New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-09-18
THE CANADIAN YIELDED.
ovERAwED BY COMMISSIONER GRIFFIrH
A CLERK OF THE MONTREAL MAGISTRATES COURT
MADE TO GIVE UP THE PAPERS

| CLERK OF THE MONTREAL MAGISTRATES COURT
MADE TO GIVE UP THE PAPERS.
United States Commissioner Griffith stood
before MS desk yesterday, pounded vehemsnty. and
exclamed We will soc, sir whether tho United states
is bigger than Canada or not!"
Tho cause Of this 10 Is follows: In 1884
". O. ~ Parker had clothing store In Montreal. and
carried It on under the OF the Standard Clothing
Hall. William ]. Ferrelle Mr. Parkers bookkeeper
Fsrree suddenly disappeared and Mr. Parker, 80 he
swears, soon asccrtsined that Fsrrelle had forged
his employers namo to drafts Montreal
banks payable to Mr.. Parkers order, mads by
customers for clothing. The amount Of the forgeres
81, 900. Mr.. Parker laid tho information In
tho courts and sought In vain BY the aid OF detectives to
find Ferree He next brought suits against tho banks
which had cashcd the checks alleging tht, o. the in
dorsemonts were forged, they did not discharge
the banks. Ono suit, against the Bank of
Montreal, was won. Last week Ferree appeared n
Montreal in the hands OF detectives employed by ts
banks, Mr.. Parker says. and James Crankshaw' Mr.
Parker's attorney, laid the information afresh and
sought to get hold Of Ferree who at once departed Tor
this city.
The Montreal banks interest ed had q commission
ordered. Mr. Parker Joining. for the examination OF
Ferrclle In this city. William MCGOWAN OF Montreal,
opened tho sessions OF the commissioi 20
tho Murray Hill Hotel Thursday. i"s-
| relic that he had indorsed tho pa 'er
under the Instructions OF Mr.. Parker After his
inaton, Ferrelle arrested an oFd
issued by Commissioner Griffith on an ahiia-
Wit made by Mr.. Parker who char.ef
Ferree with forgery aud asked for his extradton.
Ferrele in his examination admitted that that
was an alias but refused to give his real name lie SAID
he had passed as j. kalston, Joseph r. Andrews ant
40 " Lewis; He had gone to Europe from Montreal
in 1854 had travelled in switzerland Ger,
In Switzerland He returned TO this country and had been
living for year IN Chicago he could not tell Ia wnas
keeper III one OF the stock yards ant IS now on vaca
tton. lie was an American born. Hebrew, anu MS
father was a German.
Mr.. Parker gave his testimony yesterday before COM
missioner Griffith and his examination WAS suspended
to allow r Mullen, clerk OF the MAGISTRATES cour,
OF Montreal to testify. Mr.. Mullen hal the original
papers on which the warrant for Ferrees arrest was
c. ID. Hess appeared for Ferrelie. Mr. Bia9iy
. leaked Mssn prSSTSe tho Is sge M@
blazed. He waved both lawyers back, turned TO tie
witness and said
" DO you refuse to produce those papersf
Tie ans wer was IL do"
"Then" exclaimed the Commissioner, rising to his
feet and pounding his desk uutil 1t shook. "we VIII see
whether the United States is Larger than Canada fo'
duce those papers -
This is an International affair."" cried the Commis-
Then Mr. Blandy bethought him to ask Mullen why he
refused to produce the papers. ,..
=" am acting under telegram from the iufge OF tas
Magistrates Court" said he "lnstructng me not 10
don't care whether your orders coma from Canada
You are now subject this court, and -
the spectators irembed the Commss intensity
feelng.it you don't produce these papers. here.
now. instantly, Will report to the Court mat yc9
The last words came out slowly, emphaticay eaoh QUO
clear and resouDding ,
slowly pulled the papers from his inside waiscoat
pocket lie did not hand them over unti! assured ina.
theV would be returned to him 80 that lie couli carry
them back to Canada.
The examination goes on to day.