Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-21
HOW ELSIE Law RYLAND WAS
CAUGHT.
Traced from Baltimore to Philadel.
Phia and Found i'm the Society of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS TO New York 10
be Sentenced for CheCk-raising-A
Pauper Heir.

Elsie Law Ryland. the woman who was betrayed
by her husband 10 the police, stated in THE STAR
OF thursday, has had an adventurous career. She
Is we'll known in this city, and according to her
husbands story he was introduced to her by a
woman in Baltimore, who told him she was in a
position to get paper to raise. He says: "When 1
met her her name was Elsie Justin. She was
clerk at one time In the Treasury department. ana
subsequently In the Patent Office We worked at
check raising together for time, and | married
her TO screen her. When was convicted she de-
serted me-"
PRETTY BLONDE.
The New York World states that she is ga petite
blonde with pretty face and dainty figure She
Is twenty-eight years old and the wife OF Edward
Croft Ryland, who Is the heir to c1s0OO left him by
relative named Thomas Fullerton Warren, In
England. Unfortunately Ryland Is a "ticket-of-
leave man" having committed forgery in his native
land IL he returns TO England to claim his inner
itance he will be imprisoned On April 81 1882
Inspector Byrnes' detectives arrested Ryland anu
his wife and two accOmpliceS
The prisoners were accused OF uttertng forged
checks and "ratstng" those which were genuine.
The woman would go into store, the proprietor OF
which had bank account, after banking hours.
she would say that one OF her relatives in distant
city needed money and she desired TO send check
Tor small amount. The tradesman would give
her check in exchange for bills. Then Ryland &
Co would raise the check 10 several times the
original sum and draw the money.
When Rowell won the first Six-day walk in the
Madson-square garden Ryland celebrated the occa-
gusted Mrs Ryland that
SHE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
She wrote stories for the New York H-eealp and
other papers. When arrested, in April, 1892 she
said that she was reporter for the Gazette and the
Telegram, OF Washington. She and her husband
were indicted May H. 1892 and on June IA the
woman and Woodman were sentenced to two and
one-hah years each. Two months later Mrs Ry-
lands lawyer procured her release on bail, pending
an appeal TO the general term OF the supreme court
Patrick McCate, OF No. 256 Elizabeth street was
her bondsman. The court handed down an adverse
decision April IL, last Then the officials looked
around Tor Mrs Ryland, but she was missing
Bogus NOTICE OF DEATH.
Meanwhile the heir to els, 900 was paupar in the
almShouse on BlackwelFs Island. He received in
his retreat the following clipping from the Baltl-
more S'tn OF May 5 and letter, of Which an ex-
"RYLAND.-Frday, May ., of consumption. Elise
Law Ky land, In the 2sth year OF her age, wife of
Edward Croft Ryland, OF New York. New York
papers please copy. Body taken to Washington for
tnterment."
He also received a letter from Baltimore describ-
ing her death and burial. The New York detec-
Tor the burial of Elsie Ryland. The house in which
she was said To have died, No. SO Fratt street is
USED 1od mercamtie PURPOSES Detectives were In
or not. They found that William Carter alias
"pretty Bill q well-known Pennsylvania thief had
gone from Washington to Philadephia with q
woman answering to Mrs. Ryland'S description.
The detectives followed pretty Blll' to Phfladel-
phli, where he frequented resort for ''crooks =
He was traced TO a house on Broad street. near
Race, where he lived with Elsie ltyland. VINO was
III The best OF health and after obtaining !, requl-
sltlon She was brought back
MRS. RYLAND SENT TO THE PENITENTIRY.
Mrs. Ryland was yesterday sent to the New York
penitentiary to serve term OF ga years.
THE Veteran Battery A. commanded by Major
lfanncman and Capt. Cunningham, will fire Il salute
IN honor of Gen. Logan this evening at about S
O'CLOCK on the grounds south OF the White House.
THE CoeNTy ScHooLs.-At the closing exercises
OF schools - and 22. sixth division. county Schools
Mr.. A. l.. keenc and Miss Indie 4. Wineberger,
teachers, short addresses were made by PRINCIPAL
keene and Mr.. william +. Finn. Rectations or
dialogues were given by Misses Nellie Clarke Ella
Funk, Jane Brown. Katie Finn, Mary EiIin, Katie
+. Ray, Ella IiodGe, Minnie Rose, Celia kady.
GuS5e Schraudncr. Isabella Norton, Florence Rus
sci, Dora Lipp0.d, Matte Ray BERTHE Ivers. Mira
Brown, Mary Harris, Mary Finn. George Hogan,
Jas. l. Brown. Ferdie Ellin, John LippolI Chas W.
Ray. IhoS. Martin, Wm. Finn Samuel NJ. Hollidge,
c. c. Wineberger, james Malone. Fred. Martin JOS.
Martin. Edward Finn, ThOS. Anderson, Geo. Funk
and Samuel MOwdy.
THE LAWS SEMISARY.-The annual examination
OF the Laws seminary, corner I: and III streets
South Washington, came of yesterday The
classes were examined in arithmetic. geography
and grammar, and acquitted themselves creditabiy.
The teachers, K. 5. Laws and Miss Ida Maud Lewis,
were highly complinented for the work OF the
year. Besides the trustees ana other clergymen
VINO were present, there were III attendance Mrs.
Martha T. Tucker, principal OF the Randall build
Ing, Mss EllaN. Campbell and Mrs. NJ. l.. Whales
Fac ConrtS.