New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-27
JOHN J. RYAN ARRESTED.
TAKEN At BRIGHTON.
Plunger Charged soith Larceny of
$8OO,OOO at st. Louis.

John ]. Ryan. racetrack plunger. promoter OF
"get-rich-quick'' schemes and owner of outlaw
tracks was arrested at the Brighton Beach
track yesterday a warrant issued at the in
stance of District Attorney Folk of st. Louis,
charging Ryan with the embezzement of
$4,000.
Had Detective Sergeant Valley who came
down with brother officer from Police Head
quarters. planned the arrest OF the plunge7
with a view to IT'S dramatic effect he could not
have succeeded better
The field for the third race a selling affair
one and one-sixteenth miles. was lined up behind
the barrier waiting for the starter TO send II
away. Among the horses was the black gelding
Monster. carrying the green jacket and the
green banknotes of John ] Ryan, his owner
Just as the grandstand proclaimed the old. but
always thrilling. announcement. They're on
the detective stepped UP to the plunger. who
was standing with field glasses in hand on the
brick knoll in front Of the betting ring.
They want you up at headquarters. Mr..
Ryan" he explained. showing his order Of
rest.
BE with you In second Ryan replied
cheerfully. He got away nicely. didn't he" and
he levelIed his glass on the field - sanopins
thoroughbreds.
Monster was in third position then, and was
going strong and easily
Why he'll gallop-thercs nothin 10 it, Ryan
yelled. forgetting In the superior exhilaration of
seeing his horse win the petty annoyance OF
warrant: he'll make that mare curl up before
they hit the stretch-hell walk home"
Monster did not fuln the prophecy literally,
but he won the race very comfortably and when
the numbers had been run up and the red board
confirmed the placing of the first three horses
Ryan turned TO the detective II you'd come
minute sooner" he explained regretfully. I'd
have put you wise. / got 20 . for most OF
mine."
Earlier in the day Assistant Circuit Attorney
Fickerson. Of 81. Louis. in company with de
tective had gone To Police Headquarters and
presented an order of requisition from. Governor
Dockery Of Missouri for Ryan's apprehension.
and this the warrant was issued. II charged
him with grand larceny and embezzlement and
was dated July %
AS Valley taking his prisoner from the
track Ryan espied Daniel OReilly, ex-AssistanJ
Distrc, Attorney. on the brick lawn. Dan he
called To him. I'm in hit of trouble, and
wish you'd come along with me-
O'Reilly joined him, and the party went to
Police Headquarters. where Ryans pedigree
was taken" He said he thirty-nine years
old. and gave his occupation as horseracing.
Later he was released on 300 bail. tho amount
fixed by Justice Amend. in the Supreme Court.
The bond was furnished by Congressman Tim
othy ID. sullivan.
Ryan's operations on the local turf have been
confined to the last two years hut In that time
he has succeeded by his spectacular plunges in
making himself thoroughly obnoxious to the men
Who have done most to build up racing, and the
Jockey Club has frankly declared that il did not
care for his patronage. year ago, in fact.
when II was discovered that he had been ruled
off the Fort Erie course for an alleged case Of
ringing" with the mare Carrie w. it took ad-
vantage of this ruling and refused to permit him
TO enter any of the tracks under its jurisdiction
The Fort Erie ruling was finally reversed. and
the Jockey Club had no other alternative than
10 renstate him.
The plunger began the season by buying n
fresh stable of horses. which included Reliable.
Monster Paul Clifford and three or four two
year-oIds He bought Reliable at the Whitney
dispersal sale last May, and has been very sue
cessful with him in sprint races. In justice 10
RYAN il must be admitted that few horses have
run truer to form than have his. week ago he
announced that he was going 10 retire from the
turf and going to Europe 10 educate his
daughter. All Of his horses are advertised to he
sold at auction at the Brighton track tomorrow
afternoon.
evening at the Waldorf that about eighteen
months ago st. Louis seemed the headquarters
of a number OF "get-rich quick concerns which
trjcked people all over the country Ryan, he
said. started n kind of cooperative racing syn
dicate. and advertised in small papers through
out the country asking people TO invest
stockholders, promising big dividends on racing
schemes and saying he had scheme as an eX-
pert bookmaker for beating the races Ryan
issued lot of stock Fickesson said, ana gave
bits Of paper for stock to the victims. who re
ceived said the ST Louis official. about 10 cents
on the dollar.
"As soon as We arrived" said Mr. Ffckesson
I'VE went to Governor Ode. and he signed
the requsiton papers at once" Mr.. Fickesson
surprised by the balns of Ryan. and said
he thought the bail was too low