The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1884-04-01
HISTORY.

HISTORY.
In 1868 young man giving the name OF
}. VOlney Ryan, appeared in Seda!ia as a
solicitor for lie insurance. He made a
very favorable impression AT the time.
Early in 1881 he again appeared in Sc
dalia renewing old acquaintance and
again soliciting life insurance for the Con-
pecticut Mutual Life.
LOCAL BOARD"
Ryan said he was deputized by the Con-
.ecticut Mutul to establish "local boards"
and do other business for the company.
The dodge took we'll and Ryan gathered in
about 81 900 on policies from the young
men of Sedalia, and some of the gentlemen
of the city who were not quite so young.
DEAR SISTER"
Ryan made a trip or two TO ST. Louis
while here. On his return from one of
these trips he brought with him a woman
whom he introduced as Mrs. Allie Carter,
Young widowed SISTER" Such attentions
rs are usually bestowed upon strangers In
the CITY, who come introduced by friends,
was shown Ryan's sister" A party at the
park, tee-tee at another place, boquets
sent and other attentions were showered
upon Mrs. Clrter, nee Ryan, alias SISTER"
The dodge worked to "a charm
and j. Volney won the cOgno-
men of Sticky Ryan" Later some OF the
young men cried aloud and repented in
sack-cloth and ashes when they learned
that the sister was "girl of the town" and
the mistress of "Slicky Ryan" who had for
her abode 902 Pine street, St. Louis, and
whose sporting name was Kittie Waldo.
THE DENoUEMENT.
On May u, 1881, Ryan was arrested at
Mexico, Mo, at the instigation of the SO
cal board of Sedalia and three days later
he was lodged in the Sedalia Jail.
There never was a criminal SO hardened
In crime but what he can find sympathizers
in city like Sedalia. Ryan had his
friends here who chuckled at the thought
that banker or Two had been duped BY a
dead beat, fraud, cheat and gay deceiver.
or that lawyer who chose his associates
from other than the gang, TO which they
might belong had been misied and made TO
-'hold sack" for tonguey scamp who
would have deceived any one rot inspired
divine. This was true In Sedalia and
Sticky" had his friends.
But Notwithstanding all this ON Nav 81,
1881, the BAzoo contained the following:
''The loca! board is busted now,
The members are all red hot
And if you say insure to one Of them,
They'll shoot you on the spot.
ESCAPES FROM JAIL.
Jmly %, 1881, Ryan escaped from Jail
and with him went Charles Moore, the
murderer of NJ. J. Donovan at Harrison
vile, on July 4th of that year.
A few months later Ryan was arrested
for attempting the ''locaI board" swindle in
Mississippi. He was tried and acquitted.
The Tennessee authorities then took him
and tried him for some crime, and h was
sent 20 the penitentIary of that sta for
eight years, and there he sill languishes.
SUIT AT LAW
The Sedalia Local board" never was
made up of 'chumps," and they commenced
suit against the Connecticut Mutual for
their money paid Sticky RYAN" their
agent. The fact that he was their agent
was fully established and the members of
the Sedalia local board won their case. 1t
was appealed and appealed until 1t had
gone through all the courts, and a few DAYS
ago the highest tribunal affirmed the decis-
ions of the lower courts, and yesterday the
Sedalia local board was paid every dollar
of their money with six per cent. interest.
Now, friends of ''Slicky Ryan," ii is he
who laughs last that laughs best.
Ii was strongly suspected at the time OF
the escape OF Ryan that he was furnished
the tools 10 escape with by those on the
outside, who also secreted him after he was
out.
Thus bad luck came 10 Ryan
The bitter he was bit
He lanGUishes in durance vile,
4 sentence just and tit
And should another ''slicky cgss'
With widowed sister fair,
strike this good town, Al any time
Don't bite Take carei Beware!