Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-10-16
lack Ryan Who is Wanted In
Pennsylvania for Safe
Cracking Caught
GAVE SECRET AWAY TO
SPITE DETECTIVE
Had Part in Blowing Up
Public Service Safe Here
Few Years Ago

through the capture of an escaped
convict from the Eastern peniten-
tiary, who admits that he worked In
the most notorious safe-cracking
gangs in the country for the past
twenty years, the police today learn
ed they had one of the robbers who
blew up the safe in the Public Ser
vice traction office here several wears
ago. lie is Jack Ryan, alias Jimmy
Burn" and Denver Red" fifty-two
years old, and claims he halls from
Denver, Col. The Pennsylvania au-
thor1ties want him to serve four
years of an unexpired ten-year term
Tor safe-cracking and shooting a
policeman. His accomplices are serv-
ing terms of from five to twenty
years for the same crime.
Ryan was arrested here yesterday
by Detective Sergeant Long on
charge of vagrancy. 1t was claimed
that he had been meddling with boys
of tender ages Several days ago the
police found him communicating sew
eral boys with stories and actions.
They warned the boys and chased
the criminal out of the city. not
knowing that he was wanted as an
escaped convict. When he was
brought into headquarters yesterday
Detective Sergeant Huff berated him
In no mild terms. The officer SO
aroused the prisoners ire as to cause
him to denounce the former. At the
same instant Ryan claimed Long as
his friend and said, Come here and
III show you how to earn $50 over
that other lubber" When they had
secreted themselves in a corner OF
the station, Ryan told Long that he
was an escaped convict from the
Eastern penitentiary and did so to
give him an opportunity to secure a
reward of $50, An investigation
showed that the man had told the
truth. The Pennsylvania authorities.
when informed, immediately set to
work to procure reqpisition papers
They intend to return him ostt}ats 70
penitentiary tomorrow In the event
that Long should receive a reward,
half of the amount received must be
turned over to the police pension
fund under the law.
When Ryan attained the cogno-
men of Denver Red" years ago he
was professional safe-blower and
rated high In the criminal world His
lot was with gangs who specialized
on banks, postoffices and other "big
game" He has served time In this
county and many other places about
the country. Money and backing by
big crooks aided him in most cases
and in number of instances he
broke out of prison. His last big job
was cracking a safe in the postoffice
at Williamsport, Pa, about six years
ago. He worked with notorious
gang at the time, members of which
are still in the Eastern penitentiary
in Philadelphia. In that Job a police
man was shot and wounded Ryan,
as was nearly always his fortune,
escaped with a lighter sentence than
his pals, receiving but from eighteen
months to ten years. His behavior
and inability to secure a person to
vouch for him while on parole,
caused him to be held for the full
term. He had served about six years
when he escaped on May 49, last.
When Chief of Police Burke in
formed Ryan that he knew of his
connection with the car barn job and
of how he received his share during
a division in a New Brunswick sa-
loon, the prisoner practically confess
ed. He said he secured his first
"divvy" of those spoils during a
meeting of the crooks at the side of
a railroad track in Metuchen.