The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-05-21

Trade Conditions - Story of the
Roddam's Escape - Young Kings
Coronation-Mont Pelee Still Active.
Large Tannery Burned.
Colonel John p. Gaynor and Cap.
tain w. d. Greene, harbor contractors,
who forfeited their bail at Savannah
early in March and fled to Canada,
were arrested at Quebec by officers
connected with the United States Sc.
cret service and Chief Carpenter of the
Montreal detective force. The men
were hurried on board a swift little
tug which had been kept in waiting
at the wharf and 10 minutes after
Greene and Gaynor were safely on
board the beat steamed out into the
river and started toward Montreal.
The officers moved so quickly that
neither Of the prisoners was given an
opportunity to consult with counsel.
When notified of her husbands ar
rest Mrs. Gaynor at once consulted
Mr.. Tachereau, her husbands at
torney. A tug was chartered and an
atteL.pt was made to overtake the
boat On which Gaynor and Greene
were being carried away. After a
short chase it was seen by those on
beard the pursuing tug that it would
be impossible to overtake the detec-
tive's boat, which was the Spray,
one of the swiltest tugs on the St.
Lawrence, and the pursuit was aban-
doned.
On retnrng to this city it was de-
cided to charter a special train and
attempt to head off the Spray at some
point between this city and Montreal.
The tug Spray, with Chief Carpen-
ter, Canadian police, his aides and
Colonel Gayror and Captain Greene,
prisoners, passed Three Rivers under
a full head of steam. Two Quebec po-
licemen and two detectives who ar
rived there by special train went to
the wharf and remained there in wait
ing for the Spray.
They held the ferry boat Glacial In
readiness to go out into midstream
when the Spray hove in sight Sud.
denly the looked-for tug appeared and
the ferry hurried out into midstream
but the fleet little tug was ploughing
through the waves at a rapid speed and
before the ferry reached the middle of
the river the Spray was a 100 yards
in the lead and gaining rapidly. The
chase was kept up for two miles, but
1t was a hopeless race and the ferry
and officers returned to the city. At
s O'Clock the officers again boarded
the ferry boat and started for Sorel,
hoping to overtake the Spray at that
point but they were not able to do
so.
Messrs. Gaynor and Greene are
guests at the Windsor hotel in Mont.
real, each guarded by a local de-
tective, with a force of United States
secret service agents unofficially in
reserve.
They will not go back to Quebec,
much as they and their friends de-
sire it. and in spite of the writ Of
habeas corpus granted by Judge An
drews Of Quebec directing Chief De-
tective Carpenter to return his pris-
oners to that city.
1t was stated that the provincial
governor had instructed Judge La
fontaine TO obey the writ of habeas
corpus, but the judge says thai all
he knows about the case is that he is
sued a warrant and that the men
called for in that document were pro-
duced before him. He had remanded
the prisoners until Monday morning
and expected that they would be then
produced before him
Legal opinion in Montreal is that
habeas corpus proceedings cannot be in
stituted until Judge Lafontaine has de.
cided the case laid before him. Then
If he commits them for extradition
proceedings Of that nature will be in
order
Captain Freeman's Sufferings.
The Merton line steamer Etona,
Captain Cantell, has arrived at New
York from the River Plata, via St.
Lucia, where she called for bunker
coal on May 10.
AT st. Lucia on May H. said
captain Cantell, Il went on board of
the British steamer Roddam, which