Show JURY LIBERATES I MICHAEl RYAN Months in the Coun Conn County County ty Jail His Trial Jurors Sha Shake e the Hands of Ex Exonerated Exonerated Exonerated Man as He leaves Jail in Tears Tear After AHel eleven mouths months spout spent In the tho county Jail Michael J 1 Ryan charged I I with assault with Intent to rob was wag wagI given glen his hl liberty yesterday rda afternoon 01 I by hy the time jury in Iii the tho district court courtrite The rite evidence against Ryan H nn wiil I purely circumstantial of oC an ap apparently I convincing nature and Vt U torney tome torne George Halverson counsel for forthe for 1 the time defense has tins had hind a hard fight to save RaVe his client from serving time lime Jn in I the time state prison for the I he offense tense of with which he lie was charged On the night of the tilt of or 1900 1909 90 Joseph J I 1 Paine WitS was about to en enter entel tel ter the gate of or his residence at street when whon a man antI and denly sprang from behind a tree Hashed a revolver In Itt his face and commanded him hint to throw up UTI hits his hands Instead of complying ug with time the th thI I demand doman Paine grappled with the highwayman The latter broke away and amid ran rail Paine firing a shot at him as ashe n nhe he Ito fled In III the tussle the highway man mall lost his hat and anti this was picked Od up by Paine and turned timed over oyer to the thern police Use Ue Hat as a 1 Clue With the lint hat ns as a clue clime the city officers officers cers began their search for the tho assail assailant assailant ant In lam a saloon In the time downtown downton district the tIme police 1 found Ryan Ryan was isas hatless and his hh genera appear appeal appearance appearance ance showed signs of a recent reo scuffle as his Ills face was bruised and amid his clothes disheveled When the time hat hint was shown the suspected man mann h he Ime at once claimed It Il as ns his own although he lie stated that he lie had lost lot it Jut just out omit outside side of the saloon Haloon in n fight with an another another another other saloon frequenter Ryan R 1111 was placed under arrest aIrest Time The Th next morning when charged with the theatt attempted att holdup he lie denied all knowledge e of It When confronted with the time evidence of the time lost I t hat hatHan Ryan Hyatt denied that the head gear really his own lie He stated that being hatless at tIme the time the thc officer showed him the hat he merely merel claimed It foh tIme the sake sale of or Jury Shakes Ryans Hand For FOl eleven months mouths Ryan Ron has stuck unswervingly to this thus story gLor Tho The police and the municipal court re refused refused refused fused to lo give gho it credence believing such a coincidence as would be necessary necessary sary sury to make malte his story ator true happens only omil in l ho J ts of fiction The rhe jurors in iii the thc district court were ere of a differ dIeter different cut ent turn of mind and aull after aCter deliberating lag ing in for about three hours they the re returned returned turned a n verdict of or not guIlt guilty After the Jurors were dismissed they tile the fur fill further ther averted averred a their belief In the time pris prisoners innocence by going down Into the jail corridor and antI shaking Ryans hand With tents teats streaming down his I cheeks tho limo exonerated man returned their greeting rind and expressed his gratl gratitude I tilde tude i |