The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-28
THINK THEY HAVE DURHAM
a SUSPICIOUS CHARACTER PICK ED
UP AT COLUMBUS.

There Is nm OTer of $1,000 Reward
for Him Dead or Alive, al san
Jose, Cal.-RecaIIS Horrible
Crime in That Statc-SIev All the
Occupants of the House Save IA
Baby Boy-Murderer Has Been
Sought Ever Since.
Columbus, O., Dec. 27.-There is under
arrest IN this city man whom the police
have strong reason to believe is James c.
Durham, for whom there is a reward OF
$1,000 offered, dead or alive, at san Jose
Cal.
He was picked up here by Detective
Louis Wolf, of the local force, as a sus-
picious character he having offered lot
of goods for sale at about 20 per cent. Of
their actual value. He said his right
name was Harry Church, aud that he was
born in Sacramento, Cal, from which
point he started out two years ago. He
has had a number of aliases.
The crime for which Durham, whom
Church is suspected of being, is an afro
cious one.
At a lonely farm house between San
Jose and Los Gatos. Santa Clara county.
California, on the night of Tuesday May
%, 1886, James c. Durham slew all the oc-
cupants Of the residence save one, baby
boy. His wife, her mother, her step
father, her brother, man and maidserv-
ant were sacrificed. They were all mem
bers of the family of Col r. p. Nc
Glincy.
The deed was carefully planned Dun
ham came to his wife in the night ana
gave her chance to write message 10
those whom she believed would be spared.
Then his fingers fastened around her
throat and the woman was strangled
Next Minnie Schess.er, a servant was
slain, her skull being cleft with an ak
Mrs. McGlincy shared her fate.
The murdered men were at Campbell
when the women were killed. Col. Me
Glincy came first AS he opened the door
he was met by a bullet. He turned TO
seek safety ia flight and James K. Wells
stepson, rushed TO his assistance. Wells
was shot through the heart and instantly
killed. Jumping over his body, Durham
pursued the older man. He caught him
at a nearby cabin and ended his misery
Robert A Brisco, who sheltered McGlincy,
was also shot to death. Durham escaped
despite strenuous efforts to capture him.
Some Doubt the Identity.
There is a difference of opinion among
those who have seen Church. regarding
HIS resemblance to Durham, the Califor-
MIA murderer. AT first glance, there is a
strong likeness between Church and the
photograph of Durham in the possession
of the police. This was first noticed by
one of the detectives, whose curiosity had
been aroused by the air of mystery that
seemed 10 hang over the prisoner. Church
was shown The picture in the possession
of the police and at first glance said,
''Why, that looks like Texas Jack"
When questioned closely about Texas
Jack. he was unable to give a very good
account of him, but simply said he knew
him as a circus hand.
Chief of Police Kelly is of the opinion
that the prisoner is not Durham. pho
tograph of Church will be forwarded with
description to San Jose, Cal
Church is about 50 years old, is five feet
ten inches in hight, and weighs about 1855
pounds He has a dark complexion, dark
hair, tinged with grey, dark mustache,
dark eyes, prominent straight nose, rather
thin face and slightly pointed chin. Three
of the upper set of teeth have gold crowns.