The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1922-11-27
Man FOUND DEAD
ABOARD BOAT;
BULLET WOUNDS
Pat Barry Found Near Rake
November 20-Mystery
Surrounds Death.


wrecked boat, Ukulele, his body hang
ing over the rail, bullet wound
through his head and his face lascer-
ated, Pat Barry, fisherman, was
found dead, Monday last, November
20, when his boat, which had foun-
dered off Kake sometime the proceed
ing day, was lowed inshore. Barry
was going from Security Bay, which
he left Sunday, ITO kake.
November 81, following the investi-
CATION of the death of Barry, at
Kake a rifle was found in the cabin
of the Ukulele, near the wheel
house door, 1t was not loaded and
the shell chamber held no empty
shell. No rifle or empty shells were
found on the gravel flats where the
Ukulele foundered, and which were
carefully searched ait the lowest part
OF ebb tide, these two facts adding
to the difficulty in determining the
manner in which the man met his
death. Prior to the finding of the
rifle it was thought the man might
have committed suicide when he
found himself helpless in the storm.
Dog Missing
According to the report OF the in
vesuigation, made at Kake. 1t is
known that barry had a dog with him
when he left Security Bay for Kake.
There has been no trace OF the dog.
Barry had passed Kake Sunday, 60
ing down to the Sanborn- Cutting
Company cannery mile below the
village. At that time people who
saw the boat said it appeared that
there were two men on board. A
small slaiff was lying almost fore
and aft on the after deck The fol-
lowing day when the Ukulele was
found wrecked, the skitf was not on
board and there had been no trace
OF it. If there was anyone accom-
panying Barry on that day no trace
OF that person has been found.
Investigate Death
The report of the investigation Of
the death pf Barry, made at Kake,
was as follows, in part:
Barry was found hanging over the
port rail of his boat, Immediately
aft the wheelihouse. He was all
oversize, head down to within few
inches of the rocks. His arms were
slightly extended and both hands
firmly clenched. His feet were on
the deck Around the waistline OF
the body there was knotted a single
tun of Is thread manila line. The
ether end OF this line was made
fast to the boats mast. There was
approximately fathom OF line be-
tween the body and the mast. The
line was drawn taught by the weight
of the body and was pulled up be-
tween the legs from the turn around
the body.
Bullet Wounds
Blood was drlpring in occasional
drops from a bullet wound on the
right side CT the head between the
ear and eye. There was a larger
bullet wound on the left side OF
the head, near the cheek bone, where
it was evident the bullet had come
out Blood flowed freely from this
wound. Directly beneath the chin
there was a large flesh wound and
the lips, nose and forehead just
over the eyes were badly lascerated.
1t is thought these wounds were
caused by the head dragging over
rough and barnacled rocks, as the
wrecked vessel was towed in from
where she foundcred.
There was, apparently, no water
in the lungs from outward evidence.
There was a brlIise on the back Of
the left hand near the base of the
thumb. No examination of the body
was made. There were marks on
the right side OF the cheek which ap-
peared to be from the burn of powder
but because of the blood on the face
1t was difficult to make close ex-
animation.
Turned Into Storm
Barry left Security Bay for Rake
in company with three other men,
each with his own boat. They were
Alfred Undergrad, with the launch
Nameless; X Churchill. With the
launch Sylphia, and Frank Willis
with the launch 610-T. After running
about two hours. the wind grew so
strong the boats pulled in to the
Kiku Islands for shelter and the men
aboard advised Barry to do the same.
Barry did not heed the advice and
held out across the Straits for Kake.
He first made in near Point Nc
Cartney and then made slowly down
against sea and wind toward Kake
He passed tho upper west end OF
the village about 8 o'clock Sunday
afternoon. The boats progress was
slow and Barry had difficulty with
the rocky reefs outstanding from
the shore in front of the village
Several times he ran UP against the
rocks and finally held out suffi
ciently far to clear. The sea wtas not
unusual despite the hcavy wind. He
succeeded in getting by the village
headed for the Sanborn Cutting can.
merry and It was at this time people
who saw the boat from Kake said
there appeared to be two men aboard
and said they saw the skiM on the