The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-26
The Gordon Kidnapping case.

MIENEAPoLIs, July 25.-lt seems now
to be generally conceded by parties OF
both sides ot the boundary thAtthe re
capture of Gordon was effected on Amer
iCan soil.
The Tribune has q letter from lts Penn
binA correspondent. He had an inter
view with Brady, the custom house OIL
Ger who released Gordon and arrested
the Americans, as follows
Reporter-Will, You please state, Mr.
Brady, the exact point at which you
made the Rrrest' .frr
Bradly-At the corner OF the fence over
there.
Reporter-Is not that point south Of
the line recently located as the new
boundary?
Mr.. B.-Yes, about 11O yards.
The correspondent further says, by the
treaty with England the boundary line
between the United States and British
possessions was declared to be the forty.
ninth parallel of north latitude. That
point beng admitted it only remained to
locate that line, Us no regularly recognized
survey has ever been made, TheprOper
authorities OF the two governments ap.
pointed commissioners to examine and
adjust the line, and said line SO located
was TO bG the boundary line.
II is positively stated on good authority
that no further proceedings in the case
were necessary, that the two nations ratl.
fed the survey before made, and that
the instant the stakes were set under
the directions Of the commissioners,
all south OF such stake and line be-
came American territory. II such
proves to be the fact in the case then
the arrest OF bay and Keegan were sim-
ply cases oI kidnapping, for which the
officers Of the British government arc per.
sonally amenable, Ifthe capture Of Cor
don was violation of the law, interna.
tiOnal or local, so was the capture Of the
officers sent 10 make his arrest. The
Custom House stands upon American soil,
and the government OF Canada was per-
mitted 10 occupy it for the use ol the col
lection OF customs alone, through the
courtesy of the government at Washing.
ton, and by no stipulation or special ar.
rangCmCnt were they allowed to use il
for other purposes.
A Tribune special from Fort Garry
says there has been IL great changein the
sentiment OF the people here within the
past lew days. With the exceptional the
click spittle" crowd that WOrshipS His
Majesty, Attorney General Clarke, no
man can be found who does not openly
sympathize with the prisoners.
The Winnipeg FTe Press, which echoes
public opinion, In an editorial tomorrow
morning, speaking Of the outrageous, in.
sulting bulletin published yesterday, and
already tclGgraphel, will say 1t Is the
groSsest, most COwardly, and despicsble
attempt at kidnapping which has ever
come under our observation, it being no
more nor less than q baretsced and
utrocious attempt at intimidsting the
court into Il non.aCceptancG ol
bail. II should be made distinctly
patent TO the Preparations Of this villain
GUS act that our courts are above intlmi-
datiOn. Are Canadians 10 be led by the
nose, to be set upon by pack OF dogs at
anything that turns up merely TO crafty
what may be the personal revenge OF
mGa or men disappointed in their endeav.
ors to levy black mailg Are they 10 be
made tho tools of clique In order per-
adventure, to line somebody's pockets
with an increased sum Of money In the
bhape of lawyers fec. live understand
the feelings Of the Canadians, they will
resent tho insult thus put on them. The
sympathy Of the Canadians Is certainly
not in accordance with the spirit ol that
ily.shect. 1t is now understood that no
decision on the bail question will be rem.
dered tomorrow, on account Of the sick
ness Of Judge Mckenzie.