Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1885-07-22
Sheriff Wade's Trip to Canada.
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SnefA11 WAGES Trip TO Canada.
REGINA, N. W. T., July 9.
To the Editor of the RECORD:
No doubt the good people of Emmons
County will be anxious to hear some
thing about the murderers of August
Lenz, and the steps taken to capture and
bring back Chester Gilbert to the United
States. And now I am prepared to give
the full particulars, as they occurred dur.
ing the three weeks have been trying to
get everything arranged SO that we could
bring Gilbert to justice.
Every one knows the trouble taken to
get everything in the shape of necessary
papers in Emmons County, and at last it
was supposed to be accomplished but
there seems to be difference in the opin-
ion of lawyers and judges in the two
countries.
Upon arriving at Brandon, where I ex-
pected to find the prisoner, l was
somewhat surprised to learn that he was
750 miles further west on the Canadian
Pacific, at place called Calgary, near
the base of the Rocky Mountains. Bran
don is 1872 miles west of Winnipeg. AT
Brandon found the gold watch, Lcnz' s
rifle. Donald Stevenson's two ponies, 4
double-bladed knife made for LEM by a
blacksmith near Menoken, ana also Gil
berts pocket-book, which contained let
tiers from his parents. Now came the tug
of war. The officials at Calgary refused
to surrender Gilbert until the reward was
settled, and the parties who held the
stolen property refused to give the evil
the man who brought the property into
Canada, unless they received share of
the reward. If I pushed matters IN re-
gard to the property they would have
Gilbert arrested for smuggling, and he
could not be sxtradlted until after his
term of imprisonment here had expired.
If had not been afraid of his escape,
would have endeavored to have him ar.
rested for stealing and tried here; but
they were handling him in q very careless
manner. He had escaped once, and was
then in lumber shack, with nothing but
thin boards between himself and liberty,
az found out by a telegram from re
porter who was then at Calgary. telc
graphed the chief of police to have Gilbert
ironed and a special guard put on the
lookup until could reach there He
telegraphed me that he had done so. l
then started for Winnipeg to have tall
with the American Consul and yet some
advice. He is very pleasant man. He
TOOK me to the attorney general of Man.
AsONoS "AO 1OAu 0AC tAat NAlUC1G COAaO uO(
be taken out of the Northwest Territory,
but must be tried for murder here, and, ii
committed, the prisoner could then be ex
tradited. So I came here. This is tht
capital of the Northwest Territory. Rie
is confined here, and here he will be tried
Consequently the Minister of Justice il
here from Ottawa, and called on him
He gave me some good advice aud tole
me more in five minutes than al the law
yers have come in contact with since
left Emnons County. then went be
fore Judge of Extradition" {there ART
only two in the Northwest Territory ane
swore out warrant for the arrest of Gil
bert. But, before doing SO, l had to give
security for the. expenses Of the trial
Gle took my word.) A.special constable
started for Calgary, two days ago, TO brins
Gilbert here. He will be confined in tn.