The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1903-11-21
BARRY CASE
Efforts to Prove That the Defendant
Was Crazy--Many Wit
nesses Heard.

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Langdorn N. D., Nov. 2rExcept for
the testimony of Mrs. Richard Barry,
wife Of a brother of the defendant,
William Barry the attention of the
court has been taken up with the read
ing Of the testimony of several Wit
snesses now living in Canada and who
testified at the former trial. This
testimony is introduced for the pur-
pose of showing that insanity has been
in the Barry family for some time
DR.; Moore, superintendent of the in
sane. asylum at Jamestown testified that
Mary Ann Barry was brought to the
asylum in January. 1891, and was in.
sane. She died while thereof acute
pleurisy. She was melancholy with de-
lusions of fear and persecution. Her
symptoms were insomnia and disinclina-
ton to take nourishment. The condi-
ton of her hands and feet showed that
she had been exposed to excessive cold
and at the time of her death it was
found she had suffered from a n1iscar-
riage He would classify her case as
melancholia with delusions. 1t was
necessary to restrain her, as she was
violent at times. She was large wo-
man and strong. When first brought il,
she walled and cried, feared that she
would be poisoned or burned.
D. D. Sykes testified that he had
known Barry tWenty-eight years. He
saw him at Milton after the murder
and talked with him. Barry was ex-.
cited and his eyes were staring. The
witness formed an opinion that Barry.
was insane. He had heard that there
was insanity in the family.
Christ Heck, man who worked for
Barry in the winter and summer Of
1900, testified that Barry was easily
angered and when enraged would curse
and swear; that about June, when the
crops looked poor, he became very
cranky to the men and had trouble with
his cousin, Mike, who worked for him
that summer; that Barry. drove Mikes
team in harvest and because Mike
wouldn't take care of them he got very
angry.
Once Mike got one of Bits horses
into a slough and when Bill got there
he threw down his hat on the ground
and cursed, saying You will Kill all
the horses on the place" He then
ran toward Mike, who ran away from
him. From that time he was fault
finding.
Andrew Brady worked for Barry
thirteen years ago. He had s'bucked''
straw at first, but it was too hard and
he quit. Barry came after him, riding
as though angry. When he spoke the
witness saw he was excited. .sHe,
asked me why | left and wanted me
to come back with him and started
off the wrong way" said the witness
+ told him it was the wrong direction.
but hes aid it was not. After we got
to the machine he said il was not his
machine. and then jumped off his
horse. The last time worked for him
the ground was frozen and we had to
move the engine with team He.
seemed much excited when the har-
ness broke, and we had other trouble
He called us one night to 20 move the
engine when we had already moved it,
and told him so. He insisted we had
not. He was. very excited and II
thought he was. not sane then. We
never lived close together and never
had other business with him.
Stenographer Prince was then called
to testify to taking the, testimony of
Norgard,, now dead, portions Of which
the defense wanted to introduce, but
after long discussion the court ruled
that the record could be introduced as
a whole, but not in part. AT the
former trial Norgard was witness for
both the state and defense. &
Richard Wand saw Barry at an ele-
lvator in Milton on Jan. 5, unloading
a few sacks of wheat. He told Wand
to be in no hurry as he had only two
or three sacks that he brought in to-
get some spending money, but when
he opened his pocketbooky the witness
saw large roll Of bills. Barry said
he had just received returns from
car of barley, but did not know If that
was the money he had and that he had
received it after coming to town.
Frank Delling, who had store next
to Reillys, was called and testified to 4
hearing loud talking in Reilly's and
went in to see what it was and related
about the same story as previous Wit 1
Iiesses. Tom Barry, brother Of the |
defendant, was next called and wasIl
questioned as to the characteristic Of
relatives, places Of residence, etc.
EASY FOR GoMPERs.
Boston, Nov. At Samuel Gompers
was today reelected president Of the
American Federation Of Labor by Al