Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1881-08-12
MARITAL DIFFICULTIES.
A Divorced Husband Has the Supposed
Destroyer Arrested.

Destroyer Arrested.
Yesterday Mr.. John T. Wilson called at
the municipal court, and swore out a warrant
for man named T. NJ. Barry. for disorderly
conduct. The warrant was placed In the hands
of Officer Nagent, who succeeded in finding
his man shortly before 10 O'Clock last evening
at No. POI Wacouta street. Barry was taken
to the City hall, where he deposited 500 for
his appearance at the municipal court at
o'clock this morning.
Ordinarily such an occurrence would hard
ly be worth mentioning, as it is almost daily
event In the annals of the police department,
but back of the above simple announcement
is story of broken and desolated home, the
facts of which, as related to GLOBE reporter
last evening by Mr.. Wilson, would justify q
far graver charge against the defendant in the
case Mr.. Wilson's story is as follows: Some
eight or ten years ago he was living happily
with his wife, when man who introduced
himself as T. NJ. Barry. or Berry, travelling
agent for the wholesale liquor house of
Weadley, Dennetry & Cleary, of Chicago.
Mr.. Barry was In the habit of making pc
riodical visits to st. Paul and always made
Mr.. Wilson's house his home. where he was
received and treated as an hcnored guest.
Mr.. Wilson was always glad to see him and
spared no pains to make his visits pleasant.
He always understood that Mr.. Barry was
single man of considerable property, and
according to Barry's own statements, a
member of the firm he represented. No
thought of any wrong ever entered his
head until in February last, when Mrs. Wilson
left for Chicago with the ostenslble object of
purchasing goods for her dressmaking estab
lishment, which she has carried on for several
years. Information reached him that during
eight days of her stay in Chicago, she was
constantly in the company of Mr.. Barry, and
under circumstances which led him to believe
that all was not as it should be. This sus-
picion being once aroused, he made further
inquiries and found out that
instead of being a single man, Barry was mar
ried and had a family of a wife and three chill
dren. In the meantime difficulties arose be-
tween Mr.. Wilson and his wife which resulted
in her making an application for divorce,
which was granted her in April last, he max
ing no answer to the complaint. During all
this time Mr.. Wilson says he was well salts
fed that Barry was the cause of all his domes-
tic troubles, and he naturally kept an
Barry has made his home with Mrs. Wilson,
spending a large portion of his time in this
city, although he represented Chicago
house and had family living there. On the
Sd of July last Mr.. Wilson says he called at
the residence of his divorced wife. No. pol
Wacouta street, and found Mrs. Wilson in
Barry's room. Although no longer her hus-
band he denounced the two for
their conduct and charged Barry
with brealIng up his home and
destroying h's happiness. Not wishing
to make any fl Tther scandal, he let the matter
rest for the we being, but since then other
facts have come to his knowledge, which has
finally eliminated in the warrant and arrest
above mentioned.
The above is the substance of Mr. Wilson 8
story rs reported to the GLOBE representative
LIST evening.
Mr. Wilson says that the proceeding COM
menced yesterday is only the beginning. His
purpose is to pursue the matter to the bitter
end, and he expects 10 show that Barry's
whole object was to get possession of Mrs.
Wilson's property, which amounts to from
$S,OG0 to $4,000. Judicial investigation will
disclose the true inwardness of the whole mat
ter, which at present does not place Mr.. Barry
in very enviable light.