The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-01-13
BARTON THE BLK.
A Britisher's Very Successful
Career in America.
Marries a Rich Girl-Robs Her Mother
Caught stealing and Sent Up-0ne of
the SmOOIhest OF Swindlers.

Especial to THE HERALD-Examiner Cable.1
LONDON, Jan. Eff Jimmy Hope, or
some equally notorious burglar, had come
to England and passed himself off as an
officer in the United States army, was
given entree of swell club and finally
married he would have an analogy of
Neville Barton's career in America Bar
ton is one OF the shrewedest burglars and
cleverest forgers in the annals of English
crime. The most remarkable thing about
his brief but exciting career Is that he
should have wasted his talents on such
small Jobs and them finally have landed
for penal servitude because he was caught
stealing an overcoat and umbrella. George
Friedrich Barton is a through type of the
CLEVER, PLAUSIBLE, sMooTH-ToNGUED
sCoUNDREL.
He went to America determined to marry
some girl with money and On whom he
could live for the remainder of his life.
After Barton's arrest at BURGESS Hill, his
unfortunate wife and mother-in- law went
to the squalid little village of Bramber,
ten miles from Brighton, where they could
get small house suited to their means.
Mrs. Barton is a large woman. about
twenty-eight years of age, with blonde
hair. She is exceedingly broken up over
her husbands villainy. She said: ''That
man left US with only few pounds to live
on. We had signed two notes for him,
which make US liable to the extent of $500.
He got great deal of money from my
mother. He said he was to get his money
in the beginning of October when he would
pay all back.
IF EVER THERE WAS A SLY MAN 1T IS HE.
If he could talk with anyone now he
would make them think he was
innocent l had not hoped to
convict him. He would have escaped with
sentence of four years. Imprisonment,
but the silver spoons he stole from Oak
dale villa, Burgess Hill, he brought here,
saying they came from his family. We
| gave them to the police. Barton pretended
that he was so indignant at his marrying an
| American girl, that his father, Sir John
Barton, refused to see me.
BARToN's FATHER is CAB OLIVIER
at Tun bridge Wells. I was married tc
him in March of last year. had known
| him soon after his arrival in America
When he was sent to Lewis jail we came
| here to live. 1t was great pity he did moi
| get twenty-four years instead of twelve
| Your correspondent afterward saw Mrs
Miller, the mother OF Mrs. Barton, WIFI
said Barton was one one of thu
cleverest villains that could b,
imagined. "We have used up twt
or three years income in advance, ant
are living now on the charity of lawye
in New York; she said. "lf people knew
our distress they would help US.
WE CAN'T GET BACK TO AMERICA
till we get money. 1t will take years t.
make up what barton has got from usn
Barton was good deal of Lotha, 10. H
used frequently to bring young women t
Cedar Hill. His wife and Mrs. Mile
never went there The house they live il
at b amber is very small and retired
They avoid even the small society of tn
town aud rarely go out. Barton has writ
ten to his wife repeatedly from Levi
prison, protesting his innocence She ha
not answered any letter and says she wi
not. ''He las deceived me So" she sale
that it seems as if
I COULD NEVER TRUST THE MAN AGAIN.
He married me simply to get what b
could" The distress of Mrs Barton an
the other sister was pitiful.