The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-07-29
STEVE RYAN IN A CELL.
JUDGE oOBER FINDS HIM IN CON-
TEMPT OF COURT.

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The ExMerchant Charged With Re-
tanning $12o,4oO that Should be
Turned over to the keceivers-A
Flight to Be Made to Secure His Re-
lease-His Cell to Be Made as Com.
fortabls as Money Can Make It.
ATLANTA, Ca, July 28.-Stephen A.
Ryan is in contempt. He was sent to jail
by Judge George f. Gober to-day. Judge
Gober rules that Ryan owes the receiver,
Charles s. Kingsberry. $190, 400 10. The
case was called at Q o'clock aud Judge
Gober asked If there was any further ar
gument. and when told that none would be
made further no proceeded to de-
liver his decision In the
case. Il was written and he was three-
quarters Of al hour reading 1t. He reviewed
the case from the beginning in an able
manner. In speaking Of the exiting. plea
he said: "After considering and studying
the answer OF this respondent,
am impressed with the belief that
he has gotten up this bill OF
particulars by simply taking the records of
deposits and amounts drawn for bank aud
where opportunity offered and the amounts
had to present these facts as he offered them
anu they cannot be blamed" In speaking
of the answer in a general way Judge
Gober says: 81 am impressed with the
conviction that the respondents answer
cannot be wholly trusted"
THE CONCLUSION.
Following is the conclusion:
This record discoses a great many things
which are always on the programme In cnse
ike this A few parties have sworn often and
sworn much. court cannot and ought not to
shut its eyes to the evidence all taken together
Measured by the rule, this is plain case
there IN not, amid all this waste
OF fact and figure single act on the part Of the
respondent which shows that it was born Of an
impulse 10 treat all of his creditors fairly The
time has come when he must do right. I find
and adjudge that the respondent. Stephen A.
Ryan, Is IN contempt, and that he has failed
aud and refused to obey the order
assets In money to the receiver Charles A.
ktngsberry, when said receiver made a demand
ON him for y; l find and adtudge that the
amount OF said money which he 80 withholds,
and which was 10 bis hands at the time OF said
demand, was Sis0.490 70. The said Stephen
A. Ryan is hereby committed and he
stands committed TO the common Jail
OF Fulton county until he purges himself Of this
contempt. and II Is ordered that he there re-
main until he complies with said former order
OF this court for the delivery of his assets to
| said receiver, the amount OF said assets being
| expressed In this order.
GEORGE F. GoBER
| Judge Superior Court.
| HOW RYAN TOOK 1T.
During the reading Of the decision Ryan
sat just ia front Of the judges stand None
| Of his relatives were with him except Henry
Kuhrt his brother-in-law. Ryan was per-
fectly cool, and when the decision was an
nOunced seemed unmoved. He wore an
elegant suit Of clothes, and on his
person several diamonds shone
brilliantly. A Mareshal Neil rose
| bud was pipned to his coat lapel,
A bystander said: HE is the best dressed
man In the court room" When the court
was dismissed Ryan put his silk hat on, but
kept bis seat for some time and several Of
his friends gathered around him. He re-
mained in the sheriff's Office until after IL
o'clock, where he talked in an Indifferent
manner 10 number OF bis friends who called
to see him. Finally Deputy Sheriff j. J.
Barnes approached him and said: Mr..
| Ryan, the carriage ID at the door; we will
| go down now, aud the two walked ont to-
| gether, got into the carriage and drove
towards the Jail. Not one person went with
Mr.. Ryan to the jail except the sheriff.
Several reporters were there to see Mr..
Ryan enter. He was put into q cell with
Ed Morris, the defaulting cashier OF an Ats
lanta Loan and Banking Company.
BILL OF EXCEPTIONS.
When the case was closed to-day Judge
Hopkins. one of Ryan's attorneys, asked
for time to prepare bill of exceptions be-
| fore Ryan should be carried to Jail, bus
Burton Smith, for the creditors, objected,
and said that they wished the sheriff to
take charge of Ryan. The bill of excep-
tions will be heard in about week. There
are three ways by which Ryan.
can be released: II the appeal
| from. the appointment Of a receiver Is sus-
tained he will be released; if the appeal from
Judge Gober's decision in demanding more
assets is sustained then he goes free, or IL he
gives up $l20, 400 70 he will be released 1t is
the general opinion that Ryan will fight the
case 10 the end. This afternoon he was re-
leased to 90 to his attorneys office, but was
accompanied by Sheriff Banner.
INTRODUCED TO THE JAILERs.
When Ryan entered the jail he was
formally introduced to the Jail officials
Further than this he has been treated Just
as other prisoners by the jailer, but other
hands are looking to his comforts. This
evening he was visited by his BROTH
ers. They remained with him some time.
Ryan's supper was sent from his fathers
home. from which place he will get his
meals regularly. Already his cell begins to
lose the aspect OF a prison. Fresh flowers
are taking away some Of the horrors of the
jail life. Tomorrow it is said the cell will
be handsomely furnished.
a Land Company Fails.