The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-04-17
SOPHIE LYONS, QUEEN OF CROOKS
Back from Europe to Visit Her Children
in Detroit.

DETROIT. Mich, April 9.-Sophie
Levy (now Lyons. was and IS the most
expert woman pickpocket and black,
mailer that ever lived. She married
Ned Lyons. of the Jimmy" Hope gang
of burglars, and entered upon long
and wonderfully successful career OF
crime. Two years ago she went to
Paris. To-day l had a chat with her
here in Detroit She looks in the best
Of health. as if she had really enjoyed
her thrilling experience with the Paris
detectives last fall, when they threw her
into Jail to make a case against her, but
f., led.
II ran over from Paris, she said, ito
sec my children Came over on the
Umbria, landed in New York Sunday
night. and didn't have even the pleasure
of looking upon any of those astute New
York detectives of Inspector Byrnes who
made me ont such q dangerous person
to the Paris police. had half mind
to call at headquarters and let them
know | was home again. would have
done so sure, only l was anxious to see
my boy and girl
Her conversation has always been one
of her greatest charms in Turing her
moneved admirers, and it is now tinged
with a still more allurng French ac-
cent
"Ies, Eve had some experiences that
most people would call disasrceab!e in
my two years tour she continued.
Been in jail, Of course. Eve Il re-
markable faculty for getting there every
time 90 abroad, and would feel rs if
/ had lost something if made the rounds
of Europe withou, seeing the inside of
Il Jail. But then have an even more
remarkable faculty for getting out every
time get in. was never known to be
caught doing anything wrong. They catch
me after the thing is over, and they can't
prove positively that Eve done anything.
That's the way it was in Paris
this last time Detroit House OF Cor
rcction is the best prison in the world.
Yes, in the world, and I've been behind
the bars in half the civilized countries
on both sides of the Atlantic. The prls-
ons of Paris are bad Candidiy, now, a
rcrso,l who doesn't see the inside of a
! European prison while abroad misses a
very interesting experience. I've made
! the tour of Europe eight times and
haven't missed seeing the inside of a
prison once.
I've been in every country in Europe
this time except Turkey. spent seve-
raj weeks in Vienna about the time OF
the Archduke,s death, witnessed the
grand paseantS at the funerals Of the
two German Emperors, and saw every.
thing going on in Paris that was worth
seeing. ] met Gen Boulanger. Re-
ports are being circulated in this country
that the General is losing favor, but il
is not fact. Let me introduce you tt
my Lottie.
Then she put an arm around the neck
of a little girl. ''She is as good as hcl
mother is bad said Sophie. The little
girl has been going to school at con
vent near Toronto, and is remarkably
bright Her boy is one year older thar
the girl.
Nobody can ever say that mamma
hasn't been good 10 her DaDleS, S;tlu tli'
mother. ''I've had thirteen, and these
and one more who has entered a conven
never to leave it are all that are left t
me. They have never known me to us'
profane word or allow drop of liquor
in the house. All they know bad abou
me is what they hear, ard as | know
can't always keep them in Ignorance o
what am, don't try to hide anythln:
from them. | am going to take them t
France and send them 10 the best Frenct
schools.
.'One word about fashions for th
season in Pals. Flowers are all tn,
rage for decorations, and gay ribbon'
and feathers are nowhere seen in th'
dress of the leaders of fashion. Ole
gold, bottle green and black are th'
reigning colors."
There are solid business men Of De
troit, Jackson and other cities Of Mlchl
gan who will turn pale when they leari
that Sophie Lyons is home and will won
der on whom she will try her blackmall
ing operations this time.