The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-09-29
TWO YEARSF0R FIELDING.
LIGHT SENTENCE FOR LITTLE GER
TIE WHITES ASSAlLANT.
The "Child Fiend" Pleaded Noio to All
Three Indictments and Sentence ON
Two Was Observation-Disclosures Gets
-Four Months and Kiley Seven Years.

William Fielding, the "chisel fiend,"
who stabbed little Gertrude White last
July, was only sentenced TO two years in
the State prison.
He came up before Judge Wilbur in the
Court Of Common Pleas this morning
with three indictments hanging over him,
two for assault with intent TO rape and
the third for breaking, entering and lar
ceny. All three of the crimes were COM
mitted on the Same day.
Fielding is but IS years of age but his
appearance would bear out the belief that
he Is far advanced in crime for one his age
and as he stood at the bar this morning he
look every inch the "child iiend" he has
been styled since he committed the unpro-
voked assault on little Gertie White.
Previous To arraigning him his counsel
George j. West.and Attorney General Bur
bank mad a whispered consultation the
result OF which was that Mr. West agreed
TO have his client plead nolo contendere TO
all three indictments IL the rape clause
was eliminated, Another part of the
agreement was that Mr.. Burbank should
only move for sentence on the assault case
on Gertie White.
Fielding was brought TO the bar, and
the Iirst indictment charging him with
assault Oh Emma Hoar was read. He
pleaded nolo and sentence was deferred.
He also pleaded nolo TO the indictment
charging him with breaking and entering
the shop of Thomas Harvey and the lar
ceny of tools therefrom To this also he
pleaded nolo, and as in the previous case
sentence was deferred.
Then came the indictment charging him
with assault ON lS-year old Gertrude
White-the intent TO rape had been elimin-
ated. He said nolo TO this also when
Clerk Webster asked him what his plea
was.
Attorney General Burbank stated the
facts Of the case 10 Judge Wilbur, telling
OF the wilful stabbjng OF Gertie in the back
with carpenters chisel by Fielding and
showing the vilinous looking tool with
which the stabbing vas done. The doctor
who had attended her at the time was also
called aud told OF the depth II the wound,
stating also that the chisel wa.~ so firmly
imbedded in her back that il required both
hands TO TO extricate 1t. Mr.. West pleaded
for mercy for his client.
Judge Wilbur said that the fact Of his
committing all three crimes on the same
day showed him TO be a character unsafe
10 be at liberty, the limit of sentence for
case of this kind was only two years,
which he would impose on the prisoner at
the bar. Fielding's eyes moistened as the
clerk read the sentence, asa as he was led
away Mr.. West was congratulated for hiL
shrewdness In getting his client off with
so light "A sentence.
Guisippi, which means Joseph, Tellerato
was arTaigned on the indictment charging
him with assault with dangerous weap-
on on Patrick Duffy, 10 which he pleaded
not guilty. This is the stabbing atiray
which took place at the Smith street sewer
on June -. Tellerato and Duffy were at
work in the sewer, the latter on the plat
form above Tellerato. Sand and stones
from Duffy's shovel fell on the Italians
head and a quarrel ensued. On the stand
Duffy admitted that he had invited Teller
alto 10 come up To mother earth and fight
him, which invitation was accepted. Duffy
had the best of the fistic encounter and
the Italian came back in few minutes
with an ugly knife which he plunged into
Duffy's left side in the vicinity of
the fifth rib. After Duffy had finished his
side Of the story A. J. Cushing, counsel
for Tellerator brought his client TO the
bar, retracted and pleaded guilty He had
been In Jail four months, and Judge Wilbur
sent him back for four more with costs.
Mathew kiley, who was on trial yester-
day for assault on Mrs Mary Tierney, with
intent 10 rape, was found guilty and sen
fenced to seven years in the State prison.
John Hanley pleaded not guilty to the
indictment charging him with breaking
and entering the house of his father, Pat
rick Hanley, and the larceny of watch
chain and money. He stood trial and at
3 o'clock this afternoon the jury retired