The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-06-06
4 CONVICT HIsToRLAN.
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In the secondhand book stores one can find
occasionally a quaint, diminutive volume,
usually well worn and yellow with age. which Is
entitled "A History Of New South Wales" Its
author was George harrington. Officer to the
Crown, and the history of his life Is given In old
fashioned style in the introduction to the book.
which was dated 1903. If there was ever a
romance of crime, that history cmbodies 1t.
George harrington. whose real name was
Henry Waldron, was the son Of q Maynooth
silyersmith and n mantuamaker. When a boy,
he quarreled with a fellow scholar at a Dublin
grammar school. and was whipped. In revenge
he stabbed his opponent and, II possible. would
have murdered him.. For this affair he was
fogged so furiously that he determined to run
away from school. SO he stole gig and q silver
watch from his preceptor. and disappeared in
the middle of q May night.
At DrOgheda he met q company OF strolling
players and lodged at the inn where they were
staying. Their manager John Price, took q
fancy to Darlington, and engaged him as an
actor. Indeed, 1t was Price who suggested the
changing of Henry Waldron to George Barring
ton, because 1t looked better on the bills. Under
this name he made his first appearance on any
stage, as JaDler, in Otway's Venice Preserved"
III u UdTu u Liz bEDBh - N.S NNees
was a success, and. pawning the stolen watch to
pay expenses. young harrington SGT out with
the company for Londonderry. Price brought
him into tender connection with o member OF
the company 4. S %hS S SHl,e sna Gedseti e miSs EfsirSo Of
the young woman. proposed to him TO share the
management OF the troupe.
harrington complied and became joint man
ager with Price. 1t was not long before Price
found 1t expedient to insinuate to harrington
that 2 S young e mdh i e n nub bIei oiscesi and thai
he might ;ntd h md oPP ostSn,aS uo of Pisttsaas m porse ss.
p %ss BEING az held Seid. pI Priee's scheme e pleased Bar
rington. and the next day he carried IT into exc
amounted to about RI9O in Irish currency. Bal
lyshannon was the next place visited where
III, playing on Tuesdays and Saturdays and
S Va: SSRs55tq %IsE E Yriaa' IN % iS,' place sss r sssf!Hf fsss
the two adyenturers parted company. Accom-.
panied by Miss Egerton, the Young man LEFT
Alter the funeral he went to limerick and in a
f found TG Price m peaniiess and his company ssdis'
Rersed. They formulated a scheme by which
s tnnei %hfis Y Yriss 30 M RsS 10 tp play = sSpRast. The %, plot 'Ss:
ww8rEed to a charm. They had credit enough
70 secure horses and Dan an outfit dia' shs Bar Bsr
Operating among the best class OF the er,
travagant gentry OF the time, tho two, rognes
l became IuIIllllhT pupuihi hBuio hlo
society OF Ireland, and at the end OF l772 had q
capital OF FL, 100. On this they settled in Cork
where Price was detected In an attempt to rob q
young squire, arrested, and sentenced to sever
years transportation, harrington escaped u
Dublin. where he lived quietly Tor 2 time. TheI
he obtained passage as "A guest In Sir Alexander
Schomberg's yacht to England. ~Schomberg wa
very useful TO him, and the sdyenturer AIS
found Of great service the friendship of u fellow
passenger on the yacht. the Duke Of beinsteI.
A more profitable acquaintance to Darlington
however. was q young captain In the army. Flo
many months they lived a wild life In London
Then Barrington's funds ran low, and he went L
work again. He picked pockets right and left
even dipping unsuspected into his friends. "a
Duke OF teinster. On one occasion, while tn
Duke was dining him and some friends at tan
company. Another plckpScket. who was ate
share OF the spoil. To save himself. Barringto
sealed a Compact OF friendship. Barring
tons partner introduced, him, to the fence
in London, and the pair thus disposed OF PlnI
der OF very high value. firing OF London. Bal
rington visited Brighton In tho summer OF l77t
and there met the Duke Of Ancaster, who 2.
celved him as a gentleman Of fortune and nobl
family. This opened up to him q royal array q
victims. and brought him into contact with tn