KLEPTOMANIAC.

A Partially Intoxicated Woman Lifts Some Jewelry.

A very penitent and tearfully sorry woman was she. Capt. Clark had just brought her up from Geist's jewelry store, on Third street. There she was charged with having conducted herself as a kleptomaniac. In fact, the proceeds of her frenzy, consisting of four pairs of ear-rings, a set or two of ladies' jewelry and an imitation coral set were found concealed about her person. The story goes that she came into the store about 4 o'clock and asked to see a coral set, imitation. She was accommodated. Her conduct was peculiar, strikingly so. While she handled the cases of cheap jewelry she was closely watched. She was seen to conceal a card or two in her pocket. The purchase of a coral set was made, and she started for the door. Then an employe of the store detained her, accused her of the theft, which she stoutly denied. Captain Clark happened to be near at hand and was called in. The charge by the jeweler was repeated, and the woman taken to the station. She was searched, and the above mentioned gewgaws were found on her. The woman was terribly frightened, and wept despairingly. She claimed to know nothing about the act which had brought into her possession of the jewelry. Pretty soon it was discovered that she was laboring under an excitement not altogether derived from her detection in stealing. The odor of whiskey steamed up along with her protestations of innocence. Nobody knew her, and at first she declined to tell her name. Finally she gave it, vehemently protesting against her husband being told. Then followed a rambling story of how she came to do it. She had been out with her mother, having come over from her home in West St. Paul; they had visited a friend; there they had indulged. Afterwards she had accompanied her mother to the depot, and saw her off for Mendota, near which place she lives. Retracing her steps up Jackson street, she repaired to a jewelry store to buy a pair of imitation coral ear-rings. After that she knew nothing. This recital was accompanied with bitter tears, and she piteously implored to be released.

The woman is young, and claimed to have two babies at home. Her worst fear seemed to be that her husband would learn of it - "and then, what will he do. I cannot bear to face him."

The deep contrition of the girl, she said she was only 18, plainly she showed she was new to the business. Likely the glitter of jewelry and her befuddled condition tempted her for the first time to commit an act, which evidently she painfully regrets.

The sad news of his wife's arrest was communicated to her husband, and he hastened to her presence. He had no reproaches for her, but he stirred himself to get her released. About 7 o'clock he obtained bail and took her home to her babies, a very sorrowful and contrite woman. The baubles she stole in the aggregate amount to about six or seven dollars.