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 FAN
and Left Home Hurriedly.
His Father and the Others Inyolv.a
in the Quarrel Held.

A general alarm was sent out to au
policemen this morning to look out 70,
Edward Barry. who Is wanted for IN.
murder of John Nolan, at Thirty-tbird
street and First avenue, last nigh,
hurry call was sent to Bellevue Hos.
pital 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, laborer
lying on the sidewalk bleeding profuselv
from stab-wound in his throat. Thu
jugular vein wss severed and the man
died at the hospital about midnight.
Policeman John Cameron, of the Thir-
ty-fifth street station, reached thu
wounded man in time to hear him say.
Barry did It.; Barry did 1t. Find Bar.
ry."
whats his first manner" the officer
asked. but Nolan was too weak to an.
swer.
Acting on this information Ofncer
Cameron arrested John Barry, Of 5a
First avenue, with whom Nolan had
been drinking earlier in the evening
w William Gil. aged thirty-nine years, 81
F. Downing, thirty-six years old, Of AZ
| East Thirteenth street, were also ar.
| rested as witnesses.
na They s had been e., drink 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 immediateis
ran into James Kelly's saloon at 5s5 First
| avenue.
Search are a was made ds for him there. but
Edward Barry is described as twenty
two years old, weight 16 pounds, height
8 feet 1-2 inches; dark hair. thin face.
coat and vest, striped trousers. blue fan-
mel shirt and no necktie.
He was last seen, 1t il said, about q
riding on a southbound Second a avenas
car, He has been working for his
uncle, a carriage.maker in Twenty-ninth
street, near Fifth avenue.
John Barry William Gill and John r.
Downing were locked up in the Thirty
fifth 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
John Barry. William Gill and John p.
is accused Of the murder. is a stone:
belongs to the old Volunteer Firemen's
| Association.
He was quite willing to talk to an
Evening World" 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
guarrelled with Nolan at the corner.
:" oh. 1t wasn't a quarrel" said the
| old man.
ives. it was" persisted the girl,
Didn't you catch Nolan with his hand
| in your poc.;et not long ago."
Yes, but that hadn't anything to DO
with last night. He asked me treat
him last night and 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 stabbing.
He was very much excited, and
told him to stay home and let the police
get him. He wouldn't do 1t, 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 babe me good-by and ran
out, He did not say where he was go
ing"