, 1873-07-19

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hatd TINT tho atto1npt was sufficient, but lie
contondod M attempt did not cone
within tho act. II It was brought in as an ut.
tempt ut burglary, where not n conviction waa
obtained on account Of tho non:proval of tLe
ovort net. I1o concluded au able nddreEs ty
pointing ont Tint there WAS no local lEW
to override tho American law. A man
cnnnot commit crine without intention ID
commit It. Mr.. Royal then roHo on bohnlf OF ting
prisoners. Ho enw no reason why they should
not DO governed by the con1nor law Of England
He hold that d bailsnan lad m actual right e1
waa entitled to toko a'Sny that property wher.
ever found without being guilty Of mn unlawful
act. h1r. Dubio arose md also addressed tEs
Court. Ho adducou no new argument III thei1
fayor.
Attorney General Clark enll ho found Tie
counsel for tho defense lad not shadow Il
reaaon In their arguments. Tho net particularly
referring to the offonBo committed by tho prlE
aso a da T boan o2dved to IT, e.;
case. uo spoke for more than nh hour, quotiEg
humorous prccodouts and laws In support. After
some moro remarks from A1r: McKonzio, Mr.:
Comist cisod tho law Of abduction, showing that
seiziny . man with intent to carry away wna
Included. Ho then pointed out TINT tho owl
denco proved that the prisoners had seized
Gordon and were transporting him to tho statcE.
Tho argument that some woro only accessories
engaged IN tho act. bentley and Fletcher
received tho letters OF instruction, and must
hnvo known whnt they wore about. Norman
WINS prcsont at the tiino the lzilnappers started,
Courts duty was clearly to commit ull of tllom
for trial,
Judge Bctourney then adjourned tho Court TIL
i o'clock noxt Tuoaday for hin decision.
on Red River, communicating with Fort Curry,
havo boon interrupted by storms for the past
two days. Tho following special to tho Mime
apolis Tribune Is received, rociiing tl.sroven:a
~ tho proceedings Of tho Gordon CO: u during
that tnlo.
TT. GAnnY, July 1.-THE court thus far haa
taken no notice Of tito application by tho ttor-
ncy- General for an attachment against Mr.. Thy
lor, United States Consul, for contompt Of court.
rested the . caao. The counsel ior
tho prisoners, Mr.. NrcKonsoy, claimed tho right
to Introduce evidence for tho defense, and w.
gucd his point at longtll. Tho Attorney -GenoraI
speech wherein he denounced tho preHB over Ito
line, aud accused tho Now York newspapers Of
ma1igning linn.
Mr.. MckonBoy desired TO put Mayor Brackets
on tho stand to provo tho authority under which
the prisoners were acting when Gordon WAS ar-
rested. Tho Court rulod this inadnissble, but
consented to hear any statements the accused
might desire to submit In thoir behalf, which
hh1 O0lGELEA w W kuo 1AksU4lV3 uuk
tho Court decided to hear tho statements. They
wore then road aB follows:
MIR. Merriam, after giving his residence and
occupation, said that in January, or February
last Mr. Fletcher and himBolf mot &r. bIcCauley,
OF this place, and entered into contract to de-
liver pine logs to him at CrookHton, whore tho
pombina Branch Railroad orosBos the Rod Lako
River: He left Minneapolis OH June 90 and
Joined Fletcher at Oak Lake, and wont to Grand
Forks, whore they met Mccanley, who asked
them to como to Garry. We arrived hero on
Juno 49, but did not mako my settlomont
until tho Sd. Wo told McCanlay NO wera
anxious to return homo Mr.. McCnuley engaged
= team about P. m. We started for secrutch::
ing River, where VIC arrived next n orning, and
| mot Mr. Powers, Attorny- General Clarke tho
person calling himself Gordon Gordon, and otl,-
ers. Fletcher bud sone conversation with
Clarko. I hoard Clarke tell Fletcher that ho
cd to take his deposition, aB he would be an inl-
portaut Witness and mike the cornerstone Of
tie tie Evidence 1l Fletcher tel o,s9sa aaa ho DID
started for, Winnipeg, arriving ut & p. NJ. On
piled for Our names IN full. Clarlo then left and
Mr. Powell camo in. md told us we were uudet
sons. He said ho had q general warrant for: the
arrest Of several parties, including us. Ha
showed us the warrant. We asked to SEQ tho
Consul, and wore refused the privilege. eCava
up Luo luuC4t AA4LS, Auu uotGS Ill our puaScS-
sion, amounting to s26oO0 aud wero rofused
! receipt for tic property. We had to give up our
watches and all our papers. / have Ind nothing
to do with tho taking Of the person calling him
golf Gordon, directly or indirectly.
Nlr. Fletcher corroborated the story as told by
h1r. Merriam, and denied that he was accessory
to the arrest of Gordon. He believed Lochren
aud McNnirs legal opinion, thur all tho proceeds
ings were correct, but took no action that
should criminato him. Flo was simply asked ad-
vice about getting tenn, md the whereabouts
Of Gordon. He had abundant tiuo and oppor-
tunity to leave beforeif lie had wishod, but did
not know that ho had done anything violating
tho law.
Capt. Hoy said he had been requested by
Mayor Brackott to got man to go to Fort
Garry to arrest Gordon. Ho met DracAett, Rob-
erts, aud others in the evening. Thoy
gao me ta0 papeFs 4Sov for tho ma arr9s
powor to arrest Gordon wherever I could find
him. believed Drackott, my official supervisor.
Ho gave mo lettors to Kittaon, Burbank, Bont-
10y, and the Consul, to got here with, and
Roberts told me- must be careful in arreBting
Gordon, as he went wild and would shoot mo Il
no got 4 chance. Roberts said he had sent mon
to Toronto with ono Of tho papers which ho
away. The paper addressed to tho Consul con-
tainod q legal opinion, which was to give Mr.
Taylor in caBo Gordon bo takou from mo. Rob-
crta told mo to set MI officer to arroat him
ut Ioft larry, II necessary, 30 Gor4ou coulu
not givo mo the slip. Evory one soe1ued TO
think had legal authority to tako him. nevot
was promised any reward for the arrest, or know
Of any being o1orel. had 10 understanding
about tho compensation. I took tue order from
Mayor Drackett nj matter of duty, and ra-
quosted Koegan to 60 with mo, making no agree-
nont Of compensation. | arrived hore July 2,
! and went in search Of Fletcher, Bentley, und
Burbank; showed the lotters and legal
opinion Of Lochron; aaccrtained Gordon was
at MoKay's, and procured team to e,
| there. Whoa I first took Gordon, told
him had papors for Lis arrest, and ho was my
| prisoner. He tried to break from mo. and called
assistance. A man came at US with q chair:
Keogan drew revolver, and told him to stand
| back. drow no revolver at any time, except
| when firing at mark with Benson. kocgan did
not have rifle. At tho tino of tho arrest, !
showed Gordon the .papers, and told him that
sns reseae ~as and Ssd no ' time to o." expen
told him arrested him In the Quoons nnme.
only used necessary violence IN the arrest