Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1906-02-28
Miss Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane.

was tried before an Irish police Judge,
who saw an opportunity to even up an
old score with the OppressOrs of his
country, and he sentenced the pretend
ed English lord to-. six months in the
city workhouse. Darlington went to
the lock pile in shackles, where he was
compelled to associate with hundreds
of petty criminals.
There was a public feeling that he
had been unjustly dealt with. While
he was severely condemned for passing
as an English lord for the purpose OF
influencing Miss Cochrane to marrv
him. there was still enough sympathy
for him to obtain his pardon at the
hands of Mayor Rolla Wells. After
Darlington was released from the
workhouse he was employed for few
weeks; as manager of a Broadway sa-
loon. The proprietor of the saloon
soon found that he had made mis-
take in trusting harrington and dis
charged him.
"Lord" Meets His Victim.
Just before his discharge, however,
Darlington came in contact with Nc
Cam, whom he murdered. Mccain
was a follower of the race track, and
at times had considerable money. He
walked into the saloon one day and
handed harrington a $50 note. After
harrington lost his position Mccain
took him into his own home and pro-
vided him with everything he needed.
Here in the home of another Irishman
the sham English lord had found a
refuge so soon after escaping from the
punishment Celtic jurist had inflicted
upon him.
Not more than month had elapsed
| after Darlington became member of
the Mccain household until he began
telling story of pension that was
due 20 him from the British govern
ment. He placed the amount at 81 500.
He told Mccain that he had some
English friends in St. Louis county
who would advonce him $1,000 on the
pension papers. Mccain rebuked him
| for wanting to dispose OF the pension
! certificates at such a disadvantage
| when he could get all the money by
waiting few months. Mccain offered
to provide for him until such a time
as he could get his money, but Bar
| rington insisted unon being independ-
ent. He. wanted some one to go with
him into. the county to witness the
transfer of the papers. Day after day
for two weeks he begged Mccain to &C
with him to the county. Mccain slept
late every morning, and was busy al
the race track in the afternoon. He
found it impossible to go in the day
time, but finally upon tie ceaseless i'm
portuning of Darlington he consented
to 60 at night. His folly cost him his
life. The pension story was only a lii
devised to get Mccain to the spo
carefully and painstakingly. selecte;
for his murder.
Cruel Murder of His Friend.
harrington and Mccain left the lat
ters residence about seven o'clock OF
the evening of June 10, 1909. The,
wen. first to summer garden on thu
outskirts of the city, and about tel
o'clock boarded a suburban car *fol
|. Bonfils station, 20 miles from St. Louis
They left the street, car together: abou
; quarter past II o'clock, and walked of
into the woods. Five minutes late
two shots were heard, and the voice O
Mccain could be heard pleading TO
mercy. But his appeals were in vain
for after he had been shot down, til,
murderer cut his throat to make sur
OF his work. bib .5.& S. ST 18TH s. i, ;.5
This murder proved that harrington
J, was most skillfdl as d plotter 3
Il crimes. The surrounding were 81 idea
!, for the Preparation 2of . murder. Bon
u flls IS q lonely place IA the Missouri