Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-10-03
The Shooting of John Ryan.

As WAS stated in the Gazette, Maud
REYNOLDS, the woman who was with a
man supposed to be Edward Reynolds
when he shot John Ryan in McLearen 5
saloon Thursday night, was brought to
this city Yesterday and placed in cell
at the station house. Orders had been
given by acting Chief Knight that no
one should interview the woman save
members Of the police force. The prs
,,ner in the meantime had sent a mes
sace to Mr.. G.. l.. BootEe, of the firm
of Norton & BoOthe, requesting him to
defend her against the charge urged
against her as party to the shooung'
Mr.. Boothe was not in the city, and Mr..
Norton teIephoued to the station house
and asked that the prisoner be brought
to his Office in charge of an officer ID or
der that she could have an interview with
counsel. This request was denied by
the station keeper. who said he had or
ders to allow no one save policemen to
talk with the woman. The station
keeper referred Mr.. Norton to acting
Chief Knight and when the latter was
found be finally said Mr.. Norton could
have the interview with the woman IN
tbe coll in which she was confined.
This Mr.. Norton refused to do, claiming
Abe right to see his client in place
where privacy could be secured. The
setting chief was memorable, and Mr.
\ ,rton applied to the Corporation Court
crit of habeas corpus. The writ
ion dc returnable before Judge l..
" vac ~ "'' o. the Corporation Court, at
Go'cIo,t 8 I'd AZ that hour the woman
,'.os I h.omab, qto court by Mr. Knight
ond 0aicer Gin Mr.. Norton explained
70 the cnnrt the circumstances reciteo
above He said that Mr. BCothe was
now in court. having returned iio ae N. W.
country. but that in the aDSenHT - d" ~
s. G. Brent. the Common wealth > ,.s
tornev. they would not ask TO ne'i,
inc on the writ of babeas CORPUS u"' ''
this morning. when Mr.. Brent will o",'
an opportIuity to defend the WI VI
Mr. Norton then asked that Mr.. BOOthe
! be allowed to see his client privately,
! and the court directed him to enter the
iudge's room and consult with his
client as long as he thought necessary.
Judge Barley told Mr.. Knight that the
law of the State gave every such person
the right of counsel, and that counsel
should have the right to consult with
their clients in proper places.
After Mr. Boothe returned to the
conrt room with his client the habeas
corpus proceedings were continued until
IL O'Clock today, at which time the
question of whether or not the woman IS
being illegally detained will be argued
and decided.
The woman, who is now charged by
the police with being an accessory to tho
crime. was returned to the custody OF
Officer Gill with the understanding tha'
she would be confined in room on thu
upper floor at headquarters and not III al
ordinary cell.
The habeas corpus proceedings were
conducted before Judge Barley IN th'
CORPORATION Court at IL O'Clock TIM
noorping. Mr.. G. l.. BQothe apPearln
-. counsel for the Reynolds woman AM
% maonwealths Attorney Brent IN &c
fense OF the habeas corpus.
"a Iben the case was called MIR. Booth
80 Il the discharge of the prisoner, al
ieginc that there was no evidence upo
,.SSic5 she can be held a. an accessory I
the shooting. 49,. coma co,s
Mr.. Brent suge 'sied that some eau, cauS
must be shown why t.""e prisoner S"O"'
not be held. from, HI
Mr. Boothe replied that ''On - :,
understanding OF the law it was ~" .osn ;,
cumbent upon his client to produce g,
reasons. She was being detained in
of the fact that there is no evidence tina
she is guilty of the ohense charged. Ih
commonwealth had no evidence upo
which to base its action,
Mr.. Brent said no evidence for ID
Commonwealth had been adduced so Ia
Indce Barley finally remanded Il
,roo,a1 70 the custody of the Mayor
order that she can have a prelimina
hearing. o.
RYAN late Yesterday afternoon MAJ
an ante-mortem statement TO MI ~
Greenawav. deputy clerk of the CorpoI
tom Court. lie said that shortly at
9 o'clock Thursday night he was passl
through the yard attachedto McLearei
saloon. when he came in contact with
man and a woman, who we're standing
A plank walk drinking from bottle.
thought he recognized the woman as 0
whom he had been introduced to earl
in the evening in another saloon as NJ
Brown, of Baltimore. In the
loon he had addressed the
Baltimore" and when he me