The Detroit times., 1910-11-12
Insists She Likes the Police, Despite
Occasional Arrest, and That Will
Is To Provide That Best House
Be Given Them.
Happy Once More Now That Tinker
Burke, Lost St. Bernard, Has
Been Found.

as a home for the aged and intirm po
lice officers OF the city. She insisted
that the statement was genuine; that
there wasn't a semblance OF sarcasm
about IL.
why shouldn't l leave the police
department one OF my houses for q
homer" she spiritedly queried. 81
can't take my property with me, and
have houses and land to the value ol
100000. The police need a home for
the aged and infirm officers, just as
much as soldiers do. like the police
department, In spite o. what people
may think. did lot to get the pen
sion which the Detroit policemen are
now enjoying. | went to Lansing with
the late Col John Atkinson and aided
him In his efforts to have the pension
established That is something not
generally known.
The police officers are really the
best friends I've got. What would
happen to all my property IL didn't
have the police to watch It? tell you
we have much to thank the police ofh
GERS for. People come to me and com
plain that the police are bounding
them. | tell them that they bother
me, too, once in a while, but that they
shouldn't let q little thing like that
worry them. Why. when / went to
Philadelphia 10 see my husband, Billy
Burke, the police arrested me. They
had no reason TO arrest me, but they
said was the wife OF Billy and had
to be arrested, anyway. told them
that supposed l should have to be
arrested once N a while, else | would
lose my reputation.
by the way, got rude shock the
other day. | went to one OF my ten
ants to collect my rent. He said, i
rented this house from Mr.. Burke;
don't know you there might be
thousand Sophie Lyons in Michigan
for all | know Think OF 1t, a thou
sand Sophie Lyons in Michigan. Why
the idea! | was positive that every
one knew vas the only Sop-ie Lyons
in the state. ell, got the rent just
the same; / had my MARI age certin'
cate with me and said TO that man
Look here, sir. here's my proof that
| am the wife OF Mr.. Burke and am en-
titled to that rent. That was enough
The tenant surrender
But, say, I've got a most painful
duty to perform this morning. have
to evict a tenant, net because he
simply won't pay his rent. Why
bless my soul, I'd let him stay all win
ter without paying cent or rent, II
that were the only tro BILE. There are
other reasons why this tenant must be
turned out dislike to evict person
and | certainly would never do IT Tor
rent alone. You know money is not
everything. Why, there'll be plenty of
money and houses after We are mold
ing in the sweet, cool earth. Sc
what's the use OF worshiping gold?"
All this talk which Sophie turned
loose was foreign TO the point at Is
sue. the real reason for the scribe 6
visit TO her home at No. AZ Twenty
third-st. Sophie had written to The
Times, asking for help to find her
lost dog. Tinker Burke" large,
brown st. Bernard, six years old. He
was named Tinker" after one OF the
late King Edwards prize dogs. Sophie
was Just coming out Of the house
when the reporter arrived, on her
way down to the county building,
where her eviction proceedings were
to be taken up. While walking along
the street, and on the car. Sophie
talked entertainingly on Tinker" and
other topics.
Tinker came home" she said, "in
response to the Offering OF a reward.
He was away several days, but the
party who found him apparently took
good care Of him. The dog evidently
didn't worry very much. He's a grand
dog and I'm glad to have him again.
You know, he can understand three
languages, German. French /and
English. We speak to him in the
three tongues. oh, he's a bright, In
telligent dog, all right"
Sophie next commented on the
action OF Judge Connolly in deciding
that Wolf Wiechers was entitled to
the return OF his bail bond of $4,000,
which his sister furnished for him,
Sophie thought the court took the
only course in compliance with the
statutes and constitution.
Asked what she thought of the
Crippen case, she said:
IL can't say that Crippen is guilty,
Il
his wife, would absent herself for the
express purpose of sending him to
the gallows. / think she is dead, all
right. But let me tell you something /;
was sure they would never convict
that Miss Leneve The English auth
critics have a warm spot I'm their
hearts for women who come before
the courts. The authorities especially
admire woman who keeps her
mouth shut and stands by q man.
Who wouldn't admire that? II may
be said that the English authorities
didn't show much sympathy toward
Mrs Maybrick. That is true, but Il
WAS because she was a foreigner, ali
American. Il is TO the women OF
English birth that the authorities are
lenient"
Sophie was plainly dressed, and a
stranger would not have suspected
that she was worth 100000 Beneath
her plain jacket, however, there was
some real wealth. She wore a pearl
necklace, worth $4,000 about her neck,
and on the fingers OF her left hand
she wore diamond rings, valued NJ
$22, 900.
BILLY" Burke. who recently serve 4
term In Philadelphia for attemptinr
to rob the United States sub-treasury
department in Quakertown. is now
back In Detroit, according 10 Sophie
| She said he was where he belonged
with her In the family home at No
AZ Twenty-third-st.