The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1880-03-18
Accusing His MOther...Remarkable
Story,

In New York court recently Mrs.
Sophia Lyons, a sty lishly-atiired wo.
man, asked to have her son, a ragged
boy, sent to the House OF Refuge.
While the woman was speaking the
boy changed color, and tears ran down
his cheeks. When the Justice asked
him what he had to cay, the boy inquir-
ed, May I tell you the whole truthP' and,
on being told that he would be heard,
said: That woman is the wife of Edward
Lyons, the burglar. Ask the detectives
who he is and who she is. The boy
spoke intelligently and in a clear voice.
She herself, he continued, lis q thief
who has done time
The woman, pale with anger, sprang
toward him and struck him a hard blow
in the face. Two policemen interfered,
and the Justice ordered the woman re-
moved.
When the boy had been told to 60 on,
he said that ten years ago his father and
mother lived in a fine house at Madison
avenue and 10th street, New York; one
night there was great confusion in the
house, and policemen came in and ar
rested his father and mother and some
men. They we're taken to court and the
boy was sent to Randall's Island. 'One
day, the boy continued, 4 was sent for
and was taken to Detroit, where l met
this woman, who said that my name
there was Robinson. In the house
were lots of jeweiry and silks and laces
and clocks. My father, l learned, was
then in prison. Many men came to see
my mother, and l often heard them talk
of robberies.
He went on to tell of his bad treat
ment and how he finally went to New
York and sold fowers and sang in
saloons for livelihood.
4 met my mother in Ninth avenue
yesterday he continued, for the first
time in many months. She told me to
come home with her, and she would buy
me new suit OF clothes. l went with
her to house where there was a strange
man. told last night all had done.
To-day she told nae that she was going
away
Justice Murray, having patiently lis.
tened to the boy, recalled the mother.
The woman's manner was changed. In
whispered words she acknowledged to
Justice Murray that she was known as
thief, the wife OF burglar. Ned Lyons,
she admitted, once under a twenty
years sentence, managed to escape from
the State prison. She was at that time
prisoner, and her husband, few
months after his own escape, returned
and assisted her in escaping. Then they
went to Canada, and he opened bro
ker's Office. When re-arrested he had
$25, 900 in bonds upon him.
The woman completely broke down
when she confessed that her own mother
was thief, and that she herself, twenty
four years ago, when child of six years,
was arraigned in Essex Market Police
Court, accused of picking pockets. She
told how Justice Osborne took her on
his knee and questioned her. Justice
Murray told her to go home and he
would see what he could do for the boy.
After court the justice sent for the
boy and again questioned him. The
justice then asked the boy to sing for
him, and he sang in Latin the Ave
Marie. Alderman Shells offered to find
him good home. Justice Murray, how.
ever, will confer with Father McGlynn,
of st. Stephens Catholic Church, and
endeavor to get the boy a home where
he will be under Father McGlynn 8
care.