The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-02-02
LOOKS LIKE DUNHAM
N. N. Jones' Striking Resemblance
to the California Murderer.
ARRESTED IN DEER LODGE
The Slayer of the MoClincy Family
Is Believed to Be Behind the
Bars of the Valley.
City jail.
ARRESTED IN DEER LODGE
Special Dispatch to the standard.

reward of $4,000. Mr.. Carten has had
much experience as an officer of the
law. ard il is to his former training in
that line. and the habit of taking men
tai observations of all strangers, that
the arrest Is due.
The man arrested arrived in Deer
Lodge last Saturday evening from An
aUonda and registered at the City hotel
as NJ. NJ. Jones, Champaign, III. Mr..
Carten noticed the mans furtive
glances at every one who entered the
dining room and from that time the
idea was firmly established in his mind
that there was something wrong with
the stranger and close scrutiny was
kept upon his every movement from
that time. Yesterday Carten engaged
Jones in conversation and adroitly led
up to the subject Of California and the
fruit farms. Jones admitted that he
had worked In California. on the vari-
Gus farms and in other businesses. Ii
was during the conversation that Mr..
Carten noticed a marked peculiarity
that was particularly mentioned In the
description of Durham. sent out by
Sheriff j. II. Sydon of Santa Clara
county, California, namely. slight
dropping OF one eyelid. But to make
assurance doubly sure Carten called at
the shcriff's Office to make a careful
examination of the photograph and de-
scription sent to Sheriff Fitzpa trick, on
ly to find that the circular had been
taken 10 Anaconda, The sheriff was
called up by telephone and the circular
came down by mail this morning.
by that time the man who calls him
self Jones had started to Zosel. but Car
ten and Deputy Sheriff Gleason had as
thap,galrao m
photographs and description Of Dun
ham so nearly corresponded they would
he justified in arresting the man who
had started tn Zosel, so they drove out
the Zosel road and met their man COM
ing from the Emery mine I'm sleigh
with MIR. Powers from that place. He
was arrested and brought to the coun-
ty Jail. Upon searching him no weap-
ons We're found and all letters were ad-
dressed To NJ. NJ. Jones. He has a va
lise at the City hotel which has not yet
been examined by the officers.
When interviewed by the correspond
ent of the Standard In the cell formerly
occupied by old man Allen, the Pioneer
murderer. Jones said that his name In
full Is NJ. NJ. Jones. that his parents are
living in Fisher. H.. the name OF his
father being NJ. f. Jones. who Is re-
tired farmer. He claims to have a
brother living in Cedarville. Kan. who
is editor of the Cedarvile Commercial.
He also claims to have known Joseph
McCaffrey. jr.. of Anaconda In the nor
NAL school at Valparaiso, Ind. where
he took a course In commercial book
keeping. He says he called on Mr.. Nc
Caffrey in Anaconda a few days ago.
Among his letters is a typewriter one
from the president of the Business col
lege at Valparaiso, certifying that NJ.
NJ. Jones took four terms in the col
lege.
Since leaving Indiana he says he has
followed various occupations in differ
ent parts of the union. For a while he
worked on the fruit farms in California.
When arrested and told on what charge
he said to Deputy Sheriff Gleason: I:
You think I'm Durham. Well I'm not
l know Durham. I'm not him. but
know where he is" To the Standard
correspondent he said that he had seen
the place In California where Durham
lived. but did not think he had ever
seen the man. From August. 1894. until
August, 1926, he says he was with the
Wrought Iron Range company in Cali
fornia, working under j. NJ. Miller.
whose postoffiee address is Golden
Gate. Cal. Now Jones says ne came to
Helena last June, but visiting card
from Fisher lodge No. 70i. /. o. o. f.,
shows that NJ. NJ. Jones visited Queen
City lodge, ]. o. o. F., In Helena on
May %. 1896. The murders were COM
mitted May 26. 1896. He affirms that
when the murders for which Dunham
Is wanted were committed he was still
In California, at Fullerton. working for
one billiard Ford. said to have been a
cousin Of Bob Ford. the notorious out
law who killed Jesse James and was
afterwards killed in a dance hall at
Cripple Creek, Col. Since last June,
according to his story. he has been in
Montana. working In Helena in a brick
yard under a foreman named Bray, and
more lately in a Butte brickyard. for a
foreman by the name of John Lantham
and for a Mr.. Scott of the Butte Reduce
tion Works. Since Christmas he has
not been working and was in search OF
employment when he came to Deer
Lodge, and before that had been In An
aconda two days.
In appearance there is very strong
resemblance between the pictures fur
nished by Sheriff Lyndon and In weight
and height there is practically no devil
alton from the figures given In the
printed description. At first glance the
droop of the left eyelld is hardly per-
ceptible. hut when engaged in conver-
sation IL becomes quite marked, and the
prisoner has habit of passing his hand
over his forehead and eye To raise the
lid up when II droops. The man has
undoubtedly been initiated into the
odd Fellows. both the subordinate
lodge and encampment. The visiting
card In his possession Is from Fisher
lodge. Ill. No. 7Oi, in regular form and
bears the seal of the lodge and sigma.
lures of l.. l.. Stout. noble grand. and
c. Il. Morrison. secretary. and the card
from the encampment Is given under
the seal of Fidelity encampment No
los. Champaign county. Illinois, and
signed by Fred II. Fetham. chief patri-
arch. and James +. Elder, scribe. Be
sides visiting Queen City lodge. the Wis.
iting card Of the Odd Fellows shows
that NJ. NJ. Jones was in Marysyill,
lodge on June 3. 1896. and In Ridgely
lodge Butte. Nov "a 1886. The ordei
for the annual travelling password is
dated Feb. 4. 1896. and good for on,
year. IL the man arrested II Dunbar
he has in some manner secured paper,
from ". NJ. Jones and Is now sailinl
under the simpler cognomen for rea-
sons that are easily apparent He Ii
very free to converse and claims thal
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