The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-18
HER DIAMOND JUBILEE.
An Expert Woman Pickpockets Imprsp.
sions of Travel In Europe.

An Expert Woman Pickpocket's rnprsn.
sions of Travel In Europe.
Minnie DAILY, who in her dry was the
most successful pickpocket in Chicago. and
who nearly always eluded conviction. has
Just returned from her 'sjubilee,' trip to
Europe. She Travelled all over western.
central and southern Europe and visited
all tho countries there without being rec.
ognized by my of either the Scotland
Yard or the Paris police.
81 wanted to SEQ tho old world, and yo,
can bot saw it in grand style" said
Minnie to Chicago friend. "Did spena
much money! No, don't go travelling
around to blow in all have been working
hard for. Why, not only paid my OK
penses, but made money besides while
travelling and enjoying good time Why,
1t is tho greatest snap on earth to travel in
Europe. Talk about the Worlds fair time
In Chicago-why, that wasn't in 1t with
travelling abroad
II amt ono of those people who go to
Europe to take money and blow it in there.
NO. You bot was out on business, and
had plenty of it. 1 believe in bringing
money to America, and I did bring as
much as 1 could had what some people
might call bull headed LUCK for I got
along royalty. 1 was in France, Spain,
Italy, England, Ireland and all around
there, but did not go to Germany because
heard money is hard to set there.
How did travel? Well, started in
grand style and wound up that way. L
went across the ocean as n first class pas
songer and travelled in that style all along.
OF all the places in the world for graft L
think London is tho only one Why. talk
about slick police! You bcs they are slick. y
In answer to whether sho saw the
qucon's diamond jubilee parade, she nm
swercd:
You bot SAW it, and it was swell
affair, but was out on business and got
moro rocks and feathers from the John
ny Bulls than over got in my life before.
Talk about succcss 1t was q diamond
Jubilee in fact, for you ought TO SEQ how
easy 1T was to get them. But how could the
diamond jubilee get along without sparkss
OF course 1 know this and havo brought
some traces of them with me. Here are
some samples of them"
Minnie displayed in large silk hand
kerchef n number Of gems.
why, those Johnny Bulls arc dead
easy" sho continued, with delightful
frankncss. "ihey havo lots of money, and
:noy Dlow it In If you get them started
NO, did not wait until they blew it. I
was careful from the start, for l reati in
books that tho English and French police
arc the best in the world. Well, after L
got used to them 1 did not believe word
the books say. Why, just think of it, not
being 'pinchcd' or even in the shade of it
for about two years-tlnt is, ever since I
left America enjoyed Paris, and France
in general, immensely. Oh, what swell
booze they have thoro!'
Mrs. Birch us Minnie DAILY insisted
upon being called, said she would do Chi
cago no harm. II like this place best of
any in the world, because it is hero that I
have most of my fricnds,' sho ramblel
on, but [ don't think will stay here.
NO Ripley or Schnaok or Dineen or any
ono else can scare mo out of town. 1 WON'T
stay in Chicago, because l am going out
travelling again. When I decide in n few
days, may go west. Will it no Alaska?
Well, if so there won't dig any gold,
but you can bet l will bring some OF it
with mo just the same and moro of it
than and three dozen like me could dig
up"