The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-25
BARRY A FUGITIVE.
The Supposed Slayer of John No.
Ian Still Eludes the Police.
Fled When the Stabbed Man Fell
and Left Home Hurriedly.
His Father and the Others Involved
In the Quarrel Held.

A general alarm was sent out to ali
Edward Barry, who Is wanted for the
murder of John Nolan. at Thirty-third
street and First avenue last night.
A hurry call was sent to Bellevue Hos
pitai shortly after 10 o'clock last night
from that corner, and when the ambu-
lance arrived the doctor found John
Nolan, thirty-three years old, a laborer,
lying on the sidewalk bleeding profusely
from stab-wound in his throat The
juBular vein wBs severed and the man
died at the hospital about midnight.
Policeman John Cameron. OF the Thir-
ty-hfth street station. reached the
wounded man In time to hear him say
Barry did It: Barry did it. Find Bar
ry."
What's his first name?" the officer
asked. but Nolan was too weak to an.
swer
Acting on this Information Officer
Cameron arrested John Barry, OF 5SS
First avenue, with whom Nolan had
been drinking earlier in the evening.
William Gill, aged thlrty-nine years, OF
~ East Thirty7second street, and John
J.. Downing. thirty-six years Old of 337
East Thirteenth street. were also ar
rested as witnesses.
They had been drinking in David
Nolan and John Barry and his son, Ed
ward Barry. They denied all knowledge
OF the stabbing, and said that they were
in the saloon when 1t happened outside.
Although no one has been found by the
police who saw the assault, 1t Is said
that Nolan had words with old Barry on
the corner. and that Nolan called Barry
Barry stabbed Nolan and immedia teiy
ran into James Kelly's saloon Al 5sj First
avenue.
= Search arc WI, was made for him there. but
Edward Barry is described as twenty
two years old, weight l45 pounds. height
feet 1-2 inches; dark hair, thin face
deep-set dark gray eyes; wore "A dark
coat and vest. striped trousers. blue fan
mel shirt and no necktie.
He was last seen. 1t Is said. about a
quarter of an hour after the stabbing
riding on sou Unbound Second avenue
car. He has been working for his
uncle. carriage-maker in Twenty-ninth
street. near Fifth avenue.
John Barry William Gill and John +.
Downing were locked up in the Thirty
nth street station last night, and this
morning were remanded In the York
Vile Police Court until tomorrow morn
Ing, In order TO give the police time to
work on the case.
John Barry, William Gill and John F.
Is accused Of he murder. is a stone;
belongs to the old Volunteer Firemen's
Association.
He was quite willing to talk to an
Evening Worli' reporter about last
nights affair, but denied that he had
had any words with Nolan. or that his
son. Edward. was near the place when
the stabbing was done.
Now, father" interrupted his daugh-
ter, who was visiting him. why do you
say that? You know that you had
9uarrrelled with Nolan at the corner.
Tell the truth"
oh. 1t wasn't a quarrel" said the
old man.
Yes, 1t was" persisted the girl.
Didn't you catch Nolan with his hand
In your pocket not long ago."
Yes, but that hadn't anything to do
with last night. He asked me treat
him last night, ana I did
Later, In conversation with The Even
Ing World'' reporter. Miss Barry said:
MY brother came into our house. $50
First avenue, about five or ten minutes
after the stabbinR.
He was very much excited. and /
told him to stay home and let the police
get him. He wouldn't do It, though. and
he only stayed about two minutes. He
hadn't any money but about 10 cents
when he left. He didn't ask me for any
money-just bade me good-hy and ran
out. He did not say where he was 60
Ing