, 1889-04-25
TWO FEMALE FIKEBUas.

Acting Like wild Creatures In Their Geld
Enjoying the Flames and the Panic
They Created.
Henrietta Frances Day, age Is, and
Emma l.. Day, age 90 were arrested at
summit, N. j.. on a charge of arson. A
few weeks ago the fine Randolph block,
which cost $50 600. was totally DESTROYED
10y tire. Other buildings have been burn
ed in a mysterious way. Policeman Kelly
suspected the Day girls. and called them
to his Office, where Henrietta confessed
that on March % she and her sister went
to the appointments of Susan Campbell, in
the postothce building. and saw baby
sleeping in u cot. They opened closet
poured Kerosene on u bundle of carpet-ra9s.
and th n Emma struck three match,s on
the wall and set FIRE to the rays. rbey
left the baby asleep in the room. and went
to the room OF their sister. Mrs FL nry
Ardell in the same building and waited
until the alarm was given. Then they ran
out and enjoved the terror of the inmates
and the cracking of the flames.
They tried to set on ire Temperance
Hall. Tney were also concerned In fires
at plaiDfeld and other New Jersey towns.
They said that they could not resist the
temptation To set houses on fire, because
they like to see big blaze. The xirls
were arrested, and while being taken to
jail Henrietta. the younger, broke away
and raced like q deer across the helds.
She was chased Tor more than mile be-
fore being captured. Her sister Emma
was quiet. After Henrietta WAS put IL
her sell she smashed windows and tried to
batter down the door with large stone.
Thomos Britt entered the room TO dsdrm
her and was feled to the floor like log.
BRITT got the stone awav after ii struggle
and escaped from the tieress. Emma
only sat on the cot and applauded her
sister.
Policeman McGrath had to remain in
the Ill with the prisoners all night, while
u policeman was on gaurd outside. The
girls took sticks and poked them through
the iron bars of their cell and upset the
stove in the narrow corridor. But for the
presence Of McGrath the place would have
been in blaze. Yesterday the girls
gloated over their exploit in frightening
people and making blaze for the fireman.
Henrietta said she did not care what be-
came OF her, for she set FIRE to the places
because she liked to do it. She tried to
wrench her iron bedstead apart to get a
tool to break an opening 10 the Jail. She
begged for matches, for she wanted to set
the place on fire. A man passed stick
through the window, and she demolished
every pane of glass in the sash.
Because there was no FIRE in the place
during the night the two girls wrestled
like trained athletes to keep warm. The
youns = er girl easily threw her elder sister.
Neither girl used profane or in decent
language, ami both are Rood.lookinR.
They have been employed as domestic ser.
wants.
lhe girls admitted that they were the
| authors Of the FIRE ut Blake's laundry in
Plainfield, fer which younss w lillian Van
| Ness is now serving ten years. sentence
ut Trenton. They refused, however. TO
cay whether or not they we're responsible
for the burning of the Randolph block
When ar-aiged before Justice Scott the,
both formally pleaded mot guilty" to til,
charges which were there made against
them, based ON their own confessions
They were with difficulty taken to th,
County Jail at Elizabeth aud locked up 4
await trial.