The Portland daily press., 1865-09-21
Poetry.
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Fnty Year, Service as an oaacer IN tne
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k~r,,a,s,, ',assnsr says: San incident is just
.sss.Hs.a.I IN rnisitarv circles so extraordinary
sho1 rrsre not 10 truth vouched for by official
suth-rty, the paranoan9 w1 G.'a Ssr.alny DC
sere. A. the Cape between fifteen and twenty
vears Az may remember certain DIR. Barry
sftachsd to the medical stat there, and enjoy
ing . reputation for considerable skill in his
profe5Aon, especially in firnness, decision, and
rapidly In difficult operations. This gentle
man entered the army in 1873 had passed, OF
course through the grades Of assistant Sur
gecn and surgeon in various regiments, and
had served as such In various quarters OF the
giobe His professional requirements had pro pr
cured for him his promotion to the staH az t ~
Cane He was clever and agreeable save ior
the dr. wback of a most quarrelsome Ielllpo a
and a l. inordnate addiction 10 aIettiaSu.'
which perpetually brought the former ,l FL Pscusl
ary into play He was ,'ndsr p tn ~, y
rrrfa ,fion of Indie oisly squeazing voice.
Any natural schafiing with regard to these.
however, especially rousea ms , re, put was at
ASA seyeriDg offender and shooting him through the
About 1910 he became promotedto be med
ical ms sor and was transferred to to Malta.
There ne was equally distinguished by his
s.f skill AM by his pugnaeous propensities, the
latter becoming so nconvenienty developed
a upon the slightest difference Of opinion with
~ Inn that at last no notice was allowed to pc;
taken of his temper. He proceeded nom
Ma ia to Corfu, where he was quartered LOT
many years, still conspicuous for the same
IL atraits. - = i. asaT5 rKt n
.3sa;s1 When tonr government coded the Ionian
Islands To Greece and our troops, of course,
Quilted the territory DIR. Barry elected to leave
= fl1e and take up Ibis, residence for tie
rest Of his DAYS al Corfu. He there died about
am5nsb arc, and upon his death was discov-
-.s cred to Be woman I! Very probably this dis
90 c5yerv was elected during the natural prepa-
ratios for iHterment, but there seems to be an
idea prevalent that either verbally, during. the
ts last iIin SIS, or by some writing perlsed imme
diatey after his [fcr we must still use the
''nastulineat death, he had begged to be buri-
,4sse ed without post morteM examination of any
sort. -.sN
sXas HThis, most likely, only aroSsed the curiosity
of the two nurses who attended him, for Ii
ss7 was 10 them, 1t appears that the DISCLOSURE
@saa OF this mystery ID owing Under the circum-
s, stances ths iaotwas deemed 80 important that
f1smsdical &c itimony was called In t0Feport upon
and record It's truth. BY this Investigation
not only was the assertion placed beyond
-- doubt, but 70 was equally beyond doubt
c4fr brought % light that The individual in ques-
lion had at some tme or another been
motherl Thi3 - all that Is as yet known Of
d &. this extraordinary story. The motives that
..a oecasoned and che time when commenced
this singular deception are both s'rOuded In
mystery. Bun thus 1t stands an ndubitable
fact that q woman was for forty years an Off
Ger ia the British ssrvce, and fought one duel
and had sought many more, had pursued
legitimate medical education, had received a.
OH regular diploma, and had acquired almost
celebrity tor skill as surgical operatorP