The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-08-21

Doctor IN Missouri Commits
Murder

LEAVENWORH, KANs., AUGUST 90.
AT Farley, a small town across the
river, in Missouri, Dr Harrington, a
physician of Farley became drunk and
imagining fancied wrongs, killel james
Wallace, his uncle. a wealthy farmer.
Mrs. William Wallace, H~arrington's
mother-in-law, and j. y. Dillingham;,
sheriff Of Platte county, who tried to
arrest him, and was in turn shot dead
by Harry Dillingham;, the sherins' son.
Before he was cornered by the sheriff's
posse Harrington held up the clerk in
a genral store at the point Of his re-
volver and exchanged shots with the
clerk, firing into a crowd of spectators.
Harrington's two-year-old laughter was
a forced witness Of 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 wife and drove her flom homo,
threatening her life. He had words with
James Wallace ovr a line fence and had
been on a protracted spree. Mrs .Har-
rington had not returned home this
morning and Harrington, repairing to
Wallace's home demanded to know where
she could be found. Wallace protested
to nave no knowledge of her where
abouts, whereat Harrington whipped out
a revolver and shot him twice, once
in the head and once through the heart.
Leaving his victim as he Law. Harring-
ton drove half a mile to the home Of
Mrs. William Wallace and again demand
ed 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 an cutlery.
Harrington drove Immediately to
L~eavenworth, taking his little girl with
him. The Wailaces were alone and no
one gave chase. AT L~eavenworth, Har-
rington appeared calm and collected. He
purchased some cartridges for his revolt
yer and a Al calibre rifle and ammuni-
ton for it, remaking to the proprietor as
he left continuing, I have an order for
the cartridges at the store In Farley, and
as I am going home, 1 might as wen
take them.
AS Harrington retraced his steps the
liquor and the thoughts II his crlinei
apparently maddened him. Reaching
Farley, he entered william Wehee's gen.
eral store and demanded some money OF
the clerk In charge.
IT nave only three dollars and cannot
let you have that said the clerk.
Eyes you can, for I will pay II back"
replied Harrington.
The clerk still refused, and Harrington
drew a revolver and demanded the mon
ey. There were a dozen menin the store
but none made any move to interfere.
The clerk turned over the money and
Harrington started to leave the store.
AS he did so, the clerk seized a revolt
yer and fired one shot at him 1t went
amiss. and Harrington, turning quickly.
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.
Sheriff Dillingham; and his posse had
ben following Harrington CLOSELY and rs
the murderer emerged from the store he
stood face TO face with his pursuers.
Harrington instantly raised his revolver
and fired at the sheriff, the ball enter
ing Dillingham's forehead. Harrington a
moment later stepped over tn body of
the dying sheriff and started to run.
He had gone but a few yards when q
shot from the revolver of Harry Dill
lingham. son Of the sheriff, brought him
to the ground. Both Sheriff Dillingham;
and Harrington died within a few min
utes.