The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-11-01
Correspondence New York Herald.l
GU1BORD's BURIAL.
November 4th Named for the Burial-An In
terview with tho Mayor Of Montreal BY the
Counsel Of the Guibord Party-The Mayor
on-Committal

are considerably exercised at the city press
for the structures of the latter upon their
acts in connection with the Guibord mat
ter hence the New York Herald repre-
sentative and Gazette reporter were the
only members of the press present at the
following interview, which was held this
afternoon, at o'clock, in the mayors Of
flee. city hall. between Mayor Kingston, City
Attorney Roy, Alderman Grenier, chair
man of the police committee; Chief of
Police Penton, on thelone side, and Mr..
Dan,re, counsel for the Institut Canadien,
and Colonel Fletcher, assistant adjutant
general of militia, on the other. The let
tiers to the mayor and to Colonel Fletcher,
were to the effect that the interview was
for the purpose OF arranging measures to
preserve the public peace on the day of
the Guibord funeral, which is to take place
said few days ago.
THE INTERVIEW.
Mr.. Dautre commenced by stating his
reasons for having invited Mayor Kingston
to be present. He had been IN communi-
cation with the governor-general on the
subject, and had unofllcially notified his ex-
cellency of the state of this1case. The law
contained in chapter 40, of 36 Victoria,
gave instructions for the militia of the
province TO protect the peace in certain
contingencies, and IL was in view of the
fact that the contingency would arise early
next week that he made application to the
mayor of Montreal for the necessary sigma.
ture to the writ calling upon the forces
under the command of Col. Fletcher to be
IN readiness early next week TO protect the
Guibord funeral procession on its route.
There was no doubt in his mind that blood
would be shed if proper measures were not
| taken by the authorities. At the first at
| tempt at burial, when the subject was less
| a matter of notoriety than it is at present,
| the interment of the remains was rendered.
| an impossiblity. What would be the re-
suit now of an attempt to bury the body !?
| When the first attempt was made he MIR.
| Dautre) had gone to three or four of the
| 200 magistrates in the district of Montreal
| and made affidavit before them, but they
laughed at his fears, and the result was the
attempt and fascO. If they had made the
attempt to bury Guibord and failed, and,
had they persisted, slaughter would have
taken place--such sad affair as had never
before been witnessed in Montreal But
there wasFne necessity for recapitulating
| these matters they werc known all over
the world. Only last Sunday when q
military funeral had proceeded to the
cemetery, the thousands of persons that
gathered showed how jealousy the mob
watched every attempt to bury Guibord's
remains. In view of these facts he came
there to state, under oath, before the may
or and Col. Fletcher, A. A. G. of the dis
trict of Montreal, that he feared disturb
/ ance of the peace by a riot early in Novem-
Der, and asked that the mayor sign docu-
ment necessary for the calling out of the
whole volunteer militia force of the dis.
trlct.
Mayor Kingston reported that he would
undertake TO furnish. full protection to the
funeral inside the city limits, but the riot
was likely to take place outside and he did
not see his way clear in signing the order
for the militia. This was matter that re-
quired the signature of three magistrates,
and with which the mayor had little to do,
and though himself a magistrate as well as
mayor of Montreal lie did not think it fair
for Mr.. Doutre to single him out of the two
hundred and odd magistrates of the city.
lie therefore would not sign the Order
i Col. Fletcher said that the only draw
back that held him from calling out the
troops was the clause in the law requiring
1.-THE magistrate TO bea resident of the city
In which the riot was anticipated. The
troops, however. had authority to quel
disturbance anywhere in the district, if the
notice was served according to law. This
course was clear enough.
Mayor Hingston--My only reason FOL
refusing TO sign the document is that the
Protestant cemetery, where the procession
starts from to the one at which the body il
to be buried, are both in the muncpalit,
of Col. Desniges, and out of my jurisdic
ton. io'ii tll Di.t'.1. 'a aa.. l-lsI l.ft'
Mr.. Doutre-The procession will pas
through the city from one cemetery to Thu
other. s.l,. 90, -........ ......,,,.s.
Mayor Hingston-I think that would b,
} counting trouble, Why not go the SAINT
road as before /? N 1',o, ,.i'.
Mr.. Doutre-Because the city is able t.
protect us inside the limits. Its author
ties are willing, and also because it's citi
, zens, or very few of them, have taken par
in the riot, the offenders being from tn
back country mostly.
Mayor Hingston-rThat should be TIN
best reason for keeping outside of the lin
, its of the city. o 1.a 20 .-,. ifi.ill
Mr.. Doutre--You will look at it from
your side, we also look at II from on
} side. We think you can protect US IL
! the city if you are willing, and that is tn
reason we chose the route through the city
. We are certain the municipalities csnno
protect us in the outside of the city, which i
one reason for calling out the militia, whicl
We are sure to do, whether the order |
signed by you or not. We do this pro6tipl
by past experience, and if the official
would all join in preparing to protect tn
peace of the city all would be we'll, but i
this hair splitting was to go on about road
, that were outside of our municipality
there would be scene of bloOdshed iron
which you would rccoil. / have beel
! charged with not acting squarely before il
r not making such preparations as would sc
| c,,re the. h,,rial of (luihord,o roYoo;na B