Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1869-01-13

brought to our ATTENTION very receutly
and chat the resolution was based upor
the theory that these Republics desired
the action recommended. He was not
however, authorized officially to state
the fact
Detective Ryan's Report at Nashville.
We take the following account of the
statement of Mr.. Ryan, on his return to
Nashville from his mission to this place,
The STORY is rather amusing, however il
may be accurately or inacsurately stated
as to fact; gM 60 H~2s
Detective Larry Ryan returned Sun
day morning from Memphis, whittier be
went about q week ago with an "in-
stanter capias," issued by the Criminal
Court Of Davis county, for the rearrest
of George r. Rutter, charged with en-
bezzling $500, 900 of the School Fund.
Mr.. Ryan states that when he first ar
rested Rutter in Memphis, several weeks
ago, and while proceeding with him,
accompanied by another officer, to the
notice station, Rutter asked the officer
10 oire him pistol, remarking, at the
same time, I pdnt 10 XIII myself"
The officer replied that be had only one
pistol with him, but weuld furnish Rutter
one as soon as they should arrive at the
police station.
When arrested, Rutter seemed to be
very much frightened, and was exceed
ingly anxious to know upon what charges
he had been arrested and by whom they
had been preferred. Detective Ryan in-
formed him that he did not know by
whom they had been preferred, but that
the warrant charged him with fraudu-
lent breach Of trnst and obtaining money
under false pretenses." Rutter then re-
marked that it was Every hard for one
man to suffer for other mems deeds !"
that be was not guilty of the crimes
charged. Detective Ryan replied, that
If such we're the case, be (Rutter) had
nothing to fear.
When Mr.. Ryan arrested Rutter the
second time, be was at bic residence near
Reai street, and told the officer that they
would leave for Nashville on the l2:45
train, on the Memphis and Charleston
railroad. Rutter agreed to go with him
aud promised to give no trouble. He
was taken doEn 70 the Sheriff's office.
and soon after went out with one OF the
Sheriff's deputies but failed to make his
anpearsnce until between the hours Of
ona and two clock in the afternoon.
An application for second writ of
habeas coFpas wac taken out before
Judge Hunter, Of the Criminal Court of
Shelby county, Butter employed from
ten to twelve lawyers in the case, whereas
Detective Ryan only epgsgsd the services
of Thomas R. Smith, Judge Of the Law
Court at Memphis, to prosecute the suit.
At the expiration Of FIVE or six days sub
sequeut to the filing of the application,
Rutter was allowed to give paper bond
of $4,000 for his appearance before the
Criminel Court Of Davidson county, Oh
the 18th instant,
In a conversation which Detective
RYAN had with Rutter in trent Of the
Oyerton Hotel, last Friday, Rutier said
that be "would die before be would ex.
pose his best friends; that Christ had
died to save sinners, and that he would
20 10 iail and rot before be would expose
his friendsp he then asked Mr.. RYAN
II he did not think that he was right
Rutter informed Mr.. Ryan that Bill
Spence went to Memphis some time ago,
took him (Rutter) into the 0verton Ho-
tel. and attempted to black.mail him out
of several thousand dollars. Rutter be-
Eeved that because Bill Spence had
failed 10 black-mail him, be (Spence)
had indicted him, and had taken this
mode Of vengeance.
In answer 70 q question, asked by Rut-
ter, as 10 who were isf best and most
prominent lawyers in Nashville, Detee-
tive Ryan gave the names Of Governor
Neil s. Brown, Judge Guild, McClanahan
and Glare, Z II. East. Judge Cooper,
Colonel G. ]. Siubbefeld, the Briens,
General Bate, John Trimble and some
others.
In giving these names Rutter said: 81
am going to pick my lawyers, Ryan. j
an going TO divide my lawyers, and have
half Of them Radicals aud half Of them
Conservatives. Don't you see the point
don't you understand 2
We deem it necessary to state that the
revelations made by Rutter we're no,
pumped from him by Mr. Ryan, nor
were they given in confidence. Rutter
was in state Of high nervous mental
excitement He appeared TO find relief
in gsrrulisy AID you'd have ratified on
for hours had the officer had uas Ia
listen. His utterance was sharp and
quick, and bis sentences often discou.
nected. There was plainly enough,
something on his mind. What that
something was will, we hope, be
developed when the charges against
him come fully before the courts
We have been thus particular to detail
| the facts derived from Mr.. Ryan, as much
for the reason that Ruiter's affairs occu.
pied a great deal OF the tine pfthe Houss
yesterday, as for any other cause. II vii
be seen from cur report Of the proceed
ings that some gentlemen who voted fol
the omnibus bill have since becOms
strongly solicitsEs Fith regard 10 leak
10 the Treasury. They really do no
think that over few hundreds ough
10 be spent in prosecuting Rattef, and
recovering the sohool fand; tia
the game is no, worth the candle