The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1927-09-27
E|aBARRETT HAD
y CRIME RECORD.
!. J HANSON SAYS
sMan Arrested in Chicago Ad,
mits Killing st. Paul Under
world Character

st. Paul, Sept. q. -fPt-Police
"neannounced today that Art "Wicky"
to Hanson, brought here oday from
MIN ,hicago, had confessed that he
sno zilled james Barrett here last
-. aonth, after The latter had lain
~ ~. RS. Barrett nd ller sister.
ss:.y Hanson, arrested in d raid r Chi
nj ago last wee. was returned to St.
! Ia Paul under heavy guard this morn
, , ss ing and promptly questioned by au-
NY thorities here Their announcement
- that he had confess ID was made At
Iu noon.
.ns His confession, police SAID was
8 that he drove car IN which he and
~. ~ Barrett went to the latter's home in
,,nSI,a fashionable residential district
n - here the night Of August ., but did
!. not know Barr EFT planned to XII his
PAL wife nd Lillian Kooser. her sister.
Claims Self-dc ense
Hanson claimed he shot Barrett
in self-defense after they had fled
NC W. from the latter's home, and he con-
~. s nected Barrett with series mur-
nv ders in the St. Paul underworld and
. :S the Staying of two policemen here
~ in February, 1926.
Barrett had told Hanson, accord
llu ing to the latter's alleged confession,
ran Of shooting that copper through
~. the head AMI standi..Y over the body
~ until he heard the death growl," re-
..n, ferring, police believe, to the killing
w Of Patrolman John Schultz and Fred
al. Peitch.
10 Double crossing aid liquor hi
s -. lacking prompted Barrett to kill
.L Josephine Brunnell, Lester Wyman
~ ~ and William McManus in the !, om-
~ ans apartment ,ere last April "a,
said Hanson's confessi,
Jack Sullivan. another gunman,
G.. had accom- panied Barrett on this
H., tragic adventure, according to Han
! - son, and Sullivan later was killed by
i Barrett because he lad cracked
r. -. wise" about the triple Staying.
- Mysteries Solved
~ Fearing Sullivan had told Of the
=. murders of two women he frequent
-; " visited, Barrett kille, them
r.. Sadie "Teddy" Dubois and Ann
~ Grenville-in their home here last
-, July s, the police said Hanso-
-. charged. The Sullivan and other
81 slayings heretofore have beer un-
- - solved.
- Hanson said Barrett "undoubted-
~, ~ was insane, deranged by an old
=. grudge borne for IT,. killing Of his
=. pal, Larry Carr, four years ago.
-, Desire to live with St. Paul girl
!. prompted Barrett to kill fis wife,
g g Hanson said.
=. After the Angus, . saying, Han
80 son declared Blrrett told him he
- "knew too much; just like Sullivan y
and when he (Barrett) reached for
s., his gun, Hanson shot hin. lead. Bar
81 4, rett's body was found just off a
-, highway near this city.
Planned More Killings
E. j. Murname, chief Of police, ant
- County Attorney C. D. O'Brien ques.
- toned Hanson and obtained the al
-. legged confession, which included {
n declaration that, at the time of hi.
~ death, Barrett had list of severa
o. men he intended to kill, among then
st. Paul business men.
mr. On the night of Mrs. Barrett's
-, murder, Hanson said he remained il
Sc the automobile outside the house
10 while Barrett went inside. This was
fu about 2 q. m. In a few minutes ht
co heard shots, and when Narrett re
Ia turned to the car they drove out oil
it, town.
co Finally, according to Hanson.
til statement, Barrett remarked that HI
m had bumped the women off," ant
til when Hanson said: "You dom
mean you killed your wife; VIII,
he you're crazy" Then, Barrett made
er the remark threatening Hanson:
in life.
Sc Car Caught Fire.
d Hanson denied setting fire to Bar
II rett's car, but declared that aftel
tn pushing Barrett's body from the ma
co chine, he set out for Minneapolis a:
j. fast as the car would travel, ant
& that it suddenly burst into flames
He abandoned it and caught rides tt
Minneapolis, goin. from there t.
+ Chicago.
Y It was on drinking parties, accord
G ing to the story Hanson told the po
60 lice, that Barrett let slip the infor,
81 nation that he had killed his Other
o. victims b ire. He never charged
q him with the Sayings, as even Bar.
. rats intimate friends feared him
4: Hanson said.