The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1904-07-30
TAKEN AT TRACK.
John J. Ryan Arrested On The Race
Course AT Brighton Beach.

John J. Ryan. the noted ''plungcr."
rutirc Gf whose sale of the Fiktou Stock
Farm this morning appears in the W'hig
WIS arrested ut Brighton Beach. l.. l..
On Tue shay just after two of his hulscS
had won their races. on Il warrant. is
sued in st. Louis. charging him with
the larceny of SSUO.GW through "a turf
juy,>tmrMt scheme for connection with
which .cvcrUl postal officials recently
! carrp t. @licf.
ItyAu's Reliable. at IL to :. won the
iiT,t race. ana in the third Monster
which recently ncttrd him $1,000 won
r">ily at 9 to 10. Beth h,ISt>i were
E%avly backed and Ryan waS in juhi
laEt mG"l. At thut instant Detectives
Valley aud Collins. of the Central Of
lice. and Assistant District Attorney
f'ickcrson and Detcctivr Killian. of St
| Louis, wCrc making their way toward
him. Five minutes latter he WIS under
arrest Stree the pnstotlicC invr<tiga-
ti"n. which resulted in Il biz >hakcup,
the retirement Of TyI2cr. II high official
and the c!o:ing Of Ryan'S extensive bus
mess. both District Attorney Folk. of
st. Louis. Hnl Federal agencies have
| been ulrcnNttir@lr ut work to make :;
| complete case against Ryan. He has
had the hrEetit of the most skilled law
| yrrS, ANA though he Disappeared from
st. Louis ut the time of the cla>if he af-
| forward appeared and operated with i'm
munity.
Ryan'S arrest at the track created Il
stir. .\ftrrwaId he and his calHor$
went to HIS home. at Twenty onl ave
rue and Ei@hty-SiXth street Benson
hurst Aftcr arranging some matters
| there the party cEtrred Ryan'< big tour
ing car AND the Journey WAS begun to
New York. He was taken to police
headquarters by the dctcctivcs. arriving
| early in the evening.
Ryan escaped at a previous trial in
st. Louis, the court holding a demurrer
goOl which claimed that he waS not
| liable to Indictment for cmbezzlcmcut as
he wHS acting a. Il trustee for deposit
| olS District Attorney Folk and assist
| ants ran$ackCa the Statutes to tinl new
cause for indictment against Ryan, and
| fGur rev bills have been found against
| him, one charging embczzlemcnt and
three grand larceny of SSGO.OOO Ryan
took Things coo.ly and wa$ released in
$4,000 hail as the warrant only specified
| the larceny of $500. His friends regard
| the proceedings us persecution rather
than prosecutions Ryan is we'll known
hercahnutS where he attracted attention
| in "Outlaw Racing" days He bought
but Sr,l Il farm ut Town Point and latter
purchased the Elktrn Stock Farm.
which has changed hands several times
AND which he adveltisrS for sale aus own-
cr today. y New York special to the
baltimore sun of Wednesday says of
him:
The HiccUstd man is one of the most
success ful turfmCn who ever came to
New York. He has been Known or the
Western tulf for II yenl< and his ups
and downs have been many. Last Aug
at Saratoga he laid hi"t debts one day
IN rhr ring from Il market basket full of
glconlackS. About the saldne time he
to@k Il flyer in cotton. putting up 5000
NDo in ca,A. Some days aut Saratoga he
mace bots rs high us 10000.
"A fair illustration of the mans char
aCtcr and nerve was shown in this city
about a year ago when. while standing
idly at II bar in Broadway, he Tipped Il
coin with II comparative stranger for
5000 ard won. When the stranger re-
fused to pay. Ryan backed himself mp
against the door ami with u few words
explained that he did not flip coins for
fun and that the money would be paid
before either he en- the loser left the
rccm The money WIS paid.
Ryan lays that he paid every dollar
he owed in consequence of the failure of
his tipping bureau in st. Louis. He wae
indicted mlh arrested in New York in
company with Oscar Doeplcr.'
Ryan on Thursday agreed to go to st.
Louis. On Friday his horses were sold
at Brighton Beach. Reliable bringing
$4,000. Monster and another 81, 900.
and all of them S2G. .12J.