Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-07-12
SENT TO THE ASYLUM
THE TWO WOMEN WITH A LONG
POLICE RECORD.
Elder Supposed to Be Wife Of Bur-
glar - What is Learned Of
Their History.

The two women whose peculiar conduct
in this city led to their arrest at the An
derson Sunday night as stated in yester-
days Star. were sent to the Washington
Asylum Hospital late yesterday afternoon
for observation. After the women were
locked up Detectives Parham and O'Brien
and Precinct Detective Mullen of the sixth
precinct continued their investigation. and
1t required but a short time for them to
ascertain something of their identity.
Photographs of the women, taken while
they were under arrest, were found, and
the detectives also learned something of
their records. The elderly woman's name
appears as Sophie Lyons. alias Levy, dur
ing her travels some years ago, while more
recently she has been known as Marcia
Martha Moreatt-Ott Wilson. Her younger
companion is known as Marie Cicotte Bur-
roIghs Swedish Annie" and Sweet
tior obtained by the police last night the
women visited the Capitol not long ago and
filed with the clerk of the Supreme Court
OF the United States copy of suit
Toledo, Ohio for s25O,GO0 for alleged false
arrest and persecution. The original papers
In the suits against the two Ohio cities dis
appeared. and 1t was not until yesterday
afternoon that they were found among the
enects OF the younger of the two women,
and will be returned to the court officials
in Ohio through the Capitol police.
Detective Weber Asked Their Arrest.
The local police first learned of the al
legged peculiar conduct of the women in
this city when Detective Weber of the
Capitol police force called and requested
their arrest. Then he changed his mind
about them and asked that no action be
taken When the women remained in their
room at the Anderson and refused to adj
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police thought 1t was about time for them
to take action of some kind After being
placed under arrest the women refused to
talk except to utter threats against the
detectives. The contents of the papers
found on them furnished clue to their
identity, and last night Detective Weber
called on the police and gave additional in
forma ton concerning them. Other Informal
ton was obtained from publications. Some
time ago the women had room at 1903 N
street and afterward they boarded at Coles,
200 Indiana avenue. After leaving the lat
ter place suit was entered against the pro-
prfetor, but the magistrate refused to hear
the case Considerable space Is devoted in
books on alleged criminals to Sophie Lyons
alias Levy. 1t is alleged that she is the
wife of Ed. Lyons, an alleged burglar with
lengthy record. The woman. it is said
has Travelled extensively in this country
and Europe. Both women. the police de-
clare, have been arrested on charges grow
ing out of an alleged desire to accumulate
nave had police experiences in San Fran
cisco, Omaha. Chicago, Cincinnati and other
places. In Cincinnati, the police say. they
were known as mother and daughter. Ac-
cusations of blackmail, insanity and theft
were preferred against them. In the Audi
forum annex in Chicago and the Savoy in
San Francisco the women barred the doors
of their rooms the same as they did at the
Anderson in this city.
We're Arrested in Fremont, Ohio.
After police experiences in several cities
the women were arrested in a Catholic
church in Fremont, Ohio, and sentenced
to the workhouse. The younger woman
spent short time in an asylum at that
time. That was in 1898. In the affidavit
which was filed in the Supreme Court a few
days ago the elderly woman stated that
she Is the wife of Ed. Lyons. When the
house Of detention was reached yesterday
afternoon the women objected to being
searched. and put UP a strong fight against
the officers. 1t became necessary for the
police to exert some strength in order to
md what they had in the pockets of their
clothing. 1t was found that they had less
than $50 and nothing else of value Cap
tain Boardman will communicate with the
police of other cities to ascertain if they
are wanted anywhere to answer charges.