Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1906-02-16
HARRINGTON TO
HANG March Is
MISSOURI SUPREME COURT sUS-
TArNs VERDICT AGAINST
THE BOGUS LORD.
WEPT WHEN he HEARD
OF THE DECISION
Court Says Evidence That He Killed
McCann Ii Convineing-Ropes
Knife and whetstons Found In
Prisoners Cell In Clayton, Mo-
Evidently Planned Suicide.

Jefferson City, No., jan Sl.-The su-
preme court has affirmed the death ver-
dict in the case Of F. Seymour ("Lord)
harrington, and the slayer Of James p.
MeCann will be executed on March Is,
Judge Fox handed down the opinion.
and Judges Burgess and CAN'T con-
cuITed.
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 is, 1908.
One Of the principal contentious OF
harrington was that he Is citizen of
England, and is entitled to fair trial
according to existing treaties between
United States and England, and that
he 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 1t was not fault
Of trial II the prosecuting attorney in
troduced witnesses Of whom he knew
nothing In time 10 name them on the
indictment.
Judge Fox. in his opinion, said the
st. Louis county court had not erred
in refusing harrington change Of
venue, as the lower court had made a
careful scrutiny Of the allegation that
prejudice existed against harrington In
st. Louis county and had decided such
prejudice did not exist.
Evidence Convincins.
Regarding the contention that the
death Of McCann was not proven by
proper testimony, the court says:
This Is an important ease, involving
the life Of human being. hence we
have given careful consideration to the
details of the disclosures of the record
In this cause. Confronted with the
facts, as indicated herein, as well as
the numerous others disclosed by the
record before ss, we see no escape from
the conclusion that 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
out being convinced that McCann was
murdered, and equally convinced Of the
criminal agency Of this defendant In
the commission Of that crime.
Rope azd Knife In His Cell.
st. Louis, Jan &.-When Sheriff
Herpel, at Clayton, was told that the
supreme court had affirmed the sentence
against LORD harrington, slayer Of
James Mccain, and had decided that
he must hang March Is, orders were
given to search the prisoners cell.
The search was made by Jailer Roth
and Deputy Sheriffs Campbell and Old
erworth. Two pieces Of rope. each about
-four feet long, a milestone and q pock-
etknife were found. The rope was un-
der a pile Of clothing, the milestone was
IN hole in the wall, and the knife
was on top Of board attached to the
wall. The knife had two blades, both
sharp. The prisoner said the weapons
were given him by a former Jail In
mate, but refused to disclose his name.
When the news Of the supreme courts
action was broken to harrington, be
closed his lips tightly aud appeared to
take the information stoioally. Within
q short time, however. he lost his nerve
and began crying. He refused to dis
c,lss the decision In any way. 'I have
nothing to say" was the sole answer