News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-02-25
ALWAYS IN FEAR.
One of the American Colony of Bank Of-
Gers In Canada.

A World correspondent interviewed
member of the American colony IN Can
ada, Mr.. Benyon, bank ex-Prcsident.
The ex-official tells some interesting
stories of his narrow escapes from de-
tectives. Twice he has barely escaped
capture by the alert detectives on Uncle
Sans border. On one occasion MIR.
Benyor, who has never been in the
Province of Gu bee, decided to go to
Montreal by steamer. It was plctur-
esoe route and would give him much
pleasanter trip then if he went by rail.
This move was Immediately discovered
and detective was on board the boat
when it left the town. Through finan
cial consideration it was agreed upon
with the captain that when the boat
got well out from land her head should
be turned for the American shore.
Thinking at last the game was entirely
in their own hands, the detectives board
ed the boat and waited anxiously for
the steamer to end her list of stops on
the Canadian side and put out in the
direction of Montreal via Ogdensburg.
At the latter place it was agreed that
the arrest should be made. In some
way the cautious ex-President became
impressed with the idea that there was
mischief brewing. Just as the boat was
about to push off from the dock at her
last Canadian port the banker suddenly
made rush for the side, and before
the vigilant officers could say "Jack
Robinson" was over the pier and lost
from sight amid the crowd gathered
along the shore. Mr.. Benyon took the
first train back to St. Catharines, and
since that day has evinced no desire for
steamboat travel.
One day in summer the guests of the
Norton House planned trip to Niagara
Falls. Mr.. Benyon received an invi-
tation and joined the party. After
spending part of the day on the Can
adian side the party agreed to spend
the remainder on the American shore.
Mr.. Benyon in vain tried to excuse him.
self. Before half the distance had been
traversed the man suddenly awoke to
his sense of peril and the Precipitation
stood in great drops upon his forehead.
At last he could bear the thoughts of
the ordeal no longer and hating in his
tracks he looked pitifully into the faces
of his companions and exclaimed, "You
must indeed excuse me, but cannot go
continued, eve are too near the Ameri-
can shore now. l must leave you.
must go back" The party was no
longer in doubt, and with a look of
distress on their faces they exclaimed:
SIS it possible, Mr.. Benyon, that you
are fugitive from justice7" The man
bowed. Thus ended the trip for the
ex-bank president, and in this manner
the first knowledge of his true standing
in the States reached the sleepy town
across the river.
The next sensational episode in the
history of the family came to notice
last summer. One pleasant evening
Benyon, in company with three asso-
ciates, was boating in the Welland
Canal, when steamer ran into and de-
molished the boat. All were drowned
except Benyon, who was rescued in an
unconscious condition. On another oc-
casion, when his family circle was
seemingly the pleasantest, his two boys,
who were in school, came running homo
with the intelligence that somebody
told them that detectives from Boston
had come to arrest Mr.. Benyon. This
excited great commotion in the family.
The local counsel was sent for and the
case placed in his hands. Meanwhile
Mr.. Benyon remained closeted. In
day OF two, however, came the assur-
ance that everything was well, and that
the report was unfounded. No detec
tiVes had been In town.