Show CRIMES Of POLICE BARED Chicago Clairvoyant Clairvoyant Tells T U. U of Paying a month for Protection 1 i CHICAGO J July ly 23 James 23 James aines Ryan formerly a member of f t Chicago's Chicago 5 ring of clairvoyants and now a convict who t testified that in six months in 1912 2 operating under tho the name of at Prof Prot Charles T. T Crane he be obtained ned about resumed resumed the witness toda to- to da day In the trials of ot former ormer Detective Sergeants William Egan and Walter OBrien O'Brien charged with accepting bribes je from criminals Ryan came cam to Chicago from his homo home in Wyoming In August August 1912 1 and Immediately opened a a. clairvoyant tint ant parlor and operated under police protection furnished by C. C P. P i Bertsche according to his t testimony 1 He Ho said Mill he paid Bert Bertsche che a s I month and he understood that this was part of ot the money paid th the th poll police e for tor protection Uon Ha Ho said that on one ono occasion he ne lie saw Bertsche pay y money to OBrien O'Brien one of or the defend defend- f ants Ryan said that on a number of occasions he paid money direct to the policemen In addition to the regular regular regular reg reg- ular monthly payments These he said were presents for tor adjusting complaints Ryan said that most most- of his patrons wore were women Ryan t testified that when he waa W Ar ArI ar arrested rested in hi Lusk Luak Wyo Wyo- y t and nd brought I to Bert hirn In jail jan and rind said that Police Captain ln Halpin Hal Hal- pin and Detective OBrien O'Brien were very ery I much worried as ns to whether I j would stand tand pat and refuse refue to talk |