San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-11-02
CHAPMAN s PAL
DIES IN GUN
BATTLE
Dutch" Anderson is Slain
by Detective He
Wounds Fatally.

MUSKEGON. Mich, Nov, 2.-CPo
George Dutch Anderson. gunman.
killer and pal Of Gerald Chapman
convicted slayer and robber. was shot
to death here Saturday night by De-
tective Charles Hammond.
Identification was made today by
fingerprints and Bertillon measure
ments, as well as by secret service
agents who have been seeking Ander-
son.
Anderson, for whom a nationwide
search has been made since the Shaving
last August IA in Muncie. Ind. of Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Hance. died from a bull
let fired from his own weapon. but
only after he had fatally wounded the
detective.
The detective came upon Anderson
in the Saturday evening crowds in the
downtown section and arrested him
for questioning concerning passing a
counterfeit $50 bill. On the way n
the police station, Anderson drew his
revolver and began firing.
CHAPMAN'S PAL.
Hammond. who was shot at close
range and MORALLY wounded. wrested
the revolver from Anderson and fired
one bullet through Anderson's heart.
Anderson and Chapman have been
linked in crime forseveral years. Their
biggest Sob" according to police rec
ords. was the holdup of mail truck
in New York in 1921. Both were ap-
pretended, convicted and sentenced tn
serve % years each. but both escaped
from the Federal prison at Atlanta,
where they were incarcerated.
Anderson went to his death fighting
The arrest was made after Ander
son. who had $4,000 in counterfeit S26
bills on his person. had passed one for
box of candy at the Colonial Cafe.
Suspicious of the bill, the cashier sent
her brother. Garcia Engalls. to the
hall across the street. The bill was
declared a counterfeit.
STARTS FIRING.
Hammond was detailed by Chief
Hanson to nick the man up. Ham.
mond and Engalls found him mixing
with the crowd on Western avenue.
the main business street, and then En-
gals pointed him out.
81 am not sure he is the man who
passed the bill. but he was in the
store" said EngallS.
Hammond told Anderson to accom-
pany him to the station. He walked
along until he was nearing the police
station. Then he Slipped a revolver
from his pocket and fired. The first
shot went wild and struck store win
dow across the street. The second but
let hit another store window.
Anderson ran into an alley at the
rear of the city hall. Hammond fol-
lowed in the face of the gunfire and as
he grabbed Anderson. the bandit
turned and fired at close range. The
bullet went through Hammond's lung
and liver.
Hammond wrested the revolver from
Anderson and fired n shot into his
BODY. Hammond wounded. sagged
HrainSt the wall as Patrolman George
Thompson. attracted by the shots, ran
to him.
DETECTIVE DIES.
Get him. He got me-" said Ham
mond.
Thompson fired shot into Ander-
sons body as he tried to rise but it
was the bullet fired by Hammond from
the notorious criminals own gun that
killed him.
Hammond died two hours later.
1t was five minutes after the shoot
ing that Anderson died in the office Of
| Chief Hansen.
1t was at first believed that the
bandit was Martin James Durkin, no
| torious Chicago gunman.
Anderson had been in the counter
felt game for several weeks apparently
and had flooded Michigan cities with
the counterfeit 500 bills. according to
secret service operatives.