The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1891-05-16
MEEILER HERALD.
r.rk"r, Colorado.
RAGE FOR STEALING.
Ladies' Of Standing In Society Vio-
tims OF Kleptomanih
Hew stos-- k~rprrs Got Even with no.
Called Unconscious IfIf-rers-Thr Res-
sons aud Causes OF = Peculiar Dts-
sASs-A Detectives Talk.

sons aud Causes OF = Peculiar Dts-
sass-A Detectives Talk.
~ beg your pardon. madam, this ID
,linginH " tho fringe of your wrap
Tho speaker was the floor. walker In ono
Of the large retail stores Of the city, and
the person he addressed was y faslson-
ably-dressed lady. lie had caught her
In tho act of secrcting y cheap purse
under her wrap, and only took this
means Of letting her know that he had
noticed her. Tho lady blushcd. and
murmgring something walked 10 another
counter. bat all tho time she was in the
store sharp eyes were watching her,
When sho s"cr.tod some lace In hcr
pocket nothing was said about 1t, but
the amount was added - tho bill her
husband paid at the end OF the month.
AR. thorc many kleptomaniaes In
this city, asked an Indianapolis News
reporter OF detective.
About iifty," WAS IN. astonishing an
swcs. They sr. we'll known To tho
merchants, and A. soon ~ they step
into store they ar. watched, and No
matter how sly they work, they are
always detected. II 1, not very
often tina, they are called upon 10 dis
gorge. II thcir husband. arc not ablc
To pay for tho articles takun, tho lady 1,
asked to step iHts private room.
and there n fonaio clerk relieves them
Of tho stolen goods. IL i seldom that
any information concerning tho theft il
lodged with III. policu or ECls ogt,ldc
ia. store. Tho m.rrh.n, never prose-
cuts, them. To do 50 would ruin his
business. The bill IN always settled.
and that end, IL. \ iDDr-Nal.cr told
tho recently that when tho ,h.i, Of rn
article 1, noticed bill for doubl. tho
value Of IN. article II mad" out and all
abo,. Ia. s'll,H. pr.c. OF III. Article
goes Ia the person aha detects the theft.
In some s,ors young ladies ar. EN-
ploy.i Who are ready do,ocily... anil
whose business - simply "a watch for
pllf"r-rs.
There IL = woman here who every
W-dn. day puts on An oil sun'hoan.,.
and taxing = iAsk-, rocs gu, bos-fits
Tor brad. II sh" can steal a Loaf. OF a,
ear of corn, "r any trivial thing. sh" all
do -. Yet tai, WOMAN 1, far above NaHi
In = financial srns-. Nno;h-. rpr-nily
stole seventy. ~. yards Of silk. Ano,h-r
took tao hundred ya>is af Lace. An,
other sili pick up baton, aud all ~ort,
of Iasl.nlrran. articles They do ,hi,
believing themselves unaoyic-sl. aai
take risss ,ha. . professional ,hi.s OF
shpp'llfiDr wosli no, ;hsnk OF taking.
ono lady has surh a t-pnrhsat for plif-r.
lns tas, sh" has companion with h-g
A. all times. This companion srs,s sEa.
stolen articles ar- ol,h-r rvilrnri or
laii fog. Nh.Hus-r = now s,sF- strike.
toNu the 'hi1r,' all f'pas "a IL. hsg ,h.F-
10 E-n~FAiiy sc one employed phs
kHo-s ,h"sr people. sai they d. NJ; s.,
a~ay wish VERY tsara t-c,srv ,i.-y .ru
caught"
MAJOR Carter. Of tho sscf-, s-r, lr-.
--iai-s 'his Instance; ~ eegnlsy
church dn-n s.,a;h . eaar,l va, a.-.i .,
III. fpan,a.a. An old Lady ~.lsr.l ~ Ia
tho spHnain. ,s-ak = iFink. and. In tho
presence u, ,h- -n,Ir" congregation. a..
crv;-,i N. swari under her ah.al AMI
sals.ss h.'k - h-r s-as. !slly satisfied
sha, NO oHo hal sr-a hrF take tho
rpurd. Tia: il the uars. cass .i Elrpia.
mania sy~r hoard -.
ssies,iao fvsrs-vh has a. -. failed -
fully explain 81" rss.s.pns ani raElss -,
,his r-ua,Ik a.s~ss~=tos q disease /;
.ar~iy Ia. I, IL uu- uf ID" nys,rFi.s If
t.os- human nssafus ''Esrry Isc.!lgy
hA. IL. iuli sA2su 81 ki-psatnsai2-i. .
.aii pr. E.fp is IL not IutF,,l a-n;
shat san- ~, ih-sn receive srni-ac- in
police o"urss. vhtls iars- ssls.iy q,
,a.sa in the higher walks ~, society aru
protected by iEivfl!s In .r..r 81
sparu tho fsyIis.s Of their r-i.,
u,~s, anil u is ats.a gasl.rs:nsi sha,
sr;slrm"ns ~ill - ui.tlp TOT ru-.l,
purlu1n-d. Ihcsr t.rraSns arr mur-
o'I.a ~ota-n SbsH assH. -hsrh il ua'
occasionally dsU Is sh- t~rsiiaFi;i"s .,
tho a.x. prunr "a coalitions shs. iayisr
s;rsuE- d"tg".Hpr. Jb-y sr- ms; sra
orally lnpWn In = community a. iasaa.
parsons. an4 -; ,L-sv sStn.ll's. - srrtiil
aha, tendency. ias.n- persons hs,r d.,
s-c;iS- rps-F IT sh" ~,ii l. 4, l.
mental alteration in 30" same drsrrs
cAsss eecur uhasr there Ia = psFts rsiur
Of morality. Intense ir.lousy. suspisiot
which may. u NJ, a; ;ha time. eventual
~ Lead - a disturbance "' the in;-ilrr,
Vet IL would b. extremely unfortuna,.
II the kirp;1maniac p.s considered ir
responsible. iof all bic acts. since 4
would easily establish a rrco.,irnt lot
she protection Of the criminal classes.
The morbid disposition which Lead,
the individual ;o ihr acs Of inccndiasisr
IL akin Ia ID" same category. -; ihCs.
persons arc 81 loser social standing
aud thc sane cirmcnry is seldom 90
tended to them. These ar,i-a; morbid
desires which constantly lafiir control
surely furnish chain vi circumstances
that speak strongly in rs,cnua,ion.'
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