The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-21
A DIME.NoVEI STORY IN REAL rTfT'

The report of the recent dramatic arrest Of Colonel
Gaynor and Captain Greene in Quebec reads like an
excerpt from dime novel
They were kidnapped by party of American and
Month cal detectives in the sensational manner
with very exciting accomplishments to the capture
The story at first seemed invention of yellow jour
nalsm but it has been confirmed from reliable sources
Colonel John F. Gaynor and Captain Benjamin D.
Greene were implicated in the celebrated Oberln NJ
Carter embezzlement from the government at Savan-
nah Ga, and were released heavy bonds. Early
last March they fed to Canada and forfeited their bail
In Canada they located at Quebec. 1t is thought
that their bondsmen employed the detectives to cap
ture them, although accounts give the entire
credit the United States district attorney Savan
nal.
1t was believed that Colonel Gaynor and Captain
Greene had sufficient influence at Quebec to success
fully resist extradition and that would be advisable
to hold the extradtion proceedings in Montreal. They
had retained all the principal lawyers in Quebec and
had, it is said brought political influences to bear on
the courts there Chief Detective Carpenter of Mon
treat with the American detectives and his assistants,
kidnapped Captain Greene at the postoffce at Quebec
and Colonel Gayuor at his hotel. the Chateau From
tenac in that city and hurried the prisoners down to
the wharf and aboard the tugboat Spray, of the
fastest boats the ST. Lawrence in which they
steamed off up the river to Montreal at fun speed
Mrs. Gaynor and the prisoners friends gave chase
in another tug, but the Spray too swift Then
they chartered special train and it to Three
.ycrs point midway between the two cities, where
hay tried to intercept the Spray with the ferry boat
Glacial. but the Spray was a hundred yards ahead up
the river before the numbering ferry got in midstream
The prisoners safely lodged in Jail in Montreal
ana it looks If the Montreal authorities would hold
to them and that eXtradition proceedings would
held there and not in Quebec, as Judge La Fontaine
has ramanded them for trial However, a big legal
battle is the prisoners have able and Jealous
counsel.
The circumstances of the capture, however were,
| as has been related, extremely sensational When
Colonel Gaynor and Captain Greene first arrived in
Quebec where they have been some time they were
Swallowed. Then, the fatal day, Mr. McAister a
Montreal lawyer, arrives and with him six detectives.
including Chief Detective Carpenter. They are met
at the wharf by Detective Burke of the shadowers
cabman is engaged by the hour and told to wait near
the postofice. Another cab is engaged and stationed
near the Chateau Fronenac. Then Captain Greene is
caught at the postoice and hustled cab No l. and
Colonel Gaynor is caught at the Chateau Frontenac
and hustled into cab No ,. Both cabs drive furousy
to the wharf where the Spray lies waiting steam up.
AN aboard and the Spray is of to Montreal Chase
is given in another tugboat in vain At Three Rivers
the rescue party which has arrived there by special
train awaits them, and tries to intercept them with
the clumsy ferry boat but in vain The Spray is too
swift and the prisoners safely landed in Montreal
jail
Does not the story read like one of the Sherlock
Holmes stories or of the exploits of Nick Car
ter or odd seuth?"