Arizona republican., 1917-10-31
IN SPECTACULAR CHASE MURDERER
 SOON CAP TURED
John Fields, Accused of Killing His Bride, Found
 More Than 60 Miles from Scene of Alleged Crime

Declaring that he had shot his wife because she had accused him of run- Eing around with other women, John Fields the negro, is said to have con- fessed shooting his bride of two months. to the officers who arrested hm two and a half miles this side of SAul Valley early yesterday morning. the arrest ended a search of 36 hours The negro. foot sore and weary, aI- '.ough armed with the same S2 cal ihre Colts automatic, did not resist the officers. Twice he dropped his hands ss though to draw his gun, but a word from Constable Haze Burch, the ar resting officer. caused him to take the wiser course and quietly submit to the orders If the authorities
 He had walked 50 miles since Sun day night when he made his escape from this city His longest stop had Heen at Congress Junction where ,he rested for two hours after securing light lunch. After admitting to the of ficers that he had had trouble with his wife. he learned for the first time that she was dead
 When told that the shots he is all legged to have confessed he fired. had proved fatal. he laughed
 T shot her and l shot her twice" he IS alleged to have said, claiming that his bride was always accusing him of paying undue attentions to other wom- en. "l just wanted to scare her. he added when later discussing the trag- edy, he is said to have charged his vile with threatening him with a knife.
 Alter the trouble with his wife. he said his one thought was to reach his mother. Katie Macks, who lives in Prescott. There he intended to give himself mp to the Prescott authorities, according to the tale he told the off cerS. If he carries out the statement he made them last evening, he will plead guilty to murder when arraigned before Justice De Souza at 9 o'clock this morning
 The negro gave his age as 8 years and said that for number of years he served as teamster in the quarter masters department in the Philippines. He has lived in Phoenix more than q year during which time he has been employed by the Santa Fe washing cars and labor of like character. Fields the fourteenth defendant to be
 IATlPnn4 county since the first of the year. Not one oi the fourteen has escaped and the last arrest called for quick and tieNer work on the part of the author tues Deputies from the sheriffs of flee were on the man hunt sunday night and on Monday morning the search was taken up by Constables l.oy Morrell and Haze Burch and Mike Stfathey of the police who also holds
 commission as deputy sheriff. Co., ing without food, travelling by passen- ger Tain. automobile, hand ear. saddle horses and wagon as the road and sit -atloh demanded they finally took leids in custody and brought him aHk hv automobile reaching this citv early last evening.
 According to the account given by the negro he waited at Agua Eric tanks an hour for freight He an- nroachcd the train and asked if he nalsht ride and having heard rumors of me murder and noting the eun ear red by Fields. they invited him to take me car. At Wickenburg, the condnc- Tor asked Constable Ike Woods if a man was wanted and not ha ving been t'tiilea Woods replied mo" In the meantime the negro got off at Wick
 AilH WstS seen passing through ''ie town by the ticket agent
 ihe officers arriving at Wickenburq shortly after noon on Monday found 2 message awaiting them from Woods to 'ne effect that negro had been seen .t the bridge at A and c. junction in NickenbUrg. As there is no waecn road m that section the officers on saddle horses trailed the wanted man tf congress Junction. Woods was mot ' nning back from Congress function nd Joined forces with the local men A'ter a conference they decided to sen
 ate Morrell and Strathey. in rented laachine, going to Skull Valley while hllies north of Congress Junction
 'odS and Burch boarded q passenger tram the former stopping at Kirkland and the latter going to Hillside. There nuch learned that the negro had Jeff me Tank at 5:30 o'clock Monday niebt anu hastened to Skull Valley. reaching there before the possible arrival of tbe accused unless he had arrived h,, Teight In the meantime. Morreu and Suathey arrived in Prescott ubaro they were informed that the freiobts .a'd been searched-and that tbe negro - nnr heen found. The all niobt
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