The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
HARRINGTON CHARACTERIZED as MORAL IDIOT
UNSKLLFUL IN CRIME BECAUSE OF HIS CONCErT,


Is he the real "consummate villain" who
We thought existed only in the dime novel:
Or is he merely villain. or is he only
poseur in the first place and bungling
murderer in the second place?
or Is he an unusually shrewd "cockney''
1pstaft born to crime. who by a silk ha,
ana curied mustache managed to fool a
sooo many unsuspecting persons into believ.
ing MIN polished English gentleman?
some such questions as these several
representative St Louis citizens were asked
TO answer. The replies. without execution.
fastened upon harrington guilt for the muir
Ger Oh his benefactor and friend and the
DEMONSTRATIONS of the bogus Lord gave
MIN credit for all that is suggested above.
save, perhaps. title to the word "consum-
mate"
Even though he be a villain and Of the
deepest dye" at that. it was the consensus
OF opinion that in his vilainy he was but
short-sishted fool.
GUILTY BRUTE" SAYS
WOMAN ATTORNEY.
"A guilty brute" said Miss Daisy Bar
Dee. woman lawyer. speaking az a woman
ana a lawyer. The lawyer in her proclaimed
MIN guilty. The woman in her proclaimed
MIN brute. and the woman lawyer un-
hes'tatingly pronounced him guilty brute
"A cheap skate" said Henry W. Minister,
local manager for the Pinkertons, who evil
IDENTIFY holds him in light regard. Minister
thinks that the Lord" is small potatoes
and few in the hill He says that Barring
ton Is not on the Pinkerton books and not
of sufficient dignity in the criminal category
10 get on the books. since he leaves a
blazed trail in his wake
A moral idiot" is the dictum OF Doctor
D.ta
ThieTs Detective Agency. "A criminal from
the cradle. possessing remarkable ability.
considering the stratum of life from which
he sprung. but by no means armed with the
craft which has characterized many another
SUCH
"A morbid egotist of criminal instinct"
said Doctor c. II. Hughes. This physician.
a specialist in psychology and neurology.
dissecting Barrington's makeup, pro-
nounces him wrapped up in self and in
crime. despicabIe picture of the DEPTHS
10 which humanity can descend the more
despicable considering that the man covers
his designs with a stimulation of refine
ment and a well-acted injured Innocence
laundering idiot" says former Gov
ernor Charles P. johnson with feeling.
from the standpoint of the criminal lawyer
who knows a fool criminal when he sees
one Governor Johnson has defended many
criminals and prosecuted many others. and
has studied their idosyncrasies. but all Bar
rington's idiosyncrasies are idiotic. the Gov
ernor thinks. II 1t be granted that as is a
very reasonable superstition. the prisoner
hoped to murder and escape unhung
DESMOND SAYS HE
IS A COUNTERFEIT.
"A bogus everything" says Chief Des-
mond. The Chief credits harrington with
nothing genuine save conceit He thinks
the Englishman Is a sort of vain little
cockatoo with the instincts Of vulture.
who was himself easiest fooled yet imagined
he could fool others.
When seen at her home, No. 1862 Shenan-
doah avenue. Miss Barbee said that "hor-
rible murders" were not exactly in her
line. but that the peculiar features of this
case had sttracted her attention.
ca,culai,ns ar 6s,ia, said She lis cool.
sin1 Die for ,h the murder 1n of his friend;
sis the death OF Mccain can be explained7
No. l do not; The absence of the clothes
$50, II one point In favor OF Darlington. but /
circumstance is such minor one that
cannot see how it can affect a conclusion
Why did Mccain allow himself to- be f nGos
mere! That is puzzling question. but ev-
msd 5ela as R goes to show that the trip was
9oes to show that by whatever plea McCann
was induced to go Darlington had criminal
ih.ent IN taxing him thither
THINKS HE MUST
BE MORALLY INSANE.
AS TO the man himself. harrington must
NC morally insane-not mentally but moral |
n.y. "hetner 80 by birth or not is a cues
ion' l imagine not. but that he drifted from |
pao 10 worse. which Is the normal course |
hill" " se's started down.
Minister, at his home. No 4257 po,.,;,,,
avenue did not think Darlington Worth al
ANALYSIS from the detectives Standpoint int an
1r EdViaently. said he, when as fake
9usLy. he Is after gam of some kindNmnneu
II ne embezzles he is after money. IF Se
COMMITS m Dugaisry b he is after money il he
ms record shows-that is, his English req;
az bartonnthat when he embezzied he got
was caught and that. If he did murder me he
anshsn army officer, he got but very little.
S Sens in the enormity Of the deed And
played his cards so that he was kicj,ed o me
m q, aes h91se b before he could obtain any
money. he uses his silk hat. frock coat
waxed mustache and his don't-cher.knoy.;
as as saloon advertisement. Then he buns-
nngly murders man ant; gets notbine fo
speak Of for his pains. ''"s ~
,,,s WI" n.y.; KIN, know OF lad 10 years old in
on a bank got more in five minutes than
harrington has gotten in a lifetime, ''''"
FROM STANDPOINT OF
A CR1MINOLOGIST
Doctor Peterson was inclined TO take nm
the subject from the standpoint of a Grim
inologfst, rather than the detective
harrington" said he. 'fs the son of a
brighton nv driver in London HIS Scot '
land Yard record credits him with thieverv
at q. subsequently he is a known embezzIeg
burslar suspected murderer. bigamist and
now practically a convicted murderer. 'u
=, what does this argue Simply that he
mas nc moral sense whatever. He un-
aountediy vas gifted with a shrewdness
more than ordinary. considering hi: extrac
fion- The story that he acted as valet tn !
men of polish is likely true, and he had !
brains enough to acquire some of their
ways He obtained a very fair veneer and .
had the nerve and knack required TO act n /.
part. He has masqueraded with degree
of success.
The keynote of all his actions 10 always !
harrington. He seems to have no feeling ,
Tor anybody else and no aims but to gratffy ,
j describe him as a moral IDIOT
This part of him IL not necessarily the re-
suit of his low birth have known whole !
families OF wealth and supposedly refined !
persons to be moral idiots.
AS murderer. as possessing the fendish ,
astuteness of many who have slain for gain. :
think that harrington Is below mar This | !,
nan Doctor II. H. Holmes or even Max | ,
we'll. who killed Arthur Preller in this city | 7
displayed far greater silrewdness. Bar I
was notable for his tacfturnity and II was "
his one burst OF confidence-to the train \
'obber Hedgepeth In the ST. Louis Jail Z
that led to his conviction and to the final
disclosure that he was guilty of seventeen r
murders" h
BELONGS TO THE
CRIMINAL CLASS.