The San Francisco call., 1908-09-29
TEXAS PRISONER
NOT jim DUNHAM
San Jose Officer Declares Gen.
y eraI Resemblance Between
Men Is Remarkable
Careful Examination COnvinCeS
Official That Suspect Is
Not Murderer
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

SHERMAN. Tex, Sept. 2s-Aiter
two whole days spent in studying anu
talking with Bill Hatfield, who was ar
rested September 5, and has peeh IN
jail since, charged with being James =
Durham who killed six people In San
Jose. Cal. IL years ago. the two can
fornia officers, Sheriff A. b. Lang .oiu
and Deputy H. NJ. Burlington, tonlsH'
decided that Hatfield is not Dunham'
although a striking likeness oe'"
them exists. -
"As soon as | saw Hatfield. SAID
Burlington, tonight, although the re-
semblance was striking, | reahzed that
he was not the Jim Durham knew.
| knew Dunham so well that L can
not be mistaken, but Hatfield looked SO
much like Dunham that | went again
and again to see him. IL Hatneld was
in San Jose. many people at frst glance
would call him Dunham. but close IN
spection would show that they were
mistaken"
Sheriff Langford said: We do not
think that Hatfield is James C. Dun
ham. The general resemblance petWeen
the two men is most striking. but
when Hatfield is analysed there Is
vast difference difference In the shape
of the nose. the ears and the lack OF Z
dimple on the chin which time couid
not efface. The scar on the 1oot is
not big enough and it is not quite In
the right place. and Hatnelds nanus
are not long enough.
HATFIELD LACKS CULTURE
But what impressed Sheriff Langford
greatly was the apparent fact tnat rat
field was not a college bred man. while
he said that Dunham was a man OF
high education. 1t Is not now believed
that Hatfield could simulate the want
of education with which he talks
Both the officers were desirous OF
taking Hatfield to California, but mes
sage was received from the district at
torney at San Jose not to bring the
prisoner unless he is the right man.
Hatfields attorney this afternoon
asked for an immediate hearing for his
client on a writ of habeas corpus. The
hearing is set for Wednesday after
noon at 1 80 o'clock. The San Jose off1-
GERS will leave Sherman at IL O'Clock
tomorrow.
NEW DUNHAM SUSPECT
SAN JOSE, Sept est is expected
here that Dunham suspects will De
caught in every state in the union with
| in the next few months, owing to the
activity of California and Texas au-
thorities in an attempt TO identity a
man held in Sherman supposed to be
/
came today to District Attorney Free
| from a man in North Carolina who
thinks he has found the long sought
| criminal but he evidently knows abso-
lutely nothing of the work that is being
done at the present time In the direc-
| ton of bringing back this suspect from
Texas. The letter, which is dated Sep
tember 20. from Randleman, n. c.. is a:
| follows:
II write you in regard to the murder
| of Colonel r. p. McGlincy and others
| by j. C. Durham and if he is wanted
yet, or has been apprehended; IL not
thing I can give information that will
bring about his arrest. as we have g
man here flling his description. He has
married in one of the poorest families
in tho country. and in the most neg
lected part of the country. but seems
to be man of refinement.
"A. A. MOORE