Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-02-07
WIFE OF THE BARON.
Alleged Bogus English Peers Wife
Comes to Haunt Him at ST. Louis.

| Comes to Haunt Him at st. LOUIS.
| Kansas City, Feb. Mrs. Elizabeth
Miller Barton of 1906 Fulton street
Brooklyn. n. y, declares shets the wife
of George Barton, alias Burgoyne, ALA:
+. Seymour harrington. Mrs. Bartor
says the man fined $500 in the St. Louis
police court ostensibly for having dis
turbed the peace. but really because rs
had cruelty deceived and trapped into q
marriage Miss Wilhelmina Grace Coch-
rane of kansas City, kas., is her hus-
hand and the father of her daughter, II
years old. Mrs. Barton conducts lit
tie laundry in Brooklyn. She. met Bar
rington fifteen years ago, when sh,
owned considerable property. He was.
she says, "the smoothest and most per-
suasive talker on top of the earth. AT
that time he represented himself to be
an English nobleman, spent money
freely and wore the best of clothing and
jewelry. Shortly after his marriage TO
the Brooklyn girl, Lord Barton, as
he then called himself, induced his wife
and her mother to dispose of their
property and move to London. There
was a castle in Kent, attached to the
bogus noblemans story, but for one
reason or another he delayed a visit
there. Eventually his. dupes went to
Kent themselves, and found the castle
to be matched cottage which he had
bought on the installment plan. His
father proved to be a cab driver, who
could neither read nor write.
Mrs. Barton ompiained to the police
and her husband was sentenced TO
twelve years penal servitude as a burg
lar and swindler. In nine years he earn
ed his release, and then, as a browning
piece of impertinence hunted up his
wife in America and asked her for mon
ey. She refused him and he Went
away. For two years she has not seen
him. Mrs. Barton will now begin ac-
ton for divorce.
The public in ST. Louis has lavishad
no sympathy on Lieutenant Colonel,
the Honorable F. Seymour Barring
ton" The newspapers have not failed
to describe his every word or action
with evident satisfaction at the COM
pleteness of the adventurer's downfall.
He has been photographed in all sorts
of poses, one picture, probably the lat
est to be taken. depicting him with ball
and chain attached to his ankles as he
stood in line in the ST. Louis workhouse
waiting for supper. Lord Barring
tons" menu, the food upon which he
must exist for the next year, has been
published in full, bread, coffee, water;
soup, bread and water, and back again.
Much to Barrington's satisfaction, ne
was not made 60 ride in the BLACK Ma
ria This dismal looking vehicle was
out of repair, so that the heir to the
mythical castle of Melrose had to be
taken to the workhouse on the street
cars.
Darlington will be made to work like
every other prisoner in the Workhouse.
Whatever he is best able to do will be
given him, but he will do no idling. AS
to his past life, harrington refuses to
speak. II really can't answer now" he
replies. Il am advised to say nothing,
you know. Let those who care to know
find out for themselves If they wish to-
ST. Louis Feb. .-"Lieutenant Colonel
Darlington of the British Horse Guard,
alias George Barton, thief confidence
man and bigamist. with $50 other work
house prisoners, was sent to the quar-
ries at $50 o'clock yesterday morning.
That was the beginning of his career as
a laborer in st. Louis.
81 shall do my task willingly ana
without murmur," he said to Superin-
tendent Conrad Kempf.
people have tried to brighten me
with the imaginary horrors of the
assure you that | shall
,ha,, III n ,u1as md do nv work :"