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Arizona Republican
Phoenix, Maricopa County, Arizona
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Article on kleptomania among wealthy women, citing a French writer: 4,000 caught yearly stealing in shops, including nobility like a Russian princess and English duchess, who pay fines up to 10,000 francs to evade punishment in Paris.
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To believe a French writer, there are no fewer than four thousand women caught every year in stealing during their shopping expeditions, a habit euphemiously styled kleptomania. The number of titled ladies seized with the strange malady while examining the fashions of Paris, he tells us, is almost incredible. Among the most recent culprits were a Russian princess, a French countess, an English duchess and the daughter of a reigning sovereign. As a rule, these more distinguished offenders are let off on the payment of a round sum for the relief of the poor, and when the shoplifter is known to be rich the sum exacted rises to as much as ten thousand francs. The police authorities consent to this sort of condonation.
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A French writer reports that 4,000 women are caught stealing during shopping each year, a habit called kleptomania. Titled ladies in Paris, including a Russian princess, French countess, English duchess, and daughter of a reigning sovereign, are recent culprits. Rich offenders pay sums up to 10,000 francs for the poor to avoid punishment, with police consent.