The New York herald., 1863-11-17

Daylight-Hei IL Brought 90 New York.
msnss Of tnc Cera%;n. Press. sEs.. ".Sm- .xca
from the Montreal Herald, Nov. ILL.,
singularly dangerous and unlawful act recently
in the broad daylight, IN of the public streets,
seized without authority, and by threats of
ruianly kdnappers forced cab and driven rapidly
to the St. Lambert wharf conveyed board the ferry
boat thence into the ears and hurried Off with railroad
speed to the United States. The victim OF this high
handed W. J. Louis Redpath, British subject,
formerly resident OF New York; and recently employed
In the Commercial Agency Of this city In the cab and
In the boat the kdnappers cautioned Redpah against
making any noise, showing him. as their warrant let
ter purportiug to be signed by Mr. Giddings American
Consul General, authorizing them TO apprehend
two men, named respectively Louis ana Burke and con-
them to the States promising that all their reasona
BILE expenses would bo paid on reaching New York. On
arriving &C Burlington he taken before the sheriff.
who said being shown the warrant signed Gddings
They confined him in Jail at Burlington for day over,
and afterwards took him to New York, where he was
conveyed to headquarters and locked up for the night
While in the cell officer asked Redpath to sign paper
setting forth that he had accompanied Jones to New York
of his own accord and would not hold him responsible
any way which condition only would he be liberated.
Redpath refused and locked up for another night
being refused permission to see or communicate with his
friends. lawyer was permitted 10 visit him by pro-
missing his influence to obtain Redpahs signature
10 the paper He informed the attcr that the writ Of
habeas corpus suspended the only thing he could do
II he must have his liberty was to sign the document
question Redpath who is consumptve, and had suffered
from confinement Obliged to consent TO his life,
and on being conveyed to the Office OF the Chief OF the
detective force, signed the paper and discharged
Thursday. Redpath remained short time in New YoIk
with his friends, and rer'rned here Saturday night
THE KIDNAPPING CASE
from the Montreal Gazette, Nov. 1871
Our readers must have perused with somo astonish.
ment the account OF the kidnapping Of person named
his subsequent deportation New York and imprison.
ment there until he would sign paper declaring he had
accompanied his kdnappers to New York OF his
will. But what is chiefly important is that we
find fellow here on the lookout for who had been
guilty Of offences against the laws Of the United states
a. Mr. Gddings has sent a let ter 70 a contempo.
rary, which repubsh In Ii be explains hts connec-
tiou with the case In Redpath,s account of
the transaction he declares he was shown an ornsr M
Mr. Gddngs for the and delivery at New York OF
two dcscrters. Was this forgery Mr. Giddinps does
tell explicitly whether his recognized the par
ties to be conveyed to New York as guilty OF any what
crime.
CONSUL GxSERAL sIDDrSos LErrsR.
EDITOR or MONTREAL HERALD
UNITED sIa1ss Mn,ro,.. CoSsvl,TK GrTsRaM,,
siR-I have read your article enntIed "Kdnappioap in
this morning paper and although prohibited by 9ur rera
laons IRON appearing IN The pabc press feel due
that Transaction one day last week called at my
in EMPLOY Grand Trunk said he wished 70 star,
with prisoner by the cars Of tina. afternoon for New York
an that they Would So psy
f sm s ah 1 ThS ,, be s S
would him conveycd lie replied that arranged
ysins payment OF the assistant replied there would
no noe to S KeaaeS ned sSps 9 h
mcnt repeat words kept no cony" b,t
think stated that In opinion assistant such cases
tlemAnly Canadian officer supposed with whose
duties possessed noright or disposition 20 interfere ON
the contrary felt that delcacy forbade either inquiry or
council any ocer u the Canadian government Had he
requested secrecy should have suspected him
nnd s to sny asss Of % h ssS
wrote I had not the most distant idea OF writing yor
saying thing that could In affect the rights or
nof coaS words Ss~e furnished M e
for such charge What others NAV have sad In
regard my note, cannot tell responsible How
he should have imposed Redpaih people at the
presume they deceived, was by 4 r. cool frank
aud apparently honest bearing Of nsun ths man ,nnr
PSI should said that had never heard of tho
prisoner person In uspec ed or
charged Of the called Jones' nj he
presented sclf in my once. Nor possible Tor mo
10 entertain any feeling unkdness towards any person
OF whom had neither heard nor read J. r. a,
From the Montreal Witness
THE MONTREAL KIDNAPPING CASE.
Matthew Hawkins, tavern keeper, Wellington street,
lately mcmbcr OF the Government police Is charged
with being one OF the who some days ago Illegally
arrested 10 Montreal and took 70 New York. peTson
named william Rodpaih. Mr. Hawkins asserts strongly
that Redpath left here Of his free will but II the
latter had attempted 10 escape he Hawkins would have
considered II his duty 10 hinder IT, the belief that the
prisoner stood charged With murder II will be remem.
bercd that on arriving AT New York. Rcdpath was dts
covered 10 be tho wrong man.
lfrom the Montreal Herald, Nov 14l
II Is said that action for damages has been nst
uted, on behalf Of VIM. l. Redpath against the Hon Mr.
Gddings consequence OF the part he took the kid
mapping case.
Mr. Giiings appeared before Nj. C1drso on Thursis,
nornug aud made sHilG 'taicmcA, nrc'acnco u tht