The Portland daily press., 1899-12-09
The Crime Likely to Remain Unex-
Planned.
Drunken Quarrel at
.Archambeault House.
Failure to Find Body For Some
Time, Suspicious.

The police officials of Wessbrook are
now engaged In an attempt TO lind clue
that will lead to the arrest and oonvic-
tion of the party or parties alleged by
the Jury at the corcner's inquest to have
been instrumental IN causing the death
OF John Barry OF South windham. who
was found dead In well last Friday eve
ming.
The officers are inclined to believe that
Barry came to his death as result OF be-
ing forced into the spring or we'll while
Intoxicated. and left there to suffocate or
drown. The we'll where the death &C.
CURED is about five and one-half feet
deop and has an opening Of IA 1-2 by Is
inches. Barry, the unfortunats man,
measured feet s inches In height, and
when discovered, was head first In the
well. with his feet and ankles protrud-
ing q few inches at the top.
The officers do not believe that man
falling into the we'll whether intoxicated
or not, would remain many seconds
without making strenuous efforts to es-
cape. At the autopsy DIR. Weeks said that
Barry had died from sutfocation or
drowning, as there was a quantity of
water In the air cells which would not
have been there had the man been killed
and then thrown down the we'll.
At the coroner's Inquest Thursday, IL
was conceded that Barry had been at the
residence of Alphonso Archam beault,
corner Of Brown and Dodge streets, and
that he with others had BEEN drinking
and acting In a hilarious manner.
A quarrel ensued In which all Joined
but Barry. who was sleeping In q chair
near the stove. During the progress Of
the discussion. Archambeault, 1t Is al
legged, took Barry and pushed him out Of
doors. Barry WAS saen BY some children
who were passing the yard at the time.
Barry picked himself up and staggered
off In the direction Of Dodge street.
r The members of the party Of which
Barry had been o member, say that the
first that they missed Barry was when
they sat down to supper about z. 81
o'clock, the trouble then having been
satisfactorily settled.
ABOUT O'Clock Mrs. Barry with her
child, stsrted to go to the home OF a rela-
tive with whom she was stopping. On
arrival at the home of her mother, Mrs.
Barry found that her husband was not
there, and she started off with Mrs. Har.
ysy and Mrs. Pomerleau to find him II
possible, thinking that perhaps no had
lain down some where to sleep oil tbs
effects of drink. The party looked into
several places and called on several
friends, out no one had seen Barry. The
PARTY went SO fer as to go through the
Archamb ault yard whore Barry had been
earlier in the evening, and looked around
carefully. The we'll, among other things,
was inspected. but at that time Barry
was not there. After searching for some
time the ladies returned home. The
body of Barry was not discovered until
about II O'Clock Thanksgiving mcrninG
by small toy from South Windhan,
who called the attention Of the occupants
Of the house to the fact that mans
body was In the we'll. That Barry was
not discovered until lsts In the forenoon
seems mystery to the officers.
That none Of the party with whom
Barry had spent Thursday evening and
knew Of his disapr earance. could move
about the scene Of the fatality and not
discover the body, seems strange.