Northern tribune. [volume] (Cheboygan, Mich.) 1875-1885, 1883-01-13
NORTHERN TRIBUNE.
SATURDAY. JANUARY 10, 1883.
Jack Ryan the Latest Recipient Of
Executive Mercy.

AccuIse AeTCy.
Governor Begole has started in very
early to reduce Warden Humphreys
list of bOarders now sOjOurning at the
jackson prison at the states expense.
How great may have been the doubts
among persons acquainted with the
facts relative to Hollis guilt or innocence,
there are none as regards the notorious
Jack Ryan, pardOned by him Saturday.
Ryan has for years been one of the slick
est thieves in the northwest. His home
was at Chicago, whittier he has gone
since his release. His name must not be
COMPOUNDED with that of the equally
notorious doc" Ryan, who is now serv-
ing term for burglary in one of the
penitentiaries of New York. This RYAN
usually made his headquarters in De-
trOit when they were not in prison. He
was convicted few years since for COM
hitting a burglary in small town
west of Rochester, New York. 1t was
charged that Robert Mckinney was also
mixed up some way with the same af-
fair. But the charge was only true to
this extent: Mckinney procured attOr-
neys for Ryan and his pal and did other
outside figuring in the case.
Jack Ryan, the man pardOned by Gov.
Beg0le, was arrested in Detroit in the
fall of 1879 on the charge of breaking
and entering the residence of the late
Il. b. Ward, on Fort street west. He was
tried before Recorder Swift, convicted
and sentenced to ten years. imprisOn-
ment at Jackson. At the time of his ar
rest and conviction Superintendent of
Police Hickey of Chicago wrote person.
al letter to Superintendent of Police
Rogers of Detroit, cOngratulating him
on his success in capturing such slick
and dangerous thief. A few months
later the singular spectacle was present.
ed OF Hickey using great personal exer-
tl0n to procure pardon for Ryan. For
some reason unknown prominent Off.
Gals in Washington have also been
moved in the matter of procuring par
don for Ryan. What peculiar hold
Hickey held upon the prominent person.
ages who have been laboring for his re-
lease remains mystery at present
Ryan's friends labOred in vain with Gov.
Jerome for his release. Ed. Bangor,
Ryan's confederate in the Ward robbery
was arrested at the same time and also
convicted, receiving the same sentence.
Bangor not being as influential thief
as Ryan remains to complete his sem
Ience.
1t is impossible to conjecture what
arguments could be submitted to Gov.
Gegoe in favor of Ryan's release that
would not apply with equal force to Ban
gOr unless it he that only inferior
thieves are deserving of full punish
ment for their crimes. The friends of
Clark and Graham and of Girard and
OBrlen, the murderers of Anthony Mil
Ter at Norris few years since, have be-
come so encouraged at the Off-hand
manner in which Begole issues pardOns
that they have strong hopes of also pro-
curing pardons in the near future for
these precious cut-thrOats. The thieves
at jackson are all throwing up their
caps high In the air for BegOle and fu-
sion: Warden Humphrey probably feels
inclined to throw up sOmething-per-
haps his situation, for his occupation
will be gone two years hence at the
present rate of issuing pardons.-Post
aud Irihae.