I'D 10 Caldwell
Your daughter engaged US as her law
TerS yesterday" shouted Cabell. as hs
an toward the bent figure in the steamer
hair, "and. as your lawyer. I advise YOU
lot TO say anything"
Caldwell took the advice of the newly
discovered lawyer. and said nothing. He
old the customs officers that he had moth
ng to declare but a postage stamp. and
he rest OF the trip to the HobOken pier
lie made in silence. huddled up in his
hair. AT the wharf his daughter met
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