New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-02-13
CAPTAIN RYAN SUSPENDED.
THE CHARGE MADE BY WOODS DISMISSED.
ro,rNn GUILTY OF ABUSING NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
sroN FOR TWENTY DAYS.

rur cuapGE MADE BY WOODS DISMISSED
FOUND GUILTY OF ABUSING BUTchER-so'fN''
SION FOR TWENTY DAYS.
r.o trial If Police CAPTAIN Ryan, Of the Twenty
6rst Precinct attracted large crowd OF eStsS
mostly lesser lights to Police HeadquarteIs vit
%ssses were present ALSO amongthem Inspectors
Byrnes Murray and Thorne George Diss w" to,5av
appear as counsel for Captain Williams RYna The four
commissioners were the judges Presldent &c tIa
presdng. and Messrs. Dean and IownseHo y, tS
Corporation Counssls once hsr Of witnesses was so
iaroe that a squad of newly appointed Pohcemeaf
were turned out of the schoo-room III te f tar %
the tra bnS noi ah not t hear the proceedings
The charge that Captain Ryan went INTO IAN
stoehrs butcher shop at Tho the butcher in an une
coming manner, first taken up Mar,E pT tbat
one of Stoehrs assistants in the shop tesllneu vn
Captain Ryan called stoeh a ana dr NOBODY" and
said that he would lock Stoehr up II thc tsid
hung another ounce of meat on sto ~" Cantsn's
anger ' was caused by disappointment because
corner store belonging to the butc6er nau ont
let to the Captains sonin-law ,asn,monv to tbe
effect that after the Captain mad used tne
language mentioned Stoehr ordered nun 10 ieaee
the shop but the Captain remained ana
to punish tie butcher saying You are the meaness
Dutchman il the country. You are 100 mean ~ DO
protected Colonel Bliss tried 70 o0ain nHe CAPTAIN
Pnan be Vent 70 Police Headquarters and tried to
withdraw it, saying that he could not !. oS
evidence The butcher became so mnch Deloggeo
by the lawyers questions that he was 4na1ie "
make any replies until his counsel ana fIesld N1
French encouraged him. brief III. pevw NE
yer's declaration that the Commissioner appealeu ~
be acting as a witness i'll the case Two OF Cap tit
Ryans officers and two other dnE men Of the butcher
shop, while the Captain was INSIDE, ana hearu al
he said to stoehr Their one on . of them said
he heard the Captain use the expression sauer-
kraut Dutchman," and another said Stoehr was
called mean Dutchman ana no geis s tamrsr
while talking with Stoehr but he dtnled naving
used any threatening language. Stoehrs witnesses
were recalled aud testified that the door Of thS sm4p
werc uttered, and that the other witnesses Only
heard the conclusion of his harangae 90 sv aossm-
II was $3.50 D. m. when the charge OF ex-Assel1-
blyman Peter. Woods against the Captain was Iead:
Colonel Bliss objected to the consideration Of the
charge on the ground that the specifications dld not
show conduct unbecoming an officer Mnea the the
hoard oyerruled that objection he questioned the
right of William C. Beechcr to act as counsel tor
MIR Woods. Ihe Commissioners decided that Mt.
Beecher might, conduct the examination OF VII
nesses Mr. Woods related his experience IN the
liquor store of James Cassidy, Captain Ryans son
in,law, at Third-ave and Thirtieth-st. on Sunday.
January 25. when he was beaten by Cassidy bar
keeper, Michael Pryor. After Pryor had lett the
In conversation with Thomas Cassidy, the brother
of the proprietor. Captain Ryan dld not try 10
arrest Pryor. Then Mr.. WOODS gave description
of the way he held possession of the iquorstore ana
refused to leave it until dark drinking hot rum and
champagne with few acquaintance. Wmie they
were in the place Captain RYAN came to the side
door and asked Thomas Cassidy why he did not
throw that sucker out, meaning Mr. Woods. Then;
Mr. Woods said, he went to the door and invited
CAPTAIN Ryan In to arrest him. calling the Captain
ALI the bad names he could think OF at the time
The Captain did not enter or try to arrest him.
Colonel Bliss-You spent the afternoon in the store
did you noti
Mr. Woods-I was there seven bOurs.
Colonel Bliss-Did you take possession rune p!ace
Mr.. Woois-NO. | held possession. lLaugGter.l
Colonel Bliss-By what authority
MI. Woods-You as a good lawyer ought 10 Know
Colonial Bliss-Did the proprictoFs brother give you
permission to remainl .o.,
Mr.. woods-No lie tredto put me ont, but Captain
Ryan indirectly permission by refusing TO take me
out.
Colonel Bliss then drew from the witness an
admission that Captain Ryan had no personal
knowledge of the assault of the sale of liquor In
the place. Without calling other witnesses the
board dismissed the complaint. The crowd re-
manned in the court room for q gnarter OF an hour,
while the Commissioners heldlafconsultauon about
the hrst complaint. Mr.. French then announced
that on account of the language used III Stoehr
butcher shop Captain Ryan wonld be suspended
from duty. without pay, for twenty days. Several
of the politicians shook the Captain by the hand
and congratulated him ION the light punishment
which he had received.