The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-09
CAUGHT In COURT.
The Notorious Frank Ryan Deep
in the Laws Meshes.
Albert Henrickson Tells Tale of Ryan's De.
csit That Cost Him $14o-Again in
Jail for Grand Larceny.

The jury disagreed yesterday afternoon in
Police Judge Joachimsen's eourt-six for
conviction and four for acquittal-in the
case of Frank Ryan, one of tina most expert
shell-game and all-round confidence men on
the Coast, charged with swindling Henry
Chamber out of $40 at the Golden Gate
Park, in May last, by means of the old, old
three-shelis-and-one-little-pea trick.
Ryan was ehuckling to himself over his
good luck and the excellent chances that he
would get clear at his next trial, despite the
fact that Park Officers Thompson and Eaton
had presented almost lrrefutabls evidence
as to his guilt, when his glee was squashed
in the bud and his face grew as gray as his
stubby mustaehe, upon Detectives Hanley
and Seym quietly ntimating to him that
they wanted him on charge OF grand lar
ceny.
INTERVIEWED BY THE CHIEF.
Ryan was taken to the Chief Of Police's
Office, whence, after brief interview with
one Albert Henri ckson, Verdant visitor to
the city from Seattle, he was taken down.
stairs and booked on the City Prison ledger
for the otfense on which the detectives had
placed him under arrest
There Is a general belief that a hotel
clerk, and especially night hotel clerk, is
one of the sharpeSt Of men and up to every
trick in the deck, but HenrcksOn has
knocked this belief into a cooked hat in one
round, and his account of how Ryan en- Gated
him out OF $40 shows an amount OF SIM
plicity that is hardly Delieyable.
THE VICTIMS STORY.
HenrickSon said that on Saturday last he
arrived in this city from Seattle. and while
on his way 10 bank to deposit his capital
of $40 he was aceoSLed by Ryan on Market
street, near Lotta's fountain. Ryan said he
was a stranger and HenrickSon said he was
also. Ryan asked him to help him find
Third street, as he had heard of a man on
that street who had two good positions he
wanted filled. Ryan and Henrlckson blum
dered up and down Third street for a while,
and then Ryan offered TO treat Henrickson
to a glass of beer. They went into a sa-
loon, and were drinking their beer, when a
stranger came IN and asked them both TO
drink with him. Ryan proposed TO shake
for the drinks and the stranger assented.
Ryan was the loser and produced a $40
piece, for which he asked change from Hen
TlcksOn.
HOW HE WAS DUPED.
Henrickson brought out his purse, and
while he was opening it Ryan and the
stranger were still shaking.
When HenricksOn displayed $40 in gold
in his purse, Ryan quietly took 1t out and
before HenricksOn, who is of most StalWart
proportions, could rem OnStrate he had bet
and lost the whole money at one shake with
the stranger who pocketed the money aud
quickly left the saloon. Then Henrickson
demonstrated rather feebly with Ryan, who
sOothed him by telling him to go with him
10 the Pacltic Bank, where he had an ac-
count and would draw out enough to repay
him. HenrickSon believed the plausible
Ryan and went out Of the saloon with him.
Soon after reaching the street Ryan van
ished. and HenrickSon told his tale of woe
to the police.
A close watch was kept on Ryan, and he
was located in Judge Joachimsen's court
yesterday, but as he had carefully shaved
off his whiskerS, his identity was rather
hard to satisfactorily establish. But there
were some other little peculiarities that be-
trayed him. and Henrickson fully swOre
that he was the man who had robbed him.