Arizona republican., 1904-09-03

James C.. Durham, inc author of one of the bloodiest crimes of the last cen tury, involving the murder Of his wife and all the members of her family. has been arrested after a chase of eight years. The news of his capture came in dispatch yesterday afternoon from Captain Thomas Rynning of the Arizona Rangers. The dispatch was sent from Douglas and contained no other information than that Dunham had been arrested and that he had confessed. Captain Rynning added that this was the most important work in the history of the organization of the rangers. It is supposed that the arrest was made near the international line
 dispatch to The Republican from Douglas last night states that Dunham is the man who was arrested by the rangers last Tuesday under the name of Charles Douglas, of whose capture The Republican contained a story yes- terday. At the time of making the ar rest they had information that led them to believe that Douglas was the long sought for Dunham. The dispatch says:
 "On Tuesday evening, Lieutenant Brooks of the Arizona rangers with two rangers went to a silicia mine in the mountains south of Bisbee to arrest Charles Douglas on information from the foreman and superintendent of tho mine and from a description. or the fu- gitive in their possession.
 Douglas had evidently lost his gun as his pockets were full of A car tridges and he had been trying for sev- eral days to borrow a gun. The two officers threw down on him and tho other attemped to handcuff him. He had a handle sawed from a shovel and made desperate fight almost breaking the arm of one ranger. Lieutenant Brooks fired at his right arm and nit him in the breast but it did not stop him. Ranger Stanford fired at his head creasing him. He was stunned. secured and taken to Naco. Ills wounds were not serious.
 During the night he called for the foreman and in the presence of officers confessed that he was Durham and
 
 family in San Jose, Cal. He says that since then he has served three years in Yuma and received a sentence of six years in Santa Fe, but escaped from a tie camp afser six months. He beg ged the rangers to return him to New Mexico and not to California.
 He has been identified by two San Jose men and he fits the description of Durham. He has tried to commit sui eide twice since his capture. He is closely guarded pending further iden- tification and the action of the Cali fornia officials"
 The crime for which Dunham has been sought was the murder of his wife, her mother. her stepfather, Col. R. P. McGlincy, her brother, James K. Wells, a servant girl, Minnie Shes sler, and a farm hand, Robert Frisco. The murder took place on the night Of May 26, 1896, at the farm house of Col. McGlincy, between San Jose and Los Gatos, Santa Clara county, Cal.
 The slaughter was carefully planned. When it was begun there was nobody at home but the three women. Dun ham went to his wife in the night and having told her that he was going to kill her, he gave her a chance to write a message to those who she was led to believe would be spared. Then he strangled her to death. The second victim was the girl. Minnie Shessler. whose skull was cleft with an ax. The fate of Mrs. McGlincy was the same.
 Then the murderer sat in the bloody house and awaited the return of the men. Col. McGlincy came first As he opened the door he was met by