Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1900-08-23
A QTADRJPLE TRAGEDY.
Prominent Missouri Physician Be-
comes aRum Crazed Murderer.
Is KILLED BY THE SHERIFF'S SON,

His Victims Are Relatives and the
SheriT of the County, Who Were
CauSe-Damghtrr Witnessed Acts.
Leavenworth, Kan. Aug. 2l.-A pc
culiarly distressing quadruple tragedy
took place yesterday at Farley
small town across the river in Mis-
souri,. Dr. Sturley Harrington, physi-
clan, of Farley, drunk and imagining
fancied wrongs, killed James Wallace,
his uncle, wealthy farmer; Mrs. Will
liam Wallace, HarringtOn's mother-in-
law, and ]. p. Dillingham;, sheriff OF
Platte county, 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
general store at the point of his re-
vo!yer and exchanged shots with the
clerk. firing into a crowd of spectators.
Harrfngton's 12-year-old daughter 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 err
rand.
Saturday night Harrington quarreled
with his wife and drove her from
home threatening her life. He had had
words with James Wallace over line
fence and had been on protracted
spree. Mrs Harrington had not re-
turned home yesterday and Harring-
ton, repairing to Wallaces home, de-
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found. Wallace professed to have no
knowledge of her whereabouts, where
at Harrington whipped out a revolver
and shot him twice, once in the head
and once through the heart. Leaving
his victim as he lay, Harrington drove
half a mile to the home Of Mrs. Will
liam Wallace and again demanded to
know of his wife. To Mrs. Wallace's
answer that she knew nothing of Mrs.
Harrington the physician shot her
dead before she could make an outcry.
Harrington drove Immediately to
Leavenworth, taking his little girl
with him. The Wallaces were alone
and no one gave chase. At Leaven-
worth Harrington appeared calm and
collected. He purchased some cart
ridges for his revolver and II calibre
rifle and ammunition for it. AS Har-
rington retraced his steps the liquor
and the thoughts of his crime ap-
parently maddened him.
Reaching Farley he entered William
Shee's general store and demanded
some money of Daniel Cannon, the
clerk. II have only 50 and cannot let
you have that" said Cannon. Yes,
you can, for l will pay it back" re-
piled Harrington. Cannon still refused,
| and Harrington drew revolver and
demanded the money. There were
dozen men in the store. but none made
a move to interfere. The clerk turned
over the money and Harrington start
ed to leave the store. AS he did so Can
non seized a revolver and fired one
shot at him. He missed. and Harring-
ton, turning quickly, emptied his re-
volver 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
been following Harrington closely, and
as the murderer emerged from the
store and stood face to face with his
pursuers, Harrington instantly raised
his weapon and fired at the sheriff, the
ball entering Dillingham's forehead
Harrington, a moment later, stepped
over the body of the dying sheriff and
started to run. He had gone but few
rods when a shot from the revolver Of
Harry Dillingham;, son of the sheriff
brought him to ground. Both Sheriff
Dillingham; and Harrington died with
in n few minutes
The cause Of the shooting is said to
be trouble caused by Harrington's hav-
ing been expelled from the Masonic
| lodge Of Farley He was expelled some
time ago and charged his uncle, James
! Wallace, and Daniel Cannon with be-
ing 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 Harrington shooting
his mother-in-law except that he was
crazed with liquor The Wallaces were
among the most respected citizens Of
| Platte.