The New York herald., 1870-01-03
KLOPEMANIA.
a SINGULAR Case In San Franclsco.

From the San Francisco Chronicle, Dec. x3.l
name OF Kate Smith, was arrested connection with
several extensive larcenies which had at various
times been committed at the residences OF some OF
our citizens. A noticeable fact In 'connection with
them was that at about the same time woman
dressed completely IN black, had been seen around
the premises With this clue the detectives went
after .'The Woman In Black" She was arrested
and admitted all that was charged AGAINST her
known under several aliases She Is twenty eight
years OF age about four feet six inches In height
good conversational powers and converses on ali
subjects with great nuency. She is native OF
Ireland and came to this country when quite
young Fourteen years ago she was nrst arrested on
a trinlnR offence and has since been frequently be-
fore police tribunals IN New York. This was kept
Ing effort by stealing SIS 600 IN United States Trea-
sury notes from banking 1rm In New YORK. For
thus she was convicted and sentenced TO impr,son-
ment In the state Prison Ut Sing Sing Tor two years
and six months She was subsequently pardoned
out and about q year ago came to this state. Dur.
looking children were standing by her side. They
are Of o family Of three, all OF whom are In the
City.
The first witness called to the stand for the prose.
cution was Mrs. Dannenberg. She testified 10 hav-
ing lost large quantity OF wearing apparel and
SET OF diamond Jeweey valued at 300; 1t was pre-
sented by her husband; did not know what he paid
for IT, but assume tlat 81 500 was ts lowest value;
do not know whose money paid for 1t, mine or my
husbands; am sole trader.
The chief OF the detective police Of the city testi-
fed to having arrested the prisoner and stated
she had confessed TO the Dannenberg larceny and
also to several Others The aggregate OF the differ
ent robberies was about $20,o00 Several other wit
nesses testified to the confession.
The prisoner was then placed on the stand, and
testified as fOll0wB:-
My name is Kate White; am ny-eight years of age
have been married eleven left the East ago
In OctoDer from my earliest remembrance have at times
scms.imss could 10 III. desrs for yesi
time; again would upon with force that
taeTs W.: ,s no Resisting " cannot ts how much have
years Of have been subject children
IN court mine the other II at my mothers when
skeleton keys when entered Mrs. Dannsnberg's
went 10 the bureau and took the articles which found
ady's hook IN the hail. opened the with
key OF own was convicted Of robbery In New York and
bond ropbsry the amount stolen was $4,000 was aftsr
wards pardoned on the ground OF insanity;
IN THO pardon the feeling comes with trembling,
ware from Mr.. Ayers; erased The name going to
my misfortune made known husband often paid
what took have always owned up my thefts;
Sas an uncle that ~es lnowP !" %aa
called from his ssmiinsans got $500 for
NJ have stolen the bonds were stolen from man named
office and took them; threw 81 3co into the East
when arrested in this city fdd tell Captain
would have stake" whsn got clear; Captain Lees has
been very unknd TO me since my could speak
wish to state what when threw the bonds into Fulton
ferry was In the custody Of tho never stole In the
Mrs. Dooley, the mother OF the prisoner, was then
sworn. she testified to the same facts and clrcum-
stances relating to insanity ~ her daughter. She
stated that the daughter had tod her that most OF
the articles were presented nom her beaux; her
real name was Ellen Gibbons; her husband was on
the police in New York; was dismissed on account
Of his dssoSte hablss she has always been SUBJECT
to these attacks.