The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-08-21
DRINK MAKES
A PHYSICIAN
KILL THREE
Shoots Two Men and a Woman
and Is Killed by
a Posse.
FATHER STAYS FAr1ILY
Mystery In a Girls Death-Parent Is
Killed For Refusing Consent
TO Marriage-Other
Crimes of a Day.
FATHER STAYS FArlILY

LeavenwOrth, Kan, Aug. 20.-At Far
lev, small town across the river in
Missouri, DR.. Sherley Harrington, a
physician of Farley, drunk, and mag
ming fancied wrongs. killed James
Wallace. his uncle. a wealthy farmer;
Mrs. William Wallace, Harringtons
! mother-in-law, and J. p. Dillingham;,
sheriff OF Plat county, who tried to
l arrest him. and was in turn shot dead
by Harry Dillingham;, the sherif's son.
Before he was cornered by the
| sheriffs 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-o 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 e-rend.
Saturday night Harrington quarreled
with his wife and drove her from home,
threatening her life. He had had words
with James Wallace over a line fence
and had been on a Drotracted spree.
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home this morning. and Harrington.
repairing to Wallace's home, demanded
To know where she could be found.
Wallace Drofessed to have no knowl-
| edge of her wherea bouts, whereat Har-
rington whipped out revolver and
shot him twice, once in the head and
once through the heart.
Leaving the victim as he lay, Har-
rington drove half mile to the home
I =,
manded to know of his wife. To Mrs.
VILLAGES answer that she knew moth
ing of Mrs. Harrington, the physician
shot her dead before she could make
an cutlery.
Takes Child With Him
Harrington drove Immediately to
Leavenworth, taking his little girl
with him. The WaIla ,e's were alone
and no one gave chase. At Leaven-
worth Harrington appeared calm and
collected. he pure BASED some cart
ridges for his revolver and a 41-calibre
rifle and ammunition for it. remarking
to the proprietor as he left:
II have an order for the cartridges
/ at the store in Farley, and as ! am go
/ ing home 1 might as we'll take them"
AS Harrington retraced his steps the
/ liquor and the thoughts of his crime
! Farley, he entered William Wehee's
! general store and demanded some
I money of the clerk in charge
Il have onlv 50 and cannot let you
have that" said the clerk
Yes you can, for 1 will pay it back, -
replied Harrington.
Clerk Shoots at Him.
The clerk still refused. and Harring-
ton drew a revolver and demanded the
money.
There were a dozen men in the store,
/ but none made move to interfere.
The clerk turned over the money and
Harrington started TO leave the store.
As be did so the clerk seized a re-
volver and fred one shot at him. 1t
( went amiss and Harrington, turning
| quickly. emptied his revoiver IN the IL
rection 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 he stood face TO face with his
Dursuers. Harrington instantly raised
I his weapon and fired at the sheriff,
the ball entering Dillinghams fore
! head. Harrington, a moment later,
stepped over She body of the dying
sheriff and started to run.
He had gone but a few yards. when
a shot from the revolver of Harry Dill
bingham. son of the sheriff, brought
him to the ground.
Both Sheriff Dillingham; and Harring-
Fl, ton died within few minutes.