The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
RYAN CALLS IN
new ATTORNEY
Not Running Away From
Hickory But Says Mar
riage "Unfortunate"

HICKORY. Nov. i6.--(UP)-
Basil (Pat) Ryan, wealthy New
York youth. walked out of Hick-
orv hospital yesterday after a
weeks confinement following his
sudden marriage to Miss Martha
Barley of Morganton and an
nounced that he had "no intention
of running away"
At the same time. he hired a
new attorney, declared his clevn-
day old marriage "an unfortunate
experience, and announced that
he was standing by the statement
of c. W. Bagby, his former attor-
ney, that "too much North Caro-
lima moonshinc" was responsible
for the whole situation.
81 shall live in this city for the
time being, at least Ryan said in
statement issued after he had
gone directly from the hospital to
the office Of w. A. Self, Hickory
attorney, and engaged him.
~ am not going to run away.
"The only authorized true state
ment given out bv me was the one
that was issued by Mr.. Charles w.
Bagby, my former attorney, who
as my spokesman explained my
version of what consider an UNI
fortunate experience for all par
ties concerned.
1T was just a case of too much
liquor"
Il regret deeply the situation in
which the young lady and her
family are placed.
There is no use trying to dodge
reporters and photographers but
! hope they will soon stop follow
ing me, because so far as ! am
concerned there is no other news
to give out"
The 2S-year-old former Will
liamS college athlete declined to
say what his plans we've, or wheth-
er he would seek an annulmcnt Of
the marriage to Miss Barley. who
is the mother Of two-months-old
baby.
The attorney added a sentence
TO Ryan's statement, saying Il
may have some ideas, but actual
~ have arrived at 10 decision as
TO my advice TO my client
Meanwhile in Morganton the
young bride who twice was re-
fused permission to see her hus-
band at the hospital Sunday was
understood to have conferred with
him briefly following his release
Monday. She was quoted as be-
ing determined to stick by my
husband if it is possible to do So
She previously had refused to
believe published reports that her
wealthy husband planned to seek
an annulment of the marriage. 1t
was understood that she and her
father. Burke county Republican
leader. had retained two attorneys
in Morgnton to "look out for their
interests"
Ryan. and Miss Barley were
married in Morganton Nov. 4,
two days after they met, by a
justice of the peace. They spent
their wedding night in a Hickory
hotel.
In the statement issued by Bag
by last week and Substantiated by
Ryan today, it was asserted that
the heir to part of the $l40,00O,-
600 fortune of the late Thomas
F. Ryan, fnancier, remembered
nothing from the time he began
drinking North Carolina corn
with Miss Barley until he awoke
in a Hickory hotel the morning of
Nov. 5 with his bride and her son.
Ryan indicated in the interview
at Sells office that he had talked
frankly" to his bride, stating that
there was mo love between us
and we might as well come out in
the open about the whole mat
ter"
Ryan also announced that he
would live at hotel here until
the whole thing is cleared up"
He appeared weak and unnerved
as he talked to reporters.
The New York youth had been
in Memorial hospital here more
than a week, receiving treatment
for an intestinal disorder" Ac-
cording to his physicians, his con-
dition at one time was SERIOUS
but certainly not critical"