The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-09-10
IS MAYNARD
And WICKED.
Edna Wade Said to Bs Most
Vicious Girl in The World.
IS0NLf SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD
Last Sentences Is Shiy Days and an
Effsf VIII Be Made ts
Reform Her.
IS ONLY SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD

most vicious girl In the world for her
years. aud certainly the worst IN TWO
and New Nork-is
Edna Wade, seventeen. who has just been
sentenced to her seventh term I'm prison
by Judge Scott i'm Danbury.
In eleven months Edna. with her latest
sentence of sixty days and costs, will
have served in all 80 days for assault. in
toxication and immortality. TO a reporter
who saw her yesterday in the Fairfield
county Jail and who asked her IL she
would be good henceforth she said
About as good as / ever was. guess
and she sauntered back TO her CELL
The girl is a puzzle to those who have
been burdened with her care, and Sher-
ifs agree that pure cussedness" is the
term that fits her. she seems TO have no
moral sensibility.
If girl displeases her, no matter what
her age and condition. she pitches into
her with the intention OF tearing her 20
pieces. She has even attacked men. and
when her viciousness cannot find vent In
the use OF her fists she resorted to wea-
pons. In one instance she attempted TO
stab one OF her relatives.
ALIENIsTs SAY SHE is SANE.
Aiienists who have examined her say
she Is sane but that she has no sense
of right or wrong, and that a gratinca-
1ion of her vicious desires Is all that
concerns her. SO. instead OF being In
hospital she has been shunted about
from one prison 20 another in New YORK
and Connecticut. and unless her latest
keeper. Sheriff Hawley. can bring some
influence 10 bear. she will be turned out
again In about three months and VIII
soon wind up In Jail for another term.
Just before she went to Danbury TO live
with an aunt. Mrs Riley. OF Deer Hill,
Edna was known as the worst girl in
New York state. The House of Refuge
and the Brooklyn Training School for
Girls had both refused TO receive her
again.
in these places that she could lay her
! hands on. and had on more than one oc-
casion given the guards tussle when
they tried 10 drag her from her victims.
Edna is short and plump. She Is very
bright for a girl who has had no educa-
tlon and is well developed for her years.
she was born In Virginia, and after the
death of an aunt I'm Fishkill, with whom
she lived, she was sent TO her mother,
who lived In Brooklyn.
she was then beyond control, and after
having been barred out of several insti-
tutions she landed in the House OF Ref
rge She raised such trouble there that
the discipline OF the place was ruined
and she was sent 10 the Childrens shell
ter on Schermerhorn street When she
left there last October she was sent To
her aunt In Danbury the state penal Of
sicials being glad to get her out OF their
jurisdiotion.
EDNA had not been I'm Danbury a week
before she broke out She tried TO stab
one OF the relatives she lived with and
was arrested for assault and breach OF
the peace She was fined " and costs,ano
having no money, served twenty days IN
jsil
Two weeks after she got out OF jail she
vaylaid and beat a child because II an
noye1 her. She took her arrest ano
conviction as a matter of course and an
sonlshed the court officials by her non
chalant manner. Ten dollars and costs
1n reality about thrty days sentence
was her lot that time.
When she was released her relatives
refused 60 have anything 10 DO with hei
and friend gave her shelter.
Several days later she stole number
OF articles from her benefsotress snc
when she heard that the police were at'
ger her. she walked into Chief Ginty's OF
rce and cooliy announced that she was
there TO take her medicine. She laugh
Cd in Judge Scott's face when he sen
hsr away for fifty days-she always has
30 work out her costs--and started righ
in AGAIN the dsy after she was released
Then A. was intoxica tion and after serv
sne ten days she was picked up as an i'm
moral character and again locked mp.
ASSAULTS YOUNG GIRL.
she was chubby and smiling As eve
when she appeared IN this new role. an
when she was sentenced she bade TN
officers a CHEEKY gooo-by and went ava
tn high good humor Her last offense wa
an assault on = young girl who, she saio
had insulted her She tore most OF IN
girls clothing OF and nearly strangle
her before she was subdued by three OF
rvcrs.
Jailer Scott, OF the Danbury jail sal
yesterday that Edra was the worst pris
oner he ever had 10 handle
I'VE have 20 keep her locked mp all th
sime she is here he said for wheneve
she gets out IN the corridor she assault
rhe FIRST woman who passes her. She ha
q habit too. OF screaming az the TOP q
her voice at night, and she keeps 10 u
ur,tu she IL exhausted. For pure vici0r,
moss she iS a wonder. 7 am glad that Si
has been sent to the Bridgeport jail IN
tirns Sheriff Ilawiey viii have his hauc
full
N Bridgeport Sail Edna viii have
work. and close watch viii hc KEEP. q
rG.. Sheriff Hawley says that he W
make ft his special business 10 dnd oi
n there is any good IN the girl and "
try 20 reform her. although he fears IL
hopeless.
TALKS or HER w1cKEDNEsS
"yvhst makes YOU so wickeCe" n r
porter asked her in the jail office yestc
Gay.
People won't leave me alone she a
swercd smiling. When they bOiher y
lust 70 Tor them. ] cant help 10 r
last girl called me Ssilbird. aud you I
shs got Il good. but III say for her IA
she put up a stin hght. It wasn't all 81
way"
why don't yov try refor'i and b,ha
SourssN1" she was asked.
whats the use Of bsin' good vas =
tejoinder.
"wgll you ~ svod N this fail
sMsbbs" she said. stealing a sly risn
81 Sheriff Haviey. Who stood near 3
men. with . return 20 her usual sva
Ger: "l<oboSv cares for me. what's {