Why did mcmurdo come from chicago?

He was trying to run away from people that want him dead.

he was trying to run away from scowrers
i know many of you might think that this is wrong but believe me Arthur Conan Doyle was my great-great-great-great-great-great grandfather and his papers were found by me and i read in those the reason Mcmurdo ran from Chicago

A bit late to the party, but....

It's important to recognize that McMurdo is a fictional identity - a cover for Birdy Edwards, a Pinkerton detective, to infiltrate the lodge and the Scrowers. Pinkerton was a large private detective agency employed by mine owners and railroads to provide security and counter union influence.

According to his own story, McMurdo was a master counterfitter - creating perfect lookalike US gold coins from cheaper metals. He claims to be fleeing Chicago police after murdering his acomplice in this counterfeiting operation. On the train to Vermissa Valley and again later, the police seem to be hassling McMurdo over his past while in the company of other lodge members. In fact, the police were actually helping Birdy Edwards establish himself as a like-minded criminal and explain his sudden appearance in the Valley of Fear. In espionage, this operation is called a legend - some thing or event that establishes a staged reputation.

Imagine I meet you somehow with wild stories of my Mafia connections. You as likely as not would think me to be some big-mouthed fabulist, poser, wannabe - however you want to term it. Now imagine instead that I didn't say anything but instead as we became acquainted the actual FBI keeps showing up with search warrants and hassles. Which version of the same basic story would a person be more likely to believe?

McMurdo ran away from chicago because he thought he would be welcomed and he read in the papers folks aren't too particular in these parts.

Mcmurdo ran away from the police even though he was till proven innnocent in the laws esys but the police knew that he was indeed a murderer. He came to vermissa valley because he knew that the news reporters weren't to prticulr in that area.

mc murdo came to chicago to find a job and as he commited the murder so he was running from the folks and folks were not common in these parts

i think he comited an murder in Chicago that why he was trying to run as far from Chicago that possibly no one can catch him but,he was catched by Captain Marvin in later sence but he was saved by the McGinty