Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-19
G0RDON-GORDON.
The Rumpus at Fort Garry Over
the Attempted Abduction of
the So Called Lord
Gordon.
Stupid Blunders Of United States
Consul Taylor and Ignorance
of the Manitobans.
Great Excitement Still Prevails,
the PrOvincials Having
LaShed Themselves
Into a Fury.

LhSneu themselves
Into a Fury.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, July I8.-The
telegraph lines on Red river eommuDi-
eating with Fort Garry have been inter
Tupted by storms for the past two days.
! The following special to the Mime
! apolls Tribune Of the events in the pro-
ceedings of the Gordon case during that
Tune, dated Fort Garry, July 18th, says:
Inc court thus far has taken no notice
OF the application by the attorney. gen
eral for an attachment against Mr..
Taylor, United States consul. for con-
tempt of court. The evidence for the
prosecution was all submitted Tuesday.
when the attoTney-generaI rested the
case. The counsel for the prisoners.
Mr.. Mckenzie, claimed the right to in
troduce evidence for the defense. and
argued his point at length. The attor-
ney-general opposed the application in
vain, IN glorious speech, where
ia he denounced the press over
the line. He said he had received news
papers maligning him. Mr.. Mckenzie
desired to put Mayor Bracket on the
stand, to prove the authority under
which the prisoners were acting when |
Gordon was arrested. The court held If |
inadmissible, but consented to hear anv
statements the accused might desire to |
make in their behalf. This was objected |
to by the attorney-general, but the court |
decided TO hear the statements. They
were then read, as follows:
BIERRIAM's STATEMENT
After giving and occupation
Merriam said that in January or Febru-
ary last, Mr.. Fletcher and himself met
w. J. McCauley, of this place. and en-
tered into a contract to deliver pina.logs
to him at CrOokston, where the Pembina
branch railroad crossed Red Lake river:
be left Minneapolis June 2Oth, ioined
Fletcher at Oak Lake, and went to
GTand Forks, where they met Me-
Cauley, who asked them to come to
Garry; We arrived there on the
tWent-elghth of June, but did not make
any settlement until July Sd. We told
A1cCauley We were anxious to return
nome. Mr. McCauley engaged a team.
ABOUT elght O'Clock in the evening we
started Tor Scratching river, where we
arrived next morning, and met Mr..
foWers, A Attorney-General Clarke. the
person calling himself Gordon Gordon !
and others. Fletcher had some conyer- |
;ation with Clarke. I heard Clarke tell
Fletcher that be wanted him to return r
% winnipeg, as he wanted to take his
deposition, as he would be an inportant :
witness, and make the cornerstone efl !
he evidence. Fletcher said he did NOT
wish to ee delayed. Clarke said he
'ould return the following dav, and l
We started for Winnipeg, arriving
here at six O'Clock in the evening. C
)n arrival we went to Clarke's office. 0
shen he asked for our names in full t
lsrke then left, and Mr. Powers came j.
and told US We were under arrest, and 81
amanded everything about our persons.
te told Us he had general warrant for o
ie arrest OF parties including US, and p
moved US the warrant. We asked to u
9e counsel and were refused the privi- n
9ge. We gave up ourmOney drafts and d
cCesi amounting to tWenty-six thou b
ana dollars, and were refused q receipt p
u our property. We had to give up eI
lr watches and all papers, and have T:
Sd nothing Whatever to do with the a
iklng OF the person calling himself Cor el
on, directly or indirectly. Ip
MR.. FLETCHER's STATEMENT. a
He corrOborated the story as told by y
Ir. Merriam, and denied that he was =
ocessory to the arrest of Gordon: he =
elleyed IN LOchren and McNair's legal =,
pinion, that all the proceedings were -
)rrect; he took no action that would =
iminate him; was simply asked for =,
1vlce about getting a team, and the =,
hereab0uts OF Gordon; had abundant =:
me and opportunity to leave before, if '; "
had wished, but did not know l had -
one anything in violation of law. IN
CAPTAIN HAYs's STATEMENT. la
Said he had been requestediby Mavor NJ
racket to get man and 20 to Fort m
AIRY to arrest Gordon; met Bracket. ol
Oberts and others in the evening. ms
hey gave me papers for the arrest, and er
serted that they gave me full power de
arrest Gordon wherever we could find ed
m; believed Bracket my official 10
peryisor. He gave me letters to Kitt- Oy
n, Burbank, .Bently and the consul, to- eT
'ther with letters of instructions, and ca
70 hundred dollars for expenses. ID
Oberts told me we must be careful in co
resting Gordon, as he went wild, and u1
Ould shoot me if he got a chance. Irt
)berts said he had sent a man to To- ot
nto with one OF the papers which co
gave me, but Gordon had drawn M
revolver and got away; the paper ad- dll
essed TO the consul contained legal OF
inion which l was to give Mr.. Taylor sol
case Gordon was taken from me; eq
'berts told me to get an officer and ar
i him at Fort Carey, if necessary, SO gri
)rdon could not give me the slip; eve as
one seemed to think | had legal au- TINS
ority to take him; never was prom pre-
d any reward for the arrest, or knew an
any being offered; had no under ths
nding about compensation; took or the
s from Mayor Bracket as a matter of ina
~; requested Keegan to go with me, eXs
king no agreement for compensation: Iac
ived here July ID, and went in search ten
Fletcher, Bently and Burbank; INT
,wad the lattnrs and leg0l orinioaa ern
LOchren and ascertained Gordon was VII
McKay's; procured a team to 90 ACT
re; when i first took Gordon | 70
] him | had the papers for his arrest
that he was my prisoner. He tried to
ak from me and called for assistance.
nan came at US with chair; Kee-
drew a revolver and told him to Fir
nd back. drew no revolver at any
e, except when firing at mark
b Benson. Keegan did not have a
rdon the papers and told him there r
J a copy of the bond at New York.
AIRED a rescue and had no time 90 ex- Aeo' @
IN. Never told him 1 arrested him ~.
the queens name. Only used the ulp
essary violence in the arrest. ~ ~
tcher was not present and did not wy, 1no
9 any orders; l was not under "e
direction at any time.
posed it was all right, and pSl "a
d not have allowed myself to be -
ssted. Gordon wanted me to go from ~ ~
province after our arrest, and offered ssH Ss.o
nifty sovereigns if / would 90. This ose .,
] after Mr.. Bradley's custom officers any any
left. he wanted me to get the pl'y Tno
ney which was stolen from him. ] reuH @
to him | would go to Fort Garry t.le .ne
B him, and thought my papers would e, .ne
1 him. ma
hese statements closed the exanina- legs
|. Arguments may follow to-mor- III
Z, when Hon. +. NJ. Wilson win Vn ~.
baby be heard, showing the COM @ enls
n-law right Of an earl to take and ~ Pa,
render his principle. 9,al Slna
GREAT EXCITEMENT PREVAILS woT
egard to the motion of the attor- darI
general for an attachment upon ent
lted States Consul Taylor for alleged fore
tempt Of court. Attorneys and consul cha
ear al every session, but the judge me.
not intimated his decision. 1t is de {
orally thought that the attorney inte
eral intended the whole thing for hou
comb, but he explicitly states that him
has requested the Canadian govern to ii
nt 70 apply to the Washington au- Gaz
rites iOr faylOr's removal. 1t edic
ms evident that Clarke blundered side
lis Insult 10 the consul on Saturday,
en hls card was published. The q
lILn VI JulI MaS celeDrafed hV the | I'll