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AWFUL TRACEDY.! 1 ????? < Mr. J. T. Parks Shot and Killed i in Street Row , BY MR. ROBT H. COYAH , j Who is Himself Seriously Wounded In 1 the Shoulder. The Shooting Was Caused bv Some Business Trou- , ble Between the Two Men i Brewing Sometime. i A most deplorable tragedy yty en8 p H in thn afwrmta f\f OrOMrrfthtiror 1 about eleven o'clock last Friday momleg, resulting in the death of Mr. Jas. T. Parks, of Columbia, and the serious wounding of Mr. ltobt. II. Covar, of this city. Tnese two gentlemen met in Church street, in the 1 rear of the Courthouse, and without i exchanging many words went to shooting each other with the result above described. The tragedy caused & great shook to the entire community, and 'or a time business was almost suspended and nothing was talked , about hardly but the terrible occur- ' rence that had resulted in the death of one gentleman and the desperate wounding of another. It was about eleven o'clock when several pistol shots rang out in rapid 1 succession, whion startled every one who heard them. The sbpoting did 1 not last but a few seconds, and no one could say how many shots were exchanged between the two combatant*, 1 so rapia was the tinug. It Is supposed 1 that eight or ten shots were iired in all. At soon as possible people hurried 1 to the scene after the pistols had been emptied. Immediately after the shoot ini/ Mr Parka wan seen slowlv W&iklmr backward and sideways towards the iNoruhwest corner or the (Juurtnousc Square and Mr. Covar slowly following 1 him, both Keulkmau apparently reloaning tneir pistols. 1 When Mr. Parks reached the cornor 1 he creased over Churon street and en tered the law otlioeof Messrd Bowman & Bowman. W nen he rescued the tillje ho gave his pistol to i. W. How man, E&q., who was standing In his ctlioe door, having gone there on hearing the pistol shots. At this time Mr. Parks did not seem to be badly hurt, 1 but he was very pale, and said to those who had gathered that he was fatally shot. Mr. Parks sat down in & cnair, and It soon became apparent that he was seriously hurt. He was examined ay physlolans who at lirst thought that he was not ratally hurt but after being removed to the residence of his brother-in-law, Dr. J. H. Perreyclear, and a oareful examination made, it was found that he was shot completely through the body and the attending physlolans pronounced the wounds fatal. Mr. Parks was hit In tnree places. One ball entered his obln and two struck him in the stomach, one passing clean through his body and lodging just under the skin ou the other side. He was conscious up to half past nine o'olook, but about that time nis mind began to wonder and at haif-past twelve o'olcck the end came. Immediately after the shooting Mr. " T . nnni?i. A. U. lxlliUbUUUU luui xu.x. uuTax s pistol. About this time Mr. Cover's father caaie up and oommauded hlb son to stop, wnloh he did and turned from following Mr. Parks and was carried to his tfllce, where he was examined by physicians and found to tave been hit in two places. Or<> ball passed completely through right shoulder and another strucV him in the right hand, shooting off his thumb nail. Another ball passed through his hat, but aid not touoh his head. Several bullets struck the store of the Orangeburg Hardware Company on the corner of Russell and Church Streets. These balls must have come from Mr. Park's pistol, and indicates the position of the combatants at the tlrnq of the bring. Mr. Covar yvas removed to his home, where he now lies suffering from his wounds, which are quite palnlui and may reauit seriously. In the excitement incident to suob a deplorable affair statements vary and it has been quite a dlffioult matter to obtain the facts, borne of the nearby witnesses state that they are unable to say which of them fired the first shot. Others say tnat Mr. Parks speke to Mr. Covar and appeared to ask him a question. The reply from Mr nnvnr N^emed to be affirmative and then Mr. Parka struck him in the face with his Hat. Then Mr. Parka fired and both pistols were emptied in an incredibly short time. When the shooting took plaoe Mr. Oovar was in ) . his shirt sleeves, and carried his pistol buttened up in his shirt. One thing 'fa certain both men expected a diffl< oufty and had prepared for It. The trouble seems to have been ) caused by a business trouble between the two gentlemen. While Mr. Parks resided in Orangeburg he owned aud published The Patriot newspaper. Mr. Oovar moved here from Edgefield county to take charge of the mechanical work of the paper for Mr. Parks, and was in his employ for several years, during which time they seemed 0 0 / bo boon the moot pleasant and intl rur.te terms. When Mr. Parks moved to Colum bis about two years ago Mr. Oovar be same interested in the business! and was given entire management of the paper except the editorial department, , which was retained by Mr. Parks, who came down each week to look after it. About the first of the year Mr. Parks sold his Interest in The Patriot sad the printing outfit to Mr. J. H. Funderburg and Mr. Covar, and the newspaper has since been published by Funderburg & Covar apublishers and proprietors. It is stated that since this transfer there has not been pleasant feelings between MY. Parks and Mr. Covar. 1 It seems that there was some trouble about business matters, and that Mr. Parks came down from Columbia Friday moruiug to straighten out the matter. All the parties wert together In a conversation f r some time Friday morning and they separated. It was only a short time when they came together again, and the shooting took place as above stat od. It is reported that a edmi telephoned to Mr. Parks at Columbia Thursday and advised h<m not to come to Orangeburg Friday, asking him to have his business transacted either through other parties or by oorresp mdenoo, stating to Mr. Parks that Mr. Covar bad threatened to kill him if he interfered. It is also rumored that, Mr. Covar had been informed that, Mr. P*rks intended to kill him ou account of some reports that he had heard. We believe this idle Kancy Slnfle's talk is what caused the whole trouble. The fact is that bcth parties acted ou the idle talk they had heard and were well armed and prepared for shooting without delay. The father ; ** ? , -1 J ' ' ? l?i inr. uuvar, an oin gentleman, wno ( resides here with his sub. was also | armed. He did not attempt to shoot i and returned his pistol to his pocket ( when the pistol was taken away from i his sou. After the fusilade when Mr. ' Uovar was walking forward after Mr. i Harks, as s'ated ahove, the old gen- < tleman called to his son to stop, wnloh , he did. The uufortunate affair has created j a great deal of excitement, which oc ( currinp as it did, iu so public a place. Mr. Parks was a native of Edgefield i county and came to Orangeburg from Marion several years ago. During bis stay in Orangeburg he was in the i newspaper work and had many friends ; lu this olty as well as county, who \ will be shocked to hear of his tragic j death. Some years ago Mr. Parks ] married Miss Annie Perreyclear, a ? laughter of (Japt. W. II Perreyclear, i of this city, who with two sweet little 1 bovs survive him. I Mr. It. 11. Covar was also a native \ of Edgetieid, and has been a resident \ of tilts city for some years. Siuce he t name here he has conducted himself \ in such a wav as to uaiu the coi il- ? denoe and respect of all who have come In contact with him. 11c, like i Mr. Parks, has many friends all over \ the county, as well as in town. He j has a wife and several children, who < are terribly grieved over the sad af- ( fair. Mr. Covar Is now at home suffering from the wound in his shoulder t and it will be a long time before he will be able to do any work again. i ROASTS ROOSEVELT. South Carolina Senator's Hot Speech l on the Morrifi A (Tair. I Senator Tillman Thursday after- 1 noon paid his respects to President Iloosevelt, Secretary Barnes, the man | charged with the rough handling of , Mrs. Minor Morris at the White House a few months ago, Major Syl- 1 vester of the Washington police, and ' the Asheville physician, Dr. Weaver i for their part in the Morris affair, in a vigorous speech in the senate. For two hours he held the closest attention of hundreds of spectators in the galleries, many of wnom were ladles, who had come to the oapitol hours before he wa i Robert nlert to he. gin his speech. His arraignment of tnose whom he charged with the responsibility of electing Mrs. Morris from the White House was most severe. He recited his efforts to have an investigation of the matter at the time It happened and of the reluctance of the senate committee on postoffloes and post roads to have the matter examined Into, and said that, while Barnes, who had already been appointed and confirmed as postmas ter of this oity, cannot be affected by what he might say, he was determined to let the world know what he thought of the treatment accorded to Mrs. Morris and the subsequent ap polntment of Barnes to the position of postmaster in the olty of Washington, a place paying a $6,000 salary annually. rnnl ? ? ? ? 'i- i oouauui xiiiuiau was ilequouuy 1U* terrupted by friends of the president and Barnes, but oontinued to make bis speech, while hundreds in the galleries listened closely, and at times seemed ready to break forth in tumultous applause. This was especially notloeable when he referred to the women and mothers of the oountry and to his own mother. UanRfld Himself* k Capt. Falk of the German bark Geslne whioh arrived at Pennsacola on Thursday from Hamberg, committed suicide while the vessel was at sea by hanging himself in his cabin. The Geslne left Hamburg in March but went ashore on a reef and it was neoessary to unload her cargo in order to float the vessel. After that the oaptian became very despondent and one morning was found hanging in his cabin. THE DEATH RATE. More People Die from Consumption Than From ANY OTHER DISEASE. Pneumonia Comes Next in the United States, but heart Disease is Steadily on the Increase. The Census R< port Covers Five Years. The bureau of the census has ju^t published a report presenting mortally statistics for the Uuited States or the tive calendar years 1900 to 1004 This report was prepared under ihcsupervision of the late William A. Khitf, chief statistician for vital statsties. The annual compilation of statlsilcs of mortality was authorized by ,be act of Con^rt&s establishing the permanent census omoe. The stallsiios, however, do not cover the entire country, but, In accordance with the provisions of this act, are restricted 10 what it. termed the "reKistratlon irea." This area comprises these States and cities which have laws relulrhiK the registration of death and possess records a Hording satisfactory and comparable data. In 1904 it in pludlng 11 States and 334 cities which l&d at least 8,000 population in 1900 The 11 registration States are Connecticut, Dlstrlot of Columbia, Inliana, Mmue, Massachusetts, Miohl *an, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont; the 334 registration oltles In jlude, In addition to the cities In the 11 registration States, a considerable juniber which are In non-reglstratlon State. 'Jlhese States and cities, oomposinu iho registration area, included in 1901 i population of 32 996 989, or only a irlllc more than two-lift).s of the est! mated population of the United States b"or the remainder of the United States we have at present no mortality statistics which are sutllclently reiable aud c umplete to be Included In ibis report. The registration area, lowever, Is gradually increasing in extent, as the various States and cities :oido to reallzatbe impo -n ? - of havng adequate re^lstratlo aws and of ilLcUveiy enforcing them. 'Ihe uumb3r of deaths reported In ibe registration area In 1900 was 539,iQQ o n rl 4 /4 i- U ^ - ? * " " ^ ltcu, aliu nun ucftui rnuo per i uuu Of population was 17.6 In 1901 the rate Jeonned to 16 6 auc* in 1902 the rate jleclined to 16. The rate Increased iu 11)03 to 16.2 and lu 1904 to 16.7. The Average annual rate (or the live years was 16.6 per 1,000. The average annual death rate in the registration States was 17.8 per 1,000 In the cities of 8,000 or more population In 1900 and 14.3 per 1,000 In rural districts, which as the term to here used, Includes everything out tilde tni se cities. Rhode Island is the jnly registration State In which the rue was as high In the rural distriota as in the cities. But in Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire the urban rate exceeded the rural by less than 1 per 1,000. The excess was greatest in New Jersey, New York and Maine. The higher mortality for oltles Is due largely to the faot that residents of rural distrlots when oritloally 111 re sort to the hospitals and institutions In the oltles foi treatment, and that the deaths occurring in such cases are registered In the cities, thus Increasing the urban mortality. The average annual rates were lowest In St. Joseph, Mo. (7.6); Owosso, Mich., (10.1); Lincoln, Neb., (10.4); and St. Paui, Minn., (10.6), and nighest In Charleston, S. O., (31.3); Wilmington, N C., (28.2); and Jacksonville, Fla., (28.1). There were 44 oltles In which the average annual ueath rate for the live years wa& 20 or more per 1,000. Nineteen of these oltles are located In the Southern States and contain a large proportion of colored population, the death rate for which in general largely exceeds that for the whites. Tuberculosis of the lungs and pneumonia were bv tar the leaning causes of death. The average annual mortality from tuberculosis of the lungs or consumption, 1900 to 1904, was 172.6 Der 100. 000 or population. It Is gratifying to Dote that the rate has shown a marked decline since 1890, when It was 246 4. This Indicates that the warrare against the white plague Is meeting with success. The mortality* rom this disease in the registration a ealn the United States Is lower than it Is in Ireland, Germany, Norway, Spain and Switzerland, but higher than In England and Wales, Scotland, the Netherlans, Belgium and Italy. The average annual mortality from consumption was higher in Denver than in any other registration oity. This fact Is easily explained by the deaths of non-residents who resort to that locality in the later stages of the disease hoping to be benefited by the favorable olimatlo conditions. Excluding Denver, the rates were highest in New Orleans, San Franoisoo, Washington, Newark, Jersey City, Baltimore and Cincinnati; and lowest In St. Joseph, Mo., Soranton, Omaha, Detroit, St. Paul, Buffalo and Minneapolis. Pneumonia was second among the principal causes of death, the average annual rate being 134 9 per 100,000 population. The death rate from this disease la the registration area of the United States is considerably greater than in England and Wales and Scot land. For the principal cities the average annual rates were highest in Adeghoney, Pittsburg, New York ana Kansas City, Mo ; and lowest in St. Paul, Minneapolis, St. Joseph, Mo., aud Toledo. Among the leadli g causes of death, diarrhea and enteritis was third, the average annual mortality from t'ds disease for the tlve vears being 113 1 per 100,000 Over 80 per oent of the deaths from these diseases were deaths of children under live years of age, and and over 65 per cent, of children under one year of age. Fjr the principal cities the rate was highest In Pall Ulver. It was high also In Pittsbuig. Providence, New York aud Aile gh?tiy. 11 dart disease was fourth among the leading causes of death, tho average annual rate in the registration area of the live years being 129.9 per 100 000 ( of population. Over 75 per cunt of the deattis from this disease occurred at age.B above 44, over 45 per cent occur- ( ring at 65 years and over. It is no tlceable that the mortality from heart disease is steadily Increasing, the death rata advancing from 1112 per 100,000 in 1900 to 134 8 in 1904. Another cause of death wiih an increasing rate was cancer, the rate for which Increased from 63 per 100,000 In 1900 to 70.9 in 1904 A comparatively small proportion of the deaths , from cancer occurred at ages under 40 years. Tne deaths of females far exceeded those of males, the pronortlon being 622 females to 378 males in l,000 deaths. The death rate from cancer in the registration area of the United States was less than In England and Wales, Scotland, Germany, Norway, the Netherlands andSwi z riaud, but was greater than In Ireiand, Hungary, Spain and Italy, lb was higher In Che cities than In the rural districts, but this is due partly to the fact that residents of rural districts In the last stages of the disease seek the hospitals in the cities ft r trcament. The average annual deatn rate from typhoid fever In the registration arca was ii.'l 8 per 100 000 of population. ' >f the ten European oountries for which similar statistics are available Italy alone shows a higher. The total num her of deaths in the live years, divided as to sex, shows a proportion of 588 a ales to 412 females In every 1,000 deaths. In each year a greater uumber of deaths from typhoid fever occurred "between the ag-s of 20 and 55 than at aoy other age period. The number of deaths was greatest In Sep tember arid O;tober, and least in Juno. Over one-third of the deaths uccured in August, September and October. \ Among the large cities the greatest mortality from this dlseaie occurred in Pittsburg, Pa., the rate being more than 120 In eaoa year. The next highest rate was in the adjoining oity of Allegheny. The mortality from typhoid foyer was also excessively high in Cleveland, Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisvlle and Washington. The average in New York city, St Paul, Milwaukee and Jersey City. The mortality was greater In many of the smaller cities and in the rural districts of certain counties In the registration States than In the larger oities. Vv 117 DVT TntATTJ ulinn MAn imiiiumuo 011V X . Started by a Negro In a Now York City. It is said that a peculiar religious sect 1h getting a foothold In the city of Mlddletown, N. Y. It la the Church of God and Saints of Christ and is founded on lines similar to Alexander Dowle's Cnurch of Zton, and like that it has a head who proclaims himself God's prophet and mouthpiece. William S. Crowdy, of Washington, D. 0., is the prophet. The church knows no oolor line, but as the prophet is a negro the majority of converts are from the negro race. A branch of the church was organized in this city some weeks ago by an Intelligent negro, John H. Allen, from Clover, Va., and already it has made fourteen black and one white convert. The keeping of the Ten Commandments and observing of Saturday as the Sabbath are the strong points of the Church of God. Prophet Crowdy, if he had a white skin, would much resemble Alexander Dowie, and his methods appear as if copied from Dowie's. He publishes a newspaper, the Weekly Prophet, which is the official organ of the Church of God, and its chief end seems to be to urge the members to send in contributions to Crowdy. Members of the ohurch have to contribute 10 per cant of their earnings, which, with all other moneys oolleoted, goes to Prophet Crowdy. The members are told that Crowdy is omnisoolent and that nothing they do ooua^cn uiD uusorv&uuo. rwiICUIH stress Is laid on the fact that it is impossible to fool the prophet in regard to the earnings of the followers, and it is suggested that if any of them tried to "nig" in their 10 per cent contributions swift punishment would follow. The prophet has a aoneme of building a holy city at Belleville, Va., similar to Dowle'a Zion city. The other oolored ohurches of this oity are up in arms against the Ohurch of God. _ Conviction ot a Fiend, Ed Rainey, a negro, was convicted at Gaffney on Monday, of committing a rape on a thirteen old negro girl, The girl la said to have died as a result of injuries indicted on her by the fiend. HUMAN FLOWKKH. THIS IH WHAT AUNT 8ALL IK CALLS THK C?I HLM, Who ire the Sweetest Things the Qood Lord Created on the Sarth. Come, girls, and "snuggle" up close to me while we have a heart-to-heart talk, for 1 expect to get as much an 1 give. I want to think of my girls, whether they are one year or ten or twenty, as opening dowers some of them early spring beauties, others summer roses?all sweet and tender, and all needing love and care to develop the best that is in them. Girls, dont l>e in a hurry to reach young ladyhood and the advantages you imagine will be gained bv it. Do not rob yourself of the rosy tlush of | happy childhood. It will soon be over. You will put away with loving hands the playthings of your child ! hood. IIow dieting are tho years of childhood. As the years pass they , bring with intelligence and experience, but tako away the innocence of childhood. Girls, do you realize ycu arc the , rosebuds In the gardeu of lift? You are the sweetest things that God ere ated Your voices are like music?so unselfish and sweet, so helpful and loving that Bad hearts grow glad and sad faces brighten wherever you go. Love this youth that God has given you, and forget not to tnank H iin for it. There are no skeletons iu your closet, no sorrowful memories to bring the tears to vour eve. 1 hope you are all happy and cheerful t?he*e bright spring days. While the birds aru building tholr homes in hedges and tree tups they are tilling the world with music. Busy from morning till night, they tiud time to sin#. Don't wait till your work la done to sing?sing and be happy and make others happy. Yen, follow the bird's example and go singing to your work. Surely God wants us to bo cheerful and happy when lie made this world no beautiful for us. Kind, cheerful peop;o bring out the best that is In us, so that we can hardly help being good while we aro under their iniluence. There Is no sweeter music In our heavenly Father's ears than the Innocent song and laughter of his onlidreu, and no sweeter tribute could ever be made to the weary ones of earth thau that which comes from the sparkling, innocent soul of young girlhood. Gliis, have all the pets you want, hut don't keep any living thlug In 1011linement. Dju't have a sweet little souKster boating lis wing* against the cage, nor a froilccome squirrel. Lai them bo free, happy and joyous in their native element. A fellow-feeling makes us wonderous kind. It has been eleven years since 1 walked the green earth, and the time seems long and dreary. I often long in the glaa spring time to get away Into some deep tangled wildwood and listen to the sweet songs of birds In joylous freedom as they lilt from tree to treo. I have learned lessons of pattouoe and submission to the divine will. As never before I've learned the value of true friends, to appreciate more and more the love and friendship of pure minded Christian girls. How patiently and sweetly, with tender hands they ministered to me when the death angel seemed very near. None but God is sulllciently wise to understand the heart of Christian girls. They bring joy and peace to their homes. They are their mother's companions and helpers, and their swoet influence brings much of heayen down to earth by keeping their brothers' wandering feet in paths of safety. Surely the sheltering wings of the unseen angels must hover very near our sweet girls. God bless them and make us worthv of Iheir tender devotion. Pure minded girl# are not only blessings In their homes. We meet with them on the highways and byways. One of them came into my life as a ministering angel when I was far from friends, wnen 1 was bereft of all that made life worth living. But we were as ships passing and hailing each other as we passed. No girl can be pure and good without the world being the better for it and making her own heart happier. . God bless you all and keep you well and happy, and remember you have the best wishes of AUNT SALL1K. Deutruotivo Storm. Charlie Thomson, a negro living seven miles east of Union, had the roof blown off his house and furniture badly broken up by a storm last week, ills family were uninjured by the ligntnlng. An empty house on the Sinclair place near by was also blown down. A special from Pride's says there was a very heavy storm m that seotion and that great da age was done at Chester and YorkviJie by the blowing down of tree* and other things, which have not been oieared up, At Bed Point, near Pride's crops were badly injured there being & heavy hail btorm half a mile wide all through ^.at seotion. No damage waa done at Neals Shoals, though the ouxrent had to ba turned off. Man With Twelve Toe*. P. ?. Franks, of Pennsylvania, was arrested at Cumberland, Md., on a oharge of embezzling about 1200 at Charlerol, Pa. Five minutes after the telegram was reoeived at the police station Lieutenant Sohmvtz bad Franks under arrest. Tbo fact that be has six toes on each foot was one of the means of Identification. He returned to Pennsylvania without a requisition. WAGES OF SIN. Goes to the Gallows for Killing a Friend. A. POLISH KI) PASCAL One of the Most Picturesque Figures in Police Crookdem of the Century. Probably the Most Remarkable Criminal Record of Modern Times. After a llf j of crime beginning with lx>yhood, "Lord Frederick Seyraore Harrington, society highwayman, resourceful crook, bigamist, former and murderer, paid the penalty of his last orlmo on the rcalTjld Friday at (Jolyton, Mo. The crime for <"hich Barrlngton was to dlo ou the bc< i'f )ld was the murder of James P. th ?Uann, a well kuown sporting man of lute city, on June 18, iy03. Mo'Jnnn "as shot, his body rohoed and his remains thrown Into a a pond at Bmtlls. By a peculiar coincidence the nude body of the murdered man was dl-covered Moating in the pond Just threo years ago Thursday. During the active years of his career "Lord" Harrington was one of the most picturesque tigures in "police" orookdom, fur, although he was of lowly origin, his speciality of passlug as a member of the British peeranii u/u n h vai-all 4 n kaun*.. 1 #?l > !<*? ?-v >4 nwu? TTVII 111 DOTClItl UllllOI aim helped him to live without work for years. lie whs the son of a hack driver In Tunbrldge Wells, K inland, and his real name Is F. G. Hartou. lie was arrested for the tirst time at the age of seven years, when he was caught sotting tire to the common. At 12ho was sentenced to live years In the?ited Mill reformatory for embezzlement. After serving three years ho made his escape by means of a rope, oniy to bo arretted two years later and sentenced for robbery. For this he served in Yorkshire prlsoti. About this lime he decided it would ho to b's advantage to give himself a new surrounding by J lining the army, aIi to he ooulJ observe the ways of timetlioors wno made up much of the Kurdish society. Tills was in his 22d years, but before his enlistin ;q i was a year old he he had forced a furlough, tied from the aimy and oommltted a burgiary for which he did a tea yearns stretch. That completed his English record. What crimes tie suooeeueu in comrnitt>iik' In the short Intervals between tils prisons terms are not known, but are believed to be many. lie got into some of the best households as a servant; studied the members of society; he served as an artist, stu les his model, and In later years made good use of his studies. He robbed a clergyman three times and each time by a sorrowing profession of repentance and glib quotation succeeded in being f irgiven. When he was finally lauded behind the bars for the ten years' term In England he settled down to improving nis education so he could step out of prison a student. He perfected himself In F.cnch, German and the classics, and was a polished fraud when he came to America In 1891. He posed here as the son of an Engllshnoblem&n of wealth and rank. As such he won Miss Celestine Miller, ef llooklyn, an heiress with a fortune In her own right. After marrying Miss Miller he had the effrontery to return to his own land and estabIf uhnrl h 4 ?V"? ?1/\1 # ??laW Ul- i a - * - - ixjuvu uilutic11 v?lull 1115 WHO 111 & Q0DQ6 at West Hrighton. There he coldbloodedly told his wife the truth about himself. Stripped of every peony by her husbaud, the unhappy wife returned to this country with her child, and Barton was arrested and sent baclt to prison to serve out an old sentenoe. As soon as the sentence was expired Barton returned to the United Stated bavin# found here the best Held for his peculiar operations. In 1902 Philadelphia society received with open arms "Lord Burgoyne," of the English peerage. Ills lordship was none other tbau the exoonvlct, but before that came to be known he hadcmried and wedded Miss Margaret liafferty, an heiress. He told her he was heir to 120,000 and borrowed money from her. While they were on their honeymoon, "Burgcyue" slipped from the train and disappeared. She would believe nothing against him until she went to New Yerk and learned the truth from his Hrst wife, with whom ''Burgoyne" was, at the time, attempting to effect reconciliation. Receiving no notice from hta flrat. wife, the ex-coavlot, who had been wandering in the West, made his debut in St. Louis sooiety under the alias of "Lord Harrington." He mtt and married Miss Wilhelmina Grace Coohran, of Independence, Iowa, who was visiting in St Louis at the time. Before he oould enjoy the money he had obtained through this marriage, a hard-headed brother of Miss Cochran had discovered his record and had "Harrington" thrown into prison. Following his exposure "Barrington" succeeded in winning the confidence of MoCann, a wealthy horse owner and hotel man. On the night of MoCann'i disappearance the two were Been drinking together. The murder was traced to "Barriugton," and he was oonvloted. The legal fight tojave him extended over two years