The age-herald., 1902-05-07
Reported That He is Captured
 in Ohio Town
PRISONER FITS DESCRIPTION
Said to Have Scars and Other Marks as Set Forth In the Circulars Describing Duncan-A
 Former Case.

It Is possible that Frank Duncan, the man who is greatly wanted in Jefferson County, may be under arrest at Con- neaut, O., a town in Ashtabula County, in the northeast corner of the state. A man has been detained by the authori- ties owing to the fact that his appearance tallies very much with that of Duncan, as set forth on the circulars distributed by Sheriff Burgin. The following special dis patch to the Age-Herald gives an account of his arrest:
 "A man giving his name as Frank Hayden, and his home as Baltimore, was arrested in the yards of the New York Central and St. Louis Railway here to- day upon the request of trainmen, who think they recognize in him Frank Dun can, wanted in Birmingham for the mur- der of Policemen Adams and Kirkley. The railroad men found Hayden sneaking through the yards to the yardmasters office, where he has been hanging out for months. A circular sent out by the sheriff of Jefferson County offering $500 reward for the arrest of Duncan states he Is to be found around shops.
 When the trainmen saw Hayden they decided they had the Birmingham mur- derer The description of Duncan tallies closely with Hayden. Hayden has scars on his hands and behind one ear just as Duncan is described. He is of the same weight and build He was locked up on the charge of trespassing on railroad property and the chief of police and others had him in the sweat box this af- ternoon for a long time.
 Hayden had a partner when arrested, but he was allowed to go. He was fairly well dressed, and though his clothes are worn they are clean The police here will wire the Birmingham police tonight garding Hayden"
 No news has been received at the sheriff's office of the prisoners arrest.
 Several weeks ago a man was arrested for Frank Duncan in Billiards, Ohio, a little town about fifteen miles west of Co., lumbus. Telegrams received at the sher- ifs office gave his description which tallied with that sent out about Duncan and led the officials to think that Dun can had really been caught. Sheriff A. W. Burgin to make sure that the pris- oner was Duncan telegraphed the chief of police of Columbus to go to Billiards and have the prisoner measured by the Bertillion system. There was some little delay about this so Sheriff Burgin start ed deputy to Billiards but the latter had hardly gone any distance on his Journey before word was received that l Frank Duncan and had been released. The report of his capture caused much interest in the city at the time and many thought 1t was the real Duncan. The incident put Sheriff Burgin to consider able expense, in paying the Columbus experts who measured the prisoner and in paying the deputy's expenses.
 After this Frank Duncan began to be heard from throughout the entire coun- try. For a while the number of letters received by the sheriff stating that Dun can had been caught and asking that a l deputy be sent after him, and at the same time to bring along the little re- ward of $500, averaged about six a day Of late, however, public interest in the whereabouts of Duncan has Tagged and | few letters of this kind have been re- | ceived.
 Duncan, 1t will be remembered, is one of the Duncan-Miller gang oi white crim- inals who operated around Birmingham early in 1900 and robbed several safes Among others that they robbed was the | Standard oil Company, whose safe was blown on the night of March r, 19Oo and | at which time the night watchman, J. A. Clayton, was shot and injured. His foot afterwards had to be amputated on ac- count of his wound.
 | The police were notified of this robbery and later in the night Miller and Duncan l were arrested by Policemen Kirkley, and | Adams. and on the way to the police sta- ton they suddenly drew their pistols and opened fire upon the police. The latter re- turned the fire but were both mortally wounded and died shortly afterwards. Frank Miller was tried and convicted of the murder of Policeman Adams and Duncan was sentenced to life fmprison- ment for complicity in this case. Miller was later tried on the charge of murder ing Policeman Kirkley and was also sen fenced to be hanged.
 Pending his appeal to the Supreme Court he made his escape on January 20 of this year and has not yet been re- taken. Several others escaped with him at the time, viz. George Bullard, A. J.