Salt Lake Telegram | 1926-01-21 | Page 1 | Durkin's Capture Means No. 3 in Jesse James List

Durkins Durkin's Capture Means l No 3 in Jesse James List 4 Justice Department Officers Rega Regard d Case a as Greatest Manhunt in Decade Ch Chapman Chapman Chap Chap- p- p man in Jail Dutch Anderson Dead By JOSEPH S. S United Press Staff Correspondent W WASHINGTON Jap 21 With with the arrest arret of Martin James Durkin super criminal at St. St Louis Lous the country was freed of the last ast of I Ithe the Jesse James type of bandit who preyed on society Justice department department depart depart- ment meat officials said sad today DurkIns DurkIn's capture ended the greatest great great- est manhunt In a decade He ire Xe murdered murdered murdered mur mur- dered a a. justice department agent in cold old blood and every federal officer in the service had pledged himself to avenge his comrade Three of the most notorious criminals termed criminals termed ls-termed termed as master minds and desperate gunmen have gunmen have now fallen into the hands of ot the law lawIn lawin In less than six months Gerald Chapman Coopman train robber and slayer la is in the thO Connecticut state prison with a deat death sentence hanging oy over r his head George Dutch Anderson Anderson Ander Ander- son Chapmans Chapman's pal was killed In Muskegon Mich in a gun Iun D battle with police and DurlIn is now Inthe inthe in inthe the hands of ot Chicago police Durkin was described by justice operatives today as s sheik bandit with nine lives He has shot his way to freedom several times timer when officers had him surrounded and It was reported he tte wore a bulletproof bullet bullet- proof vest He wore vore no such ar- ar moT arre arrested ted and n suid lie was wa just lucky I. I D was sought by federal of officers ot- ot on a c of ot violating the national motor vehicle act He will n never ver be brought to trial on this charge e however Justice department depart depart- m mont ment n t officials said he be tried at Chicago for murder on an indictment that has already been returned