The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-07-21
SOCIETY BEtEE is
A KLEPTO-
MANIAC
STRANGE CASE OF WOMAN
In Philadelphia Who Robbed
Her Best Friend.
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Philadelphia. July 2l-l9r Charles S.
Potts has determined TO vigorously hght
through the courts the charges against
his sister Miss Emma f. Potts, and ne
yesterday eagnecd Attorney A. S. l..
Shields 90 defend the young woman.
Talks Of settlement heretofore nave hcen
based on tbe idea of saving ihe girl
no,r .he horrors OF publicity which could
not bot be ropugnant. even though fully
vindicIted by jury. Since the charges
have been given such wide publicity
however. all thoughts Of settlement have
been abandoned. and il win now be a
battle for vindication.
Then there is settlement Attor-
ney Shields was asked just after il be-
came known that he had been cngaged
"A setueu eut OF whatg he replied,
and then answering mis- own question,
continued: There ID not the slightest
evidence against this yvHng woman, and
think the whole thing ~ outrage. No,
there will be no settlement. emphoti-
eally We viii be ready to rleet this
charge when il comes up on Thursday"
Mrs Jarden, who swore out the war
rant charging the larceny OF sI0O Iing,
NlN A'0A lNAhtM 10 ANi NAAA AAVlA AttNN
May Yesterday Her husband. r. Har-
per Jarden. stated that she would not
return until Thursday He decided that
both his wife and himself regretted ex-
teedingly nv publleiiy that had been
given the rinSer lie said lac did not
like the insiauanrus that they were try
ing to yet money lcr something lost in
this way
we do not want any money he de-
clared What we want is to get that
ring ana that particular ring We DON'T
want another ring. We want the one
taken. for It was keepsake It was
given to my wife as a present by her
uncle. Richard Eingec. and she treas
urcd il very highly
Mr.. Jarden refused 20 talk further
about Tie case. declaring thar every
thing wou.- DC told al the hearing,
What would be the motive for taxi
ing this ring p he was as'sed. zen "
he said, thoughtfully, 4 don know,
1T appears to be the act Of klepto-
maniac."
you might call it by that nance
Mr.. Jordeu replied.
Old time friends of Miss Potts, VINO
stnl regard her highly. bus take sides
with Mrs Jarden in the present ease
do not hesitate TO say that they think
Il an Instance Of kleptomania. They
appear to think that the devotion Of
Miss Potts 20 her mother has weaken
"a her nerves IL was said that the
young woman had declined several Of
fers Of marriage and had given as
a reason for her refusal that she could
not leave her n'otrer
DR. Potts rs a wen kEowu neurolo-
gist and is specialist in all diseases
OF the nerves. The accusations aglipst
his sister have been a heavy blow TO
him. bun his friends have rtlied
around MIN loyalty
one Of the saddcst features OF the
case Is the efect upon the mother,
who has not been well for some time.
Since she was told OF tie charge
against her deughter she has heen
unable 20 sleep and confined alto
gethor to her bed. Il Is also declared
that her bones are turning 10 chalk
and that there Is now no nope OF saw
ing her life. Or. Potts stated that
she might rot sur we very Ions and
that his sister was also prosr,ied
orte IN society. and whether the vic-
tim of a cruel combination OF eircum-
stances or not Il has been declared
that she has a number Of tiraes been
guest in houses where IL was sup
sequenay declared costly Jewels had
1sapprdred. No breath Of suspicion
was. however. discovered against tile
young woman untl Mrs. Maude de-
claIod that she had host diamond rings
valued at $500, which she az first de-
clarod had been taken by Miss Potts as
joke
when they hcarc that the Maude case
had been settled Mr.. and Mrs. Jaroen,
the latter said determined TO act, and
The matter was placed In the hands Of
detective agency. Al the time the rings
were lost, over two years ago. the mat
ter was placed ia the hands OF he
city han detectives but they refused
10 act because Mr, and Mrs Jarden re-
fused 20 tel them tho names Of those
az their apartments In the Normandie
when the ring disappeared.
During the past few months there
have been anumber OF thefs in various
houses al which u Is said Miss POTTS
was frequently a guest. 1T was not
the work Of any ordinary thief said
one because articles We're taken that
would be absolutely yelUelets 10 "A
J thief and that would lead TO detection.
He said thar he had no doubt whatever
that IL was the work Of "a kloptomaniao
and a woman. as the things were such
AS a woman would take. Aidoles valued
as many thousands Of dollars are said
to have been taken from nouses in this
city and elsewhere
Aliss Potts Is tan blonde. with a
rather quiet and calm manner She mas
always been extremely popular among
many Of the best people. not only In this
city. nut In other Parts 81 the state she
was the faNonte niece Of Mss Msry
Hlger. who died about year ago.
Miss Bilreg was for a number Of years
On almoncr Of the Drexel family and
distributed great deal OF money in
charity Tor The Catholic church Of The
family. Miss Potts Tor a long lime was