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been taken into consideration and new
or lost sight of it was practically GER
tain that the conception and perpetra'
tion of the crime we're mainly, IL not
entirely, the work of woman-an op'
inion which he supported by showing
how a woman carries out fraud and
giving q number Of illustrative cases.
Schopenhauer long ago declared this
10 be a fact, and few of his opinions
we're regarded in his life time as so
thoroughly pessimistic as the follow
ing: THE art Of deception is congen-
ial in women, who make use Of 1t as
animals make use OF their claws"
What is the reason that women ex-
eel men in this respect? 1t is prob
ably to be found in the fact that in
all ages and all civilizations women
have always been in an inferior posi-
ton to men, and consequently have
had to exercise, in their own defense,
their power of observation and insight
into human nature as much as possible.
Hence they are moro quick-witted,
more intuitive than men, and are able
20 lie. to scheme, and to cheat more
successfully.
The Humbert case has added little
or nothing to the knowledge of the
criminal psychology of women, for
there is practically nothing in the
case which does not find its parallel
in some previous case on record.
Take for instance. the case of
Fraulain Adele Spitzeder, who, under
the name Of the "Dachauer Bank" as
far back as 1871, opened big banking
establishment in Munich. BY means
Of great professions Of religious fer
vor, eXtravagant generosity, a plaus-
ible tongue and a magnetic personal
ity, she so impressed all classes Of the
community that everybody was eager
TO trust her with his or her cash, on
which she offered interest Of a consid-
erable amount.
People withdrew their money from
banks and savings banks, mortgaged
their property and indeed raised as
much cash as they could and paid it
into her bank. In a short time she had
with her nearly 100000 pounds.
The result was that government
and banking securities we're affected,
and the luxurious manner in which
Fri. Spitzeder, a former actress Of no
particular ability, lived and the money
She squandered arousing suspicion, in
quiries were instituted, and the Frau
leln's bank" was found to be fraud,
and it's guiding spirit was sent to pris-
on for three years.
An even more remarkable case of
female skill in fraud, and one which
rrlminologists give as a good instance
" woman's methods, is that of Miss
Eugene Sach, a young lady of about
rs years of age, who imposed upon the
lead of the government of Croatia,
the Banus.
She begun by calling upon the Ban
rs and representing herself to be the
daughter of a Croatian official who had
died shortly before. She asked for pc
cuniary assistance, which was refused
A little while afterward she appeared
again, this time with visiting card
of the Emperor of Brazil and preci'
Gus stone which she said the emperor
had sent to Count Kuhen Hedervary
the Banus, as a present.
On the following day she received
hack the card and the stone, the Ba
aus secretary writing to say that the
count feared she had been the victim
of some fraudulent action. Neverthe
less, she did not desist from her pur
pose.
Shortly before Christmas she sent
the count a beautiful handmade lamT
mat, together with a letter containirg
reasons good wishes expressed in full
come and sentimental terms. This also
| she received back, but the Banus, in
returning 1t, wrote on the back of his
visiting card a few words, to the eff
| feet that in returning her present hC
had no desire to hurt her feelings
The Banus' handwriting was just
what she had been trying 10 obtair
from the first, and she at once SCI
about learning TO initiate II, with 81
much success that before long 1t was
| impossible to differentiate between tho
genuine and the forged.
Then she went privately to the cash
Ter of one of the largest banking estab
llshments at Buccari with a forged
| check for a sum amounting to 80t
| pounds and letter which had appar
entity been written by the Banus. Tn,
inference to be drawn from the con
tents of the letter was that some init
macy existed between the Banus ant
the young lady, and the cashier, sus
pecting nothing. very obligingly gav'
the young lady the amount required.
Encouraged by the first success, thu
young lady became bolder, and had NJ
difficulty in cashing at the same banl
forged checks for 1900 pounds ant
1000 pounds respectively, the cashier
4 sharp business man Of long expert
ence. being easily gulled.
But this was not all. She went L