The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-18
WAS IT KLEPTOMANIA?

LADY OF MEANS AND GOOD FAMILY Ar
LIFTING.
A lady slight IN form. with ssllow face upon
which disease had visbly Impressed ITSELF stood
among the prisoners In the Jefferson Market Police
Court yesterday morning and seemed 10 shrink IRON
the rude gazo OF the onlookers. Hor apparel rch
but sober In shadea black silk Dress embroidered
cioek aud brown snkon looped hat with gold
chain, earrings ana bracelets. whcn come OF Tho
moro urgent wero disposed OF the prisoner was
called TO the stand and there with considerable DIM
dence, she announced her name to be Annie Hustled
Coles On tho previous evening shc had been arrested
by Detective Woods for snopIihng, having been
caught, was alleged tho act OF steal
Ing q parasol from Altman Il Co.'S empo-
rum OH Sixth avenue. In tho complaint
n number OF stores on tho street and being followed %
Aiimans was detected picking up the paraso, which
sne carried out with her. She seemed overwhelmed
by the charge against her and uDabl. to RESTRAIN
her tears SLc IS Respectfully connected, shc said,
ana is as was surnised, relative OF speaker Hustled.
Her husband Is now in Cleveland, ONO, wnere no rs
engaged IN the jeweiry business but he amply pro,
vidcs Tor her wants and she claims thai there is not
the slightest motive Tor her STOPPING to pctit larceny
Al present she boards at No 81 West Twenty seventh
street. where her character well known anu where
she vas introduced ny an ONO gentleman OF iegsia-
i've fame To such OF her aequa,nances 10 are IN the
city shc unhcstatngIy referred the Court as guaran
tees OF hcr being upright.
ARA owS ACCOUNT.
IL response TO inquiries made BY the Court she
gave the following account Of herself and tho trans
action Ia which cue was so unhappiy concerned 81
have been for years afflicted with dyspepsia" she
said, at times even confined to my bed as an invalid
and That has served, believe, 10 make me absent
minded Drs. Miller and Haynes nave been prescrib.
Ing Tor me durng the last few months, and they. as
well as others, have warned To DO careful when
out OF doors lest this iorgeuuness would cause me
to suffer harm On Thursday l went out To- post
letter and mako some little purchases aud gong along
sixth avenue dropped into Aitman's 1 was
looking ~ n parasoi hero whom lnJy Glanced 10
PASS me with n feather In her hat which drcx my
attention, aud, wanting TO buy such Que, turned
20. ana iLvouutRrily took the pafssol along WITH
my own. Al tho door stopped To look uto mo VIM
dow. and then tho detective camo 10 mo aud said,
Madam, believe you have taken paraso nom tho
store That was the FIRST intimaton hnd u IL
Alarmed anu confused at the sirangcness Of
my position, | was unable to make any
satisfactory Information, aud went with tho
ornccr TO Hcadquartcrs. There told my right
name, which certainly would not do were guilty.,
ana by some chance binricd out the name u Mr.
Hustled as relative oil mine. Now that this affair has
become public soc how io0shiy iacted and to what
gossip exposed myself and him. SUI was com
plciely bewldercd By the novelty OF nv position and
was al a loss to know what TO 40"
Judge Murray, while sympa,hizing with tho pris-
onsr was constrained TO commit her IN 500 and she
was led 10 the prison weeping bitterly