The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-01
LOWERING ON THEB0RDERS
THB WHERI1A no UTs or rom FIEL Ds
AND HdRRY GENT

| Thcir Trovelr, Adventures aud Gambling
| Operations How tscuet Lost the Guys
MODcv-Hiatv for the District Attorney.
MONTREAL, Ont, sept. 29.-Two weeks
| aRo u was rumored that two uuted refugees
from New York, ex senator Harry Genet and
ex-senator Tom Fields, were residing In this
o'ty. About the same time, teleRrain was sent
TO tho Chief Of Police OF New York by a respon-
able officer Deputy Sheriff Of Saratoga coun-
| V-, ncring to secure these refugees II they were
! wanted. No notice being taken Of this despatch,
the officer communicated with the District At
torney, who replied, asking for further inforna-
! tiOn. Further Information was sent, but no
| further response was received from the District
| Attorney. Last week the Chief Of Police Of this
city addressed the District Attorney Of New
| York by letter. informing INN OF the presence In
| Montreal of these two men, II wanted, and offer
Ina to produne them without fee or reward.
| No reply has yet beeu received. These two fugi-
tvee arc charged with robblng the city and
county Of New York 80 millions Of dollars.
Both are under indictment or fclonios, and one
IL under conviction of forgery, having csc ped
him.
DRAW PoKEp IN pErnIus
| when the hcaira OF the Tamnany thieves 90
| Cured, Genet and Fields fed 60 Europe, settling
| down. after some wandering about. IN Belcium,
| whore, because Of the nnn.existence Of an ex.
! Tradition treaty, they felt secure. For a time
they seemed To enjoy themselves IN their self
! no business. They were gentlemen OF magnin-
cent leisure. They ate. drank, nd kept no
| high old time generally The gaming table found
| In them pretty eady and liberal irons Draw
| poker was introduced by thcn to the notice Of
the Dclgilns, and for season was favorably
| In making good the losses they sustained at
| other games with which they were less familiar.
| Eut tney did not succeed In populdrizinR the
| noble game Of draw IN Belgium, and ultimately
| had To abandon n, executing when an occasional
| American would chance along. However. being
thoroughhreds, IN the New York sense. and
rare sports, neither Fields nor Genet could ab-
s.aln from gamoIlng. Especially Prince Hal
chances TO pass. Faro rouge-st. noir, roulette,
| or any other game was sue to attract him
go long as he had o stake, and thus II
| happened that presently he had no stake
left. Whatever plumber he succeeded In carrying
| away from New York soon found Its way into
the tills Of the unrecoRnizcd banks, whose
| counters are usually covered with green cloth.
| ION FIELDS, In this respect, was rather more
| shrowd than Prince Hal. Being naturally Of
| less liberal nature, he play a less liberal game
than Harry. and never yeutured his last dollar.
| sun he Is reputed to nave lost heavily while In
furope; so heavily, In fact. tn It, when Genet
talked 0f returning 20 the borders Of his native
land. that he might at least be pear his friends
anu within reach of pecuniary assistance. Fields
e. withdraw from the snaTes ana temptations
winch were so surely impovershing him. And
so Z happened that last spring the two appeared
In Montreal.
NEARING HOME.
Coming to Canada was bold stroke for mon
] filNaltu hs tlNllS anu deuet are. lnetr r.
dition from here, II desired 10y the officers Of the
! government they ara charged with having de
! iraHdrd' would pc an easy matter under exist
| ing treaty regulations. In Genets case the
step was exceptionally ha2ardous the mere
| production Of the record of his conviction In
| New I OK would probably be sufficient 10 secure
| his exhibition, when the courts would AT once
! he asked 70 pass sentence upon him. but
| rs Fields has not vet been tiicd. he doubt
| less fett more secdrc, ~ before granting his
| cxtrndition the Canadian authorities would
! doubtless require the evidence OF his aunt,
which might not be readily procured. This
| notable difference In the condition II
| the two nicu before the law induced A vi,l. an
/ ference 10 their conduct ON arriving here. Fields
| came with considerable bOldness. lie hired AN
! elegant house IN the fashionable q unrter or the
! citV. had his furniture shipped from New YorN.
! brought hls family on, Fotted out his own
horses and carriages and set himself M in stvte
a. @ retired zen lenan under the thin disguise
OF Capt. Fields; as lie appears Ia the city Dltec-
! tory. hls residence Is three-storv attic and
onaiy opposite the residence Of tue Anglican
Bishop Of Montreal ana In the midst of most
select and faStidOus neichbOrhOod. lAe bouse
l. furnished throughout Ia the most costly
style the mirrors. carpets, curtains, and orna-
The family consists 81 the distinguished refti-
gee, his wife and Two da lighters, WITH full rrti-
nue. u servants The Ia los ride cut daily In their
carriage, coca tOnally az tompaniei by the nar-
ter OF the house, though Tor some reason Mr.
several days p 81. | have been unable to learn
where the family attend church, nor can / as-
certain that they are received IN Montreal So
uutil quite recently Fields has been In tho
uhbit Oh lIfhututlnE ilt notes ana one or two
noted saloons OF the city d-ilS. lie has been
identified with a set Of fast men OF the town,
jolly. JoVial good fellows, who play little game
Of an evening on the sly In rooms over the
saloon known as the Turf House, on McGil
street. But since the publication in the sara.
toga paDeTs above alluded to, he has carefully
avoided showing himself IN public His friends
VINO come here properly accredited have no
trouble In seeing him az his residence. but "
all Others he Ia temporarily invisible. Strangers
calling al the house are held IN waiting until
their credentials are passed and a satisfactory
statement OF luClf mission Us made to the usher,
who confers with them through AN opening Of
tue door about six inches wide, It's furthe oDeu-
Ing and a forced entrance being prevented by a
surprise.
GESEr's MOVEMENTS.
Prince Hal Is more cautious than Fields. He
never ventured to show himself 10y day ght, aud
at no time In any public place. H. Is literally
unknown In the CITY. IL II probable that he
goes by an assumed name, but amo ng the know
Ing ones and those admitted to his acquaintance
he Is known as Harry. lie has been residing
during the summer at V.udruile, n little village
on the OTTAWA river. nifty miles from here, which
Is quite a summer resort for wealthy citizens OF
the town. Mr. +. X. Archambault, a lawyer OF
considerable prominence here, and the especial
advocate OF the gambling fraternity, whO has
also the reputation Of being guile "A sporting
man himself, has summer residence at Vaud-
rule, and II reported To be Genet's particular
friend and adviser. But Harry finds Ii irksome
remaining alone in dun French Canadian vii
lige. Tar away from routes of travel, and out
eide the channels OF communication with the
world at large For this reason he ventures
away occasionally, but always with caution. lie
comes TO Montreal at times, but generally In the
evening, stopping either at some obscure tavern
or at the house OF fundamentally Mr.. Fields.
On these occasions be habitually gives way ,
his appetttes, and the night IA spent between
WINE, women, and cards. Last week all the
sporting men Of Montreal went UP to Ottawa to
attend the Provincial Falr, and Harry followed.
lie had am told, glorious time.