The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28
B. T. Hume, Brother-in-Law,
From Kentucky, Tells of
Identification.
HARRINGTON TAKES NOTES.
Defendant in Trial at Clayton
Stops Writing While Wit
ness Describes
Wounds.

Mccain, told the jury in the Darlington
case at Clayton last night how he Ia
identified the body taken from the quarry
at Bonfils as that of Mccain
Mr.. Hume came to St. Louis from his
home near Lexington, KY, to testify. As
brought out by the attorneys for the
State and defense, his interest In the case
ia twofold.
AS the husband of McCann's sister he II
interested in seeing justice melted out to
the slayer OF his brother-in-law.
In the second place, his wife Is inter
ested in the estate of Mccain and has
claimed it. A suit is now pending for
possession of the estate and it IS necessary
to show that Mccain is dead before tho
estate can be divided.
Mr.. Hume said he had known Mccain
thirty-four years; that they were boys
together. He stated that he knew Of a
mole on the right side of McCann's breast
and a scar on the abdomen. He said the
head was missing from the body, but had
it been there he could have found two ad-
ditioEal scars.
B~arrington'S attorney brought out the
statement that McCann's brother-in-law
had never heard Of his reported marriage
to Jessie Mccain.
Did Jessie Mccain ever admit to you
that she was not married to James P.
MeCann?' asked Mr.. Grover.
Prosecuting Attorney Johnston objected
to this question. Fifteen minutes were
consumed in the arguments of council on
the question. Judge McEIhinney finally
deciding in favor of the defense.
The witness replied:
Yes. she did tell me that they were
not married."
Doctor H. T. Randle, who assisted In the
autopsy on the body taken from the
quarry, described the wounds on the body
and the finding of bullets in the head.
QUITS TAKING NOTES.
harrington displayed unusual interest
in the testimony concerning the m
and left off his practice Of taking short
hand notes OF the testimony Of witnesses.
A majority of the spectators at the
night session were women, most Of them
fashionably attired and apparently Of the
better walks of life. They displayed much
interest in the progress Of the case.
The Reverend j. F.. Beeson Of st. Louis
saw harrington and another man on Q
St. Charles and Western car on the night
of June IS He said the other man talked
with Mrs. Williams. who was going with
him to Marvin Camp, where religious
meetings were being held. He said Bar
rington did not talk at all.
On cross-examination. Mr.. Grover asked
if harrington looked as if he were intoxt-
Gated.
Andrew T. Awkward of the Eighth Po-
lice District told Of finding McCann's
watch, chain and ring on the mud fender
of tho afro1 u-ooor w uybfch porr{~-%on
was hauled from the Mounted District
Station to the -Four Courts.
Judge McElhinney before %adjourning
court. warned the jurors not to discuss
the case to-day. One juror asked permits
sion to read The Republic to-day, but 1t
was denied him.
Tbs harrington story is to be cut from
the papers which the jurors are to read.
The State has about twenty more wit
nesses to examine. with Mrs. McCann as
the most important. The State has sixty
three witnesses. The case probably will
go to the jury Friday.
harrington will take the stand in his
own behalf and tell of his trip to Bonfils
with Mccain.
Frank Berry. a conductor, and Charles
Sacks and William Mott, motormen on
the st. Charles and Western Railway.
were the first witnesses at the morning
session. and testified to having seen Bar
rington going toward ST. Louis on the
morning of June Is, following the night OH
which the State alleges the murder was
committed.
McCANN'S HAT.
They declared the defendant wore lark
clothes. spotted with mud. They said he
yra-~ ~ MI
this was McCann's hat. This hat never
has been found. The State contends that
harrington wore this hat to disguise him.
self and had the SLOUGH hat crumpled in
his pocket.
Through Rober1 Virgins, a Suburban
conductor. the State traced Darlington
and Mccain as far west as Wellston on
the night OF June Is. when, the State
says. McCann was killed.
He said it was between $50 and 9 o'clock
at night and that Mccain and Darlington
inquired II they. had time to catch the 9
O'Clock car on the st. Charles and West
lieved they would be late, and said Bar.
rington remarked:
''Oh. never mind. We can catch one pref
ty soon"
Charles Morrison, a negro, who vas
porter at McCann's hotel. the Leland. at
No. 290l Franklin avenue, gave testimony
against Darlington which is regarded as
OF the utmost Importance and extremely
damaging.
A GETAWAY coat and a pair Of trousers.
both Of black material, were shown to
the witness by Prosecuting Attorney John-
ston, who asked the witness Of he had
ever seen them before.
Mr.. Harrington gave them to me on
the morning of Juno 49,"
Morrison said Darlington appeared ut
the Leland about s o'clock on the morn
ing following the murder Of McCann.
He came to the basement door," said
Morrison. "and told me that he had had
u terrible time; that it was what he got
for asking Mccain out to upper.
He asked where Mrs. Mccain waA I
told him she was downstairs. Than be
asked me where Mr.. leonard was. and I
told him he was upstairs. He aid b
wanted to get upstairs without them 0ee-
ing him n asked me to come up to hl1
room.
IT went up to his room and h gave me
his clothes. saving he wanted me to clean
them: to use lye in the water.
He said he and Mccain had o to
Suburban Garden, where they met two
women and two men. and that Mccain
had gone into the woods with the man and
one woman; that they had had q fight and
the men had beaten Mccain N him.
said his nose had been mashed and
1t had caused the blood spotS on htS
clothing. He told me hat MnCann nn1