The morning call., 1894-09-26
HOW RYAN DIED.
Some Aver That He Was
Maltreated.
The Physicians Ascribe His Death
to a DisOrdered Liver and
Badly Congested Lungs.

The remains of James Ryan are now
lying in the City Morgue, and the certif-
cate OF the surgeon who performed the
autopsy gives the cause of death as pull
Donary congestion. The physical condi-
ton of ths unfortunate man was such that
death might be expected at any moment,
but in spite of this there are few among
his acquaintance who claim, or rather
think, that he came to his death from the
effects of blow which he received during
bar-room quarrel last Thursday, on Va
lencia street, near Nineteenth.
At an early hour yesterday morning the
Coroner was summoned to the Cincinnati
Hotel. at 500 Valencia street. where Ryan.
after an illness Of few days duration,
bad breaihed bis last. The remains were
taken to the Morgue, and, according to
the usual practice in such cases, DR.. S. H.
Emerson made an autopsy. The lungs
were found 20 be ia a badly cOpgeSted
state, and the liver was swollen and dis
eased TO an alarming extent, but in spite Of
all this there are some WHO still insist that
death did not result directly from these
causes.
The Coroner was informed that on
Thursday evening last the deceased had
ntered a saloon on the corner of Valen-
ella and NInetaeDth streets, where be was
severely beaten as result of a quarrel be
had had with one of the freQuenters of the
place. The body showed one or two slight
dlscOlorationS which might possibly have
been caused by beating, but in the Opin-
ion of the officials death could not have re-
suited from these Injuries.
An investigation, however, was immedi-
ateiy commenced and an inquest ordered
for Tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. From
what could be learned L appears that
RVan- no has hean n nDfarah
Card d WeiZen's saloon on Valencia street
shortly after O'Clock Thursday evening
IN company with John II. Harvey, an ex-
deputy under County Clerk BIattner. They
had several drinks and quite unexpectedly
an argument arose between Harvey and
one Conrad Hilderbrandt. formerly a spe-
clal policeman, but now plumber, resid-
Ing on Capp street. Harvey is said TO nave
made an Insulting remark reflecting upon
Hilderbrandrs family ard then accused the
latter of being member of the A. p. A.
Before any one could interfere Hildpr-
brandt had struck Harvey singing blow,
and his comnaui0n. Ryan, esSayed TO take
up his friends fight. He was not sue
cess as defender, however, and received
one or two blows from the ira,e Hilder-
brandt before the oDloOkers could separate
the men. Quiet being restored Harvey
and Ryan soon LETT the saloon and staI ed
presumably for Eome. The men separated,
and according to the story of August
Rome, the prOpn tor of the Cincinnati
Hotel, Ryan did not arrive until o'clock
the following morning. He was under the
influence of liquor at the time and re-
NAMED in bed all day Friday. He COM
Ilaiued of feeling i'll, and DR.. Sims of 5I9
valencia street was summoned to attend
him. After an examination he pronounced
him suffering from congestion of the
lungs, and despite his efforts the sick man
expired yesterday morning.
HSrney states that he accompanied Ryan
10 tue hotel. and aside from few bruises
he had received he did not complain of
| any unusual suffering. How the story Of
his having been beaten to death was first
circulated could not be definitely traced,
although Thomas Torpey, residing on Fiji
teenth and Howard streets; Philip Rodgers
OF 1722 Market street, and one Ben Tracey
are said TO have spread the rumor.
In speaking of The affair one of the fire.
| quenters of the saloon where the row oc-
| CURED stated that the entire occurrence
was brought about through political dis
! agreements. Harvey, he said, had some
! grievance against the a. Z. A. and mag-
lned that every one he came in contact
with was his enemy. Eilderbrandt. il is
| said, Is Catholic, and bears an excellent
reputation in the ueghbOrhood, and the
| story, it is claimed, was first circulated Il
do him an injury, although he had simply
acted as any man would have whose fam
| lily had been ius llted.
Ryan was hard dTinker and bis death
IN the opinion of the physicians, Is mo 81
likely due TO alcoholism and diseased
| lungs. However, Coroner Hughes has do
clded To hold an inquest in order to settle
all doubts.