The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-12-28
DUNHAM'S S FEARFUL DEED
..sLAUGHTERED AN ENTIRE FAM
lily IN '96.
POLICE THINK THEY HAVE HIM AT LAST
Story Of SarantOs, The Greek Brigand, Reads
Like Page from Widest Romance.
Ne too Believed to be in
the Tolls.

Columbus. O., Dec 27.-There is un-
der arrest in this city a man whom
the police have strong reason to be-
lievc is James c. Durham, for whom
there is a reward of $11 900, offered dead
or alive, at San Jose, Cal. He was
picked up here by Detective Louis Wolf,
of the local force, as a suspicious char
aeter, he having offered lot of goods
for sale at about 20 per cent of the
actual value. He said his right name
was Harry Church and 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 Dunham, whom
Church is suspected of being, is wanted,
was an atrocious one.
At lonely farm house between San
jose and Los Gatos, Santa Clara county,
Cal, on the night of Sunday, May Goth,
1896, James &. Dunham slew all the
occupants of the residence save one,
baby boy. His wife, her mother, her
step-father her brother, n man and
maid servant were sacrificed They were
all members of the family of Colonel II.
u. McGlincy. The deed was carefully
planned. Dunham came to his wife in
the night and gave her chance to
write n message to those whom she be-
iieyed would be spared Then his fin
gers fastened around her throat, and
the woman was strangled. Next, Minnie
Schessler, n servant, was slain, her
skull being cleft with an axe. Mrs. Nc
sh h1.. faf 4
men were at Campbell when the women
were killed Colonel McG.iney came
first. As he opened the door he was
met by a bullet. He turned to seek
safety in fight and James X. Wells,
his step-son, rushed to his assistance.
Wells was shot through the heart and
intantly killed. Jumping over his body,
Durham pursued the older man. He
caught him at a nearby cabin and end
cd his misery. Robert \. Brisco, who
sheltered McGlincy, was also shot to
death. Durham escaped. despite siren
nous efforts to capture him.
SARANTOS, THE BRIGAND.
New York, Dec. 27.-Michael Fernando
Il Greek, who is charged with having de-
coyed a Greek sanor, Nicolas Zoutzou
Bile, to his rooms and there beaten him
into insensibility and then robbed him.
upon being arraigned in the court to-day
was identified as the Greek brigand, So
tcrOs de Sarantos, for whom the Greek
Government has offered 5000 francs.
dead or alive. The identification was
made by George Zegouras, of this city,
and others. Sarantos, it was stated, has
been in this country for many months.
and has been recognized by nearly all of
the Greeks who have met him as the
brigand on whose head the Greek Gov
ernment has placed a price, but they
have been afraid to disclose his identity
to the authorities
Just prior to the breaking ont of the
Graeco-Turkish war band of brigands,
under the leadership Of Sarantos, infest-
cd the province of Artolia, in the South
ern portion of Greece. The outlaws inn
prisoned wealthy residents of the coun-
try and travellers and held them for
ransom. Many English and other tour
lists suffered at the hands of the outlaws.
They became such terror that the
Greek Government sent detachment
OF soldiers to aid the police of the lOcali-
ty in suppressing them. The outlaws and
the authorities came into conflict, and a
captain of police and five soldiers were
killed by the outlaws. The Greek Gov
ernment then offered reward for the
capture of Sarantos, dead or alive.
Fernando denies emphatically that he
is Sarantos and declares that his enc
mics have plotted to get rid of him. The
prisoner was held for trial on the charge
of assault and robherv and the matter
of the brigandage will! be laid before the
Greek consul here.