The age-herald., 1900-08-21
.DR. HARRINGTON A
 TRIPLE MURDERER Whisky and Imagined Wrong Cause of Terrible Tragedy. FARLAY GREATLY EXCITED Murdered His Uncle, Mother-in- Law and Sheriff of Platt County, Mo.-Is
 in Turn Instantly Killed
 by Sheriff's Son
.FARLAY GREATLY EXCITED

Leavenworth Kan, August 2o.-A pecu- liarly distressing quadruple tragedy took
 place today at Farley, a small town across
 the river, in Missouri. pr. Sturley liar rington, physician of Farley, drunk and imagining fancied wrongs killed James
 Wallace, his uncle, a wealthy farmer; Mrs William Wallace, his mother-in-law, and J. P. Dillingham; sheriff of Platt coun-
 ty, who tried to arrest him, and was in
 turn shot dead by Harry Dillingham;, the
 sheriff's son. Before he was cornered by
 the sheriff's posse Harrington held up the
 clerk in a general store at the point of his
 revolver and exchanged shots with the clerk, firing into a crowd of spectators.
 Harrington's 12-year-old daughter was fcrced witness to the different stages Of the tragedy, the physician taking her with him in his buggy as he went from place
 to place on his bloody errand.
 Saturday night Harrington quarreled
 with his wire and drove her from home,
 threatening her life. He had had words
 with James Wallace over a line fence, and
 had been on a protracted spree. Mrs. Har-
 rington had not returned home this morn-
 ing and Harrington repairing to Wallace's
 home, demanded where she could be found.
 Wallace professed to have no knowledge
 of her whereabouts, whereat Harrington
 whipped out revolver and shot him twice,
 once in the head and once through the
 heart. Leaving his victim where he lay,
 Harrington drove half mile to the home
 of Mrs. William Wallace and again de-
 manded to know of his wife. To Mrs. Wal
 lace's answer that she knew nothing of
 Mrs. Harrington the physician shot her
 dead before she could make outcry.
 Purchased Ammunition
 Harrington drove immediately to Leaven-
 worth, taking his little girl with him. The
 Wallaces were alone and no one gave chase. At Leavenworth Harrington ap-
 peared calm and collected. He purchased
 some cartridges for his revolver and 41-
 calibre rifle and ammunition for it, remark
 ing to the proprietor as he left: T have an order for the cartridges at the store in Farley, and as I am going home, I might as well take them.'
 As Harrington retraced his steps the liquor and the thoughts of his crime ap- parently maddened him. Reaching Farley he entered William Wehees general store and demanded some money of Daniel Can
 non, the clerk.
 q have only three dollars, and cannot let you have that" said Cannon. "Yes, you can, for I will pay it back replied Harrington.
 Cannon still refused and Harrington drew a revolver and demanded the money. There was a dozen men in the store but none made move to interfere. The clerk turnd over the money and Harrington started to leave the store. As he did so Cannon seized revolver and fired one shot at him. He missed and Harrington turning quick ly emptied his revolver in the direction Of the crowd None of the shots took effect, but they sufficed to keep the people at bay, and Harrington sauntered toward the door.
 Shot Sheriff Dead
 Sheriff Dillingham; and his posse had been following Harrington closely, and as the murderer emerged from the store he stood face to face with his pursures. Harring- ton instantly raised his weapon and fired at the sheriff, the ball entering Dilling- hams forehead. Harrington, moment later, stepped over the body of the dying | sheriff and started to run He had gone but a few steps when shot from the re- volver of Harry Dillingham;, son of the sheriff, brought him to the ground. Both Sheriff Dillingham; and Harrington died within a few minutes. The cause of the shooting is said to be trouble caused by Harrington having been expelled from the Masonic lodge of Farley. He was expell- ed some time ago, and charged his uncle, James Wallace, and Daniel Cannon with being instrumental in the proceedings. It is said he made the threat that he would clean out every Mason in Platte County for this action.
 No reason has been ascribed for Har- rington's having shot his mother-in-law, except that he was crazed with liquor. The Wallaces were among the most respected citizens of Platte County.