Evening journal., 1908-07-17
MAN DETAINED
IN MURDER CASE
Theory That Williams Was
II ! While on a Kid
mapping Trip

MARYDEL. Nd. July l7.-state's Attor-
ney eKating. Of Queen Anno's county.
placed two OF the best detectives obtain
able on the williams murder case yester-
day ana after working hard but in a
very quiet way made some very intercst-
ing discoveries.
In the detention late yesterday at
Church. Nd. Of Caleb Watson. a negro
farm hand, the authorities believe that
they imve nude some progress. Interest
Is added to tho arrest because the negro
was employed by John Vessel. a son-ln-
law Of Williams, as a farm hand, and
because he assisted his employer in a.
search for Williams an DAY Monday. He
VIII be closely questioned In am attempt
To ascertain his movements between sat
urday night and Tuesday morning.
one theory advanced is that the arcd
farmer was murdered by some ono op-
posed 10 his marriage with Elizabeth
Walls. and the authorities are invosti-
eating along this line. In this investlra-
ton tho officials have met with contradc-
tory statements. particularly as to tho
time williams was last seen alive John
Vessel said that Williams was last seen
ON Saturday but neighbor to-day de-
olared that he saw Williams on the Wes-
sci farm on Monday
Wesselyesterda y declared that he and
his wife went visiting on Saturday night.
leaving their children in the care OF
grandfather Williams. on his return on
Sunday he says the children told him that
shortly after he and his wife left tho
mousse ON Saturday. Williams also left.
telling the children that he was going into
tho orchard The children. badly fright
ened. remained IN the house and upon the
return Of their parents informed them OF
the disappearance Of the aged man. A
search was Instituted for the old man on
the farm, but without SUCCESS.
Samuel Walls, father OF the is-year-old
girl whom Williams desired to marry, was
questioned yesterday. He said that his
daughter Elizabeth was not able to read
or write and that Williams had never
given the girl anything but a brown wed
ding dress. my wife and T." he said
were told some time ago that Williams
was in love with Elizabeth and was 60
ing to steal her away. He had met her
down at the woods, and had put his arms
around her" In telling about the wedding
dress Walls said that Williams took IL
into the house and hid f. The father said
Williams told Elizabeth about IL and
she brought 1t out and showed II to her
mother
A discovery which leads to the be-
lief that the OLD man was robbed and
then murdered was a statement by
Samuel Walls. father OF the little girl
Elizabeth. whom Williams was arrane-
ing TO marry. Walls said that VIII
liams always carried some money. ana
that tho day he left for the home of
his son-in-law. Mr. VESSEL, near
Crumpton. Nd, he had two IS gold
pieces and one $40 piece and that he
generally carried these pieces for food
luck. Williams had offered them to
little Lizzie Walls the day he made his
departure.
When Williams body was found
strung up TO a tree thera was only one
cent IN his pocket.
The whole community Is in an up-
roar an dfarmers all around have LETT
their work in the fields and are help-
AAN AAf dAAiAblAtltn uulll 0OWI cues.
Lizzie Walls when interviewed last
night declared that Mr. Williams Of
fered her money often. but that her
parents would not allow her to ac-
ceDt.
Coroner Faulkner. OF Queen Anne'z
county. made the remark that he ex.
pected an arrest 70 be made any mo-
ment and that nothing would be left
undone to solve the mystery of Mr..
Williams death. To show that Mr..
Williams family was bitterly opposed
to the match. "Tobe" Williams, his
son. remarked when informed Of his
fathers untimely death that he would
y rather follow his father to HIS grave
than see him marry that little girl
The local authorities have offered 2
liberal reward 10 any person who viii
give any reliable clue to the arrest OF
the guilty person.
Williams was buried yesterday
at Camdm. Del. in the oid family
burying ground. The largest crowd
IContinued on Second PaRe.l