Telegram-herald., 1888-07-11
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cascaao Jsly i0-A Washiag IS
ustea lo lhe Irsss says. President
Ilsesla's s asalsaaasti1n sas orols BE-. before
Congress l1aay by senator karssii and
Rslressal.lll fe IAs-sr. 4r farssl 10 tas
sraass aad Er LASER IN she HOUSE pre-
senlsd Dsuusn iloa j. O.. hYan, oi eAl-
c-so ssklns iaf tie eaymsas ~ n-m ~ 'As
Gossr4alen 81 Sls.l00 damages iof lis
arrsst Ghd lngnsonn.sal l3r tae m-fdsf u
Fres.aent Lincoln anaer tas be4si lnAt nc
- 5snu h e4lrsfl tc-eAst - AZ -
prlelieiaz Iaa in Chicago, 4nd nas a. o-ile
- -.at. Ha.sts1-st lie Story r0id IA ne
t-anau Is femarka1le. RE went ioto tAs
ks1sl army ss e lesspaper man 81 NeN of-
irsaa. laL allerWard y. za1lLsd al ArA-lsas
eonIpang and oeeslae regularly connected
~ tnr seTFlce. ln julYt 1900, be sas a.
tas lsaFoss u31He ia Memphis. snsre DO - As
v,sirug isE days before starting - Pine
Hlu1. ARK. 10 so into tns neNspspef bust
u-as. The E.d 3f lhal month. the taT ne
sas ~ s.ar1 away, hs Eas &cC0sted By
xeufIeula iu the hotel and ASKED u MS
mama va EFan. Ou receiving IA ainfIn2-
i've reply TIE man exhibited badge and
tela kyan lhs Provost Marshal saated -
see hlm- Telling Colonel COekeeilL TIE
propueuor Of tas l0tel, ne would soon %
back ivan accompanied the Oihcer Al
tae proyoss Marslal Office hs sas searched
and everything Nas taksl irom him except
bis Rebel uniform. A receips Tor $40 50 vas
given him bg General b9yutOn. the Provost
Marsha. No information NAs gwen him
ia reply o. bis Inquiries as O. tAe cause Oi
bis asE.st. Aad ir Nss DAYS before he knew
tns charss sgslnst aim. Ryan VAS taken %
living kock PRISON. There ne Nas Chained
O. the toor Of lsTgs ROOM General Boyn-
tOn to0k lae name Of hgans friends ia
Memphis aad promised 10 Inform them Of
rs whereabouts, but does not seem % have
done so A guard lot well instructed Ia
bis duties Was induced % carry word 10
some % them, Ous when they called upon
Gsneral saith. Who commanded the
department, they were told the pfia-
oner could not possibly be their friend
Eyan. they were convinced, and. thinA-
iux Ryan had gone 81 Arkansas as he m
tended. made 40 further inquiries about
him Afier remaining few daysAt Irving
BlOck frsOu kyzn's chains we're lOosened
from The h1or. Iae prisoner Vas taken
down stairs, put in a closed carriage, and
taksn 60 the steamer City OF Alton. lie
uas heavily guarded The party boarded
the steamer and went up % Cairo. From
taers they took the cars 10 Harrisburg, and
IL sss Al HARRISBURG hat Ryan h-st knew
tie cause OF nis arrest. A copy OF lAe iat
ris0Grg Tsie9raph wss handed him and he
read an account Of how he had been
arrested under TIE belief that he vas John
IA. Surratt and Que OF the c0nsplrators 70
ssssssinsts President Lincoln. Ryan denied
taat hs Vas the person Iney supposed, but no
attention Na- paid to him. At Bsiumore be
was Threatened with an attack BY moo.
Ryan wss brought on 10 Washington,
turned over to General Aukur, and confined
in The Old Capitol Prison. While IN this
prison Ryan managed 20 send a note to Sif
Frederick Bruce, The British Minister, ask
ing for bis aid. A reply Was sent 20 him 10
ths prison. and because ns would not dis
close the manner ia which bis communica-
uOn vas sent ne VAS pat IA 'swsstoOK
and kept there during the month OF August
later IN ths year he was sent TO Nicksburg
where 10 Was released Nov. ;, l,oo- On
account OF this arrest and Imprisonment
Ryan now SEEKS damages 10 the extent o.
400, ,000. His mother was living Ia Chicago
- the time Of his arrest and still resides
khere. Col. G. Z. K Koch Who was Pro
vost Marshal at Nicksburg during hts con
fuement there also resides IN Chicago
There was a strong resemblance between
Ryan and John IL. Surratt. They looked
enough sixe TO be twin brothers. and Il !,
uot surprising that be was AZ first mistaken
fsr Surratr.