The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1906-02-02
HARRINGTON TO
HANG MARCH IS
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT SUS-
TAENS VERDICT AGAINST
THE BOGUS LORD.
NEPT WIEN HE HEARD
OF THE DECISION
Court Says Evidence That He Killed
NcCsnn Is COnVincinG-ROpc,
knife and milestone FOG"d In
Prisoners CelI In Clayton, Mo-
Evidently Planned Suicide.

jefferson City, Mo-, Feb. 1.-The SUI
1reme court has affirmed the death YER
iict in the case of F. Seymour (''Lord'0
harrington, and the slayer of James P.
Mccain will be executed on March 10.
Judge Fox handed down the opinion.
and Judges Burgess and CAN'T con-
Cured.
The court took up the case in detail
in an opinion covering 81 typewriter
pages, reviewing the evidence that Bar
rington had slain his friend and bene-
factor, Mccain, June 49, 1893
One of the principal contentious OF
harrington was that he is a citizen OF
England, and is entitled to a fair trial
according to existing treaties between
United States and England, and that
ne was not given a fair trial, as wit
nesses were produced against him who
had not been named on the Indictment.
The court held that it was not fault
Of trial if the prosecuting attorney in
troduced witnesses of whom he knew
nothing in time to name them on the
Indictment.
Judge Fox, in his opinion, said the
St. Louis county court had not erred
in refusing Darlington a change OF
venue, as the lower court had made
careful scrutiny of the allegation that
prejudice existed against Darlington in
St. Louis county and had decided such
prejudice did not exist.
Evidence Convincing.
Regarding the contention that the
death of Mccain was not proven by
proper testimony, the court says:
"This is an important case, involving
the life of a human being, hence we
have given careful consideration to the
details of the disclosures of the record
in this cause. Confronted with III
facts, as indicated herein, as well as
the numerous others disclosed by the
record before us, we see no escane from
The conclusion tSat the body of this
crime was sufficiently established to
fully warrant the jury in the conclu-
sion reached by their verdict. No one
can review the details of the case with
put being convinced that Mccain was |
and equally convinced Of the |
criminal agency of this defendant in |
the commission Of that crime.
Rope and Knife In His Cell.
st. Louis, Feb. 1.-Whea Gae-iT |
Herpel at Clayton, was told that the
court had affirmed the sentence |
against Lord" harrington. slayer OF
James McCann and had DECIDED that
he must hang March Is, ordHs were
given to search the prisoners cell.
The search was made by Jailer Roth
md Deputy Sheriffs Campbell and OLD
erworth. Two pieces of rope. each about
our feet long, a milestone and peck
etknife were found. The rope was un
Ter pile of clothing, the whetstCne W.
n a hole in the wall, and the knife
vas on top of a board attached to tha
vail. The knife had two blades, both
harp The prisoner said the weapon
we're given him ny a former Jail in
nate, but refused to disclose his name.
When the news of the supreme court
lction was broken to Darlington, 1e
losed his lips tightly and appeared to
axe the information stoically. Within
short time, however, he lost his nerve
nd began crying He refused to dis
uss the decision in any way. 81 have
lothing to say" was the sole answer
o inquiries.