The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-07-17
SLAIN AS HE TRIES
TO AVENGE FRIEND
Detective Ryan Shot Down as
He Pursues Gunner in
Newark.
HUNT LEADS TO DEATH
Police Say Man Who Killed
Expert Pickpocket Trailer
Murdered Comrade.

Patrick ]. Ryan, a detective lieutsn-
ant of Newark. was shot and killed
yesterday in Newark by a man who.
the police say, killed Ryan's best friend.
Detective John ]. CARNEY. in 1912. Two
Of the shots lodged in Ryan's abdomen
and third In his chest According
to the police, Ryan said on his way
to the City Hospital. where he died,
that a pickpocket named Schilling had
done the Job.
Detective Ryan was on a trolley. rid
ing from hts home in the Vailsburg
section OF Newark to police headquar-
ters, when at South Orange avenue and
Jones street. he noticed a crowd gath
cred. He Jumped OF to investigate and
on approaching recognised two men,
both pickpockets, one Of them being
Schilling. the police say AS Ryan
worked his way to the centre OF the
crowd the two men caught sight of him
and started to run. Ryan bolted after
them.
Schilling's companion took the lead
and both ran rapidly down South Orange
avenue. Gradually the detective short
ened the distance. Schilling then turned
and began firing as he ran. Spectators
said he AIRED only three times. At the
first shot Detective Ryan stumbled but
managed TO continue on. The gun spoke
twice more and he fell
Early this morning Schilling was ar
| rested charged with the killing of Ryan.
/, Schilling gave his address as l5S East
| Twenty street, New York city.
The police say he admitted killing
| Lieutenant Ryan. saying:
| II didn't mean 10 kill him. l only
| wanted to scare him."
Noted rs Pickpocket Trailer.
| Detective Ryan was known as one of
the most expert trailers of pickpockets
| in the country. For the last four Presl-
Dental inaugurations he had been called
to Washington by Major Sylvester to do
pickpocket duty in the crowds. He was
also regularly called TO Albany for
inaugurations. and special request was
| made OF the Newark police for him at
the time OF the San Francisco exposition.
He was born in Newark May 81
1873. and was appointed to the force in
1889. After a year and half he was
made a detective and sent to the school
| maintained by the New York Police
Department He had been called into
many cases where pickpockets were the
| offenders by the police OF other cities
| and had been unusually successful In
bringing in the men sought.
Ryans chase for Schllling had beer
going on relentlessly since the shooting
OF Detective Gaffney near the Contra
Railroad yards in Newark in 1912. Al
that time Ryan and Gaffney had trailed
four gunner. ono of whom was supposed
to have been Schilling, from the Park
place tube station to Lafayette street
and as they approached the railroad
yards the gunner opened FIRE Ryan al
| ways said that II was Schilling who
brought down Detective Gaffney, but
apparently he never was able to prov,
his charge.
Schilling completed n four year sen
tence for burglary at n New Jersey pen
itentiary several months ago. and wher
his release was reported Ryan again be
gan looking for him. The New Yori
police were asked to aid in the search
Tho trail had been growing warm in thu
last few days, the Newark police said
and additional charges had been pilint
up against Schilling. who evidently haC
not changed his mode OF life since serv
ing time.
Resistance Not Expected.
In spite OF the danger which Ryar
knew he was facing in the pursuit o
jSchilling and his pal out of the GROVE
yesterday afternoon. spectators said the!
did not see him draw his revolver. The.
said he seemed not to expect resistance
As he sprinted. cutting down the dis
he called to them to halt Schilling. tn
slower runner. saw that he was in
desperate corner. and shot his way out
Detective Ryan was one of the chic
witnesses in the investigation which re
suited in three indictments being re
turned against Capt William +. Pea
body. formerly of the Coney Islam
precinct, on a charge of receiving none
, from three New Jersey pickpockets 4
|. return for getting the charges agains
them quashed. 1t was reported that De
tective Ryan appeared before the Gran
Jury after a talk with an Assistant Dis
ltrtct Attorney in which he is sat
= to have admitted that Capt. Peabody ha
asked him II anything could be don
, for the pickpockets. who were then un
l der indictment
/ Ir. connection with Detective Ryan
{ appearance In the case II was said h
: was under obligation to Capt. Peabod
I for financial assistance in running dow
: the crooks who had caused the death Z
I Ryans friend. Detective Carney. 40
: cording to this story tho money ac
n vanced by Peabody was used chiefly
9 the pursuit for Red" Schilling, VINO
: credited with yesterdays murder.