Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-09-12
"a CANADIAN SENSATION.
Prominent Men Fail Victims 10 Mys-
teri0gs Secret Society.

teriogs Secret Society.
The Toronto EUening Ttfegram of
Sept. 2nd, gives the following particu.
lars of a desperate attempt 10 kidnap
two prominent men of that city:
Robert Jaflray is well known mer-
chant and liberal politician. Two pre-.
tended detectives called at Mr.. Jahray's
house at 10 O'Clock, on Thursday night
last, and presented Il note, purpofling
TO be signed by Judge Adam Wilson,
acting for the Minister of Justice, and
ordering the so-called detectives TO im-
mediately, on receipt of the note, ar
rest JaiIrty and bring him to his Judge
Wilson's) house, on the Kingston road.
The note further stated that the arrest
was made by order Of the Minister of
Justice at Ottawa, and that an immedi
ate examination would be held at the
Judges house in reference to certain
charges against Jailray Of % grave po.
ltiCnl character and involving most Sc
rious consequences
Jailray, although astonishcd at the
novelty of the charges and unusual M
ture OF the proceedings, went along
D zigzag route to lonely place outside
of the city called Don Flats. Here he
suspected he was being duped and had
been enticcd from home on n suspicious
plea. His captors frankly told him
that they had made use Of false
statement Ia. decoy him into their tolls;
that they were agents Of secret poltl-
cal society that met in the neghbor-
hood; that they had been depuIed to
bring him TO the rendezvous Of the So
cicty; that there he would learn what
they had to say TO him. There was no
intention to harm Jatlray, they SAID, III
any way, but his liberty would be cur
tailed. 1t would be worse than useless
to attempt any resistance, MS the resi-
dents OF the neighborhood were all
members Of the secret organization.
In faeL tho whole country WAS one net
work oil affiliated societies, against
which tho police were utterly power
less.
This story was far from encouraging,
nut Jall'ray made up his mind to resist
TO the bitter end. Jallray, who Is ii
built man, jumped cut Of the
vehicle and by IL series OF severe st:ug-
giles, was able to beat his captors OF,
and nj two O'Clock in the morning reach |
Cd house il the ncighbornood, where
he obtained shelter and was brought 10
the CITY, The case was III once com
to the police.
1t is supposed the two pretended dc |
tectiyes crossed the lake to Niagara
IN, g.,
evenings plevlohs - that when Mir
,jaIrny was cnuced across the Don IN
attempt WAS made, by apparently the
same two men, to dCCoy the Hon. |
George Brown from his residence, ON |
Beverly street. Brown, however, was
not 10 be caught and declined the invi-
Intion. Some nights before this the
chain Of the door Of Mr.. Browns I
house was found filed III two places, so
That the chain could be broken oil by
pushing the door when unlocked. Ga I
The evening on which tho attempt was
made, Brown was notified by the SER
Want that man in livery was in wait
ing ut the door with III important letter
for him, and that he would only deliver
it into the hands Of the senator himself.
Brown accordingly went to the door,
but the man refused to leave the letter
unless Brown came outside the door.
This he refused To do and the man
lrove away in II private carriage which I
was in waiting ut the door, and in the
seat Of which the driver sat, dressed /
apparently in the same livery. The
matter was placed by Brown in the
hands Of the police, and there the mat
81 rests at present.