New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-07-14
CAPTAIN RYAN AT HIS OLD TRICKS
SOME OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHOM liz HAS SWIM.
DLED-IIs MYTHODs

SOME OF THE MANY PEOPLE WHOM HE HAS SWIM.
DLED-HIs MKTHoDs
Captain Charles Ryan, OF Williamsburg. tha
dashiug Old salt who arrested on Monday for cat.
ting I've dollars from Henry King OF the G,rondIn Dis
infsetant Company, on the pretence that he was =
purchasing agent from the Brooklyn Navy Yard and for
attempting to swndle Tailor James McCurdy OF No IA
Fourih-avc, out OF the amount by ordering suia
OF clothes for each OF an imaginary crew down In
Harsimus Cove, Jersey City turned out TO be an
offender OF long standing For = year and a half
on one pretext or another he has been extracting
sums ranging from five cents to five dollars from
tradesmen all over the city In most Gases he Ia, fig
nred rs Government agent looking up supplies for the
army or navy. and his military bearing. borrowed
uniform and gtering decorations. together with his
serenity and fascinating manners. have carried him
through until the other day SUCCESSFULLY INV thas
he under arrest stories OF his past confidence games
coming in gradually to Police Headquarters
Not long ago he called at the Office OF the Indiana
Paint and Roofing Company, No. 143 Duane-st liz
told the manager that he the Chief Engineer Al
Quarantine, with hetdquartcrs a. Rom 9, No. 70
Broadway He ordered an estimate made for
Government buildings on staten Island. After bargain
q while the captain borrowed ~ IN his grace
ul manner and siid that he would be around
few days He paid a visit to neighhoriog jewelry
departure gold pencil was found TO be missing and
was never recovered. At Travers Bros. Of so. LOT
Duane.st he not fortunate. He ordered load
of twne to be delivered at the Army Building Houston
and Greene sts.. but his gentle hints failed 70
raise the smallest sort OF wind. The twna
delivered at the Army Building, but
the captain not heard from afterwari.
Shortly after this the purchaser called
Blunt, pump-dealcr at No 100 Beekman-st. fIe
nOunced that he was an inspector from Army Heat.
quarters and wanted to buy lot OF pumps a
siOn Mr. Blunt hai been captain In ;he Navy himself
aud through tho scheme. No pumps ordered,
and Captain Ryan left the Office with haste than
dignity. On Monday last he turned up again Bern
stein q Romanes. No III East FOurteenthst theat-
rca and society goods house. Here lie from tie
United States Internal Revenue Department. lie gave
his name as Major +. III. Davis and his address 40
No. % Stonest. lie ordered trimmings and other stufs
to the amount OF ~ POO and SAID that he would DO
around yesterday for samples OF gold lace brass
buttons He did not get a loan. however.
The old captain Is said TO have ordered set Of
collins from undertaken In Broome-st ia delivered
Bedow's Island. He got trine for a commits. sion
Under his directions band of music went down day
to Governors Island 10 play for imaginary military
hop Another time he sent lot of dressed beef to Fort
Wadsworth. The various Shippers whom he has per-
sonsted with more less profit make him veritabs
Flying Dutchman He will be arragDed to-day IN the
Jefferson Market Court; on tho comp aiut OF Mr. King,
| OF the Grondn Dsinfectant Company