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Show I DEGENERATE GIVEN 1 25 DAYS IN' JAIL When Taken to His Cell He Lowers His Head in Shame Women and Children in Court to Testify Against Him Known as a "Secretary Vag." John Ryan, a well dressed fellow, was arraigned In tho municipal court this morning charged with vagrancy. Ho pleaded guilty and the court was about to pass sentence when the city attorney slated that it wa6 an aggravated aggra-vated case and that there were witnesses wit-nesses in court to tell the story. If it were so desired, or that he could give a summary of the facts. The court requested tho attorney to advise him regarding tho matter. Attorney DeVlne stated that at the time of closing school yesterday afternoon after-noon Ryan was seen loitering In the vicinity of a school in the southwestern southwest-ern part of the city, and that when the children came out two little girls were accoatod by the fellow. He offered them gum If they would accompany blm to the center of the block, and, they refusing, he offered to give them money. He also made Indecent remarks re-marks to them and offered them money mon-ey if they would remove part of their clothing. The children became frightened and ran to their mothers. Tho women Intercepted In-tercepted tho fellow and nsked him what he meant by such actions. The man told them that he was looking for "No. 10," and he wanted to know if they could tell him where to find it. The ladles hastened to a telephone i . 4 ' and reported the affair to the officers, the arrest of the man Immediately following. fol-lowing. I The city attorney also advised the j court that the pal of Ryan, now In the city Jail, would testify if placed on the witness stand, that Ryan is a periodical periodi-cal maniac In such things, and that he frequently accosts children In m that wav. In answer to the statement of tho city attorney, Ryan f aid that if he did such tiling a? stated by Mr. DeVInc, he was Irresponsible, because he was drunk. He said he has a family fam-ily and that he knew better than to do such outrageous things when In his sober senses I The court v indignant over the I disclosures an. promptly sentenced tho man to pay a fine of $125 or serve, I 12.') days in the city jan Tho little girls and their mothers were In the court room to face the man aud he. hung his head In shame as he passed out of the room in the custody of the ofllcers Chief Browning states that Ryan is a pal of the fellow Hayes who -was sentenced yesterday to pay a fine of $160 or serve 150 days in jail for vagrancy, va-grancy, he being what is known in, pollen circles as a "soer;tary vag" one who represents women of the underworld. |
