The Cairo bulletin., 1907-10-12
RYAN FACES Ten
YEARS IN JAIL
CHARGE MADE I'M CONNECTION
WITH LooTING oF FERRIES
RAILWAY 90.
JEROME MUST NOW ACT
Precedent Established Ny Missouri
Supreme Court win Make Him
Start Proceedings Others
Than Ryan In Tolls.

New York. oct. If-Thomas Fers
jtnne Ryan. the dominating figure fl
1.-THE financial world, today faces trial
by Jury cn charge I'll grand larceny.
Examination of the criminal sta-
Itntcs today disclosed the fact tltat
Ryan has not by any means escaped
responsibility for his share Iii tha
4 lent of the Ferries Railway Company,
nor have his living associates in tha
transaction, DoIan and Widener. tf
philadelphia,
The statrte of limitations. which It
was thought sheltered these captains
|of finance from prosecution. rauui cs
that all persons accused of crime
who reside outside the state Iii wflich
the crime was committed. shall re.
side continuously for live years iii the
against them II ontlawed. Otherwise.
all the time which they spend outside
fthe state shall be deducted iii compnt.
Eing the period stipulated by the ssa-
tntn.
Ryan. Dolan aud Widener atr ail
non-residents of New York Ryan's
legal residence being In Virginia. and
Dolan and sNideaer being residents
cf Pennsylvania. Consequently. all
XII the time that she three have spenI
out of New York since the loetiag III
the Ferries Railway must he aed~csnsl
from the five wears that elapsed cn
May III, 1907. since the commission of
the crime. and this leaves asl three
we'll within thn grip of the Law.
BACKING rn this important provision
os the law IA Il high authority re
Irent decision of the supreme eeufs III
Missouri. which lays appn D'sA fink
Attorney fertmc the duty of ipa-
rlaaiataly presenting the names III
Ryan, Eolan and Widener II tAe
grand jury
The decision goes even further
than the apparent dictate of the law
as regards Jerome. at least, frr II
specifically declares that where any
doubt exists as to tine right of an a.
cuscd person to immunity under tAn
statute Of limitations. such doubt can
he settled by jury alone.
Finally. coincident with the dis
covery OF this statute and decision 4
Well defined rumor spread ahcrt that
If at the end of reasonable time
Jerome has not moved against tNe
traction looters. the public sarvi'e
will fiie with Gnyerncr
Hughes a series of Information set.
ting out the discoveries that have
teen made. together with the failure
OF the district attorney to act and
leave the matter of dispcsing cf
jeromes case in the hands OF the
chief executive.
The loot of the Wall aud cnrtlandt
Street Ferries Railway Company, In
which Ryan. on the swornconfession
u Anthony NJ Erady. received Sill
BE27S of the balance of saG5.g07.f9
paid To Brady for the franchise of the
road-- s250.000 being the real cost of
he road and what Brady received for
consammated on May
12, 1902. the day that Brady received
he check aud cut up the melon. TN
Ter the ordinary operation Of the
statute of limitations the crime was
,utiawed on May 22. 1907.
But Ryan is not resident of New
York. and from the Eve years which
lad then elapsed. as required by the
,tatute. there must be deducted In
lis case the time that he has spent In
europe during these five years. as
seil as the time that he has passed.
N his Virginia estate. Roughly
pesking. this wovld cut round year
i least out Of Ryan's FIVE years, and
cave him well within the time essen
iai to force him before the bar tf
he criminal court.