Evening journal., 1899-08-03
ONE CENT.
YOUNG RYAN is FREE.
Handy Wins His Fight Before
the Chancellor.
MEDILL MADE FATAL MISTAKE

COMMITMENT WAS FAULTY in
SEVERAL RESPECTS. BUT MORE
PARTICULARLY BECAUSE 1T
GAVE A Observation-Disclosures
AND SON EMBRACE IN COURT.
Alfred c. Ryan is free boy. At
noon to-day Chancellor Nicholson
made an order discharging him from
the Ferris Industrial School and re-
storing him to the care and custody Of
his parents, who formerly lived at
Newark. but who are now domiciled at
Trenton, n. J.
It was a notable legal victory for
Former Congressman l.. Irving Handy,
and especially gratifying to him and
his friends because It was the FIRST case
he had fried He was congratulated
for the able manner in which he con-
Quoted It. His heart was in it for the
sake OF the Ryans, whom he knew
when they lived at Newark, and yes
terday, in speaking TO an Evening
Journal reporter he said:
"The hearing will be tomorrow. and
/ am going to have that boy"
Young Ryan was sent to the school
by Magistrate Medill. OF Newark Az
ter his parents moved to Trenton they
requested the managers OF the school
to discharge him as they believed they
could keep him under control. This
request was refused. Mr.. Handy was
consulted and he endeavored to induce
the managers to loosen their grip Be
Ing as unsuccessful as the parents he
yesterday applied for and obtained a
writ OF habeas corpus.
This morning the hearing was held.
Mrs Ryan was there beside her way
ward boy, who has a pleasing face. Mr.
Handy represented them. Judge Ball
and David J. Reinhardt appeared for
the board of managers. several OF the
members OF which were present TO
watch the proceeding.
Mr.. Handy made an excellent argu-
ment. He attacked the commitment.
on the grounds that no hearing was
accorded the boy by Magistrate Medlll;
that the warrant OF commitment did
not show under what law the magis-
trate proceeded; that it did not set
forth the offense of the boy or the cause
OF the commitment, and that the mag
istrate had kept no record Of the trial
other than the commitment He cited
authorities to show that Magistrate
Medill had conducted himself irregu-
Il larly, unlawfully and in a highland
ed manner in committing the boy to
the institution. Finally he showed
that while the name of the Institution
Is the Ferris Industrial School by an
, act passed nine years ago, the com
mitment ordered confinement OF
the boy in the Ferris Re
form School. by which name IL wa.
formerly known. On these grounds h'
r asked that young Ryan be discharged
Judge Ball endeavored to combat
these contentious. but the chancellor
disposed OF the matter in short ordei
: by declaring that the commitment wal
| fatally defective because OF the mis-
nomer OF the institution, and ordere,
the boy discharged.
AS soon as he had rendered his de
3 cision the mother clasped the boy il
! her arms, and an affecting scene fol
lowed They will 90 to Trenton a
once.
The decision on the misnomer leave
. the institution in a better condition
than It might have been left had tn
power of the magistrate to commit an
the managers TO hold boxs been thor
I oughly tested.
Everyone seems we'll pleased that tn
Z case terminated as IL did.