Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-06
EDWIN RYAN's RETURN.
Ne Reaches Wsshingtoa Accompaaaed by Tie
Detsctivs Of the Express CoHpany.
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MADE IT TIE COMPANY.
At 76o this morning there afghted from the
Pittsburg express, ct the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad station, . slight, smooth-facsd young
man dressed in Slue, outing shirt and straw
hat, and two men Of middle age. The Young
man was Edwin J. Ryan, tho cierk Of the
United States Express Company Who, on the
2ist Of last month. Appropriated to his own use
e25.0o0 Of treasury notes received by the com
pany that day from local banks for transporss-
ton. The gentlemen accompanying Young
Ryan were Chief Detective Byrnes and q W.
Trenery, route agent Of the company. These
gentlemen immediately turned their charge
over to Bailiff Springman Of the marshar once.
who, in company with . STAR reporter, had
been awaiting Ryan's arrival. A brother Of
Ryan also awaited his coming, and 70 hin the
young man handed his only baggage, small
bundle OF soiled clothes wrapped in paper.
CROWD AT IKE DEPOT.
The announcement in The STAR Of yesterday
that Ryan would arrive this morning caused Q
throng Of more than 500 people to assemble At
the station, all anxious to catch q glimpse Of
the young man, and a great part Of the crowd
followed the officer and his prisoner 20 the
to say. While he undoubtedly fully appreciated
his unpleasant position still he was perfectly
calm and self-possessed. Reaching the court
house he was conducted to the marshal's office
and there he talked quite freely TO Bailiff
Springman and THE STAR reporter.
TALK WITH RYAN.
He stated that he Was twenty years old the
18th Of last May, and that Ne had been In the
employ Of the United States Express Company
for about eighteen months. He said that the
taking OF the money was a matter Of sudden i'm
pulse, such step never having been plsnaH
or even contemplated by him previous TO tie
moment it was received by him at the oom-
pany's Office. "why," he said, and tears filed
the boys eyes, 81 have handled hundreds of
thousands Of dollars intrusted to the COMPANY
before this thing happened, sometimes AZ much
rs sl00. 900 being in q single package, and 1
never thought Of doing such . thing"
WHAT THE coNPANr PROMISED.
Being asked il the company had assured him
that they would deal lssiently with him he re-
piled: They told me hat il would 90 along
quietly, without putting them 70 the trouble
and expense Of getting out requisition papers
and II would assist them in getting the money
from the safe deposit company At PittsburG,
they would do nothing mere In the cass, but
would leave il al to the district attorney. did
all this for them and now propose throwing my
self upon the mercy Of the court"
Bailif sprinsman suggesting that As bad
been rather careless in exhibiting the money he
had in his satchel on the train, Ryan aid;
That is q Newspaper lie. missed the train ct
Pueblo, on the way 10 Denver, leaving my bag
In the Pullman car. The conductor cut the bag
open, which he had no right to do, and you
know the rest"
ONLY Used &I2o OF THE MONEY.
81 used but sl2o Of the money. They got
"a, 200 at Denver, and yesterday got them the
money deposited at Pittsburg, "a, $40. The
ESQ can't account for. 1 think somebody
robbed me Of it on the cars
After a moments reflection Ryan turned 70
Bailif Springman and asked: "what Ia the pen
atty for this thing2" Springmsn replied that
he thought 1t was i've years, but told the boy
that he would hardly get that much well. !"
replied Ryan, II hope not / think they ought
to treat me well, for / have done all could to
mend matters"
Ryan stoutly denied having had coafederass
in the matter, saving again that the thing was
on o sudden impulse. without the slightest
preparation, and with the knowledge Of not .
single outside party.
WHAT THE EXPRESS AGENT SAYS.
The local agent o: the company on being in
formed Of Ryan's arrival by TEE STAB reporter
and Of Ryan's statement Of the leniency prom
ised him stated that the young mans prosecu-
tion was In the hands Of the district attorney
and that everything would be left TO him. The
agent stated, however, that whatever
promises Chief Detective Byrnes had
made to Ryan would be kept by the company.
What those promises were, il any had really
been made to Ryan, the agent here knew moth
ing Of.
RYAN IN ooURT.
Whatever may have been the promises made
by the officers Of the company TO Ryan it 10
very evident from what District Attorney Cole
said in the Criminal Court this afternoon when
counsel for the prisoner asked Ii { tbs amount Of
bail be fixed, that the young mar viii be prose
said that in view Of the amount embexzled, he
thought that tio,oos would be the proper
amount.
Mr.. G. r. French, counsel for Ryan. replied
that nearly every dollar Of the amount alleged
to have been embezzled had been returned, and
he suggested that the amount Of bal
named BY the district attorney wss ex-
cessive. The young man had willingly re-
turned, he had done all In his power 90 return
the money, and he would be on hand wheaeser
he should be wanted He therefore thought
in view Of these circumstances and in view Of
the fact that the maximum penalty was but ave
years imprisonment and q, 900 hne that d. 00o
would be sufficient bail. IL was not the amount
embezzled but the penalty which should regur
late the amount Of bail.
INSISTING or KIoH BAH. ~
81 suggest, your honor" aid the district At
torney, s'that the amount emhezxled should be
considered. II VS. % cousidsrsd in the Ott-
man case Q few yean ago when the same
amount was, think, taken, and I'll Of that
amount, excepting 81 900, vas recovered Ths
offense here charged ID Q very serious one, and
the defendants presence when wanted should
be safely secured.
Judge Cox stated that Il had occurred to him
that 5000 or 10000 would b Q proper
amount Of bail in the case, and he would for
the present dx that amount.
Ryan was unable to obtain The amount Of
bail fixed and at the adjournment Of the court
was taken TO jail in company with number Of
other prisoners.
Y. II. O. A. Bose Ball. Cd.
W. II. Lewis, who has I'D the management
Of the Y. II. @. A. base ball team for two 49,
sons previous to this. has found il necsssary 70
resign on account Of husiness engagement,
which win take him out Of the city for ct lsAst
two years. Mr.. Lewis leaves the team IN. tbs
best condition and with bright outlook Many
times during these years II has been an uphill
fight and With Q multitude q dntiss croWding
upou him II has often been Ct greatso2f-ancri6ne