The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-01-27
SAYS SHE'S A
KLEPTOMANI
Mysterious Woman Prisoner
Tells Of CsSlTe TO Stsal.
IMPULSE CANNOT Be RESISTED
Whsaa Child She Was Kidnapped From an
English uTa-HcW She Found
Her faihsr
IMPULSE CANNOT Be RESISTED

some ana mysterious woman, TOW r bli0-
oner IN the Tombs undcr the name Of
Mary Ward. Is brought TO trial for the
many thcfts or which she is accused, her
counsel. J. G. Frauenthal, Of ESQ Broad
way viii endcaYor 10 prove her a FEM
inine Or Jekyll and Mr.. Hyde-a criminal
one day; reputable woman tho next
she is a kieptomanlac he declares and
he viii establish this fact 20 the Fatis-
faction Of an concerned She is irresp0n-
sible for her criminal acts and instead Of
prosecution. be SAYS. she Is entitled 10
the utmost sympathy OF the many victims
who are determined 10 appear against
her
She IS most ontimable woman and
entirely a victim OF circumstances, he
says.
CAN'T HELP BElNG a THIEF.
Tie explains that her theft- arc due
entirely 20 an irresistible impulse which
possesses her frequently and rs the result
Of severe attack OF brain fever which
affected her mind 20 such an extent as 10
cause kleptomauis
Occasionally this criminal tendency
ovorcomes her and leaves her without
power 10 resist. Having studied his
client thoroughly Lawyer Frauenthal Is
prepared 90 ask the court TO appoint a.
oncr as to her sanity.
The woman has now been a prisoner
for over week and half and although
the complainants are many she is held
only on two counts and in s3joo bail "a
await the action Of the grand jury only
once since her arrest. says her lawN Ner,.
has she remembered anything of her pre-
vious wrorg-doings and on that occasion
she told Central Office Detective Nc
carthy what she had stolen and whore
7hc property could he recovered shortly
after sh, surprised her lawyer by asking
in court,
"Where am 7 and what am I here forF
why do al these people look az me and
turn away What have 7 done?'
When her lawyer tried 90 explain the
situation 40 her She appeared greatly sur
prised Shc has surprised him similarly
on various occasions since and he Is con-
fidont that she will prove most inter-
estng Study for the mental experts when
she is committed for an examination as
TO her SANITY
She to.d The following interesting story
of her past lifc 20 her lawyer in the pres
ence of a reporter
II ain az Engish narcntagc and was
born lu suburb of Lond0n. ! don't care
10 give the name of tho place When
wss j. years Ola ! was lianapncd from
The homo DF nv NFcnts. The people who
took me away were nclehbors. n husband
and Wife who, having no children of their
own had always made much Of me
used to spend as much time almost in
their home as ! ala in my own and when
they asked me one day whether ! would
like TO 80 on a journey with them, I said
would
SIT was not unul sometime after that
they started off, and then. after jour
moving day and night We boarded n
biz steamship. and before 7 had recovered
from my surprise. J found myself m this
country. frequently wrote hOno hut
never received "A reply ! thinl, now that
ms letters were Intercepted John and
Margaret Campbell were the names or the
persons Who took me from home They
are both deed now the husband having
died last Ga West liobokcn several years
ago.
"After reaching This country the couple
remained in New York for little over "a
year and tben went on to Massachu-
setts was treated as f was their own
chid and my every wish WAS ertined %
Was some time after Mrs Campbers
death. and when ] was about ., years Old
that made the acQnamtauce of "a travol-
inp man TO whom WAS married after "a
short cugftshlp. WITH him ! iourueyed
1hrough most ~ the important cities of
the trnit@d Statra lie hicd about four
Years ago after lingering ilucss. and
The physieieus who attended him and the
undertaken who conducted the funeral af-
forward rot what muncy VIC had saved
"Tho funeral over ] found ms self and
my two year-0ld-boy almost pennlCss. I
had always heen handy with The needle.
and for a time earned a livelihood ns "a
dressmaker Finally 2 was offered a no
siiion ~ Il Figure in department store
on Tvcnty-third street and There being
an opportunity 90 earn more money. 3 ace
copied
SAYS MIND IS BLANK AT TIMES
"T held this position until January ian.
~henone day while on tho way 90 mv om-
pioymtnt was acrostCd by au elderly
man on Twcnty-third street near Sixth
svenue
4 hono you viii pardon me- De- said.
but I believe you to hc my daushtor
"rho man was uo other than my fath-
cr fic bad come here after the death
OF nay mother several years before and
had been looking Tor me since 4 did not
rccoRnize him at nrst blt he recalled in-
clderts in ms youth which reminded in-
cioeuts ~ tho past ] was astoundod
ps ] bn6 uoi seen bin for folly "a wears
"My mother had died of a broken heart
after an unsucccssfui search had been
rnade 90 locate me- This news affected
ma rorl much. Tho subaeoucut utcefiur
wik1 my brothers and sisters uuuervrd
md completely and within q week r was
taken ii pfain fever developed and fur
a PINE IT WAS tNoNEnf would uin.
1M, recovery WIS slow. anl DO was NOT
for some time after That 7 repaincd suf.
fofert strength 20 be- about again. since
witch ] knew not what 7 was doing n
! have done anything wrong it must have
been while in fhis state.
y remember nothing of thcso theft,
Of which I am accused. cannot f.1der.
stars why these ncre0nr rho1id wish tc
deprive ne 0f ms liberty and keep m,
from ny child
The name : have given is rot my right
name. viii protect The honor of nl
child with ny iife 80 necessary 1f gf
80 prison AZ VIII hc under the name o
MAJ Ward. FOR no one shall know mi,
rcai name 7 10 not wish ms boz @,
grow W. in The know ledge that his moiho
a. fc'on.
~ svcar thai f have committed hn'
crime a wae rot Intentionally. and o1i1
done while I VAS not in M right mind
@ ar 4 II