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this afternoon and gave himself
up. He was accompanied by his
attorney.
District Attorney Frank s.
Hogan had announced earlier
that he had set a deadline of II
a. m. for the Kenneth Ryan's sur
render and later said he had a
communication from the mans
attorney saying that he would
come in.
The former city detective, nc
relation to Clendenin Ryan, es-
capped from City Hall Saturday
after he had been questioned fol
hours by Mayor O'Dwyer and tor
police officials.
En- route to the grand jury ses-
sion, Clendenin Ryan shouted 6
challenge to an O'Dwyer aide dur.
ing stop-off at City Hall:
Hey. Charlie, where is the
mayor" the chubby reformel
shouted to a police aid at the
mayors Office. Il told him
would be here. Is he yellow OF
lazy?"
Denies Part in Wiretapping
The aide. Detective Charles
Stoffer. did not answer The
mayor did not appear. 1t was not
disclosed whether he was in his
ONCE at the time.
The wealthy Mr.. Ryan has de-
MED any connection with the
overlapping conspiracy. purport-
edly designed to eavesdrop on the
confidential phone calls of city
officials.
The grand jury subpoenaed him
last night. He is a one-time Sec
Rotary to the late Mayor Florello
H. La Guardia. and motivating
figure in a budding fusion move
meut to defeat Mayor O'Dwyer
should the Mayor seek reelection
next fall.
Hundreds of police had searched
for the former detective since he
escaped Saturday after allegedly
talking freely about participating
In a conspiracy to tap the tele-
phones of Mayor ODwyer and
other high city officials.
The former detective slipped out
of a City Hall washroom window
during lull in hours of question
ing by the mayor and ranking
police officials.
The district attorney, ending a
12-hours conference with police
executives at a. m. today. said
those scheduled for grand jury
questioning today, in addition to
Clendenin Ryan, included Ken
meth Ryan, John G. Broadly, Glen
denim Ryan's lawyer, and several
ranking police officials.
Clendinin Ryan, grandson of
the flnancier. Thomas Fortune
Ryan, said last week he was estab-
fishing a Good Government Foun-
dalton and underwriting it for
100000. He said the organiza-
ton would expose corruption in
public Office everywhere" and will
60 anywhere in Louisiana. Geor-
gia and other States"
Says Names Were Called.
Mr.. Hogan said another sus-
pected wiretapper. Edward M.
Jones, a former Treasury agent
who is in custody, has made a
fantastic and sensational" state
ment.
The alleged revelations, the dis
trict attorney said, include prom
inent names and organizations in
public and business affairs"
New York State law classes
wire tapping without court author
ization as a felony. and provides
maximum penalty of two years
Imprisonment.
Clendenin Ryan said in a tele-
gram to Mayor O'Dwyer last
night: II demand in the name of
all the good citizens of this city
that you produce Detective Ryan,
because you know more than any
one else knows where he is this
very moment
Brings in Marcantonio.
He told newsmen that the ex-
detectives disappearance from
City Hall seems ridiculous"
The telegram to the Mayor
brought in the name of Represen-
tative Marcantonio, left-wing
American Labor Party Congress
man from New York. 1t said:
you know that Kenneth Ryan
made recordings of your telephone
call to Marcantonio in which you
begged Marcantonio to give his
full support to your brother Paul
In the last congressional election. Z"
Mr.. Broadly was at Clendenin
Ryan's Manhattan residence last
night and told newsmen: II am
working with Mr.. Clendenin Ryan
and Mr.. Ryan makes all the
statements"
Before the multl-mllllonalre was
served with the subpoena. he had
sent the telegram beginning Dear
Costello O'Dwyer." The telegram
asked the Mayor to answer ques-
tions Mr.. Ryan had asked him
last week.
At that time he had asked the
Mayor if Frank Costello, nation
ally known New York gambling
figure, is "the real boss of the
city" The Mayors comment was
another crackpot."
Mr.. Broadly was questioned by
the district attorneys Office Sat-
urday. The lawyer told newsmen
he had not had anything to DO
directly" with wiretapipng. He said
he had been employed by Glen
denim Ryan to gather information
about the city government. Mr..
Broadly said he hired Jones to
work for him, but declared Jones
had not been hired to do anything
illegal.
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