The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1922-05-08
Gregory Does Not Identify Him As Slayer
Four Witnesses Heard This Morning at City Court = None Civ e Positive Testimony Proving Barry Was Murderer of Peter Wagner.

MurQerer or Feter
 Wagner.
 Before a crowded courtroom damned with spectators and morbid curiosity seekers, Arthur Barry, of Worcester, went on trial for his life this morning, charged with the murder of Peter Wagner on April 13, as the aftermath of a dance hall brawl. Barry suave, debonair and without showing the slightest perturba- ton, that he was before the bar of justice charged with the most serious crime possible to commit, sat unconcerned by the side of his attorney, George Mara, throughout the proceed ings looking neither to right or left, with his eyes vertically glued on the witness stand, watching every move of the witnesses, in an attempt to prove him guilty. At only three times during the whole trial did he actually move, and then only to lean over and whisper to his attorney some bit of advice that he thought might prove valuable in his battle to escape the gallows.
 Finding probable cause to hold Arthur Barry, alias Cummings, on charge of murder in the first degree. as a result of the fatal shooting of Peter Wagner on the night of April Is, Judge William Boardman, in the City court this morning, bound him over to the May term of the Criminal Superior court.
 A presentation of the evidence of the case will be made to the grand jury some time this week and if an indictment is returned, he will be opens tom orrow.
 In binding the accused over. Judge iBoardman stated that he thought that enough evidence had been pro- duced by the witnesses for the state to justify a ho1d-over and he would therefore remand him to the county Jail without bail until his trial in the higher court.
 Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Vincent Keating acted for the state while Barry was represented by At torney George Mara. Long before court opened a large gath herring of the corridors of the building so that they might be on hand early enough to procure seat. The court room was damned by the time the state was prepared to go on with their case and 1t was necessary for Court Officer Thomas Gerrity to lock the doors and forbid the entrance of any others.
 The charge was then read to Barry and through his attorney he pleaded not guilty. Seven witnesses were then called by the state and adminisk cred the oath. Those, called were John Blansfeld, Joseph Farfel, Morris Le- vine. Roy Gregory, Dr. J. M. Me Carthy, John Hughes and Mrs. Nina Gregory. After the witnesses had been sworn a consulta ton was held between the States Attorney, Attor- ney Mara and Judge Boardman.
 At the conclusion of the conference which lasted for about five minutes, it was decided to exclude all of the witnesses from the room while the trial was in progress except the one that happened to be tistifying. After they had finished their testimony they were required to stay in the court room. This, it is believed, was done so that one witness might not get the benefit of another's testimony and change his to conform with that al- ready given
 pr. D. J. Mccarthy, who attended Wagner on the night of the shooting after he had been removed from the emergency hospital to St. Vincent's when his wounds were found to be of a serious nature, was the first wit ness to be placed on the stand by the state.
 In response to questions from the attorney and counsel for the defense, DT. Mccarthy testified, that Wagner was brought into the hospital Aon the night of April 13. suf- fering from gunshot wounds caused by two bullets entering lis body from a .25 automatic revolver One of these he said, entered the upper part the other was centered in his back near his tenth rib. He stated that from then until Wagner died, on April IS, he attended him.
 When asked what he died from, he stated that the cause of his death was gunshot wounds. He was asked from his examination of the body, if he could tell where he was shot. To this he answered that the result of a post mortem one bullet was found in front and another in back He stated that he had found one and that the oher3 was found by somebody else He left the stand at 9-1O
 John BIansfIeld. who testified that he was a friend of Wagner's then took the stand According to his story te was in the dance hall and he saw said he saw one ask Mrs. Gregory for a dance and she refused him He said that the fellow walked away came back and passed Some remark Then
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