New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-02-04
Tho difficulty betweon them arose from ou'hcsS us
MAY WILSON WEEPS BITTERLY.
THE YOUNG "FIRERUG RENAMED.

Unable TO TELL WHY sH5 sgt FIRE TO THE HOS
pIrAL-.TuE CORONER TO HOLD A HEARING.
Pretty little hay Wilson. who confessed that
she set fire to the Hospital Of the New-iork 80
ciety for the Relief of the Ruptured and Crippled
in East Forty second st., slept as sweeily on
Thursday night as though she WAS in her own
little bed, instead OF being in an improvised one
in a police station Nothing but childish thoughts
and fancics seemed TO fit through her mind al
though she had just confessed that she had COM
mitted the terrible crime OF arson She was
closely watched by the detective who took her
prisoner 10 the police Office under the Grand Cen
trail Station and when she retired for the night
the cell in which she slept had neither matches
nor light OF any kind
The little girl hardly seems to realize vet
what she has done or to appreciate her position.
Her father WIS eariv Mt the station and with the
detective they went to the Vanderbilt House Tor
breakfast May was then taken to the Iorkvile
Police Court to he questioned further by justice
Murray Her pretty blue eyes were red with
weeping and down either check was narrow
st ak of dirt. where teafs had followed
one another rapidly. No one then would
have haa the heart TO accuse her
Of crime more severe than appropriating for
immediate use sugar or bonbons for she looked
every DIb ds innocent Us ~ Iftttl ib'io Hiss WIN
could. She seemed frail and weak without that
rugged. rogush appearance that Que would expect
in child with her tendencies for pyromania
With her at the court were Detective McArdle,
Fire Marshal Sheldon and his assistant Fire
Marshal Frank G.. G. Grant ard +. G. Barkcy,
representing the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children. As soon rs Justice Murray
arrived the party went into his private room,
thereby thoroughly disappointing tie daily visit,
OIs, who exp clcd s"mc diversion lfCm INC usua
course Of proceedings.
Mr. Sheldon told briefly the history Of the case
and while he did so MAY with her big red hat
pushed back and her heavy brown haIr falllDg III
au untidv mass over her shoulders. stood sob'rng
bitterly her little b~dy sNaying backward ana
forward with a motion almost as regular as q
pendulum After MIR Sheldon had fnished his
story The Justice in kindly tone asked May a
few questions.
why did YOU do it, my dcar?7 he asked.
There was no r"SnonSc increased Wcerlng
and deeper buying if it was possible. OF the
eyes i'm her handkerchief. Repeated efforts were
made to got her TO talk which She finally did and
told her story which was practically the same
rs hcr prcvous confession. The Justice talked
kindly to her and led her on until her story was
COMPLETED when he quietly rcmandcd her TO INC
Chdrcn's Socic'v until the ir"rcst f,s been hc ,n,
In the case Of the cook. Coroner Nugcnt VIII
investigate rho case Monday or JucS'lav II
the meantime May will remain in the rooms OF
the Society at Fourth-ave and 1w"niY-third-st
Those who have interested themselves IN inc cas-"
say that the girl is bv no mcarS incui"Oic ana
tIo. her nasSior for building fires y pnsscSS"i
although in lighter degree by thousands oil chiiu-
rem If she had had proper attention WHvn
vouu ocr nd had been corrected aS children nSn lV
are, the terrible result would not have followed.