Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-01-31
GEORGE FORD MAKES AND
THEN DENIES ALL HIS
RYAN ALLEGATIONS
sMAckS OF PERJURY
SECOND AFFIDAVIT is PRESENT
Eo 6v LIQUOR DEALER hE Ac-
CU8ED-COUNCiL TO CONDUCT
THoRo INVESTIGATION INTO
CASE.

George r. Ford, Ottawas conspici.
Gus affidavit shark. Is looming in
municipal affairs as the city's best lit
tie bet as an "off agin, on agin, gone
agin," expert. Monday, Ford sprang
q sensation by announcing to the city
council that he had gambled, lost
moi cv and became intoxicated Sun
day, August 81, in the J. J. Ryan sa-
loon. The pronouncement was made
in q sworn affidavit, all properly at
tested and bearing a notarial seal.
Today Ford placed himself in the
way OF couple Of yawning iron
doors at Joliet, when he threw jolt
into the city commission by retract
ing everything he had said under oath
in the first affidavit, by filing another
in which he denied all the truth
that were In No /, and entirely exon
Grated Ryan. In this No. oath Ryan
mentioned gambling and the loss Of
money amounting to SIG. He does not
say In the second whether any money
was handed back or just what caused
him to change his mind so suddenly.
Both afiidavits, the dates show. were
made upon the same day.
officials are contemplating prefer
ring perjury charges against RYAN
J and prosecutions probably viii fol-
low. The contrasts between the two
afidavits, both of which seem to have
gone thru the same process as pre-,
scribdh BY law to make them binding,
II 50 great that the Free Trader
Journal reprints them in full. This
IS Fords statement Of Monday:
70 the Msyor and the City coun-
cil II the City Of Ottawa:
|, George r Ford, being ,fsvst
duly sworn on oath, deposc and
cay that | am resident of the
city Of Ottawa, county sof La
0alte, and state Of Illinois, and
that ! have been for several years
past addicted to the acceasive use
!. Of intoxicating liquors; that on
Sunday, January 21, 1917, that
was admitted to the saloon Of
John Ryan, in said city OF otta-
wa, where | bought, paid for, and
drank intoxicating liquors; that
spent the greater part Of the day
In said saloon, became intoxi-
Gated, played at game Of chance
for money, and lost at gambling
all the money had, amounting
to about SIS.
Signed, GEORGE r. FORD.
Subscribed and sworn before
me this goth day Of January, 1917.
E. E. TUCKER,
(SeaI.) Notary Public.
And this Is one that Ryan presented
for Ford today:
STATE OF ILLINOIS, Ia SALLE
COUNTY, ss.--
George Ford, being first duly
sworn on his oath, deposes and
says that he Is resident OF the
city Of Ottawa, Of La Sale county,
illinois,; that he has heretofore
made a statement under certain
circumstances to Rev. C. A. Briggs
that ne, this affiant, played cards
and drank intoxicating liquors
In John Ryan's saloon, same be-
located at corner Of Main and
Walnut streets, in said city Of Of
tawa, on January 21, 1917.
Afiant further says that the
statement 80 made above men,
toned, to Rev. Briggs, is not true
and affiant wishes to correct same
In this manner, as stated In this
affidavit.
g GEORGE r. FORD.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 2oth day Of January A. o
1917.
Al Maierhofer, Justice Of the
Peace.
J. W. Ryan was present at the Sc
sion Of the council this morning an
was closely interrogated by Commi
sioner Palmer.
"What do you know about this
said Commissioners Palmer.
Its q lie," was his reply.
"Were you in the saloon that Su
day."
mo sir; was not"
''Who let Ford in the saloon"
"He wasn't in the saloon"
"Mr. Ryan, want a sworn afIiday
from you said Commissioner Pa
mer to whom the matter Of the sc
ond affidavit from Ford was referre
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