Daily globe., 1883-05-24
RYAN'S SLAYER.

mains of His Bvictim-The Testimony a
Repetition ofthe "GIobe's" Report of the
Affair.
Though but little more than twenty four
hours have passed since the tragic en-
counter between Thomas Hanley and
Thomas Ryan, by which the latter lost his
life, and for which the former is confined
IN cell in the county jail to await trial
upon the charge of murder, the affair is
almost dead letter so far as the general
public is concerned. At o'clock yesterday
morning Hanley, who did the shooting
which caused the death of Ryan, was taken
before Judge Hall of the municipal court,
but the coroner's inquest not having been
then held, and the prisoner having made
no arrangement for his defense, the pre-
liminary hearing was, upon the
suggestion of County Attorney Egan,
postponed until Friday morning next.
While in court Hanley appeared dazed, not
seeming to care what course his trial took.
Later he was visited by GLOBE reporter
in the jail. He occupies cell No. l, on the
south side. The reporter found him as
uncommunicative as Immediately after the
shooting. After a good deal of persuasion
Hanley was induced to say that he had
made nc arrangements for his defense, in
fact he had thought but little about it, as
he was too sick to think. Beyond this
statement, or anything touching upon the
shooting he would say nothing, and it is
but just to him to say that all the pretend
ed interviews with him, wherein he is
made to give his version of the
shooting have been manufactured, no such
interviews having occurred. It should also
be stated that he had severe vomit-
ing spell Tuesday night, and is really far
from we'll, though it is undoubted his bod
lily ailments are greatly aggravated by his
mental suffering, on account of the terri
BILE crime for which he is incarcerated.
THE INQUEST.
The inquest was held at 10 a. M, at the
undertaking establishment of D. O'Hal-
loran, Wabashaw street, the following act
ing as jurors: John Il. Koche, J. W. Frost,
". Brown, David Kennedy, Edward Nc
Kinney and P. G. Lutz.
The first witness was Thomas
Madigan, whose detailed statement
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during the day up to and including the
meeting with Hanley a, the shooting was
given in the GLOBE yesterday morning.
The only additional fact brought out in
his examination was that Ryan had drank
| nothing after o'clock, and that he was
perfectly sober at the time, as was Hanley
| in his opinion,
James Murphy was next called, repeat
IT1fp hIS Cff dow
| ing, and confirming Madigan, so far as
the occurrences after 1 o'clock, when he
| joined the party.
Mrs. Lucy Sparks, the colored woman
living over the shop next adjoining the
fed that she heard the first shot and
Just then she heard the second shot. As
see ran toward the spot Hanley passed her
with revolver in his hand, and she said,
'Oh, Mr.. Hanley, why did you shoot Ryan ?''
| to which he answered, "because he robbed
me and won't give up my books"
Patrick Hoyt and August Boyer, who
work at Berrisford's cracker factory, on
the opposite corner from where the
shooting occurred, testified that they were
| loading goods at the time, and saw Hanley
| second shot and Ryan fall.
D. s. Parker and F. ]. Schwartz heard
the first shot and saw HanIey follow Ryan
around the corner and fire the second shot,
both testifying that before he discharged
his revolver he seemed to hesitate and then
! take deliberate aim and fire.
DR.. Ancker described the condition in
which he found Ryan when he reached the
spot Immediately after the shooting.
S. E. Finch testified to seeing the second
shot as above described, and to calling
Poundmaster Sweeney's attention to Han
| ley as the man who did the shooting, upon
which Sweeney took him into custody, and
| Sweeney explained the arrest, Hanley
offering no objection.
Officer Calvin, who Joined Sweeney with
his prisoner short distance from the
shooting, testified that in answer to his
| inquiry as to the cause of the trouble,
Hanley answered that it was because Ryan
had robbed him. Asked for his revolver,
Hanley stopped and took it from his pock-
ct and handed it to him. Asked if he
realized his position, as Ryan was dead,
Hanley's answer was, "that is all right
He appeared perfectly sober, but dazed.
| The last witness was DR.. Wheaton, who
| had made a post mortem, and who de-
scribed the wounds as given in the GLOBE
statement of the affair. The ball that en-
tered the head on the right side penetrated
to the left side, and was the cause of
Ryan's death.
The jury, without leaving their seats,
returned verdict that Ryan came to his
death from the discharge of a revolver in
the hands of Thomas Hanley.
WELLS trough ON CoRNs."