The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-05-17
PRISONERS
IN MONTREAL
Greene and GaynOr in
Courts Custody.
LEGAL FIGHT EXPECTED
Formidable Array of Talent
Engaged by Fugitives.
Chief wilkis Believes the Outcome
Will Be the Return Of Gaynor
and Greene to Georgia
For Trial.

Montreal. May 16.-Messrs. Gaynor and
Greene are guests at the Windsor Hotel,
each guarded by local detective 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 desire 1t, and in spite of the
writ OF habeas corpus granted yesterday
by Judge Andrews of Quebec, directing
Chief Detective Carpenter to return his
prisoners to that city.
When tho Spray arrived in Montreal
this morning, the party drove to the
Windsor. At Z o'clock they again left the
hotel, just as the pursuing force from
Quebec, which had come up from sorel
on the Quebec boat. reached the hotel.
Chief Carpenter took his prisoners to
Judge LaFontaine's residence and hand
ed them over to the Judge. and the latter.
after remanding them for examination
Monday, committed them to the care of
two detectives with permission to reside
at the Windsor.
In the meantime Constable Gale Of Que
bee, with the writ of habeas corpus, was
searching diligently for Mr.. Carpenter.
At 10 o'clock he found him in his office
and served the writ.
Carpenter in Dilemma.
Mr.. Carpenter was placed In dilem-
ma. He was In possession of a document
calling upon him to produce the bodies
of Gaynor and Greene before Judge An
drews In Quebec today and he no longer
had the prisoners In his possession. hav-
Ing been relieved by Judge LaFontaine
He consulted his counsel and was in
formed that II he attempted to return
the prisoners to Quebec. he would be
liable to arrest for contempt of the To-
cal court whose mandate he had received
and acknowledged. So an answer set
ting forth the facts In the matter was
prepared and sent to Quebec and with
that 1t is expected the Quebec people will
have to remain satisfied.
The Jurisdiction of an extradition COM
missioner extends over the entire domin-
ion and the arrests of Greene and Gaynor
were made by an officer qualified to make
arrests in any portion of the province;
consequently there Is no doubt that they
will hold.
This evening Mrs. Gaynor arrived from
Quebec. She was accompanied by Hon.
Jules Tessier, counsel for the prisoners,
who had consultation with them at the
Windsor.
Big Legal Battle Expected.
In addition, Hon. C. o. Taillon and H.
c. st. Pierre have also been retained. so
that a formidable array of counsel will
take part in what promises TO be as
spirited a legal fight as Montreal has
witnessed since John c. Emo, the de-
faulting New York banker, successfully
resisted extradition. II would not be sur
prising II a fight between the Quebec and
Montreal courts Is made prefix to the
main battle of the lawyers. Gaynor and
Greene had engaged the services of all
the best lawyers in Quebec, and the
change of venue leaves these gentlemen
out in the cold.
1t was stated this afternoon that the
provincial government had instructed
Judge LaFontaine to obey the writ OF
habeas corpus, but the judge says that
all he knows about the case Is that he
issued warrant, and that the men call
ed for in that document were produced
before him. Legal opinion in Montreal is
that habeas corpus proceedings cannot
be instituted until Judge LaFontaine has
decided the case. Then. II he commits
them for extradition, proceedings of that
nature will be in order,