Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-06
A Case Of kieptOmania in Washington.
From The washington Republican, 18th.


A case of kleptomania. called so when q
person in station takes what is another's,
but which isgenerally denominated larceny
or robbery when ''poor cuss" is the guilty
party. has Just occurred here, the facts of
which are as follows;- +3 vs. - >
On Thursday or Friday last, a LADY of
genteel appearance, the better half OF q
prominent gentleman of the legal frater-
nifty. entered The fancy goods store Of Mr..
Il. q. Davis, corner Eight Street and Mar
ket space, for the purpose of making some
purchaaes. She was waited on BY one Of
the lady clerks, who WAS surpr;sed a to see
the lady az she was about to leave, sscrefe
in her muf q Roman scarf, valued at SIT.
She was allowed to depart and the clerk
informed her employer OF what had occur
red. A consultation was held on Saturday
at the residence of the lady, when dia-
logue somewhat in this fashion occurred:
Clerk-Mrs. -, forgot whether ycu
told me to charge that scarf you got Of Us
Yesterday. or whether you wanted me to
bring a bill for it at once.
Lady apparently surprised)-what scarf
have you referenceto? ~ 80.
Clerk-I mean the scarf that you got
yesterday. Don't you remember it?
Lady-Why you must be crazy. l did
not get any scarf.
Clerk-You certainly did, madam, or
am greatly mistaken. y If yor viii look
through your muff or your under wardrobe
] think you will find it.
In response to this the lady bounced out
OF the room, apparently very angry. but
soon returned, bearing muf in her hand,
demanding of the clerk to search it if you
think there Is q scarf there"
The sharp eyes of the female measurer
OF tapes quickly detected trihe of fringe
hanging from one corner OF the mud, which
she took in her hand, and in twinkling,
from beneath the lining she drew forth the
identical scarf which had been 'sklepto-
manized the day before, Remaining quick
ly as shs did 90: There. i thought Won
had forgotten it." The kleptomaniac burst
into tears. and prayed the lady clerk not to
let her husband know of it.. She would
pay for it. "Here," said she, ..take this
and pay for it, handing the clerk $50
bill. The lady clerk took The money and
the scarf proceeded to the store, told her
story. and in a short time thereafter the
messenger Of the establishment was seen
ringing the door bell of the lady's mansion.
having ip his hand parcel containing 9
Roman scarf, So in change, and receipt
% OIL ior Sl1.
! <WoNDERRUL SrRAM ENGINE eThe small
est steam engine in the world is now il
possession Of John Penn, of Greenwich
England. the eminent maker of great en-
gines. It will stand on q three penn,
| piece it really covers less space, for it,
base plate measures only three-eights of az
inch by about three-tenths. From the ex
treme snallness Of this model, q few min
utiR-such, for instance, as the air pumps
have necessarily been omitted. Still, 81
small are some of the parts, that they re
quire powerful magnifying glass to Sc,
their form. The screws are only one
eightieth Of an inch in diameter. and thes
are duly furnished with hexngonal nuts
which can be loosened and tightened by
Liliputian spanner. The whole weight O
the model is less than q three penny piece