The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-08-24
DALLAS DAILY SENSATION.
A Beautiful Young Society Girl Of
Dallas Afflicted with a Desire
to Appropriate Other Peo-
pies Property--Caught
by a Counter-Hop-
Der

Kleptonmncy has been pronounced
by the medical profession to be II
strange sort of disease of the mind
which often causes the person thus
affected to steal against their will.
They are powcTlcss TO refrain from
stealing. if such ii can be termed,
whenever AN opportunity presents it.
self, and they frequently take things
of no earthly value to themselves or
any. one else in ordinary life, hook
ing objects unfortunately. \ case
of this character in this city has come
TO light in the person of II beautiful
Young lady, of high culture and
standing. and one whose father is
considered wcll-to-do in the way of
this worlds goods. The young lady,
il has been learned from an intimate
friend of the family, has been thus
afllicted--for il is an ailliction-trom
early childhood, yet the family, who
are as respectable as that of any in
the city, have managed to keep the
matter hushed.
In early life, when but fourteen
years of age, she was sent to one of
the most prominent boarding schools
in the east, and il was here that she
iirstdcmonslratcd that she was KEEP
tomaniac. Her father who has ever
been generous to his child. sent her
all the money as well as other things,
that she ever requested, yet she could
not resist the temptation of appro-
priating articles that belonged TO her
school mates. After they had found
her out they never once ccnsured but
pitied her, for personally she was an
agrechble companion, and they had
come "a regard her in the light of m
afflicted person. She would fire.
Iucnlly take the most worthless ar
TITLES, many of which were of no
earthly service TO her.
She graduated, and ever since has
remained NJ home. The family, who
have been fully cOgnizant of her
faults, have guarded NJ much as pos
sible against anything like an expose,
and on several occasions where she
has hooked goods and other articles,
have paid for them, cndeavoring TO
lead the salesman 10 believe that he
neglected Ia charge them in the bill.
She is Young lady who goes into
society with a grace that becomes the
advantages she has received and the
high standing of her family, and in
conversation is rather brilliant and
entertaining.
ON one occasion, when she was
visited by merchant ofthis city, she
was so infatuated as she passed
through the hall, on her way TO the
parlor, with his high-top hat that she
anbbaged and hidi II. When her com
pany was about 10 leave the hat could
not he found, and so he went his way
home barchcaded.
On one occasion she stole loose
pump from ncighbor's yard, though
She could have had no use in the
world for il.
Yesterday morning she entered 4
prominent drygoods establishment in
the city, and while purchasing some
articles, for which she paid, she slip
ped bolt containing several yards Of
line lace trimming under her clothes
but was detected by the clerk, who
fearing that he himself would he held
responsible for It's loss, boldly accus
ed her of having the article when
bursting into tears, she returned il
The Herald reirains from giving
names as the family, as before stated
is highly respectable one, and TIN
matter is TO be considered more il
the light of sad aflliction than any
thing else.