The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-11
Didn't Seem to Care When Told the
Penitentiary Would BE His
Abiding Place.
WANTED IN MANY CITIES
TWENTY-FIVE CHARGES OF FOR
gerry AGAINST HIM.
Said to Have Had Previous Con-
hicts with Police i'm Which He
Wounded Two Men.

CHICAGO, June 1O.-After being chased
through the streets by two detectives and
a crowd of people. a young man who gave
the name of Melville Chester Findlay, and
who said he was the son of wealthy bus
mess man of Kansas City, and graduate
of Yale, was arrested this evening. After
his arrest he was recognized as Melville
Chester Findlay, alias Melville Chester,
jr, Jordan Hanna, John Reid, w. o. Brown
and various other names.
Two weeks ago Captain Coleran received
a message from the chief of police OF Kan
sas City TO be on the lookout for Chester
and to notify all banking and jewelry firms
10 be careful in dealing with man an
swering Chesters description. AS the de-
tectives were passing along Jackson boule-
ward to-day they saw a man emerge from
the store at AZ Jackson boulevard. The sus-
picon of the detectives were aroused and
they decided TO place the man under arrest.
When Chester reached Wabash avenue
he became suspicious of the detectives and
ran. The detectives followed him and
pedestrians seeing the trio running started
in pursuit. Chester ran south in Wabash
avenue to Harrison street, where he at
tempted to elude the detectives by boarding
a Cottage Grove avenue car. Jumping on
the rear platform Chester ran through the
car knocking a woman down as she was
attempting alight at Harrison street
Seeing the detectives and the crowd in hot
pusuit Chester jumped from the car and
ran east on Harrison street toward Michi-
gan avenue. number of cabmen were
standing at Harrison street and Michigan
avenue, and one of them, Frank Hyde, at
tempted to stop the prisoner, but was
struck blow in the face that felled him TO
tie pavement. Chester ran north on Michi-
gan avenue and to Jackson boulevard, then
to Wabash avenue. Part of the crowd at
tempted to intercept him at the alley be-
tween Michigan and Wabash avenues, but
evidently determined to escape, Chester
charged the crowd knocking several of the
men to the pavement and ran south in the
alley.
Almost exhausted from his long run.
Chester kept going and turned from the
alley into Van Buren street, crossed the
street and ran through a small passageway
to the rear of the Chicago Club and took
refuge in the courtyard in the rear of the
Auditorium Annex. Detectives Book and
De Sousa saw Chester run between the
buildings and followed Seeing Detective De
Sousa, Chester uttered an oath and sprang
at him. They grappled and wrestled, when
Detective Book assisted in overpowering
the man.
At the Central station Chester admitted
to Captain Coleran that he was the man
wanted by the police of several cities.
Chester told Captain Coleran he was the
son of Melville Chester, of Boston. He is
said to have committed over sixty forgeries
in the last six months. He has been eagerly
sought after by the police of Memphis,
Tenn; Boston, Mass; San Francisco, Gin
cinnati, Louisville. Ky; Pittsburg. Pa;
New York, Galveston and Liberty, Mo-,
where he is said to have assaulted the
sheriff in that city while the latter was at
tempting TO arrest him, and making his es
cape. He is also wanted in Bloomington,
H.. Normal, Ill.,; Guthrie, o. T., and Kan
sas City.
Chester, it is declared, escaped from the
police in Kansas City, after a desperate
fight, in which he is said to have wounded
a policeman. In Gertrude, o. T., while es-
Gaping, he is said to have shot and serious
ly wounded a policeman but not before the
policeman had struck him several times
with the butt of his revolver, infiicting a
deep cut in the back of Chester's head and
Whlcn ne SnOWeu 10 the poliCt tp-nlShl.
Chester has been in Chicago but few
days, coming here from Memphis, Tenn,
but since his arrival here he is said TO have
forged checks on over a dozen merchants,
the amounts varying from $40 to $50. Yes
terday Chester, it is charged, forged a
check on r. \. Wrightmeyer. a gents fur
nisher at 53 Jackson boulevard, to the
amount of S40 When searched at the Cen
trail station Chester had a number of
checks of the National Biscuit Company in
his pockets, which he said he filled out as
he used them.
When told tonight that he would go to
the penitentiary, Chester said he knew II,
but didn't care. II am glad l am ar
rested" said he. Il come of good people
i'm Boston, where my father is in the bank
ing business. l could live a good life If |
only would do as my father often requested.
but L cannot content myself in one place
long | have no one 10 blame but myself
and now that l am under arrest l will take
my punishment like man.