The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1903-07-03

The arrest was made by Detectives
Woodling and Crimmins. Mitchell Is
being held for further Investigation.
Patrolman Bryan, Of the Eighth
district. Sunday morning found a
rahroad pass In front of No. 322S
Olive street. The pass was issued by
the Wabash 90 Chicago and made out
In favor OF james +. McCann. II was
dated from June 8, and was good for
80 days.
The body Eshumed.
When the body Of McCann was cx.
humcd shortly after noon Sunday, Il
half-hundrcd persons were there to
watch the work. The grave had been
dug about two hundred feet from the
point where the body was found in
the quarry. The remains were in IN
ordinary pine box and were in a bad.
ly-dccomposed condition.
Evidence Against D%nrrinstos.
4 motorman and CONDUCTOR testify
that harrington aud Mccain got of
their car OF the 81. Louis, 81. Charles
& Western railway on the night that
McCann disappeared not 200 yards
away from where McCnnn's body was
found.
The conductor and motormnn
heard shots and a mans ngonilcd cry
for help n few moments after the two
men disappeared in the darkness.
Darlington admitted TO Chief Dcs-
fuond that he had gone out on the
car with McCann and that he had
walked back himself. lie would moi
explain McCann's disappearance. con
tradicting himself frequently.
Tcii-Tnic Diamonds.
McCnnn's gold watch and diamonds
were found on harrington. barring.
ton wore McCann's hat when he
reached home.
harrington entered the McCann home
weary, bruised and muddy. ana his
clothes we're blood stained.
harrington admits that he wrote
the note after McCann's disappear
nncc. and purportlng 10 come from
McCann. stating that the latter was
well aud in the hands Of friends.
\ revolver was found In Barring.
toms trunk. the cnlibcr being the
same as that Of the cartridges picked
mp lea where McChnn's body was
found.
Statement ny the DoHus Lord.
~ nm innocent Of the crime. A. l
sit here. | am innocent. dill mo-,
know thnt McCnnn was dead until I
was arrested. | was never IT Donfls
station, but was unconscious for n
long time after the fight In Suburban
garden. McCann and his wife often
had trouble. and | sometimes took
Mrs. McCann's part. On n occasion,
after they had u %scunic. ] bathcd Mrs.
McCnnn's eyes. McCann was often In
trouble with people, and often took
his part. lie received many threat.
cning letters. but I do not know
who wrote them. One letter threat.
cncd him II he did not pay to the
writer so. I don't know what II wns
about. II | had killed McCnnn | would
not have gone back 10 his home. for
I would have known that his body
would finally he discovered"
Lord" harrington made the follow
ing statement soon after his arrest:
inrripgton's Criminal Record.
harrington Is charged with having
committed many crimes In England
where II IL asserted That his name |,
Frederick Neville barton. His aliases
have been Sir Frederick Suydcnham
Burgoync. and other nobility aud
military titles. His positive record Is:
Horn In nrigton, England. in 1855.
Arrested NJ the ngc Of seven foi
setting fires In THnbridgc common
Tunbridgc Wells. England.
~ Is sentenced Ia ten years scryi
tude in nartmoor prison for burglary
Booty g. 900.
Obtained pardon by forging docu
mcnts when g years ~ age,
Fled To America with letters forged
to wcll'known persons. Lived high.
Married Miss Cclcstln Miller Barton.
Of Brooklyn. Represented himself as
Sir +. Suydcnhsm Burgoync.
Took his bride to England, whore
he deserted her, leaving her pennilcss
In n strange land.
Arrested for forging pardon docu.
mcnts and embrIllcmcnt.
Sentenced To ten years servitudc In
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