Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-28
lis UNDER SUSPICION,
Arrest Of a Supposed Sex
tup|e Murderer
]. c. DUNHAM, OF SAN JOSE?
Is So, a Reward Of $4,000 is Offered
for Him.
THE CRIME A MOST ATROCIOUs ONE
Almost Whole Family Wiped Ont
Thereby-DiTerence of Opinion,
However. as to Identity of Man Ar
rested with Man Wanted.
THE CRIME A MOST ATRoCIOUs ONE

COLUMBUS, O., December 27.-There
is under arrest in this city n man who
the police have strong reason to believe
is James c. Durham, for whom. dead or
alive. there is altered at San Jose, Cal,
a reward of S11 coz. He was picked up
here by Detective Louis Wolf, of the local
force. as a suspicious character, having
offered a lot of goods for sale at about
20 per cent. OF their 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 number OF
aliases.
The crime with which Durham is
charged was an atrocious one. At lone
ly farmhouse between San Jose and Los
Gatos, Santa Clara county. Cal. on the
night OF Tuesday, May 26. 1896, James C.
Dunham slew all the occupants of the
residence. save one, baby bOy-his Wife
her mother. her stepfather. her brother,
man., and a maid-seryant, were sacri-
feed. They We're all members of the fam
lily of Colonel r. =. McGlinchy. The deed
was carefully planned. Durham came to
his wife in the night and gave her a
chance to write a message to those who
she believed would be spared. Then his
fingers fastened around her throat and
the woman was stranged. Next. Minnie
Schessler. servant, was slain, her skull
being cleft with an axe. Mrs. McGinchy
shared her fate. The murdered men were
az campbell when the two women were
killed. Colonel McGlinchy came home
a h. l., -.
with bullet, he turned TO seek safety
In flight, and James Wells, his stepson,
rushed to his assistance. Wells was in
stantly shot through the heart Jumping
over MS body. Durham pursued the older
man. lie caught him al a nearby cabin.
and ended his misery. Robert A. Brisco
who sheltered McGlinchy was also shot
TO death. Durham escaped. despite the
strenuous efforts TO capture him.
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION.
There is a difference OF opinion among
those who have seen Church regarding
MS resemblance to Durham, the Califor-
ma murderer. AT first glance there is A
strong likeness between Church and the
photograph of Dunham In the possession
Of the police. This was first noticed bv
one of the detectives, whose curiosity
had been aroused by the air of mystery
that seemed TO hang over the prisoner
Church was shown the picture I'm the
possession Of the police, and at first
glance said: "Why, that looks like Texas
JacB.' When questioned more closely
about Texas Jack" he was unable 10
give very good account Of him. but sim
ply said he knew him as a circus hand
Chief-of-Police Kelly is of the opinion
that the prisoner is not Dunham. xho-
tograph of Church will be forwarded
with description, to San Jose. Cal.
Church is about 81 years DID, is feet 10
inches in height, and weighs about 155
pounds. He has dark complexion, dark
hair tlnged with gray; dark moustache.
dark eyes, prominent, straight nose,
rather thin face, and slightly pointed chin.
Three of the upper set Of teeth have gold
crowns.