The San Francisco call., 1899-08-11
He RESEMBLES
]. {, DUNHA
Description of the Lou
isViI.e Suspect.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN JOSE, Aug. 10.-Sheriff Langford
to-day received pictures and description
of the Dunham suspect recently arrested
at Louisville, KY, and there is a proba-
bility that the right man has been ar
rested. The photos bear a strong resem-
blance to James c. Durham, the mur-
derer of the McGIincy family at Camp
bell.
The man, who gives his name as c. F.
Netterfield, has been hanging around
Louisville for a couple of months On
May 26 last Chief Of Detectives Sullivan
| of that city notified Sheriff Langford that
| he was watching a man whom he sus-
peCted of being Dunham. Since then a
strict watch has been kept on the man,
and few days ago the authorities be-
came convinced they had the right man
spotted, and he was arrested on a charge
of Vagrancy to hold him until the local
| officers could be heard from.
The following is-the letter received with
the photos:
Department Of Police.
CITY OF LOUISVILLE, August ., 1899.
r. J. Langford. Sheriff. San Jose, Cal.-Dear
Sir: Enclosed find photos OF a man arrested
here, who gives his name as c. F. Netterheld.
and we found on him letters addressed to that
name. but all dated prior TO 1885, and not a
scrap or line to identify him since We sus-
by you for murder, as his forehead, eyes, nose,
mouth, chin and neck answer the description of
Durham.
He is feet 10 Inches tall in his bare
feet, weighs 156h pounds. has a brown mus
tache, dark chestnut hair. He gives his age as
45, but looks TO be about 35 years old He has
exceedingly large wrists and forearms. The
suspect is addicted to the morphine habit and
while under the influence of the drug admitted
in his conversation he wanted in California
for murder. From his talk he has been in
Mexico, the Rocky Mountains and all over the
country. Wire If he is James c.. Dunham
and If he is send warrant. Very respectfully,
WILLIAM j. SULLIVAN,
Chief Of Detectives.
The pictures bear the closest resem-
blance to Durham of any yet received
H L. Miller, who knew Dunham init
mately. says there is a strong probability
Of the man being Durham. There is that
Durham, and the description Of Netter-
field in all manner fits.
The fact that letters of Identification
were found on the man bearing date prior
to 1895 is one Of the strongest arguments
in the matter. Durham committed his
crimes on May 26 1896, and if he is the
man wanted he probably made these let
ters to ward off suspicion in case of ar
rest.
That he is addicted to morphine Is also
dence. The pictures show the inroad the
drug has made on the man, but many
| think 1t Durham. They argue that a
man with the enormity of Dunham's 3
crimes hanging over his head would take
! to liquor or some drug.
Netterfeld admits having been in Mexico
and also states that he Is wanted for mur-
! der in California. Shortly after the muir
| der Sheriff Lyndon received information,
| that was considered of a positive nature
! that Durham had made his way into
Mexico, but thorough search failed to
| reveal him.
No action has yet been taken in the
matter, but undoubtedly the Board of
Supervisors will be asked for authority
! to send a man East to see If the man is
really Durham.