The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-23
N THE DISTRICT COURT
HE RAN AWAY FROM HOME
He Was Found to Be Afflicted With Pc
riodical Melancholia-Ryan Was
Confident That He Was
Not Insane.

Drs. @. w. Shutz and +. w. McCrim-
mon, made an examination into the
mental condition of John Ryan and or
dered him committed to the asylum.
Ryan is the man who several weeks ago
ran away from his home after his fam
lily had been provided by the county
with transportation to Michigan. DIR.
Sheeran. who had observed Ryan since
ne has been in the county Jail, testified
that the man was suffering from peri
odical m~elancholia, and that he might
become dangerous. Mrs. Mary Ryan.
wife of the demented man, testified that
they came to Montana from Michigan
and had lived in this state less tina
a year. She said her husband had had
a similar attack while they lived in
Michigan n he was under detention
for three months, but the doctors said
he a been ''doped." Since they have
been In Butte he has brooded very
much over the fact that all of their
children had been taken down with
dipntherla az the same time and that
he could not obtain employment. On
several occasions after having returned
home from unsuccessful searches for
work, he threw off his hat, coat and
vest n ran down town, and neigh
bors had to go after him and bring
him back. He could give no explana-
ton for his actions. Mrs. Ryan said
he was a good husband and hat they
had always got along well. She
thought If she could get him away from
this high altitude he would get better.
and he seemed glad to go. but after she
had secured the tickets and Just before
the train started ha ran axrnv fr,r.
home and she did not know what had
become of him until she heard he was
I'm the county Jail. Police officer Nc
Glynn said he found Ryan sitting on
a beer key i'm front of the California
Brewery. He acted strangely n the
officer took him to Jail. Ryan went
along without protest and did not say
a word.
Captain B~ranning testified that he
had given Ryan employment in the
street department, but had to let him
go because he acted strangely and did
not seem to understand hat he was |
required to work.
The doctors question Ryan but could
get very little out of him. He said he
had steady employment in Michigan, |
and did not know why he left there
TO come to Butte. He had very little
work here and was always discharged
after working a few shifts. He did not
remember running away from home
and did not believe he did. He said he
thought he was in the county Jail be-
cause they thought he was out of his
head, but they were mistaken. as he
was as sane as anybody.
Another commission this evening ex-
another insane man who was |
brought in from German guich a short
ago.
The county offnrnav of tho ra1,,at |
Of Attorney General Nolan asked Judge
Clancy IL 1t were possible to have il
positively whether or not
the case of s~ubornation of perjury
against Wines and Booth would be
Tried on May 9. the date for which the
case is set. He said it was important
know, as he state had to bring
several witnesses from Seattle. John
Cotter. speaking for the defendants,
said hat Frank Corbett had been
.aking charge of the case. and he was
n Arizona, but would be back about
he LIST of the month, and with that
statement the matter was put off until
he return of MIR. Corbett. 1t is I'M
that Referee A. ]. Campbell
will not begin to take testimony in the
proceedings until after the
case is disposed Of. The latter
will be prosecuted entirely by the at
orney general.
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In Judge Lindsay's court this morn
the following matters are set for
A. Wetzstein VS.. p. A. Largey ct al,
notion TO adopt or reject findings;
Suite Hardware company VS.. H. II. {
demurrer: Charles E. DECKER =,
nan VS.. Charles f.. Craddick. demurrer I
o answer: George L. Brooks VS.. Ma !
Cash Register company. motion s
D dismiss appeal: Frank Boucher VS.. I
oseph Barsalou. motion to retax costs; !
ulu +. Largely. administrative, VS.. {
N. Upton ct al. demurrer: Mary
Hughes VS.. Charles w. Goodale,
uardian, At 2 o'clock p.
F. Fitchett VS.. Silver Bow Meat :
demurrer to answer; Butte. i
& Pacific Railway company i
$. Lou Gunderson eft al, order to show J
ause: estate of Thea Jane Davis. pro- 4
of will: estate of Joseph Ramsdell. 5
for letters; estate of Mary I
heehan ct al. minors. petition for let I
'rs: estate of Michael Mehilich, petit I
on for letters: Ludwig Streicher ct al. !
James A. Murray. motion that q
Iaintiff's attorney show authority.
The following matterns are set for
caring in Judge Clancy's department r
the district court this morning: I,
State of Montana VS.. Joseph Shafer, r
.,ntence; Fannie Matusevitz VS.. Sam e
Reynolds. motion for new trial.: p. a
/. Largey'vs. p. W. Murray ct al. mo- Il
on to strike; j. A.. Elliott ct al. VS.. a
ildred J. Caldwell ct al, motion to n
ssolve attachment: s. c.. Gassert VS.. n
o. Miles ct al. demurrer to j
cond amended complaint; James
avidson vs.. p. A. Largey ct al. plain
rs proofs: L. Streicher ct al. VS..
A. Murray. demurrer and mo- =.
)n to require counsel for plaintiff to :,
low authority for appearance: state ,,
Montana vs.. James d. Casey. motion !.
r new trial. y