Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1890-10-11 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

TME TICINO REVOLUTION. AN ARREST IN LONDON.  At How-strect police-court, on Saturday, Angelo Castioni, aged 58, a powerfully-built man over six feet in height, of tipper Cbeyne-row, Chelsea, was charged on an extradition warrant granted by Mr. Vaughan with the commission of the crime of murder within the ptrisdiction of the Swiss Republic.— Mr. Freshfield, instructed by the Swiss Consul, appeared to prosecute, and Mr. J. P. Grain defended Ihi accused.  The warrant was issued a fortnight ago, and its execution was entrusted to Detective-Inspector Freest, assisted by Detective-Sergeant Lowe. For some days they used the utmost vigilance in their endeavours to trace the prisoner, but without success. Inquiries, however; led to a visit to Upper Cheyne - row, and on Friday night Inspector Froest and Sergeant Lowe caused the premises to be surrounded. The two officers then knocked at the deer of the house,which was opened by the prisoner's daughter. She was asked if her father was at home, and said that he was not. The officers went to the garden at the , back of the house, where there was a large shed built, and found the prisoner surrounded by , a number of his fellow - countrymen. He was told that he would be arrested for the murder of Councillor Rossi by shooting him during a revolt in the Canton of Ticino. He assumed for a moment a defiant attitude ; but eventually accompanied the officers quietly. On searching his bedroom a quantity of ammunition, between 100 dind 200 rounds of ball cartridge, was found.— Inspector Freest said : On Friday night I went to 1, Upper Cheyne-row, Chelsea. 1 siw the prisoner's daughter, and asked her if her father was in. I then went to a shed adjoining the house and saw the prisoner with a number of other foreigners. I was accompanied by Sergeant Lowe and Constables Herriet and Fox, I ask"ed the prisoner if he was Angelo Castioni. He replied in English " I said, "I have a warrant for your arrest for murder committed within the jurisdiction of the Swiss Government." I read it to him. He said "Let me see it." I handed it to him and he read it. He said, "Very well, I will go witli you. Will vou allow me to put on some clothes?" We went with him to his bedroom, and on a shelf I found a cartridgepouch, containing 140 Millie ball-cartridges and 40 revolver cartridges, and a bottle containing about half a pint of gunpowder; also a case containing needles, which I believe are used in the Mini() rifle.  Mr. Freslifield, on behalf of the Swiss consul, asked for a remand.—Mr. Grain said lie should like a remand on this evidence. As far as he could see at present, a serious question might be raised with reference to political matters, and he would suggest that a remand should be taken for a week, as there were papers he was desirous of obtaining from Awitzerland. In this he (Mr. Grain) was sure he would be assisted by the Swiss authorities.—Mr. Freshfield said that after next Saturday they would hemn a rsition to proceed with the case.  Mr. Grain made an application for bail. He said he would be able te satisfy the magistrate and also the Swiss authorities for any amount. The prisoner had been resident in England for 17 years, and was a well-known sculptor. Mr. Lushington said he could not grant bail, and the prisoner was removed in custody.