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Show here. Father Ryan called once at the Wing homo on the pretense of seeing the invalid child, but was denied permission per-mission to call a uecond time. When Miss Moran camo to Denver sho, too, went to the aunt's resldenco, but stayed there only a little while. 8ho was headstrong and wilful, and although al-though sho was 21 years of ' age, sho acted with the carelestt abandon of a child In somo matters. Mrs. Wing eays she has not seen her niece lately. late-ly. According to her sho has avoided all her old friends since her marriage to Ryan. The fa-ther Is a machinist for tho Southern Pacific railroad at Ogden. Og-den. Denver, Colo., Feb. 25. On their way to start life anew In somo western west-ern town where they are not known. Father James A. Ryan and his young wife, formerly Miss Sadie Moran ot Ogden. Utah, left town last night arter having effected a reconciliation. The former assistant of Father William Wil-liam O'Ryan of St. Loo's church, who tan awy to Colorado Springs January 30 and married Miss Moran, a graduate grad-uate of the Sacred Heart academy ot Ogden, searched for his wife yesterday to tell her that ho was ready to admit his marriage to her, while the glrl-brldo glrl-brldo spent most of the day on her part in looking for her husband. Alter becoming reconciled they informed in-formed friends that they were to leave-town leave-town last night for some place in the wost, where they would start a chicken chick-en ranch. Owing to the number or conflicting stories told by both principals princi-pals in the strange case, however, many of their friends arc skeptical regarding re-garding this reported solution of their predicament. When Ryan consentod yesterday to recognize his bride as his legally wedded wife, all was apparently forgiven. for-given. Charges of Intimidating her to marry him were dropped and nothing noth-ing more was cald about pressing Insanity In-sanity proceedings against tho ex-pricst. ex-pricst. Ryan tried hard all day to find his wife, and when he finally accomplished bis object last evening seemed to experience ex-perience little difficulty in straightening straighten-ing out his tangled marital affairs and establishing cordial relations with bis wife. The young woman expressed the opinion that she and her husband would be happy together because she loves him. Ryan was of the samo Idea and declared that they would seek a home in some western community com-munity where they are not known. Ho announced that he Is a priest no longer, long-er, simply James A. Ryan, an Irish-American Irish-American citizen. He declared that he was not crazy, but didn't care what Denver people thouj. i or said of him. He also asserted that he would renounce re-nounce the Catholic faith. All proceedings pro-ceedings for the purpose of obtaining an annulment of the marrlago were ordered stopped last night . by Mrs. Ryan. She so notified her attorney, and told many of her friends that she was willing to risk the future In company com-pany with her husband. A telegram from the bride's parents was received by her yesterday, offering offer-ing her financial assistance. Meanwhile Mean-while her mother at Ogden Is completely com-pletely overcome by the whole affair, whllo her younger sister lu this city has been rendered 111 by worry and publicity. CONFLICTING STORIES TOLD DISPATCHES FROM COLORADO SPRINGS REGARDING RYAN. Justice Tells Incident Previous to and During Ceremony Declared Themselves Omaha Residents. Colorado dispatches give conflicting stories of the conduct of Rev. Father Ryan and Sadie Moran during the marriage mar-riage ceremony. Here is a story from Colorado Springs: Colorado Springs. Feb. 25. "illss Moran certainly did not look scared when she stood up with Father Ryan and said Bhe would lore, honor and obey him.' etc. The young woman appeared ap-peared quite as happy and carefree as she Is pretty." Justice of the Peace Tombs, who performed the ceremony. "She was about the happiest looking woman I have seen at the court house. In many a day." Miss Av E. Kennedy, clerk in the county clerk's office and one of the two persons who witnessed the marriage. "If that young woman was scared you will have to show me." C. H. Barney, the other witness to the marriage. mar-riage. The excuse given by Mrs. J. A. Ryan, bride of Father Ryan of Denver, formerly for-merly Miss Susan Moran, that she feared Father Ryan would kill her If she did not marry him. is thoroughly exploded by the justice of the peace who performed the ceremony and the two witnesses callod to make it legal. All three' laugh at the excuse offered by Mrs. Ryan and are quite agreed that If anyone was scared or "rattled" It was the bridegroom. Here is the written statement of Justice Jus-tice of tho Peace Tombs regarding the marriage: "A man who answers the description of Father Ryan of Dener called at my office In the basement of the court houso shortly before noon on Jan. 30. He came In aloue and appeared nervous. ner-vous. He asked me If I would perform per-form a marrlago ceremony for him. I told him that I was not in th business busi-ness for my health, and was ready. "Then he asked me If , would be to kind as to procure the license for him, explaining that he was unfamiliar with the process. I declined to do so, telling tell-ing him that it would be necessary for either himself or the young woman he expected to marry to make a personal per-sonal application, and personally answer an-swer certain questions. My caller seemed somewhat taken back at thla statement and appeared to hesitate. I "Finally I offered to escort him to the county clerk's office upstairs and help him out. He accepted the offer with thanks. Before leaving my or-fico or-fico I asked him where the young woman wo-man was, and he answered: 'She is outside.' I suggested that he bring her in and he did, Introducing her as Miss Moran. I took the young woman into my front office and we left her there while we went after the license. She appeared very happy, and was ready to smile at almost anything. "Ryan was visibly rattled when he asked for a marriage license and signed sign-ed hi6 name where he should have signed that of Miss Moran. After he answered the usual questions and swore to them, he paid the usual fee and put the license In his pockeL "1 asked Ryan if he had any witnesses wit-nesses and he said no, and asked me if I could get them for him. I said 1 would, and asked Miss A. E. Kennedy, a clerk in the county clerk's olllce, and C H. Barney, who was in the office looking up some records, to act. They laughingly agreed, and wo all went to my olDce. "Miss Moran met us standing, and 1 told her and Ryan to Join right hands while I repeated the ceremony. This required but a moment or two, and at 12:15 p. m. Jan. 30 Ryan and Miss Moran had been pronounced man and wife. "After the ceremony was over I congratulated con-gratulated both Ryan and his bride and told him that he ought to be proud and happy to have won such a beautiful young woman. "Ryan said, 'Well, I am. I have been trying to get her for a long time.' "Then I turned' to Mrs. Ryan, and wished her much happiness and a long married life. She said, 'Thank you very much.' "Ryan said both he and his wife were residents of Omaha, and swore to It. He was very nervous until the ceremony was performed, when ho 1 acted perfectly normal. : He was dressed dress-ed In non-clerical clothes, and conducted con-ducted himself as a highly educated and well-bred man. They impressed me with being an unusual couple and I did not suspect anything until last night when I read the story of Ryan's forsaking of his priestly vows and becoming be-coming a benedict." Ono of the Denver papers say6: Mrs. Ryan has failed visibly, her friends say, since her marriage. The secret which, sooner or later, meant disgrace and excommunication lor Ryan Ry-an has preyed uron her mind. Her father and mother, who live at 3003 Adams street, Ogden, Utah, are said to bo on the verge of insanity through worry over the unfortunate affair. Mrs. Ryan contends that she has never been to her husband's lodgings, although she has seen him frequently. This, she says, was tho arrangement because of the secrecy which surrounded surround-ed the union, and was precautionary against scandal. The two met at a social In West Denver, while Father Ryan was assistant to Father O Ryan at St. Leo's church. He subsequently met her at the dance given In aid of tho House of the Good Shepherd on the night of Dec. 1 at El Jcbel temple. It was on that occasion, Just a wek after his dismissal dismis-sal from St. Leo's, that the friendship became pronounced. Since then It hns steadilv crown. When she first came to Denver, Miss Moran made her home with her aunt, Mrs. W. S. Wing of 1002 East Tonth avenue. Mr. Wlrfg is auditor of tho j Colorado Midland railroad. A llttlo Bister, who is a cripple, had been I brought by the Wings from Ogden, j Utah, because her aunt thought she i cculd secure better medical troatment |
