The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-12
BY DOCTOR WILLIAM SMITH.

In this article 1 endeavor to place myself
in the mental position Of the prisoner Bar
rington. basing the entire matter upon the
theory which l have formed regarding the
murder of James Mccain.
Darlington l have met: Mccain l never
knew. Within three minutes OF the intro
duction TO Darlington 1 positively knew
that the man had served long term in an
English prison. How? First, he took off an
ordinary silk hat in the manner which
would be done by one who had for years
worn hat which so compelled him, not
by lifting it by the front brim. but by
grabbing IT by the side brim.
The English convict wears a ''glengarry
cap" Imagine the ordinary SLOUGH hat di-
vested of its entire brim. How else could 1t
be raised than by catching 1t by the Top?
Every time a warder addresses a convict
the convict must say Sir" stand at atten-
ton, and take off his hat. Any neglect to
do all three subjects him to deprivation Of
marks, equivalent to a shortening of the
time Of r's remission of sentence.
Barrin., ,on says "Sir" every time he ad-
dresses you. He has the servile. fawning
manner of a convict endeavoring to curry
favor with n warder. the cringing manner
of one who has fattered and cajoled the
chaplain into belief that he is a changed
man"
HAS A CONNECTS MANNERS.
Second, harrington holds his hands by his
sides in his ordinary attitude, exactly as
though grasping the handles of a wheel
barrow. AT Portland. Dartmoor. Ports
mouth, in England. and Peterhead in Scot
land, the work is quarry work largely. y
man of the build of Darlington, medium
,,-cira 11,-
would mean that he was a barrow man.
.pent his day in wheeling the rock.
He has typical "wheelbarrow' hands and
gait.
1 am prepared to swear that his acquaint-
ence in Brighton (where he falsely claimed
Nelrose Castle to be situatedD is not among
the better class of people. l know Brighton
better than l do St. Louis. l lived on the
street.-the Drive. Hovc-where he Claimed
that his chateau en- Espasne was situated.
There is no such place
He told me that fairy story when l chat
tod with him But he is liar.
The tale of the attempt TO assassinate him
on Jucas avenue between Twentieth and
Tweuty-first streets falls in the same cate
CORY He simply lied.
I have spent some time in his company.
have analysed his character. have read the
testimony at the inquests. have visited the
scene OF the crime.
Now having studied the man and the
crime / beg to place myself as nearly as L
can in the mental condition OF such man.
70 think the thoughts that such belns
,ro,,ld think: to utter his words, and. in
saving this. do so because 1 desire that all
VINO read what write will understand That
.his IL no confession of the prisoner, but
an attempt 20 reason out a theory. and
that not for one instant would prejudice
apy- chance which may be possessed by the
e.;s.r,bIe maj, whom / believe guilty of the
murder of McCann-not by his own desire,
hut by absolute necessity
start with Mccain giving him so on his
1-.t introduction at Gillespie's bar Says
Darlington: r.
wei. that's coed! What fool Tnese
demmed Americans are easy, All you ss
theyu black your shoes. That chap must