Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-06-29
Arrest and Detention of Lord
Darlington on Suspicion of
Grave Crime
FINDING OF J. P. M'cANN's BODY
Discovered Nude and Floating in the
Water in Deserted Stone Quarry
Near ST. Observation-Disclosures Cast
Suspicion Towards Lord Barring
ton'-Barrineton's Identity.

of man was discovered floating in the
water of q deserted stone quarry near
Bonfils station, Sunday afternoon. De-
composition had set in and the remains
were hardly recognizable. Some arti-
cles found near by We're identified by
Mrs. James 2. Mccain, wife of a for
merly we'll known horseman, who had
been missing since June IS.
The police have arrested Lord Bar
rington," with whom Mccain WAS last
seen alive. He is held awaiting The re-
by the police. After the disappearance
of Mr.. Mccain. Darlington was arrest
ed, but was later released, the author
tiles finding no positive proof Of
guilt.
Charles w. Morrison. negro at the
Leland hotel. kept by Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cam, told Chief of Detectives Desmond
today that since the disappearance of
his master Darlington had been with
Mrs. Mccain almost constantly, and
that the two had held many spirited
conversations. To a reporter Morrison
said
harrington came home on the morn
ing after Mccain disappeared and
noticed that his clothes We're muddy
and bloody. He said to me: Here get
clothes quick and wash them good and
get all the spots out of them and put
them where nobody will see them.
When Morrison asked where Mccain
was Darlington replied:
He has gone off He may never
come back. I'm going to run the house.
while he is gone If he ever does come,
I'll kill him.
Mrs. Mccain later identified the
body as that of her husband.
A trunk belonging to harrington was
found by the police at union station,
where it had been taken yesterday by
Darlington. preparatory to leaving the
city. In the trunk were found watch
and rings belonging to Mccain.
At a late hour last night Chief Of De-
tectives Desmond was sweating the
suspected man. Darlington finally ad-
mitted that he went with Mccain on
the ST. Louis, st. Charles Il Western
railroad on the night of June -, but
SAYS he does not know where he got
off. He admitted, however, that he and
Mccain got off together. de also ad-
mitted that he walked back, but sald
he did so because he did not have any
money. having given $3.50 to Mccain
four blocks from the suburban gar
den.
+. Seymore Darlington, self-styled
lord represented himself to be colonel
in the British army, after he came mere
late in 1902 He stopped at the South
ern hotel and spent money lavislily. be
was here. for the purpose, he said, or
purchasing mules for British army in
South Africa, and as a special repre-
sentative of the English government to
the worlds fair. Soon after coming
here he became acquainted VITA MISS
wilhelmnia Grace Cochran, of Kansas
City. January 90. 1903. he was married
to Miss Cochrane. whom he supposed TO
be an heiress. She later repidiated
him.
James +. Cochrane. brother of Miss
Cochrane, came from Kansas Ci.y Jan
nary 81, and after investigating the re-
cord of harrington, denounced him as
fraud and kicked him from the mousse
harrington and Cochrane were arrest
ed. Cochrane was released by the
court, which fined harrington s5oo ana
sent him to the workhouse In default OF
payment. Thru the efforts of an attor-
ney Darlington was released in April
where he was given position as man
ager of a saloon. harrington became
boarder at the Mccain home six weeks
ago.
James Mccain was a member OF
blue blooded Kentucky family with a
large estate and plenty of horses, living
near Lexington, KY, on Winchester
nike. He at one time owned many race
horses and was successful turf man.
OF late years he has Withdrawn from
the business and of late had kept no.
tel here,