The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-08-01
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RYAN IN A COMMON CELL.
HR WAS REMOVED TO 1T AT HIS
OWN REQUEST.

The Cage IL Feet Long, z Feet Wids
and 7 Feet High-Ryan Claims That
He is Prosecuted by the Local Press
His Meals Still Sent Him by Ills
Family.
ATLANTA, GA, July 3l.-Stephen A.
Ryan is very much yubdued man. he
was visited by the MORNING NEWS CORE.
spondent this afternoon. He is locked in
an iron cage on the second floor of the Jail.
and it certainly has no inviting ap-
pearance. The cage is in the hall
way, and is about twelve feet long
seven wide and seven high. The cage
is built of lattice work, the bars being
inches by Is an inch. The floor is of solid
sheet IRON. Mr.. Ryan talked quite freely
through tho bars. In answer to question
he said: II don't want to say anything
would rather you would look
around here at my situation, and then tell
it to the Iublic. Justice has not been done
me in the newspapers. Do you see any
luxury herep
LOOKS DEsoLATE.
4" No sir" was the answer" 1t looks deso-
late enough. Has it been this way all tbs
time since you have been IN prison, Mr.
Ryanp
"Yes. so far as furniture is concerned. ]
was moved into this cell to-day. You see
there is nothing in here except this bed
which cost. l suppose about So, and
that washstand, which may have cost Is
cents. The court sent me here and has 0
right to treat me as it pleases, but l dont
think | ought 10 be prosecuted and misrep-
resented by the press. Walk in there and
look at the cell from which | was moved; is
there any elegance there, as was reported in
the n ruiaara blo enough ~
THE DEMANDS OF THE CREDITORS.
"But, Mr.. Ryan, what about the demands
Of the creditorsp
81 can say only one thing. They demand
money and have none. l owe money aud
have none with which to pay. Everything
has been surrendered. This is simply an
attempt TO blackmail my relatives, and
will not submit to 1t. Before being i'm
prisoned did not attempt to evade the de.
cision of the court, and am simply here at
| its mercy.n
SIS there anything special you would like
to say for publications."
mo, nothing; just look at my surround.
ings and then do for me what it seems can
not be done for me in Atlanta, tell tho
world the truth. The publications here
have preiudiced the minds OF the people
againBt me-"
SHOWN NO FAvORs.
| Mr.. Rvan was lying down reading when
| spoken to, but while talking was standing.
| Pointing toward some criminals he said,
II am confined to my cell day and night
when the worst criminals here are given the
privilege Of the gallaries.n
In the cell is a washstand on which
several vases Of flowers sat, and a small
cheap bed, that is all, not even chair.
Flowers and choice bouquets are frequently
sent In by his friends. His meals come
from home. The jailer regularly
offers him food but OF
course he does not take IL. One of the
prominent attorneys for the creditors to-
day said that they were satisfied with the
way Mr.. Ryan was treated. All they
wanted was that Mr.. Ryan should be sent
to jail, and they had no fear that the sheriff
was carrying out the orders of the
court. He did not object to
Mr.. Ryans friends doing ali they
could for him. To-day Deputy Sherif.
Mike Blount said: "Mr. Ryan is treated Just
as all other prisoners He was removed to
the iron cage at his own request, He has
the privileges of the corridors as the other
prisoners.n
The bill OF exceptions has been finished by
Ryan's attorneys, and will be presented to
Judge Gober TO morrow morning.
Judge Richard II. Clarke will hear petis
tiUn from some Of the editors King THAI
they be permitted TO go into Ryan's stock OF
goods aud select their goods.
Receiver G. s. Kingsberry has about
completed the inventory. Tomorrow he
will present his report. He has had experts
at work on the stock for some time The
stock will be worth about $40S. 600.