The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1906-02-24

titles. He said he had millions In Eng
land and owned a magnificent castle Of
900 rooms In Brighton. He told her
that after the wedding In st. Louis
they would go to Washington and be
remarked In the British embassy, and
then sail for England. where they
would be entertained with great pomp
and ceremony by his titled relatives.
One wing of the splendid castle. he told
her, had been reserved for their living
quarters, and only his mother and in
innate relatives would occupy the great
palace with them.
Lord and Lady Darlington. as they
were known, went back to the hotel to
live Their honeymoon was OF just a
weeks duration. In that time, how
ever, Miss Cochrane had written home
glowing letters of her happiness. tell
Ing her parents how proud they should
be that their daughter had married a
member Of the nobility. Alas! for the
poor girl!
Sentenced to Workhouse.
James r. Cochrane, her brother,
came down from Kansas City to inves-
tigate the record OF his royal relative,
who pretended to be In this country to
spy ON the British consuls. 1t did not
take him long to discover that Lord
Frederick Seymour Darlington was q
rank impostor. Cochrane met his new
brother-in-law In Mrs. Elliott's home
and confronted him with the facts his
investigation had revealed. Darlington
was promptly kicked out Of the house
and arrested. A charge of disturbing
the peace was lodged against him. He
was tried before an Irish police Judge,
who raw 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 rock pile in shackles, where he was
compelled TO associate with hundreds
of petty criminals.
There was 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 marry
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 Broadway sa-
loon. The proprietor of the saloon
soon found that he had made mis-
tako In trusting harrington and dis
charged him.
"Lord" Meets His Victim.
Just before his discharge, however,
harrington came in contact with Nc
CAM, whom he murdered. Mccain
war follower of the race track, and
at Zines had considerable money. He
walked into the saloon ono day and
handed harrington $50 note. After
harrington lost his position Mccain
took him into his own home and pro-
vidcd him with everything he needed.
Here Ia the home OF another Irishman
tn. lam English lord had found a
refuge so soon after escaping from the
puni ,rinent Celtic jurist had inflicted
uEou him.
Not more than a month had elapsed
after harrington became member Of
tbs McCann household until he began
telliay story of pension that was
duo - him from the British govern
merit. He placed the amount at 1900.
He ssld Mccain that he had some
English friends In st. Louis county
who would advonce him $1,000 on the
pens ;c.a papers. Mccain Vebuked him
for wanting to dispose Of The pension
certificates at such disadvantage
when he could get all tn. money by
waiting few months. Mccain offered
to provide for him until such time
as BE- could get his mons y, but Bar
rington insisted upon being independ-
ent He wanted some on, to go with
him into the county to witness the
transfer OF the papers. Gay after day
for two weeks he begged Mccain to 90
VITA him to the county. McCann slept
las every morning, and was busy at
the yace track In the afternoon. He
found It impossible to 20 In the day
time, but finally upon the ceaseless Inn
rprtuning of harrington he consented
10 q ut night. His folly cost him his
life. The pension story was only q lie
devised to get McCann to the spot
carefully and painstaklngly selected
for his murder.
Cruel Murder Of His Friend.
harrington and Mc('ann left the lat
ter's residence about seven o'clock on
the evening Of Juns 10. 1908. They
wen. frst to q summer garden on the
outskirts of the city. and about ten
o'clock boarded suburban car, for
Bombs station, 20 miles froin st. Louis.
They left the street car together, about
quarter past II o'clock, and walked on
into tn, woods. Five minutes later
two shots were heard, and the voice of
MCCAIN could be heard pleading for
mercy. But his appeals were in vain.
for after he had been shot DOWN, the
murderer cut his throat to make SURF
OF his work.
This murder proved that harrington