Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1907-08-30
HE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN A CRIMINAL
Began Career by Burning a Barn
When 10 Years Old Record of
Marriages and Divorces
Followed by MCCdnn
Killing.

jefferson CITY, Mo, August 3O.-F.
Seymour (Lord) harrington began
his life sentence in the penitentiary
here yesterday for the murder of
James T.. McCanu, turfman. in a
rock quarry i'm ST. Louis county four
years ago
When Harrington was here five
years ago with his bride who was
Miss Grace Wlhelmiua Cochranc of
Kansas city. Kan, the best hotel ac-
commodations in the city We're not
good enough. He spent one night and
left i'm apparent disgust. declaring
! that he would not visit the Missouri
capital until better hotels were pro-
vided The hotel facilities of Jefrer-
son City are not what they were
| then, but the bogus lord was not
| given AN opportunity 20 enjoy them.
| His communications at the prison
| consist of a 6Nl0-foot cen, cement
| floor, mattress. wash basin, small
| stand and a chair.
Darlington Will be given an oppor-
| tunity to learn a trade The state
| will farm his labors out to some OF
! the big manufacturing concerns with
| in the walls Of the institution for six
| ty cents a day. Warden Hall has
not decided yet where he will place
| him. but shoemaking. saddle making,
| broom making aud a dozen other
| trades are open.
Tramp Recognized Him.
| Notwithstanding the fact that many
| days nave passed since harrington
| was expected to arrive, a large crowd
| was the station TO see him. lie
| Eae t..o0 direct +s h. penitentlary
IN 4 closed carriage. While waiting
for ,the carriage at the station. a
| tramp who had evidently known Bar
| Hngtou i'm some of his ramblngs.
| pressed forward with outstretched
! hand.
How are You. old pal?"
The sheriff pushed the man away.
| Darlington did not raise his head,
nor even smile. He was dowucast.
| He talked with an occasional smile
| when the officer addressed him. At
| the peniteutiary he was placed i'm the
receiving ward, whore he was weigh
ed, measured. shaveu and placed Ia
| the regulation priSan stripes.
Protests His Innocence.
| Protestatous Of his innocence
| marked his conversation.
| Justice will prevail at last" he
1 said, and from what all my friends
1 in canada say. / cannot think that
I Justice will be long delayed. 1 bear
no malice toward anyone and / take
| this opportunity to express TO my
| friends the thanks due them for their
faithfuluess.
Not DiSrespectruI to Folk.
some here have been unknd to
4 me, some have been even more than
! that. but / have nothing except kind
4 ly feelings. / wish To contradict one
| statement that was credited 20 me af-
/ ter the CommutdtiOn Of my sentence.
| II was said that / spoke disrespect-
| fully of Governor Folk who has saved
me from death ON the gaIows !
nave never so spoken. There has new
| er been such a thought ia my mind" ."
Police Sergeant Patrick j. kirk,
who arrested Darlington for the Nc
| cam murder. met the party at Un-
ION station I'm -. Louis. He shook
hands with harrington. Sheriff Her
| pei bought tickets for harrington,
Morgan and himself To jefferson city.
| Word that Lord" harrington was
| there spread and "a crowd watched
the march through the station TO the
train.
Ills Life.
Barriugtou's life has been "a series
Of audaciuus crimes. embracing arr
, | son, embezzlemeut, robbery of benc-
| factors, burglary, bigumous mar
S | riages, and eliminating iu brutal
o. | murder near ST. Louis.
ON both sides of the Atlantic ht
b. | has left trail of iich women. yham
I | ne won by The gldmur of his false
| title. aud deserted after strIpp.ul
! them of their wealth
. BtrrluEiuu's real name iH ..eDrE,
| Frederick Barton. He is the SON p'
| 'II la'. HI.'||'lH .iII'l INblItl IItl llIr
at TubridEe Wells. Eng.
Youthful Criminal
Tie was arrested when DO fog burn
ing the barn where his father wa
A employed. During the next 30 vear
hg has been iu jail AT least once b.
y each year lie married two womcI
n England and robbrr them.
When England became too hot fol
! him be came t1 America. Az Brook
] Iyu ne hIls-omed out as Sir Fred
) erick Syleuham Burgoyue. Ills lU
!, eusnarei Celeste Elizabeth Miller
year after their marriage bee dessert
, rd her ana her child lu London
} leaving them peuuilrss
) ltoh- Ills Wives"
Philadelphia knew him next. I
, married one of the city'S most veal
; thy women. and deserted her iu Gin
; ciuuaU. after robbmg her of hr
> ruu--r1u. Her friends were power
, fuI enough 90 have her name CON
8 D,aleI.
; Iu January 1903. be- tooE ST. L1ul
> =un.rE hy storm, as tine rich Lord +
. Seymour Darlington Tie -uld tIIa
. OF his fabulous holding. one of u.
. castles had zoo rooms hp said.
. Marriage Followed by Murder.
. He Wuurd and won Miss Wuurl
. NINA Grace tuDhraue, daughter %
8 rich Kansas city packer Befor