San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-05-08
A CHILD SUICIDES.
ACCUSATION OF THEFT INDUCES
THE ACT.
A Child of an Editor Unable to
Overcome Her Bad Habit of
Kleptomania Shoots Her Brains
Out.

The sequel to a sensational neighbor
hood pifering case which has occupied
| the attention OF the neIghbors living OF
Marshall, Warren and Utica streets fol-
few weeks past, eliminated at a quar-.
ter past 10 o'clock this nothing in one
single pistol shot.
This caused the death, 20 minutes
later oflittle Miss Fannie Daniels, the ID
years old daughter of Mr.. T. V. Daniels,
editor and proprietor of the periodical
known as the Southwestern Cookers
Journal, who lives at No. 3ls u tica
street.
The little girl had committed suicide.
She left a note saying simply she was
in trouble and wanted 10 die.
The body OF the child was found in the
back yard, just in front of the open door
of the water closet, with the note lying
beside her and the recently discharged
pistol, Al calibre Swamp Angel" not
far off.
A LIGHT reporter called and obtained
statement of the sad affair from her
father, a very intelligent old gentleman,
who told of the occurrence in substance as
follows.
moved here with my family of two
girls and two boys and my wife, about a
year ago, we were happy and contented,
and my children were placed in school.
Recently, however, there have been ac
cuSations of thefts made against my little
Fannie, and few days ago she ran away
from home, taking her clothes with her.
She wanted to go to Galveston to see her
grandmother. | traced her to the South
ern Pacific depot and policeman friend
of mine caught her and returned her
home in hack. ! chastiSed her severely.
She was also kept away from, school,
Marshall street school because the chill
dren would talk about her escapades.
This morning we all ate breakfast hap
PLY and when the mail man came around
Fannie took my mail out and gave 1t to
him and brought in what he had left for
me. While | was answering some letters
/ heard a shot, and sent one of my boys
out to see what it was. He cried for me
to come and l found my child almost
dead. She died In 20 minutes, without
becoming conscious.
The old gentleman also stated that he
thought the rash act of his daughter was
occasiOned by an accusation Of theft
made against her by the next door
Mrs. Bacon, who accused her
this morning of theft of gold chain from
her. The chain was found in her posses
sion and returned to Mrs. Bacon. That
lady, he said, had threatened to have her
sent to Jail, and he thought this was what
caused her to kill herself. From neigh
bors the reporter learned that many
small thefts had been traced to her,
but all had kept quiet on account of the
good standing of her parents and her
elder sister, Isabella, who is now in Hous-
ton.
Last week a 800 bracelet was stolen
from Mrs. Hitchins, across the street
from Daniels, and the child owned to
having pawned it. Detective Hughes was
working on the case today.
The child seemed to be afflicted with
kleptomania, and while realizing the
wickedneSs of theft, found it impossible
to cure herself of her bad habit.
The pistol used had belonged to her
father He had missed it since the family
had moved to this house and could not
say how she had gotten hold of it. When
DR.. Berry was summoned he found tie
child too far gone to save her and she died
in a short time.
The funeral will take place tomorrow
afternoon.