New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-24
THE RELEASE OF MRS. Ryan.
uSFAvoRABLE COMMENT on THE ACTION OF
, THE GRAND JURY.

r-SFAvoRABLE COMMENT on THE ACTION Or
THE GRAND JURY.
On the evening OF July % last Mrs. Frank Ryan
Of No $50 East ed-and-tnirty-nih'h-s'''
met Mr.. Mccarthy. telegraph operator. OF NO
ss5 Tb,rd-ave. accompanied by Mrs Ryan's hus-
hand IN front OF No. 2,ea Third-ave. Ryan at
once fed and the two women entered into nerce
controversy, which eliminated In Mrs Me'ar'nS
falling screaming TO the Sidewalk orencned from
head 10 foot with carbolc acid, oottie OF "hlch
Mrs Ryan had been carrying In her hand' win
sight totally destroyed and enduring direst agony
Mrs. Mccarthy fingered for TWO oays' "hen ued'"
ended her suffering.
Last week the Coroner's fury sitting in MOTIFS
snia rendered a verdict that Mrs. Mccarthy came
70 her death by means Of carboc acid, but MADE
No mention OF Mrs. Ryan's name. Coroner Nc
Owen thereupon held Mrs. Ryan in 5000 ball to
await the action OF the Grand Jury.
ON Tuesday the Grand Jury. closely adheri1g TO
the line taken by the Coroners fury, submittedthe
raners in the Ryan case to Judge Newburger. In
part OF General Sessions. Endorsed mo true BILL.
This action Of the Grand jury caused general
and In most cases unfavorable comment A prom
inent lawyer In speaking Of the matter. said
yesterday:
This means that Mrs. Ryan goes scot free from
the consequences Of her act, and that legally she
is not held responsible for the death OF Mrs. Nc
carthv While there was undoubtedly great
propagation on the part of Mrs Mccarthy. who 1t
was shown had alienated the affections OF MITE
Ryan's husband. and while Il is also PROBABLE
that Mrs Ryan had no intention OF encompassins
her rivals death, and while there were other at
tendant circumstances that justified. or rather ex-
oused the deed, 1t Is nevertheless a dangerous
precedent that has thus been set and one that Is
f,key TO beeet an increase OF crimes or TINS par
ticular character. Mrs. Ryan should assuredIy
have been tried for her act. II the jury she tnsn
anneared before in the light OF the evidence tup,
ritted TO It. had seen At to acquit her. wen ana
good No fault could have been FOUND out TOT
brand Jury not even 10 hold for trial the pei,
petrator even II unwittingly. OF such ceeo VIII
nut a premium on acts OF kindred nature ano
any woman whose vivid imagination con1uies up
fancied wrongs will now be likely to revenge her"
SELF on her rivals, feeling secure from the conse-
ouences OF her act. In Paris such crimes are
prevalent but heretofore in this country they nave
univ been prominent through their scarcity
Abraham Levy. Mrs. Ryan's lawyer. IN speaking
of the case yesterday, SAID ~, l., 49,
The evidence before Grand Jury Is IS, an ,s ex
parte matter by which is meant that only VII
nesses for the prosecution are called nne . ,nS
person before them 10 testify they choose In
This case they called Mrs Ryan, who tolo ner
story Before the Coroners jury at Morrlsana'
however a number Of witnesses appeared, ponce
man eve witnesses and others. but the Coroners
i,,rv refused TO hold Mrs. Ryan responibe for MIS-
Nci-arthy's death and then upon my motion.
Coroner McOwen fxed her bail at 1900. 20 await
the action OF the Grand Jury