The Savannah morning news., 1902-08-15
WILL KEEP UP FIGHT
TO BE NO LETUP IN THE WAR AT
QUEBEC.
NEW EFFORTS WILL BE MADE.
GREENE AND GAYNOR LIKELY TO
BE RE-ARRESTED.

Mr.. Erwin Now Blamed for His In
terview, in Which lie Severely
Criticised the Canadian Judiciary.
baltimore sun Charges Him With
Practically Abandoning the Case
and Says John Bull Was Naturally
Not Pleased-Mr. Erwin Upheld by
Attorney General Knox, However.
Error ia Wording of Original In
dictment Relied Upon by Erie ends
of Greene and Gaynor.
Washington, d. c., Aug. 14.-In the
absence of Attorney General Knox and
Solicitor General Richards, officials at
the Department of Justice are reticient
as to the future proceedings in the
Greene Gaynor case. Acting Attorney
General Beck is in Geographic commu-
nication with the Attorney General and
the solicitor general, and he denies
that yesterdays decision means the
end of further effort on the part of the
government to extradite Capt. Car
ter's alleged associates. Mr.. Beck
says the government will continue it's
work undismayed.
At the instance of Attorney General
Knox instructions have been sent to
the departments representatives at
Quebec to keep up their fight. 1t is
contended that yesterdays decision
does not interfere with the eXtradition
proceedings requested of England
through the State Department by the
Department of Justice. Judge Caron's
decision is claimed to be based on a
technicality, and there is nothing to
prevent the re-arrest Of Greene and
Gaynor, upon amended information to
conform to the ruling of Judge Caron.
Marion Erwin Criticised.
In unofficial circles an attempt is
being madetto place the blame on DIS
trict Attorney Marion Erwin for Judge
Caron's adverse decision. 1t Is sara
that he made a mistake in giving out
his recent statement severely critics.
ing judicial authorities in Canada. IL
is now suggested that he might have
given out the information anonymously
without giving an official stamp TO
the complaint he desired to make. the
Baltimore Sun joins in the backrhand-
ed censure of Mr.. Erwin by saying,
editorially:
1.-THE American lawyer, Mr.. Marion
Erwin, who conducted the extardition
proceedings against the fugitives or
behalf OF the government, practically
abandoned the case a few weeks age
and published a statement in when
he reflected severely upon the admin
istration of justice in Canada. Inen
our State Department interviewed ana
sent a polite note to London request
ing the British government TO take
such action as would bring about the
extradition of the fugltlves' ne
charges made by Mr.. Erwin in his at
tack on Canadian methods of admin
istration of Justice were not of a. char
acter to please John Bull and induce
him to exert his influence with Canaaa
in behalf of extradition. Mr.. Erwin
was not as tactfuI as he might have
been in descrediting the judicial sys-
tenn OF our northern neighbors.
Knox stands by Erwin.
The efforts of Mr.. Erwin received
the hearty approval of Attorney Gen
eraI Knox and his associates, and they
do not share in the unjust and unwar-
ranted criticisms passed upon MN De
cause of the adverse decision of yes
terday. The friends of Greene ana
Gaynor declare that the government
now realizes that it has Numbered in
due wording of the original indict-
ment, and the fugitives are now in a
position to stave off extradition in
definitely. They say that when At
torney Rose was in Washington sew
eraI months ago and announced the
Willingness of Greene and Gaynor to
return to the United States and stand
trial before any judge but Judge En-
DRY Speer, he pointed out the defect in
the indictment and named the points
upon which an adverse decision would
surely be rendered. At the same time
Attorney General Knox, in comment
ing upon the extreme caution neces-
sary in conducting the prosecution,
admitted that Greene and Gaynor had
remarkable resources ait their COM
mand.