Los Angeles herald., 1909-08-05
INTENDED SHOT
FOR OWN BODY
MRS. NEVILLE CASTLE GIVES
THAT AS EXCUSE
is ARRAIoNED IN COURT FOR
SHOOTING GOTHAM LAWYER
Pleads with Victim Not to Press the
Charge, but He Is obdurate.
Actress Held in $4,000
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Castle the woman from California, who
had difference of opinion with Mrs.
William d. Craig as to whether Mr..
Craig, whom she shot, but did not
seriously in1ure last night at the Wal
dorf- Astoria, has pursued her, or she
him, found no mercy today in the man
she says loves her. Nor had any one
gone on hel bail tonight.
Craig refused to discuss the COM
plant against her, and when she laid
her hand upon his shoulder and plead
ed gently:
"Will please drop it won't you?" he
turned brusquely and left the court
room. She was held in $4,000 bail for
further examination.
In the matron's room of the Jeffer-
son Market prison, Mrs. Castle gave
out a statement interrupted by bursts
of weeping, in which she intimated that
her negro servant could testify in her
support. ,,.,,,
might before last" she said, "Will
called at my house before Z o'clock.
Something occurred that I swore that
I would punish him for. l had my
servant put him out. He said things
which he said he should tell some
body. l said he should not If you had
sisters, you would have told them TO
act just as L nave dCIep'
Wanted a Retrsction
Last night. | went to the Waldorf
Astoria to make him retract. tolu
him it would have to be in the pres
ence Of the negro, because ne had
been in the room and had heard IL.
When I met Will he said: I wish
was dead. that Kate was dead, that
you were dead Kate, you know Is
his wife. A
when | drew this crazy little af-
fair."-the pistol she carried in her
hand bag-"he grabbed 1T and 1t went
off"
Mrs. Castle has been highly excited
ever since her arrest, but up TO the
time Of her statement tonight she de-
MED any attempt to punish any one.
She drew her pistol. she has said hltn-
erto, with the intent to commit sui
eide.
Heavily yelled and apparently labor
ing under a severe mental strain, Mrs.
Castle was taken to headquarters 1or
the usual inspection of the detective
bureau The indignity of being photo-
graphed and measured was spared her
To the officers of the bureau Mrs:
Castle talked freely about herself ana
the train of events which led up 10 tne
sensational climax of yesterday. She
went over her stage experience, which
she said began in San Francisco, where
she anpeared in 1.-The Girl of the Gold
en- west
Had Known Craig Long
Craig. who is a lawyer, now practic-
ing in this city, she said she mad
known since she was a child. Denying
the inputation that she had forced
her attentions on him, she declared, on
the other hand, he had been folloW6lls ing
her so perslstently for the last llES
months that she was alTdlu H0
compromise her.
II Intended to kill myself" Mrs. cas-
tIe told the detectives, "and had the
revolver In my hand, but he was STRUCK
nv the bullet / had intended FOR my
self. / knew Mr.. Craig went TO the
rooms of the Rocky Mountain cluo III
the Waldorf-Astoria TO read, ana aLeei
he had passed me without taking no
tice of NV presence l said to hlm:
well. don't pass without recognizing
me. | am going to finish myself.
According to Mrs. Castles statement
Craig told her to go ahead and do II.
Claims He Was Admlrer
"Mr Craig has been an admirer OF
mo ever since | was a tot" she SAID
~ have never annoyed or molested MN
In anv way. His wife and l are dls
tant cousins, but we are not now OH
friendly terms. This is because Mr,
Craig told Mrs. Craig in my presence
that he admired me.
Mrs. Castle said she carried the re-
volver with which the shooting was
done as a means of self-protection.
When Craig was called on to make
his formal complaint against MRS
Castle. a touching scene was enacted.
The prisoner was plainly on the verge
of collapse, and mutual friends OF the
parties had been interceding with Cralg
10 withdraw his complaint. He failed
to he moved by their representations,
however. and then Mrs. Castle herself
came forward.
Pleaded for Leniency
Laying a hand lightly on his shoulder,
she said gently:
Craig turned from her with quick
movement and left the room.
In his complaint Craig swore that he
was ASSAULTED and beaten by Mrs.
Mary Scott Castle, in that she had
pointed a loaded revolver at him and
discharged the revolver, the bullet TAX
ing effect i'm his left breast"
Mrs Castle when arraigned gave her
age as sc and her business as that of
an insurance agent She was becom-
ingly attired in plaid suit trimmed
with green, a black hat and white<veil.
Her counsel. Frank Dean. asked an
adjournment until next Friday, and
Magistrate Butts fixed the examination
for that time, holding Mrs. Castle in
$4,000 bail Mr. Dean told the court that
Mrs Castle had no friends or relatives
here, and that he wanted time to COM
municate with her brother, Capt. Hen
ry Harrison Scott of the Coast artillery,
stationed at Fort Morgan, Ala.
After her arraignment Mrs. Castle
collapsed and had to be supported to an
ante-room. where she was revived, and
then was taken to her cell. Her coun-
sci said he expected to get bail for her
during the day.