Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1902-02-15
DOVER

Special TO the Evening Journal.
Dover, Feb 15.-William III. Fields, a
neat-looking young farmer, with black
hair and mustache, was taken away from
his family while at the super table and
compelled to spend the night in jail 1t is
doubtful, too, if he will be able to secure
the $1,000 bail required Of him by Magis
trate Castle, Of West Dover, for commit
ting the murderous assault upon Eugene
Everett, of near Petersburg, who was
found on the roadside early Tuesday
morning, slowly bleeding to death from
CHASTITY wounds in his abdomen, wrist
and back. Fields, who had gone over the
Maryland line after the assault, could not
be arrested until last night when he re-
turned to his wife and little ones. Fields
! admitted cutting Everett with his pocket
knife, but declared that he acted in self
defense.
Last Monday night. some Of the Hart
ley men were drinking at the home of
Joseph Walls, farmer whom they had
| gone to help cut wood. Everett, it is
claimed, drank too mucA and became
abusive to the women who were in the
house. Walls attempted to eject him but
was badly worsted and called Fields to
assist him in defending his home. Fields
was also getting the worst for his inter
| ference and had been knocked over the
bed when he drew his knife and made
| wild slnshes at Everett. The man walked
over "a mile after the assault when he
sank IN the road from loss of blood. and
was found there almost dead. DR.. Cooley
thinks that Everett has fighting chance
for recovery Fields is held for the April
term OF court.
| II.nrtnf IFrauls n.aT,- ,.arr.f,nt.I falr,
on some Of his musical friends last night.
He called them over phone telling them
that he had four OF the best singers he
had heard in life time around in the
jail. and he would get tnem to sing il his
friends would come around. Two partlc-
ularly had marvelously sweet voices-a
soprano and basso. After reaching the
Jail, where all the cells were locked for
the night. and only an occasional gas
. light dickered in the semi-darkness, the
. visitors were struck to hear the sweetest
harmony coming from a quartet of won
derful voices in the rear of the prison.
One man. accompanying Warden Ward,
stared. spellbound, toward the rear OF
the jail whence issued the strains OF
robin Adair' and Kathleen Mavour.
neen.' The sweet soprano and the rich
hasso were heard to perfection, appar.
emily behind one of those great oak
doors. Suddenly Warden Ward asked
the man accompanying him:
What are YOU staring down there
forY"
) why isn't it down there in the rear
cell?"
! mo, man. it's a big photograph and its
going in the sherif's parlor."
One of the prisoners who is among the
army OF them who still protest that they
, are falsely accused and imprisoned re
4 Quested another selection and the sheriff
r. turned on "Some Time Wen Under
! stand"
b Alexander NJ. DAILY, the young Demo
d cratic lawyer, is a happy man to-day
Mr., DAILY is wont TO wear smile Of con
6 tentment but today it is broader thai
4 ever There was an arrival at his new
!. home in the night, and his two brigh
d little girls now have company. What 81
" especially pleased Mr. DAILY, however. j.
d that this time, it's a boy.
d At the union services i'm Wesley NJ Il
& Church tomorrow night, commemorative
n the birth of Miss Frances T. Willard
Mr. Durborough will sing, IF l Were
g Voice" and Miss DAILY Miss Conwel
. Mr. Durborough and Mr.. Collision vii
q sing by request, Jerusalem, the Col
3 dem
X Joseph Mcdaniel will sell on Februar
| 22 Flambant, a French imported horse
n The horse was imported in 1898 by Aiki
. Il Son. Scipio, n. Y.
4 Rev. B. r. Campbell. pastor Of Armor
4 Church, will give a graphaphone enter
\ tainment for the students tonight. Men
. bers OF the Scott Literary Society wi
4, present several Shakespearian scenes.
I Christ F. e. Church has secured
boys choir which will sing during tn
\ Lenten season. A. Stanley Sanford is tn
= leader.
a DR.. Goldsboro has purchased the plan
~ of the Peninsula Press. a Prohibitio
- paper OF Snow Hill The plant will
"a removed to Ridgely. Md, where it will
- used in printing a Democratic newspape
II The w. c. 4. Z. will hold "A parlor Sc
!, cial in the home of Mrs. Il. l.. Jone
- February 20. An interesting progral
], will be arranged and refreshment
y served.
T. "A Boomer Social will be held in I'll
home Of Miss Helen Milbourne. Februar
49, by the Father Light Society.
Dlpasanf program has been arranged