Other than what I've read through Mudcat and on the "net" about this, I'm pretty ignorant of the situation, but it must be a real Bugger having a name that some (many, all, a handful) folks connect with a bad incident from the past.

I wonder if folks with the sir-name "Calley" or even "Boothe" or "Oswald" are always looking over their shoulders. How 'bout "Cromwell" (in England)...or are there any "Hitlers" kickin' around these days.

Oddly enough, someone once said to me (about 30 years ago)..."oh, Fielding, eh? Related to the "Hanging Judge" are you"? I didn't have a clue what they were talkin' about, until I looked it up.....sure enough...there WAS an infamous London Judge, with that sobriquet....AND...thanks to the "net", a few years ago I found that I WAS related to him.

Oh well, ya can't choose yer relatives!

Rick