Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1899-01-07
James Dunham Slew Wife,
Relatives, and Two Others.
BELIEVED TO BE CAUGHT
Reward OF Eleven Thousand Deiisrs for
HIs Capture-Knowa By . Number OF
AIiasss-s strsnglsd IHIs wife, Brsis.d
Her Mother and q Servant With an Al.
shot Her Brother aad ssspf.ther.

Columbus, Ohio. Especial. There is IN
der arrest ia this city q man whom the po-
lice have strong reason 20 believe Is James
c. DunhaD, for whom there Is reward OF
ell, 900 offered, dead or alive. at San Jose.
Ca. He was picked Up here by Detective
Louis Wolf, OF the local force. as Suspicious
character, he having offered a lot OF goods
for sale at about 20 per cent OF the actual
value.
He gave the name OF Harry Wilson when
arrested. but 10 court he said his right name
was Harry Church, and that be was born Ia
Sacramento. Cal. from which point be
etartcd out two years ago. At different
Places here before bis arrest he gave the
namss OF II. V. Morris. r. n. Ross, Harry
Lewis, and Harry Howard. He has been IN
this city for about month. ell tie time un-
der surveillance.
Mrs. Church Is here In the city. bot she
says she knows very little about her bus
baed, having met him but about two years
ago. and does not even know his business.
They were married In Illinois.
The crime for which DunhaD. whom
Church is suspected Of being Is wanted. was
amost Atrocious one. At = lonely farm
house. between San jose and Los Gatos,
Santa Clara County, Cal, on the night OF
Tuesday. May as. 1896, James c. Durham
slew all the occupants OF the residences save
one. bis baby boy. HE wife, her mother
her st~ptather. her brother. = man and maid
servant were sacrificed. They were al msu-
bers OF the family OF r. P. MeGitney.
The dead was carefully planned. Durham
came 20 his wife In the night and gave her q
chance to write a message 20 those whom
she believed would be spared. Then his
fingers fa.tened around her throat. and the
woman was strangled. Next Minnie Schess-
Ter. servant. was slain, her skull eeing
cleft with an AK. Mrs. McGnncy shared her
fate
The three murdered men were at Camp
he'll wtea the women were Killed. Col. Nc
Gllncy came hrst. A. be opened the door
he was me. By a bullet. He turned 20 seei
safety in flight. and James X. Wells hi
ftepson. rushed TO bis assistance. Wells wa
shot through the heart and instantly killed
JumTing over his body, Durham pursued
the older man. he caught him ~ a near-h,
cabin AID ended his misery.
Robert A. Briscc. who sheltered NEG incy
Was also shot 10 death. Durham escaped
despite strenuous efforts TO capture him.
There is difference Of opinion anon
those who have seen Church. regarding hi
resemblance 10 DunhRm. ths California mui
derer. At nrst glance there Is a strong IKE
ness between Church and the Photograph &
Dunham ia the possession OF tie police
This was nrst not,ced by one Of th~ deIsci
ives, whose curiosi had been aroused :
the air Of mystery that seemed to hang ov'
the prisoner.
Church was showA the picture In the 20:
session OF the police, and at . Hrst giAnc
said; "Why that looks like Texas Jack.
When questioned moro closely about Tex'
Jack be was unable to give q very good a
count of him, but simply said hc knew hi
as circus hand. The smile which playe
about bis mouth when looking AZ the ptctu
was q peculiar one, and further excited Il
suspicions OF the officers.
Chief OF Police Kelly is OF the opinion IN
the prisoner is not Dunham for the reaso
chiefly, that the picture Of Durham sho
him to have square jaw. while that
Church Is somewhat pointed. 10 the q
senco OF a moro minute description OF Du
ham be does not undertake 20 say, positiV
ly, however, that the prisoner is not I
California murderer. A photograph
Church will be forwarded, with d-ser
ton. TO San Jose. Cal.