Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1879-02-11
Ryax,s STATEMENT.
re Denies All the Charges Msde
Axaisss Him by she Harvey
rsetioa and Now Demands n
Pull Investigates OF she Matter

In last evenings issue mention was
male OF the recen, fist and pistol en-
counter between W. b. Ryan. OF vir.
ginia, and Nr. Harvey, who married his
niece last November. The account given
was that OF the Harvey side. The fol.
lowing is that Of Mr.. Ryan:
Mr.. Ryan says that his neice. now
Mrs. Patrick Harvey, came to his house
in Virginia when she was but . lass and
he received her and always treated her
as he would n daughter. He sent her to
school, but she rebelled after three
months. After she was fifteen years Of
age he set her to work. She, however,
proved incorrigibls, disobsying his COM
mands in many things. She would es.
pecially persist in running around with
young men
At length abe became engaged TO bo
married to o young man on the Divide,
named Blustt, but the wedding day went
by, Notwithstanding the fact that lie had
provided her with her wedding outfit.
lie finally wrote to her mother In the
East, giving an account OF her conduct,
and received instructions to send her
home. This he determined to do. and
bought q through ticket In Virginia.
He concluded. however. to accompany
her TO Reno and See her safe on her
way. Going down she cried all the
way. After her trunk was checked to
Omaha she begged to he allowed to 20
TO Sacramento to see her uncle AMI
cousins there. To this Mr.. Ryan yielded.
but told her that she must not stay but
i've days. Us her ticket was good for only
ten days.
From Sacramento his brother wrote Ia
him to take the girl back. as she was
thoroughly psnitent and missed the
home she had enjoyed with him. Fol-
her sake and the sake Of her family and
all concerned. he concluded to try her
once more aud give her = chance to re-
deem her good name, which she bad lost
by going out to meet Bluett and to his
lodgings.
After her return she soon commenced
her old habits again. She was then shut
nm In the house for four months aud not
allowed to 20 out at all. She managed.
however, during the time TO escape twice
at night. Mr.. Ryan then went with
witnesses to Mr. Bluett and offered him
the best room in his house and six
months board free IL he would marry
her. lie declined.
Mr.. Ryan then tried to induce him to
stop her coming to his lodgings. Bluett
at this drew a revolver aud told Ryan 10
help himself II he could. .
As for all the accusations OF the girl
and her husband they were all false.
Mr.. Ryan considered them got up by
Harvey to get rid Of his wife. She had
said in tho presence OF several witnesses
that the anonymous letters were In
Bluett's handwriting. Harvey had then
made or got Bluett TO swear that he had
had nothing 10 do with it. They then
laid the letters to him. That was a
Matchmaking dodge from top to bottom.
Mr.. Ryan said the parties were mar
ried with his consent, and after the
Fathers OF the church hal three times
refused to marry them without 1t, be-
cause the girl was under age.
lie hal hitherto tried to shield the
girls reputation but should do 30 no
longer. He hsd even got the prosecu.
lion stopped which she had commenced
against him. and had paid the costs
when he knew he could prove himself
innocent OH the trial. because he wished
to avoid the publicity which would be
given to her misdeeis II the trial went
on.
Now. however. he wanted q full in
vestigation and was determined to have
the truth all out, M only by doing 90
could he provo his own innocence. lie
had even refused to prosecute MIR. Har'
vey for shooting Mt him Saturday night.
because lie did not wish TO make public
any OF his peice's misdoines. Now,
however. that one side had been given
to the public. his wi should DO fully
uiven ton.