The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-05-16
Placed On Tug and Hurried
or Towards Montreal.
Pursuit Of the Tug Abandoned by
the Provincial Police-Prison-
srs VIII Attempt to Get
Freedom on Habsas Cor
pus Hearing.

nor and Captain w. d. Greene, who for
feited their bail at Savannah. Ga. early
in March and ned to Canada. were placed
under arrest by officers connected with
the United States secret service and
Chief Carpenter of the Montreal detec-
tive force today.
The arrests were made on warrants
issued in Montreal. Chief Wilkes men
assisting the Canadian officers to make
the arrest. The men were hurried on
board swift little tug which had been
kept in waiting at the wharf. Ten
minutes after Greene and Gaynor were
safely on board. the boat steamed out into
the river and stated toward Montreal.
When notified Of her husbands arrest
Mrs. Gayner at once consulted Mr..
Techereau, her husbands attorney. A
tug was chartered and an attempt was
made to overtake the boat on which Gay
nor and Greene were being carried away.
After short chase 1t was seen by those
on board the pursuing tug that it would
be impossible to overtake the detectives
boat. the Spray, one of the swiftest tugs
on the s.. Lawrence. and the pursuit was
abandoned. On returning to the city it
was decided to charter a special train and
attempt to head off the Spray at some
point between this city and Montreal
The arrest. of Greene and Gaynor caused
considerable excitement, as both men
have become well known. When the two
Americans first arrived in Quebec they
were followed by two men, also from the
United States, who registered at the
Chateau Frontenac. Their movements
led the hotel employees to believe that
they were detectives sent here to watch
Greene and Gaynor. It now develops
that one of these men is detective Burke
of Florida.
This morning Mr.. McMaster. a promi-
nent lawyer of Montreal who 1t is ru-
mored. is engaged by the prosecution,
arrived here by boat from Montreal. On
the same boat with him were six detec-
tives. including Chief Carpenter Of Mon
treal. They were met at the wharf on
their arrival by Detective Burke. At
1880 q well dressed man engaged a cab
man and instructed him to wait near the
postoffice. Soon afterward Burke with
another cab arrived. Burke and two
other men who came up walked toward
the Chateau Frontenac, which is near by
In the meantime Mr.. Greene, who had
entered the postoffice as was his daily
custom. came out Of the main door. Two
strangers who had been in waiting in a
store near by crossed the street and one
Of them placing his hand on Greene's
shoulder pulled document from his
pocket and asked him to enter the first
cab Greene was heard to say wait a
minute until / see a. friend.' but this
was denied him and the three detectives
and Greene entered the cab and were
driven to the wharf. While the arrest of
Greene was being accomplished, Burke
and the other detectives went to the
Chateau Frontenac. Colonel Gaynor
was standing at the clrk's desk when
they entered. The three detectives walk
ed up to Gaynor, one taking hold of his
right arm and the other his left, while
Burke produced a legal paper. Colonel
Gaynor asked permission to get his over
coat, but he was not permitted to do so.
and the four hurried out to the cab and
started for the wharf at a rapid pace.
These proceedings occupied about twenty
minutes. i
Half an hour after the departure of
the Spray. another tug was engaged by |
Mrs. Gaynor. She went on board with
Detective Walsh. The pursuit of the
Spray was given up at Cape Rouge. eight |
miles from the city. The Spray was |
then almost out Of sight down the river. |
Upon the return of Mrs. Gaynor to the |
city. the lawyers in the case had short |
consultation with her and Immediately |
two petitions for habeas corpus ordering |
the return Of Gaynor and Greene to this |
city were prepared and two orders were
signed to that effect by Judge Andrews
in the superior court. In the meantime.
four members of the provincial police left |
by the lis p. m. Canadian Pacific Rail- |
road train for Three Rivers. with orders
to secure tug there and try to intercept |
the Spray. The latter town is ninety |
miles from Quebec and half way between
here and Montreal.
The petitions were sworn to by Mrs. |
Gaynor. who alleges that her husband
and Greene were taken away against their
consent and without giving them time to
see their counsel or take legal measures
to prevent their arrest. While the petit
tons were being prepared, special train
was ordered over the Canadian Pacific
and at $50 the chase began. On the
train are Messrs Cannon and Chauveau,
attorneys in the case. who are bearers
of the petition; High Constable Gale and
eight detectives.