Hutchinson gazette., 1900-08-23
AwTUL ATMOeITY IN MIssounI
Four People Are Dead In Plat County
A. ResuIt ofR Drunk MANS DOlIigs

AsIsesult ofR Drunk MANS DOlhgs
Le0yenworth Kas, Aug 20-Dr
Harrington, n physician Of Farley, 0
sWnll town In Platte county, NO., soutf
OF Lenyenworth, shot aud killed hli
mother-in'luw Mrs, William Wallace,
his wlfes uncle, james Wallace, 6
wealthy farmer, and the sheriff Of
Plnttc county u, II, Dillingham;, thli
morning, and was In turn shot deat
by the murdered sherlil's son Henry
himself a deputy who was helping hil
fNther In an attempt to arrest thu
murderer
DR., Harrington had long been /,
hard drinking man, Last Thurdm
night he went on spree and on Sat
urdny attempted 10 kill his wife, Sh
escaped and passed the night In :
comileld, Sunday her brother, Rich
ard Wallace, found her and cared fo
her until night when she was taken t
the home Of her mother, the widow o.
William Wallace, This morning Mrs
Harrington came TO this city and
after brief stay, went to Platte CITY
Mo- where she intended to institute,
legal proceedings to insure her safety
About o'clock thts morning DR.
Harrington hitched n team OF horsei
10 his buggy, and, taking his s-year
old daughter, Maud, drove away.
He drove rapidly to the home OF hi,
wife's mother. which is two and hall
miles northwest from Farley nnG
about the same distance southeast ol
Leayenworth,
Leaving his daughter to hold the
lines he went into the house, and
found Mrs, Wallace alone at the table
eating her breakfast, He demanded
Of her that Mrs, Harrington CONT
forth. Mrs. Harrington, however
had left some time before for Lenyen
worth, When his wife did not appear
Harrington fred two shots at Mrs
Wallace, and when nelghbors went t.
the house later they found her on the
lioor, beside the table, dead,
Harrington drove about 300 yards
further, to q white farm house owned
by James Wallace. his wlfe's uncle
whom he had charged with respons
bIlity for his recent expulsion from
the Masonic lodge Nt Farley,
Mr., Wallace, hearing the man mp
proach, looked up from his work with
his usunl CHEEKY Good morning,
Harrington replied by opening fire
The first shot took effect in the mouth
passing out at the ear on the opposite
side, and the second went through the
breast, Mr. Wallace fell. and while
Mrs, Wallace was screaming for help
Harrington resumed his seat in the
buggy, and stil accompanied by hi.
daughter, drove to LeOvcnworth.
Arriving here he visited two saloons
taking drinks Mt each, Then he made
inquiry for relative named Myers aud
another named Heath, against each Of
whom it is said he had n grudge. Find
ing neither, he went to W. W. Car
ney's gun store and purchased 15C
cartridges, Then he returned to Far
ley, arriving there about 10 o'clock.
lie lrt his daughter leave him, and
going into William Wehee's store
where the village postoilica is kept
demanded Of the clerk, Mr., Cannon, Il
sum of money, Mr.. Cannon told him
lie had only few dollars in the
drawer, and he had to keep that for
change. Harrington presented his
pistol, saying, Hold up your hands,
I'm going to have that money. lm
not going to rob ylu, III pay II back
to you" Cannon handed him the
money and as Harrington was about
10 leave, he reached under The counter,
got hold OF Il revolver and fired al the
retreating man.
Harrington, being mhurt, turned
quickly and fired two shots az Cannon,
both missing, Harrington still had
the smoking pistol in the air when
some one Of the crowd that was in the
store huddlcd up in Il corner, called
out "Therc comes Dillingham;"
Dillingham; was The shelln of ilatte
county, and he had come to arrest
Harrington, The sheriff was accom-.
panied by his son and deputy Henry,
who is mere youth. Harrington,
glancing up, saw the game was up and
as Dillingham; was about to step
through the door he raised his pistol
and fired with his usual deadly aim,
the bullet finding its bllit in the cen.
ter of the sherilfs forehead. Dllling.
ham dropped to the floor, and liar.
rington, striding over his PROSTATE
form, started to cross the street
AS he walked out young Dillingham;
leaped out of the buggy he had been
riding in and opened fire on the slayer
Of his father, The first bullet went
through IIarringtons heart and as he
threw up his hands and slightly reeled
before falling, two more bullets were
sent into his body Harrington died
almost instantly, Sheriff Dillingham;
lived until nearly noon
Maud Harrington, the little girl
whose experience will be vivid recol
lection as long as her life lasts, was
kindly cared for by relatives
DR., Harrington, who was a graduate
of Kansas City institute, stabbed u
man named Myers, at Farley, about
two years ago, while on a spree. After
that he took the Kelley cure, but lately
had been addicted to the use Of CO.
calnc.
Divorce proceedings were instituted
against wife beater in Trenton last