New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-02
Bartender Baronet Gives Up.

When one finds a baronet Of ancient
lineage serving drinks from behind the
bar of a country town saloon-public
houses as they are called in Great Britain
If usually means that he has come down
in the world and met with reverses This
is not, however. the case with Sir Henry
Echlin, eighth baronet Of his house. who
has just given up his license as publican
of the Seven Stars. at Bledlow. in Buck
inghamshire. at the end Of seven years
endeavoI TO make the place pay sufficient
10 furnish a livelihood for himself Lady
Echlin and his twenty -year-o old daughter.
Margaret Sir Henry. whose elder broth
err. Thomas. and predecessor in the title.
was a private in the ranks Of the Irish
constahulary. beginning life as footman
10 the late Sir Gerald Aylmer at Donadea
Castle. in County Kildare. and in London.
Afterward he enlisted as A private In the
2d Life Guards Regiment. but deserted
and Joined the Liverpool police, where he
used 10 see his name printed every DAY in
The Police Gazette" As a deserter. and
was instructed. along with the other mem
bers Of the police force. 10 look out for the
capture Of the fugltive-that Is TO say Of
himself Eventually he surrendered 10
the military authorities. The officers COM
posing the court martial were so hugely
entertained with the idea of his being set
10 catch himself that they let him Of with
nominal punishment.
subsequently, he became harman in A
public house. and In course Of time man
aged 90 get set up in business for himself
by one Of the great breweries or gin dis
tilleries. and has kept in turn the Wheel
vrights' Arms, at NARROW the Criterion.
az Windsor. the Rupert Arms. At Read
ing; the Red Lion at High Wycombe. the
Rose and Crown. at Wohurn. and last OF
all. the Seven stars. in Bledlov.
Sir Hanrv's daughter is a school teach
or. and as such possessed Of more cduca-
ton than her parents. whose training Is
that which is customary in people Of the
domestic servant and bartender class.
lie has no SOM. and on his death his
baronetcy will go to his only brother.
John Echln. who until recently was sta
ton master Of small village on the Md
land Railroad OF Ireland. but has now
minor place in the Dublin offices Of that
company He has three sons all Of them
grown. so that there IS little prospect OF
the title becoming extinct one Of his
sisters. Emily makes her home on this
side Of the Atlantic. being married 10 an
American farmer Of the name Of Bernard
Norton. Of Ann Arbor Mich.
The Cchins are an ancient Scottish
family. the history Of which, dating back
10 the twelfth century. may be found az
the British Museum I'm little book o.
the eighteenth century. entitled Memoirs
If the Autient Famlie Of the Echlins. Of
Pittardo in the County of Fife scotland
now Trans planted 70 Ireland An Echlin
was constable and deputy governor of
Edinburgh Castle during the siege Of 1872.
The family migrated 10 IRELAND in the
reign Of James !. who appointed the Right
Rev. Or Henry Echlin Bishop Of Down
and Conpr by patent dated March. 1913.
lie achieved note by his persecution OF tho
Presbvterians in Belfast. and was muir
dered there in particularly barbarous
fashion. His grcat-grandson and name
sake Henry EchlIn, was Judge Of the
Court Of the Exchequer Of Ireland and re-
ccived his haronetcy for his services on
the bench.
The third and fourth baronets dissipat-
Cd bv gambling and every form Of extrav-
agance. including costly litigation. the
once large property Of the family in Ire
land. and sir Henry's father. the late Sir
Ferdinand E"hlln, as well As the latters
elder brother and predecessor, Sir Fred
crick Echlin. succeeded TO nothing but the
barren title, being compelled TO resort TO
humble means Of livelihood to keep them
selves from starving, both OF them dying
I'm turn as paupers in the almshouse AT
Edenderry. I'm County Kildare. have
but briefly touched on the story Of the
extraordinary vicissltudes Of this Echlin
family. which constitutes one OF those ro-
nanccs Of genealogy that Thomas Hardy
the novelist. turned 10 such admirable ac-
count IN his Tess Of the d'Urbervilles.
N.AnnrrTCE- M T0NTENOY.