Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1901-08-08
TRIAL GOES ON.
Trial Of Barry for the Murder Of
Mellen is Still in
Progress.
Barry Tells What Happened on the
Day Before MeIlen's TAX
ing Off.
Barry's Mind Blank for Eight Days
Including Day of
Murder.

Including Day of
Murder.
Langdon, Aug. barry still re-
mains the center of attraction to the
/ large crowds which ill the court room
at every session. His general demean-
or is closely scrutinized and every
move and motion he makes is watched
by hundreds Of eyes. He apparently
pays little attention to- idle curiosity
of the attendants but closely follows
every move being made in the case.
He occasionally holds whispered con-
sultations with his attorneys, posting
them on what may possibly have been
overlooked in the preliminary work on
the case, or throwing additional light
on points, brought to the surface
through the cross examination OF some
of the witnesses.
Allen Mcdonald testified to the
fact that he remained with Barry on
the night after the murder. They
slept in the same bed and Barry was
very restless, twisting and turning
during the entire night. At one time
he grabbed hold Of Mcdonald and ex-
claimed: s'Is that you, Andrew? Is
that you. Mellen?" thinking that the
dead man was keeping him company
Throughout the long hours of the
night. Finally witness testified that
he became scared OF Barry and went
downstairs. Barry followed him.
They returned to the room and Barry
went to bed and slept. Witness did
not again lie down with him. He ex-
pressed his opinion very strongly that
the prisoner was insane.
Knute Norgard, Mike Barry and
others testified that they believed
Barry to be insane.
Langdon, n. D., Aug. 5.-Barry.
accused of the murder Of Mellen, took
the stand Saturday. He said his mind
was blank as to killing Mellen and
was in that condition for eight days.
In response to long continued ques-
tioning he stated that on Jan. 2, the
day before the crime was committed,
Mary Ann, his sister, was out OF her
mind. He remained with her all day
and during the night. She imagined
she saw ''little devils'' and attempted
to pick them of his coat. At one
time he stated he heard noise in the
pantry and went to investigate ana
saw little devil about three feet in
height Later he heard noise in the
parlor which frightened him SO he
went upstairs TO the room occupied by
Mellen and himself. Mary Ann fol-
flowed him up there. She wanted all
the time to 60 away to get rid OF the'
devils. Mellen was in bed and he
threw Mary Ann on the bed beside
Mellen. She tried to get up SO as to
90 to the neighbors but he Barry
held her down on the bed. At one
time Mary Ann said: "See, there is
Tour mother" and he looked at the
head of the bed where she pointed and
saw his mother there.
Mary Ann kept calling Mellen
devil all the time they were there.
Mellen covered his head with the
quilts, thinking that she would not
think him devil if she did not see
him, but she kept repeating that he
was devil.
At one time during the cross exam
|ination Barry, in speaking OF the
devils, said that he saw them, and
then laughed and chuckled in a man.
ner which made the cold chills chase
each other up and down the spinal col
umn of every person who heard him.
Attorney Irwin instructed him not to
laugh but to 60 on with his story.
Barry said he had attended school
not over year in all. He had repeat
edly played "hookey." In regard to
business matters he displayed re-
markable memory, but regarding the
murder he seemed to remember moth
ing.
Langdon, N. D., Aug. 6-Barry's
head was examined yesterday and two
unnatural depressionsIfound. One an
inch deep is about directly in the cen
ter Of his head and not far from it is
the other which is not quite SO deep.
The theory Of the defenseis that these
two depressions in the skull cause a
pressure on the brain which results in
epiletic insanity, and it was while suf-
fering from one Of these that Barry