Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-01-10
LESLIE RYAN ARRESTED.
Son of Late Chief Justice of wiscon-
sin Supreme Court.


New York, Jan, Leslie Ryan,
formerly of Milwaukee, son of the late
Chief Justice e. G. Ryan, has been
arrested in New York on a charge of
perjury, growing out Of an affidavit he
made in connection with the reorgan-
ization of the affairs Of the Thomson
Houston Electric / company. The
complaint upon which, the charge was
based is made by Henry Winthrop
Gray, receiver for the electric COM
pany. Mr.. Ryan made an affidavit in
1894, in the foreclosure proceedings
brought, by the Holland Trust company
against the Thomson-Houston COM
pany, in which it was alleged that dur
ing the administration of the receiver
$4,000 had been advanced to him to
preserve the assets zofy the company
and keep up it's business. The affidavit
was used in connection with efforts to
prevent a stay of sale in the foreclos-
ure proceedings. Immediately after
the affidavit was fled. the receiver
set to work to disproye the charge and
an investigation showed that he had
received only about $4,000, instead of
$4,000 advanced funds, and that he
had issued receivers certificates for
the amount. Another statement of the
affidavit was that three-quarters of
the income of the Thomson-Houston
company was derived nom it's con-
tracts with the city. The referee
found that this statement was also
untrue. Mr.. Ryan defends himself
from the charge of perjury on the
ground that though the statements
were incorrect, they were mere mat
tiers Of inadyertence. sl He has been
admitted to bail in $4,000 pending ex-
animation. Leslie Ryan was one
of the brightest young lawyers of Mil
Waukee for several years Before going
east. He occupied for soNe time q
prominent position in tthR legal de-
department Of the Northwestern Mu-
tual Life Insurance company, from
which he went to a .conne8tion with
the law firm of Winlk kll Flanders,
Smith, Bottum & Villas. During the
business troubles of F.erdiHahd Schles-
niger, several years ago. esNhCn the
Winkler firm were his 2at43sgrneys, Mr..
Ryan transacted considerable part of
the business with such skin that as a
result he received an offan1of a con-
nection with the firm OF, 4Raengs, Stet-
son, Tracy & McVeagh in New York,
which he accepted. He was Very prom
inent in the Garrick club, a1Society or
ganization that gave sevegabStage per-
formances. 1t was in 1879, that Mr..
Ryan became connected With the law
firm of Bangs, Ststson, T$Asy &A-Mc-
Veagh. He was subsequently, made
assistant general counsel of the South
ern Railroad company. Whms the pro-
ceedings were begun abodtoa month
ago, looking to his indictKsBt, he re-
signed and left the city. am,
Court Commissioner Hugh, Ryan of
Milwaukee, who is a brother Of Leslie
Ryan, says that it2appears ~ the ac-
ton against Leslie was tie sIesult of
spite work upon the part of the COM
plainant, on account of his Tg&ahng the
worst of a business transaction. 1T
does not appear to me-" said Mr.. Ryan,
that there is just ground f01 the ac-
ton against him. Leslie It eqfhfnes has
been very negligent of hidaRusiness,
but he is admitted to be ofk.ssof the
ablest lawyers in the country.