The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-06-27
nab ALLEGED TURF SWINDLERS
THREE ARRESTS AFTER THE
RACES AND TWO MEN HELD.
Ryan amt Deppler OF ~. Louis and
Former Ohio Legislator Gathered IN
Here for Attorney Folk NJ 81. Louis
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Former Ohio Legislator Gathered In
Here for Attorney Folk NJ 81. Louis
hailed by Judge W .<uto-One Free
John j. Ryan, former head of the out
law racetrack at Newport. KY, and more
recently the proprietor OF the Ryan Bro
kerage Company, get-rich-qulok turf
concern at St. Louis, went to the Sleeps
head Bay racetrack yesterday afternoon
Last evening Ryan. Oscar W. Deppler,
his turf concern manager. and we'll
known politician from Ohio whose name
the police at first refused To tell were picked
up by Central Office Detectives McConville,
Peabody and Clarke and we're taken to
Police Headquarters. There the third
man was let CO. but Ryan and Deppler
were held "on suspicion Of being wanted
for turf swindle in st. Louis"
According to the report of the detectives
the prisoners were taken in hotel at
Broadway and Forty second street. George
Considine Of the Hotel Metropole, who
gave bail in 800 for each Of the two men
who were held, denied that they were ar
rested in the Metropoe or that they were
stopping there.
A. Police Headquarters Ryan, Psppler
They declared they would make all sorts
Of trouble for what they termed the out
rageous mistake Of the detectives. Two
hours after they had been arrested former
Assistant District Attorney O'Reilly took
Justice Wyatt to Police Headquarters in
an automobile and got him to admit Ryan
and Deppler to bail.
Ryan described himself as a bookmaker
and Deppler said he was clerk. Each
gave Cincinnati IA his home address.
The politician" Of the trio said he was
Thomas Goodrich Of Hamilton, Ohio, book
maker A Thomas Goodrich Of Hamilton
was once a State Senator.
The police said they let Goldrich go
because he wasn't the man they wanted.
ST. Louis, Mo-. June 28.-John j. Ryan
and Oscar W Deppler, his manager in the
get rich quick concern of the Ryan Broker
age Company are wanted here for grand
larceny.
When run was preciptated on Ryans
concern by the failure of the Arnold turf
investment institution. Ryan closed down.
and his affairs were put into the hands Of
a receiver.
Thirty indictments or more were found
against Ryan for larceny as bailee,
When the first case came to trial Judge
O'Neill dismissed it on the ground that
the investors were equally guilty with the
defendant Ryan. as they knew the method
by which the business was conducted.
A few days after the dismissal Of the
cases against Ryan, E. j. Arnold, who was
under indictment for similar offences and
who had been in hiding, surrendered and
was released on bail
Attorney Folk again brought the cases
of Ryan and Deppler before the Grand
Jury recently and indictments were found
charging them with grand larceny. II
ia believed here that the arrests in New
York were made on these indictments.
CINCINNATI, June 26.-John j. Ryan
went to New York two days ago to buy
yacht. Deppler is one Of his former
bookmakers. 1t is said that former State
Senator Thomas Goodrich accompa MED
RYAN