Show TRIAL OF THE CASTLES mrs castle sentenced to I 1 I 1 thres three months in jail i mi CASTLE WAS ACQUITTED i physicians Physicist lis testified d that theroman the woman 1 I 1 was mentally for her acts as the tha Ite result stilt of dueease Dle ease but I 1 in of that spite evidence she sha was w held guilty and hurried oft off to jail I 1 I 1 pathetic scenes in ia the trial I 1 hysterical lit at the pronouncing 0 tho the sentence by the court I 1 1 london nov bov t G the trial of mr and mrs walter 31 castle ut of smi sam fromi t ran cisco charged with shop lafune tool booc place in tile the res sessions allons house ot of Clerke jl nl I 1 well and resulted in mr castle abeln I 1 acquitted and mrs castle being sen fenced to three months Imprison imprisonment menk w without hard labor there was much interest taken in case especially acnone the members d the colony it was notice there were quite a number of hebrew present during the morning moi a goodly number ot of amuels representing newspapers news papera put in an appearance to foi the purpose ot of making sketches of thi castles with a view of 0 changes and irk in order to expedite ms mg tors az as much as an possible three jur were lvere summoned by 1015 a m inacy man seats usually occupied by justices i vt ci filled with well dressed ladles ladies mrs castle when she came into lb coutt couii room with the prison attendant and a professional nurse who had her I 1 in c charge h a r a e was elven IL a seat in the dock roo S soon i i a attorn t t ru ard messi 9 lew len la Is and wll wit har barnson ll amson solicitors for or the treasury arrived and a few minutes later tin magistrates mabels hied filed lit in among amone the tat lat aneals aril als was mr E B P clarke son of sir edovard bu aard clarkel Clar kei Q C ex solicitor general cc n eral who had afe i engaged as additional d dit t tonal ional counsel in behalf of mrs mra cattle cattie the jurors are what ll 11 known hern here as aa the middle class clasa rn mainly 0 eis I 1 S at al 1030 a m the case wax wan opened opened the casilles ca itlen being called thun then counsel tor for the defense took the floor although all housh citation matthews senior counsel for the was not present tae cl coroum quiet of the courtroom A v as broken by the dyste ZAI inal sobbing of mis castle whose ausband i ted bcd tier her in the dock both prisoners nere mere attlies in black and seemed weighted down with sorrow traces of deep suffering were visible on their faces mrs castle C astle especially appeared to have aged considerably since her arrest a month ago aco at the hotel cecil when then mrs its castle castl had become some what more composed the business 0 at the day was resumed mr castlo castle stood up calmly ws as the bleik of tho the court in monotonous tones tone read the indictment and nd called upon the male pal pi to plead NOT GUILTY answered mr castle in a strong voice wi aa a luh passed across hla face only to leave hit him paler than ever mrs airs castlo castle was then called upon to plead but sir edward clarke arose and said its client mis ira castle would plead kullay to all indictments which were then read separately mr castle pleading at the saine timo time not mt guilty entity to each separate charge tile scene was a distressing one tho the sobs of mrs were heart rend ing in spite of the efforts made mada by her husband to soothe her distress stives di she was heavily veiled and rocked to and fro hysterically sobbing nob bing she kept a handkerchief up to her face throughout concealing lier her features from the th inquisitive glances of the newspaper artists and ando theis present in court to illustrato ato or cleser describe lioe after the wearisome work of reading the indictment had burn been completed horace J E avery opened the case fur the prosecution ile he sald said he h appeared in behalf vf ut the public prosecutor U do said after careful consideration binl uns s his lordship expressed a view to the contrary there appeared to be no 00 ev denap against thu the male defendant add ing 1 I shall proceed on that asumption and shall not oner offer evidence against him at th the P lice court we were obliged to pro ced against both prisoners but bu I 1 now the wife plea pleading plead dint ln guilta permits the s wal of evidence her brigand the judge thereupon replied 1 I have read the lh depositions and cin n see nothing in them with the hus hu bandl innocence therefore Ther efort I 1 am prepared to except the prosecuting counsels view of ct the case the judge judee thereupon instructed the jury they could not coal let man 8 whom no to evidence ws wa presented sir sic link flank lockwood Q C then arnie and said bald 1 I apier api ear with mr and mr graham campbell tor for mr castle before the PRISONER IS ia discharged I 1 wish to sav ag L v a word on the tor which ho to la in sir mr clarke here oue mis its castle should bo bb I 1 removed from tilt tile courtroom court room during couns counsels eVs pla tor for her husband as her presence would only add to her distress accordingly mrs lira castle was removed sobbing piteously sir frank lockwood then turned to mr castlo castle and said you ton may leave tile die dork dock mr air castle cadue it was exactly 1015 a m when mr castle stepped out of tho the lock dock and waa informed that it be h desired he ha could KO go down ind and see ills wife but mr clastic cartic preferred frfd rfd to tako take up a position po allton beside ilia his counsels belica sir trank frank lockwood continued saying 1 I must touch upon the tha petition poti tion occupied by the wife counsel then described the european tour I 1 ot of the castles front rem the time of their leavine sall ban francisco and said thu the i courtroom court room today was crowded with moil jell in high commercial positions tims who t were ready to testify for the can castles ties later nr mr avery for the prosecution I 1 re bunted tile HIB cabb as it presented itself against mrs castle and in no BO do I 1 ing in he rehearsed harl re the general a statement ta ns it was raade at marlborough Marlboroug ll street pollee court he ha described lff articles artl cli bidlen und and lave the detalia lot 0 the arrest I 1 r N t not what sir mrs castle said to tho the officer who ai retted her mr castle at this state of the I 1 dese descended tided to the cello celk in order to con comfort I 1 his wife about the same iam time mr hodson llo duon of 0 the united I 1 t states embassy cm bay entered the courtroom court room I 1 in order to the catia for the united states representatives here continuing mr described the urt leles fount founie in tho the rooms of the tha I 1 Castle ii at the hotel cecil na AS belci a 1 museum of 0 valuable 1310 chingw thin gw j I 1 and laid sire on oil tile tha tact fact abat 13 kiy 0 t f the articles bad upon them their I 1 I 1 ticket marks adding it Is unable to luti elt on this fact act hll hit many ot of the thingly vere bought L IL 4 I h rn I 1 I 1 11 the h european tour there la 14 in er t I 1 basic ansa I evidence ill that other thin were 11 olen 1 1 from time to time the police lav ave v 1 evidence I 1 1 I CC that one tur fur was j I 1 I tallon in vienna 1 I 1 am falso baleto impelled II 11 iia I 1 to 0 say that while wh hit 1 le she mia lits castle was lam wine ing I about 11 dar dolani these therm thefts in not a single instance n cc waa she detected in the act which III also ton tonis tends Is to show tile tha husband b adix 1 I also alao 1 1 could I not notice it so skillfully fu eld fly were r tile the thefts b made ducle r ak to for tirs mrs castle said 1 I d io do not t oi comp complain camplain bi of the prosecutions statement if 1 tile the law ot or this country stood blood on as it did v up to rsm aw 1 I should not have advised her to plead gully guilty dut tho the extra mt passed in ihbe provides that it if I 1 can satisfy the jury she was waa not responsible then the jury Is not bound to con convict vit therefore I 1 advised her TO PLEAD AD GUILTY the facts which the prosecution liaa recited suggest that chelc must mint be something extraordinary to account for them in live or six days this lady ellin had no poll isible temptation pairs coca about london arid and takes alt article icle under no pressure of 0 need when A arrested silo bani lad had plenty of 0 money ill jr castle hall had started flain home with it of ot of which 20 was not exhausted and his wife also aleo had plenty ot of money moncy suddenly this lady takes to alese practices of taking things rand and packing them away the insanity ot of these Is ig proven clearly clearl by her ber handing blinding to one tradesman as a tur fur a pill ate marlc mark upon it insanity is further proved by her taking toast racks of the hotel cecil it 1 Is clear file alien sonio omo pIa natIon la Is required ot 0 lle circumstances iron U I 1 al faces slid and we are arc pre bared t to call medical ses tor for atad jot course xa alea rill guch matters are arc not fit it ifor forensic discussion the husband fe I 1 fil i not know that his hig when hot 15 Y aars r 0 of if 8 ago 91 1 was obliged bit I 1 to be sent gent attway y aiom n 11 1 her er erac lioma mc owing in to landt tiou goei ilfeld incidental t a to me life at that arlod pilad ten these e sa di disorders s orders have since re ipp III earnd a red mr N I 1 A cris tie givlio to lad had reentered entered re the six ax mr bit clarke began ag alls 1 t bened ed i with I 1 11 11 asheal face to counsels bilea ta r for 1 I sirs castle dr william chapman T n gelf rig al a specialist in diseases ir t women n nit era ial lined thed that after repeated formed animations of sirs airs C castle as it e 1 lie so had onnell the opinion that tho the dibease brorn rom she mile was suffering was one aw those which are almost always accompanied compa ton nied tell by great mental perturb anac mccan cant causing in g different mantas as religious mania etc in women UHS CASTLE wast WAS ULE her actions all anil not able to tho the consequences of her nets L detention in fit prison ot of such a woman fo an he hi concluded would mould be most eklous er lous caus clr dr george henry savage senior phylan of hou hospital pital Indora fd lery cry word of ur dr Grig griggins giss testimony or br leonard gabriel member ol of the I 1 loyal college ot of surgeons gave similar cadence cM eI dence lie said imprisonment ot of 1 a woman in the condition ot of sirs birs castle would have a most mo lit serious ef ec feet it would not only endanger her life but would certainly endanger her sanity sir edward clarke drew tho the attention ot of tho the court to the pitiable condition of 0 the woman and suggested that her friends who were in court were mere deeply concerned and d merely desirous ot of moving her to an all asylum alum where her mental menial health could lie guarded the judge replied questions ot of this kind sir edward must be considered elsewhere at 1115 1145 tile the magistrates ates nho numbered five besides the presiding judge retired dailing dm ing the abal absence ties of the court sir fr castle remained in tile the room surrounded eur rounded by friends frienda who discussed the hie probable outcome of the case at 1201 p in the magistrates returned and silence once more tell fell tip upon 0 the court mrs castle was again brought up fr from the cells with difficulty sobbing violently she staggered to the front of 0 the dock and touched the rail while cv lille the clerk cleric of the court read the indictment to which she pleaded guilty the unfortunate woman sank exhausted upon a chair placed in the dock for her accommodation the judge tile then I 1 summed up lie he said the court had great trouble in tie dealing aling with this difficult case in which sympathy was almost st interfering with justice the judge then passed sentence of THREE MONTHS I 1 imprisonment without hard labor upun upon mrs castle lie he added he be did so alth with the knowledge that the sentence would lie be revised and the general impression nelch aich a afterward prevailed in cc court was that this means the home office will shortly release sirs mrs castle on her recognizance the unfortunate woman on beat ing the sentence wont ont into hysterics shrieking oh ch my god ohl oh my god 11 nearly five minutes silo she threw up her arms arid and about muttering at time g incoherently then shrieked in wild agony there was no doubting she ahe had the full sympathy of 0 her bends wends ads the court counsel find and presiding ie judge were greatly affected by her distress those present in court remained silent alle mrs castle waa belne being assisted out of 0 the ilia dock town down tho th iron stairs by the nurse and two billson iu lson mar wardens dens her shrieks becoming gradually writer fainter as she was moved further away from tile the courtroom nar castles face turned ashen gray as lit h witnessed ills his cifes agony all the aby fians I Ians present hurtled down to tile the assistance of the hie suffering woman 1 at 12 45 thanks to the attentions of f tile the who land had administered se datives natives da tives urs mrs cattle cartle was calmer bu bin I 1 tearful and wits was able to enter acab a cab by her husband and chief jailer and started for wormwood prison Arril ing ng at wormwood prison sirs castle was taken to the infirmary after a description 0 of her had bad been entered on the books according to routine site she will be clad jai in prison dress her seli sentence tence being for foil three months only she will not be obliged to submit to having her late hair cropped at the united states embassy the hie 91 eanest activity was noticed sir I 1 r La chome lioe mother was wai sibly 0 of sutton mass blass drove to the embassy this afternoon and lad had a long interview with united stated late 1 ambassador bayard in order to lutgo prompt action upon the part ol of all concerned concern mr air cayard Ii yard it Is learned le arned hasi ball written it a long lone letter to hal homr MA see sec mary sir mr ill matthew a riddley and this will be sent to the home office late today it is understood to review the facts lit in the casi case pointing to mr ir cas cals klebs s position anti and the ill III health of ills ilia wire wife and expressing the belief that the medical report la is such as to lead to tile the exercise of loyal clen clemency c racy the westminster gazette this afternoon a after fter says the expenses to mr castle lit in the defense will amount to KOti oo the matron of Cler kenwell prison who had been ti lit a attendance upon mrs callar Call lr said the prisoner had been in r very bad way after the sentence find and that nt one time it was thought she was dying dr scott said he be was surprised at the result lit in view of the evidence intimating ho expected a much lighter ben on fence lie he added however wever the will be under it a doctors care at wormwood scrubby Scrub bB and e everything ery tiling I 1 os Lible will be dono done for her sir castle after the sentence paid 1 I am so eo ner ceroua caus I 1 scarcely know whitt what to say but lit I 1 wish to thank our friends friend S many of whom were in court their continued kindness so 1 I bonn aa as I 1 ann am able to do so 0 o I 1 shall sail direct for 01 america but I 1 do not know when I 1 shall bo be enabled to co during the trial 0 a copy of the san pan wasp containing an reviling the castles was handed by sir edward clarke to sir prank frank lockwood Lockwo oa with ahe remark title this was wart sent to t mr gat gar by a friend trl nd who patel paid 1 I am as hardheaded hard headed scotchman and believe p thief la Is a thief no matter how wealthy the associated press lias awen informed ineil clr castle was allowed to accompany hla big wife to ohp th prison upon y pra riving in tho the office she che became vio I 1 bently hysterical and aasin in arid and seemed to 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