New-York tribune., 1902-05-20
GAYNOR AND GREENE OUT
TO MONTREAL JAIL. But
TAKEN AWAY on y SPE-
CIAL TRAIN
employees.
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Montreal. May 19-The Gaynor Greene case
promises to oe one of the most sensational that
has ever heen known in the history Of extradi-
tion treaties. After the men We're committed
10 Jail here this afternoon. their senior counsel
L. A Taschereau. telegraphed to Quebec that
they were in custody OF Governor Nallee. I'm
mediately J.. a. Cannon. son of the Deputy At
torney General applied to Judge Andrews for a
writ Of habeas corpus. which was granted \
special train was chartered and High Constable
Gale with ten provincial policemen started for
Montreal at ! o'clock. arriving here at $50, The
governor of the Jail, speaking 10 a reporter at
that hour. stated that he mad heard nothing Of
any attempt TO have the men taken to Quebec.
few minutes afterward the constable had
the men in closed carriage. having left the
provincial police guard on the special. About
10 o'clock he drove up and started with the pris-
oners for Quebec. r X. McCaskill. chief Of the
provincial detectives ". ]. Grove. superintend-
ent of the Secret Service. and other government
officers were hand to help the Quebec officers
if necessary.
short time afterward Donald MacMaster.
acting for the United States Government. with
regular train to appear before Judge Andrews.
on the first habeas corpus proceeding. They
were not at all surprised to hear what had been
done, but Mr.. MacMaster repeated the declara
tion, made at the hearing to-day. that if the affi-
davit made were not proved the depOnent would
he arrested for perjury. Messrs Tessier and
TasChereau. the counsel for the defendants also
boarded the regular train for Quebec. where the
legal battle will be renewed tomorrow.
The City Council to-day ordered an investiCa-
tion into Chief Carpenters absence at Quebec
Thursday. but the chairman of the police
committee stated he had leave OF absence from
Chief Legault his superior officer
There was 4 warm argument to- day in the
eXtraditiou court before Judge Lafontaine when
the case was called. II began when the counsel
for the accused complained that yesterday they
unable to secure access TO their clients
who were being confined in a private prison al
the Windsor Hotel They therefore demanded
that Gaynor and Greene be committed To the
Montreal jail in charge of Governor Nalee. so
that they could secure access 10 them. Mr..
Mac Master, for the United States Government.
at first raised no objection. but few minutes
later he learned that two writs of ha beaS CORPUS
had been sworn out. and that of these was
addressed to Governor Nallee. once i'm the
Montreal jail the writ would be served upon the
Governor and he would have no choice but t.
obey its call and take Gaynor and Greene down
to Quebec. Mr. MacMaster entered a vigorous
protest against the proceedings. Judge Lafon-
taine took the matter under advisement and
this afternoon decided that as the prisoners
really belonged In jail and desired to go there
he had no alternative but TO commit them. The
prisoners were then taken and committed TO the
care of Governor NallAe under formal remand
until Friday next.