The Irish standard., 1906-02-03
LURu BAKkINGlUN'
TO HANG FOR crime
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT AF-
FIRMS DECREE IN CASE OF
NOTORIOUS CRIMINAL.
CONVICTED OF THE
MURDER OF A FRIEND
Date Of Execution Set for March Is
Career of Alleged Nobleman in the
United States and Abroad-Last
Hope Now Gone.

alias Sir Frederick Sydenham Bour-
goyne, lieutenant colonel in his majes-
TVS light horse and heir to the duke
dom of Darlington" will be hanged
March Is for the ccwardly murder of
his friend, John P. McGann, two years
ago. The supreme court at Jefferson
City Wednesday handed down deci-
sion affirming the decree of the lower
courts and fixing the date of execution.
Barton, or Lord Seymour Barring
ton," as he styled himself during his
meteoric career in st. Louis, is one Of
the most notorious criminals in recent
history. During his Imprisonment at
the Clayton Jail he has been visited
by Is noted alienists from all parts of
the world. The climax of his career
came in the early part of 1908, when,
with two wives living, he married
Miss Wilhelmina Grace Cochrane, Of
Kansas City, and was horsewhipped
three days afterward by the young
woman's brother as an adventurer and
thief.
Record of His Misdeeds.
The record of this mans crimes COW
ers one successful and one attempted
murder, five distinct cases of bigamy,
two cases of forgery, innumerable
proofs of burglary, cheating at cards,
obtaining money by false pretensea
and even common pocket-picking.
Through it all harrington" has stout
ly maintained that he is an English
man of high birth, with a brilliant
army record and father to whose es-
tate and title he would succeed. Not
one of these statements Is founded on
fact.
Barton was born of poor parents in
Brighton, England, 4S years ago. He
started his criminal career by being
arrested for arson at the age of seven
years. He then took service as the
valet of an English officer, whom he
was more than suspected Of having
murdered. Among the officers of the
regiment, however, he soon picked up
an aristocratic English method OF
speech that proved his most valuable
stock in trade and clings to him to this
day.
Served in British Prison.
After the London police had made
unavailing efforts to convict Barton OF
the murder of his master in 1881, he
went to the continent and turned up
in England with his pockets full OF
money, jewelry and watches. He was
| arrested at once, but showed forged
army furlough and was released. A
bold robbery of two women soon after
ward, however, brought him long
sentence in an English Jail, which he
served under the name of Burgoyne
Barton then prepared for his Amer.
ican campaign, which was to ruin the
lives Of at least three women. In 1885
he came to this country, preceded by
a draft for $4,000. His claims to be
Lord Darlington found easy recogni-
ton. He soon proposed marriage to
Miss Celestine E. Miller, daughter ot
a wealthy widow of Brooklyn. He was
accepted and married, although he al.
ready had wife and child in London
Barton's new wife made over her for
tune to him, and he was compelled to
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and duchess" He was at once arrest
ed, and his dupes returned to Brook.
lyn.
Elopes with Another.
After serving seven years in the
penitentiary Barton returned to Amer
lea in 1901 laden with forged letters
recommending him as coachman
He soon induced Miss Margaret Raj.
ferty, daughter of wealthy coal deal
er, to elope with him to Pittsburg. He
took $4,000 in cash which the girl had
with her and then abandoned her
After his exposure in this city Barton
was befriended by McGann, a wealthy
contractor. In return for this aid, the
criminal took his benefactor out to a
lonely quarry on specious plea and
there shot him. The next morning
blood was found on Barton's clothes
and the pistol with empty chambers
in his room. His trial and conviction
followed, but he fought the case to
the supreme court. The decision re.
moves his last hope of escaping the
penalty of death.
Big Lumber Deal.
| Marinette, Wis, Feb. 1T is re.
ported that the Holt Lumber company