The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-06-11
MAN HUNT IN CHICAGO
A Suspect Makes Desperate At
tempt to Escape Police.

Chicago, June 11-After being chased
through the streets by two detectives
and a crowd Of people, a young man
who gave the name of Melville Chester
Ffndlay and who said he was the son
of a wealthy business man Of Kansas
City and q. graduate of Yale, was ar
rested. After his arrest he was recog-
nized as Melville Chester Findlay. alias
Melville Chester. jr., Jordan Hanna,
John Reid, W. o. Brown. and various
other names.
Twenty-Five charges of forgery are
said to have been made against him.
Chester, jr, was arrested by Detective
Sergeants Book and Desousa, of the
Central station, after a chase of over
six blocks in the downtown district
and was finally captured in the court
yard Of the Auditorium Annex, after he
had given the detectives a desperate
fight. Two weeks ago Captain Colleran
received a message from the chief of
police of Kansas City to be on the look
out for Chester, and to notify all bank
ing and jewelry firms to be careful IN
dealing with a man answering CHEST
er's description As the detectives were
passing along Jackson boulevard they
saw a man en- erge from the store at
AZ Jackson boulevard The suspicion OF
the detectives was 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
on Wabash avenue to Harrison street,
where he attempted to elude the de-
tectives by boarding Cottage Grove
avenue car. Jumping on the rear plat
form Chester ran through the car,
knocking a woman down as she was
attempting to alight at Harrison
street. Seeing the detectives and the
crowd in hot pursuit Chester Jumped
from the car and ran east on Harrison
street toward Michigan avenue -
number of cabmen were standing at
Harrison street and Michigan avenue,
and one of them. Frank Hyde, attempt
ed to stop the fugitive. but was struck a
blow in the face that felled him to the
pavement Chester ran north on Mich
igan avenue and to Jackson boulevard,
then to Wabash avenue.
Part of the crowd attempted to in
tercept him at the alley between Mich
igan and Wabash avenues. but evil
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, crossing the street, and
ran through a small passageway to the
rear of the Chicago club. and took ref
uge in the courtyard in the rear of the
and Desousa saw Chester run between
the buildings and followed. Seeing
Detective Desousa- Chester uttered an
oath and sprang at him They grappled
ana wrestled. when Detective Book as
sisted in overpowering the man. At the
Central station Chester admitted to
Captain Colleran that he was the man
wanted by the police of several cities.
In Guthrie. Okla. while escaping he
IS said by the police to have shot and
seriously wounded a policeman, but not
before the policeman had struck him
several times with the butt of his re-
voIver inf7icting a deep cut in the back
of Findlay's head. and which he showed
the police.
Kansas City, No. June 11-Melvflle
Chester Ffndlay is the son of an art
store proprietor of this city He made
q sensational escape two months ago
from Detective Andy O'Hare. in this
city, worsting the detective badly in
personal struggle. O'Hare has a wide
fame as a fighter and had never be-
fore lost his prisoner. Findlay is a n an
of powerful physique, and comes OF
respectable and well to do family He
is accused of numerous small forgeries-