The Tupelo journal., 1906-03-02
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. harrington went tC
the rock 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 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 a few
weeks as manager of a Broadway sa-
loon. The proprietor of the saloon
soon found that he had made a mis-
take in trusting Darlington 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 ace track, and
at times had considerable money. He
walked into the saloon one day and
handed Darlington 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 a Celtic jurist had inflicted
upon him.
Not more than a month had elapsed
after Darlington became a member OF
the Mccain household until he began
telling a story of aspension 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 a few months. Mccain offered
to provide for him until such a time
as he could get his money, but Bar
rington insisted upon being independ-
ent. He wanted some n to go with
him into the county to witness the
transfer of the papers. Day after day
for two weeks he begged Mccain to GO
with him to the county. Mccain slept
late every morning, and was busy at
the race track in the afternoon. He
found it impossible to go in the day
time. but finally upon the ceaseless i'm
portuning of harrington he consented
to 60 at night. His folly cost him his
life. The pension story was only a lie
devised to get Mccain to the spot
carefully and painstakingly selected
for his murder.
Cruel Murder Of His Friend.
Darlington and Mccain left the lat
ter's residence about seven o'clock on
the evening Of June. 10, 1903. They
wen. first to a summer garden on the
outskirts Of the city, and about ten
o'clock boarded q suburban a for
Bonfls station. 20 miles from st. Louis,
They left the street a together, about
quarter past II o'clock, and walked on
into the 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 sure
Of his work.
This murder proved that harrington
was most skillfM as a plotter OF
crimes. The surroundings were ideal
for the preparation of a murder. Bon
6ls Is a lonely place in the Missouri