Becomes Hysterical

London, Oct. 14.- In anticipation of hearing a most interesting and extraordinary case, the Marlborough street pólice court was closely packed with spectators Tuesday long before it was time to cali Mr. and Mrs. Walter M. Castle of San Francisco, remanded on Tuesday last, charged with stealing a quantity oí furs, etc, from various dealers in this city, to the bar. James R. Roosevelt, secretary of the United States embassy, and Mr. H. Hodson, one of the under secretarles of the embassy, were accommodated with seats on a specially reserved bench. At 11 o'clock Mr. Castle walked calmly into the dock, and a moment afterwards his wife was led in by two policemen. She was stylishly dressed in dark brown, with a blue cloth cape, the collar of which was turned up so as to partly hide her face. Mrs. Castle Bobbed violently while in the doek and held her handkerchief to her face. When the first witness was called, Mrs. Castle became hysterical and her condition was such that the pólice fetched a bench upon which both she and her husband were aiiowed to sit. Mr. Castle put his arm around his wife and did his utmost to pacify her. Regular Case of Shop-Lifting. Mr. Avery prosecuted for the treasury. After detailing the circumstances attending the arrest of the prisoners, he said that he was informed by the officials of the United States embassy that Mr. and Mrs. Castle bore a high reputation in San Francisco. It was not, he said, a case of wealthy persons buying goods which they did not intend to pay for, jout a regular case of shop-lifting. Counsel added that he would not read the whole list of articles which it was claimed were stolen; but he begged to cali the attention of the magistrate to the following: Eighteen tortoise shell combs, seven hand mirors, two sable boas, two muffs, two neckties, seven gold watches, nine clocks, seventeen valuable fans, sixteen brpoches, seven tortoise shell eye glasses, two plated toast racks marked "Hotel Cecil," and a large number of smaller articles of less value, such as trinkets, etc. During the reading of this list Mrs. Castle appeared to be upon the point of loaing consciousness. She frequently ejaculated, "Oh, dear." "Oh, dear," and finally closed her eyes and sank, moaning feebly upon her husband's ehoulder. Testimony of Mr. Harria. Mr. Harris, of Jeffs & Harris, furriers of Regent street, testifled that Mr. and Mrs. Castle, accompanied by their son, aged 10 years old, visited his store upon three occasions. Mrs. Castle, he added, did most of the talking, and the party separated while in the store, Mr. and Mrs. Castle going to different counters, the boy running about. After the departure. of the Castles some sable boas and chinchilla skins were missed. Miss Edith Evans, a salesvvoman in the employ of the firm, conflrmed the eviderice of Mr. Harris. T. C. Cook, manufacturing furrier of Portland street, testified in substance: "The female prisoner came to my shop Oct. 5. She said she was sailing on the following Tuesday and asked me if I could malie a sable cape in time for her to take it with her. I called at the Hotel Cecil later, as she said she had some sables for this cape which I was to match. While at the Hotel Cecil she left the room and I examined the packages of furs she had. I saw some well-known marks and agreed to make the cape. Her husband came in about that time, and gave his assent to the bargain." The Arrest Dencribed. Detective Cunningham described the arrest of Mr. and Mrs. Castle, who he said exclalmed: "Good God! there is some mistake. I wlll pay anything rather than have this charge pressed. I know nothing about it." Manager Field of Charles D. Robig. furrier of Argyll street, was next examined. He told practically the same story as Mr. Harris, except that Mr. Field swore. under cross-examination, that the furs were in such a posítion on the counters that Mrs. Castle could not have taken them. Inspector Arrow of the metropolitas pólice described in detail findlng the effects alletred to have been stolen in six trunks and in the wardrobe of thi Castles' room at the Hotel Cecil The plated toast racks. he explained. were found at the bottom of one oí the trlinks. covered with clothlng F. A. Margraf, of Margraf, Simms & Co.. furriera of Morgan street. gave testimony similar to that of the other merchants examined. Prosecutor Avery asked that the prisoners be remanded for a week. Charles Matthews for the defense asked that the prisoners be released on bail. Mrs. Castle's Mind Affected. In the course of his remarks Mr. Matthews said: "We can clearly prove that Mr. Castle is entirely innocent, and that he is a man of the very highest reputation. We do not contend that his wife is innocent. But, at the same time, we shall be able to prove by the testimony of physicians in court that she is suffering from a disorder which affect? the mind." Dr. Scott, the physician in charge of Holloway jail, testified that Mrs. Castle was suffering from intense nervousness, and that further confinement in prison would be extremely dangerous to her. Magisti-at Sneil asked: "Are not people charged with such crimes always nervous?" Dr. Scott eplied: "Yes, but not to such an extent as in the case of the prisoner," Aftsr some formalities the magistrate granted the release of the prisoners on L30,000 ($150,000) bail, accepting two suretias in L5,000 and the prisoners' own surety of L10,000 each. Mrs. Castle was emoved to the jail room sobbing violently, and a doctor was called in to attend her.