Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-08-08
CRAIG As DEFENDANT
Mrs. Castle Threatens to
Make Charges.
SERVED WITH A SUBPOENA
Woman's Accuser Is Directed to Be
in Court Monday.
STORY OF WALDORF SHOOTING
Accounts Of Complainant and Hotel
Elevator Man as to Converse
ton Do Not Agree.
STORY OF WALDORF SHOOTING
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
NEW YORK, Aug. Counsel for Mrs
Mary Scott Castle, who shot at Lawyer
William B. Craig in an elevator at the
Waldorf Hotel Tuesday. intimated today
when the case came up for examination
before Magistrate Butts in the Jefferson
Market court that Craig would be made
the defendant in serious charge to be
made by Mrs. Castle. Magistrate Butts
refused to hear any charges against
Craig until the present examination is
finished.
When the case was called today Emil
Fuchs. who 10 representing Mrs. Castle.
asked that an adjournment until Monday
morning be granted. He said that Capt
Henry H. Scott. q. 8. A.. the defendants
brother. would arrive In New York Sun
day to take charge Of Mrs. Castles af-
fairs. AS she wished to make a. COM
plant against Craig which would ''bring
disgrace upon the family NAME" Lawyer
Fuchs thought that her brother should
bear the responsibility Of deciding whether
or not she be allowed to do SO. Frederick
Deane, who SO far has advised Mrs. Cas-
tie, said that he did not wish to stand
responsible and joined his request for an
adjournment to that of Fuchs.
Magistrate Butts said that he had
granted as many adjournments as he IN
tended to. He added that he would re-
fuse to allow the present examination to
be incumbered in any way with a charge
against Craig and limited that the coun-
ter-charge was being made to intimidate
the complainant. This brought a lively
protest from Lawyer Fuchs. Magistrate
Butts later assured Mrs. Castle that any
criminal charge she wished to bring later
would be given the fairest consideration.
Mrs. Castles lawyers said they did not
know the nature OF the charges she
wished to make.
Craig's Story Of Shooting.
Mr.. Craig was then put on the stand
and told his story Of the shooting. He
told how. after he entered on the SD
street side Of the hotel. he was accosted
by Mrs. Castle, who asked him to speak
to her. He said that it was impossi-
BILE; that he did not have the time. He
continued to the elevator and she fol-
lowed and sat down on the seat In front
of him. He asked the elevator man to
send for the house detective.
81 do not remember that she said
anything more, but as she stood there
she suddenly rose from the seat and
heard a loud report. l saw revolver
in her hand pointing toward me, and
a man came in and disarmed her.
Mr.. Craig produced the handkerchief
he had in his pocket Tuesday afternoon,
and 1t was marked in evidence. There
were several pOwder-marked holes in 1t,
showing the course Of the bullet through
fountain pen, which. he thinks. stopped
the bullet There was slight mark on
the silver filigree work. Mr. Craig then
asked il he would be allowed to make
a statement. which, although incompe-
tent as testimony. might throw some
light an the case.
II have believed for some time that
the defendant was mentally incompetent.
1 know that she is incompetent be-
Magistrate Butts shut him of, and told
him that IL there was any suspicion in
Craig's mind that Mrs. Castle is in
sane he must confer with her counsel
and not with the court. The magistrate
to believe that she was not able to con-
duct her case because Of insanity, he
would take proper action.
Elevator Mans Testimony.
John Fitzgerald, the elevator man,
was then called. He heard Craig threat
en- to have Mrs. Castle arrested. She
won't you take me home and save the
family name?" There was no answer
and he head the shot.
Mrs. CaStIe, Wnen SHe was nrst arrest
ed, contended that she did not mean to
shoot Craig. but tried. to shoot her.
self. On cross-examination, Lawyer
Fuchs asked Fitzgerald IL he had not
heard her say:
''Will, I am going to shoot myself"
FITZGERALD said he had not heard her
say that Magistrate Butts then adj
iourned court until Monday morning,
when Capt. Scott will be on hand.
Lawyer Fuchs asked that the court
direct the complainant. Craig. to be in
court Monday. He said that he be-
lieved there was desire on Craig's
part to DC out Of town then. This Craig
warmly denied, and said that he had
beer osked to leave town, but was not
going to. Magistrate Butts. however.
ordered that Craig be served with a
subpoena in court to appear Monday.
Kinr Manuel Plans Visits