The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-19

Sunday evening, and, according to
0 Brien's story. they stopped at Summit
avenue, where they We're about to part
While. they were standing there. O'Brien
rolled cigarette and as two men passed
by. asked one of them for a match.
Neither answered, but walked on about
half block, when they suddenly turned
ABOUT and came back. One of them said
something about having been insulted
and without warning pitched into Barry.
From this stage of the proceedings to
the tragic ending, O'Brien has very
hazy recollection. He can not describe
the two men accurately and says that
he could not identify them An eye wit
ness tells the following story of me
fight:
STORY OF EYE WITNESS.
AT about 7:3O o'clock I was walking
up on the east side of Wabasha street.
saw two men on the opposite side of the
street, about half block north of Sum
init avenue turn around and walk back
to the corner where two young men We're
standing. They engaged in heated con-
Versat1on for about half 81 minute and
suddenly fight was started. Who
struck the first blow 1 do not know. ]
crossed over and was the first on the
scene Barry and the smaller of the two
strangers were fighting f1ercely anl
gradually moved out into the street.
Barry had the small man down and
was pounding him madly They got up
and sailed in again and at the end of this
scuffie Barry was underneath and the
small man was returning the beating
The two fought fercely for few min
utes and finally got up and had appar-
emily decided to STOP The small
stranger picked UP his own and Barry S
hat and when he returned the latter his
hat he remarked: "Well, I guess you
have got enough
WENT AT TT AGAIN.
You can't give me enough" indignant
ly replied Barry, and hostilities were I'M
medfately begun again In the last strug-
gle, Barry was thrown violently to the
ground and his head struck the curb
stone. While lying there, the small man
kicked him two or three times In the
face. Barry struggled to his feet, and
he and O'Brien walked up Summit ave-
nue..
When asked for a description of the
men, he said that one was short and
Stout, the other tan and well built, both
fairly we'll dressed, and from the cut
of their faces and green decorations
which they wore seemed to be Irish
They were not young men, probably
about forty years old, and neither did
they look like men who occupied clerical
positions, rather like mechanics or rail-
road men, Both were somewhat intoxi-
Gated, the small man the more So Dur
ing the fight the large man did NOT take
part, but simply stood over to see that
no one tnterfered and in the meantime
held his hand threateningly to his back
pocket as though he would shoot if any
one interfered
Barry was next seen at the apartments
OF Mrs A. A. keenan, in the Norman
block, Rice street and University ave-
nue.. He had an engagement with Mrs
Keenan,, who is widow and was to
call at 7:30 o'clock to take her to the
nome of friend, Clara He'll 1S9 Iglehart
street, where they were to meet OBrien
and, Miss He'll. Mrs. Keenan,, Miss He'll
and O'Brien are all employed at the
Golden Rule, where Barry worked until
a few months ago. For a long time they
have been intimately associate6 and
Wer accustomed to spending evenings
together frequently. O'Brien went to the
home Of Miss He'll and Barry to Mrs
keenan's rooms Mrs. Keenan, was seen
by a reporter for the G o. Yesterday
afternoon, and told the following story
amid heart-breaking tears:
MRS. KEENAN's STORY.
For number of years Mr.. Barry had
been one of my best friends. He called
on me frequently, and last evening 1 eX-
pected him at 7:30 o'clock as we had
made arrangements to spend the evening
with Miss He'll and Mr. O'Brien. AT
about 7:45 / could scarcely believe my
eyes when 1 saw Jack Barry stagger
into my room with his clothes terribly,
torn and soiled hair disheveled and face
very pale. As soon as he goteinside the
room he fell into chair and exclaimed: !:
II took O'Brlen's part and got the
worst of it, but I know those guys and
I'll get even. They both work at Hack
ett's hardware store.''
!, Il was SO surprised at the whole pro-
ceedings that did not know what to do, .
continued Mrs. keenan,. ''I remarked that
we could not call upon Miss He'll while
he was in that condition He was yerv
quiet for several minutes. and finally ask
ed me if he might lie down upon the bed
saying that he would be all right in a
little while. Several times he put his
hands to his head and said that he had
been kicked and 1t pained him. Not long
after he had laid down. Mr. and Mrs.
Warburton, 639 Edmund street, called in
and Jack raised UP on his arm and ex-
planned to Mr.. Warburton how he had
gotten into the fight. He semed to feel
faint, yet none of US had any idea that
he was seriously injured After the War
burtons had left he seemed to fall asleep
and as l was reading a paper 1 heard
strange noise. 1 called to him but receiv-
ed no answer. / went to the bed. but
could not arouse him. This frightened
me and ] called in some Of the others in
the block. 1t was then about I0:3l and
we sent at once for Dr. Fitzsimmons He
came and after examining Jack said that
there was no danger and told me to an
ply cold applications to his head. This
re reassured me, and In the meantime John
O'Brien and Rudolph Hell, whom 1 had
sent for, came
BARRY WAS DEAD.
apparently in deep sleep. At about 2