New-York tribune., 1908-04-22
DETECTIVE FOR RYAN
NOVEL JOB FOR QUIGG.
Hunting Bears and Other Stories an
Grand JuTu's Minutes.

that in 1903 Thomas +. Ryan employed Mr. Quigs
to ferret out the men behind a bear raid on the
stock of the Metropolitan Street Railway Company,
and paid $4,000 and all expenses for his ser
vices in this connection. Furthermore. II was
shown that Mr.. Quigg played the part OF detective
with admirable success and gained q reputation
with Metropolitan officials that might wei MAKE
Sherlock Holmes envious.
These facts were told the special grand jury
which investigated the Metropolitan Street Railway
Company by Mr. Ryan himself when he VoIuh-
tarily testified before that body on March 30 and
explained check for s24 900 OF the companys funds
which Mr. WINS. counsel for the Public Service
Commission, thought needed explanation and Which
others had charged that Mr.. Ryan simply pocketeu
Ten thousand of the $4,000 went for Mr. oulgg $
detective fees and the remainder cover the eX-
pcnses of MS work.
In 1902 and 1903 the Metropolitan Street RaliWay
Company became alarmed determined raid on
its stock and employed Quigg to investigate -di.
Ryan said that Quigg's investigation showed that
James r. Keene had nothing to do with IT, but
that his son-in-law, Talbot J. Taylor was the lead
ing spirit in IT.
Mr. Ryan testified that lie never. speculated IN
stocks and talked freely of his relations with An
thony \. Brady and his efforts to keep nm from
acquiring surface roads in Manhattan MI Ryan
testimony showed that he looked upon these as
his own clover patch" and thought MI Brady
should be content with the lines he mad acqufeu
in Brooklyn and The Bronx and not come mo-
bling over the fence But" continued MI hShu'
the clover patch down here looked pretty fertile
and II was pretty hard for him to keep his hanas
of but / was determined to keep him out.
DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HIS CHECK WAS FOR.
The $4,000 fund that turned over to VIII
lam G Whitney discussed at length by Mr..
Ryan. When he gave his check Tor ms part oi
it, sI0o000 he said lie did not know precisely no"
for what IL going to be used. but supposed
1t was for political purposes" At the time the
fund created, Mr.. Ryan said. it was thought
perhaps Bryan's nomination could be defeated, but
McKinleys nomination foTesoue conclusion
Part of this money said he, may have gone
for that. l don't know" Nj. Ryan also saio
/ that il Mr Whituey's death had occurred before
the latter had repaid the $4,000 he Ryan would
have been just that much out
As the years passed by his holdings in Metro
politan stock increased, Mr Ryan sorry 10
say and to-day he owned much more OF il than
ever before Mr.. Ryan visited District Attorney
Jerome yesterday morning and had talk Win
him. Neither he Mr.. Jerome would discuss
The meeting. except that MT. jerome said no al
fairs OF any great consequence mad been talked OF
Many Of the witnesses before the special grand
jury indignant over its action in making pub
lie It's minutes. Some OF them characterized II as
outrageous and others in stronger language
Colonel " iIliam y. Amory. who has been active
in pushing charges against officials and directors Of
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company, and
also against the District Attorney. characterized
parts Of the statement Mr. Ryan made on
Monday in regard TO that company lies and
others Ingenious but not true
STORY OF FERRIES RAILWAY DEAL.
When Mr.. Ryan appeared before the grand jury
on March 30 he brought with him statement
which Mr.. Jerome read 10 the jury. This
ment was explanation Of the Wall Cort-
lsndt Street Ferries deal. After reading it Nj. Je
rome asked Mr.. Ryan tell what he knew about
il from the beginning. and this is what he told:
down here ana he wanted SOM = Of o,,r cIoye2 al
hFT w
pretty hard TO keep man that owned the street
The Glove was pretty green ana aTery nov ana
then he talked about buying these roads, and I
and said ~ either going TO buy the Wau &
Lauterbach We'll" I said "Rradv You ought
not 10 DO that We are not going into Brooklyn:
You want 10 keep out Of here.
that it would ruin the roadWaI SuTface Rat9aV
Company if We allowed tn Wall & C1rrIandt Streets
line TO go into the hands OF outside people. Well. /
think any body would come along: bu, Lauterbach
is rery active. ana he was always trying TO sci!
SO that he could not get out Of it. I said him,
bought ali the stock ana all the bonds and Lauter-
bach cleaned il up ana turned il over 10 him.
Mr. Ryan explained that he had protested to
Brady and complained about the purchase until
finally Brady told him: Well. If YOU feel so bad
about it You had better take some responsi iblity
And it then agreed that Mr.. Ryan should
take a haf-interest in the line. and he signed a
note for his share Of the $4,000 Nfr Ryan's
testimony continues:
Well even time Brady had a good chance at ms
he would tell what he could sell the line for
ana how we We're losing money by not building
! kept putting him of ana putting him off and
finally he came TO me and said he could sell the
whether he said Fower or Who it wasand f3Ie f6gi
ought to let him do it. and said III talk TO you
me, and then he must have taken il up with Nj
Whitney, because Sam Clarke Mr Peardsev
tolG me they were looking into the validity Of the
There had been injunction. but Iaurerbach
had naneuNred around SO that he got that injunC-
Jlon non in way that il could be lifted Whenever he
wanted 10. mean the complainant Then | made
up my mind that somebody negotiating I
9rad ig g1 y, D, n QI9 noi zen me But he
was. should say. in 1929
WOULDN'T LET BRADY BUILD ROAD
4 never intended 10 allow him to build that
railway sad Ryan. He had no business to
come in here. He deserved to have his money
tied up as long as I was doing the same thing"
Mr Ryan then reiterated that he was not going
10 let him come in and that he thought his first
duty TO this corporation over here" The
testimony at this point is:
was very tired. and took my family and went
70 TaHfornla got back in April. ard then went
Francis said he had put Slllo00 to my credit and il
came "a ne, from ron. RadE 81 Mr. Brady and dealing
him check. sometimes it was the other way.
money as being repayment or 200 900 WhitnSy
@ asked me Tor IN ~ or 1900 for expenditures that
mad been made in behalf Of the Metropolitan
AS I understand it asked Mr Jerome whit
ney said the money for expenses in connection,
with the Metropolitan Street Railway Cornpan,- "
4 suppose political campaign funds" replied Mr
Ryan.
1T a contribution to the second F-vaD
campaign from the company"
Well, il may not have been for the election
in 1900 During the fan winter OF 1899 there
had been preliminary campaign going on"
One of the jurors asked why Mr RYAN had beau
called on for $4,000 by Mr.. Whitney. II can only
say this" replied Mr.. Ryan we were r4snorsil,,a