, 1863-11-23
TEE MONTREAL KIDyAp-
EsING CASE.


1A' NaH 4oIk LfeRtn3 Ib5t Prints the
tcloHing version Of til. Montreal kidnapping
case, e1cn1pating Mr.. GiddiDga from any
blame in the matter:
During the July riots In this city two faI-
lows named Burke and Lewis were leaders Of
the mob On the wcatern side of the town.
They rode On horseback, levied black mail on
burn down horses On Broadway, md Twenty
eighth and Twenty ninth streets, and to
cruelty use and burn black people. When
the police appeared these ecoundrals, Of
course, absorbed, and Wers not be found,
me police telegnped description Of them
to various cities, among others to Montreal,
heopath, who was at the time Or soon after
wards IN Montreal, passed publicly as Lewig,
assumed that name, and was not known there
BY any other name. He Dragged shout the
prominent share he had taken in the New
io1k flots. Burke Was also at one time in
The boasts of Lewis attracted the attention
Of the Montreal police, and detectiFe Jones
te1egraphed to the Chief Of Police in this
city as follows:
Tothe Police Of New York:
There are two men here or the name OF Lexfs
Nsw York; What ehall do With them: Answer
TaoxAs F. JONES, Detective Officer.
The police department replied: aHo1d
them and we will get requIsltion. They arc
wanted for murder and arson"
The same day Mr. Jones sent another tele-
gram, as foloWs:
MONTREAL, Oct. ~, 1868.
Iwill arrest Lewis tonight. and we can have
him. n p JnvTr
On the following day, the 3oth, III. Jones
sent third dispatch
MONTREAL, Oct 30, 1863.
s.y Il officer hare atartei-.rhat time-and
Ans"e1 'nmeofsteiy* Very anztoaH
And sga1n, cn the same day: '0t'1''
MONTREAL, Oct. 80, 1853.
left Montreal, and Will return IL weak.
T. P. JoSEs.
1t will be seen that Detective Jones vas
much excited, He tc1egraphed 10 MANY
times, and acted 80 precipitately, that It was
impossible to reach him In time With Instruc.
walt Tor any answer to bis numerous dis
patches; and If he gets into trouble it is his
own fault. For, on receipt Of his telegram
9Th Of 1hc sHa; IT, MI: Kennedy replied by tele-
there Is no Indictment against Lewls."
line, the dispatch failed to reach Montreal.
i wss returned to the police on the ed OF
November, with the endorsement: "Will
send copy to catch Jones at Rutland"
On the "a Of November Jones telegraphed
from Burlington as follows:
BunLIsaToH, Nov. 2, 1868.
Ihave Lewis at Burlington. I eht1l leave hera
at 8ss5 a. H. Shall arrive IN New York al s p u.
TIP. JoNEs.
The next dispatch was datedat Eagle Bridge
as follows.
EAGLE BR1DoE. Nov. 2, 1868. =
Meetme at tho Dey Street House at Up. m. cer-
IAN. T, P. JONES.
When he get to the city with Redpath. sar-
geant Young took the latter In charge, until
he, RedFatD, alias Lewis, could consult with 1
!. his counsel After this consultation, Red
Path voluntarily and Without the request Of
the police authorities produced q written Ger
tiacate, signed By himself, to say that he had
from Montreal to this city. Hereupon he
vas released.
Subsequently It Was discovered that he had
formerly resided in this city; and TINT a
charge Of perjury was pending against him in
Staten Island. Officers came up to arrest
him, but unfortunately too late. It is report
ed that he il q man unfavorably known to the
police Of this city In q number OF ways
Before our friends in Montreal waste their
symPathies on this fellow they will do well
to inquire into his charAc ter and nutecedents.
There Is little doubt, from what we hear, that
Redpath alias Lewis attempted regular con
tlaence sniIdle upon the police, with the
hope to get up q suit for damages and get
money Of some one. He will not succeed.
It is clear, from the facts We have told.
that neither Mr. Giddings nor the police au.
thorities Of New York we're to blame but
TINT the foolish zeal Of the Canadian detec-
tire brought about the circumstances which
are making talk in Montreal