The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-16
GREENE AND GAYNOR
INV EN- ROUTE TO MONTREAL ON
FORCED VOYAGE.
CAUGHT BY MARION ERWIN.
orEBEC AUTHORITIES PURSUE TO
RETAIkE THEM.


of work Done by the Secret Serv-
tee Men-PrisOners Are BEING Hur-
lied TO Montreal to Be Brought
before ExtraditiOn COurt-Que-
bec Is Not Favorable to Extradi-
lions of Americans and Is Trying
ia Construe the Capture as a Case
of neutrality-suspicious. Big Legal
Rattle Mt Montreal Before They
see Savannah.
ouebec. May 15.-Col. John F. Gay
,or and Capt. B. D. Greene, who for
faited their bail at Savannah early in
March and fled to Canada, were placed
under arrest by officers connected with
+be United States secret service and
chief Carpenter of the Montreal detec-
tive force to-day.
The arrests were made on warrants
isued in Montreal, Chief Wilkes men
assisting the Canadian officers to make
the arrests.
The men were hurried on board a
swift little tug which had been kept
IN waiting at the wharf. Ten minutes
after Greene and Gaynor were safely on
hoard. the boat 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 counsel.
When notified of her husbands ar
rest. Mrs. Gaynor at once consulted Mr.
Tachereau, her husbands attorney. A
tug was chartered and an attempt 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 board the pursuing tug that
It would be impossible to overtake the
detective boat, the Spray, one of the
swiftest tugs on the st. Lawrence, and
the pursuit was abandoned.
On returning to the city it was de-
cided to charter a special train and at
tempt to head off the Spray at some
Caused Sensation.
The arrest of Greene and Gaynor and
the manner in which it was accom-
plished caused considerable excitement
in the city, where both men have be-
come well known.
When the two Americans first ar
rived in Quebec they were followed by
Two men, also from the United States,
who registered at the Chateau Fronte-
nae Their movements led the hotel
employees to believe that they were de-
lectlVes sent here to watch Greene and
Gaynor' 1t now develops that one of
these men is Detective Burke of Flor
ida.
This morning Mr.. McAlaster, a prom
lhent lawyer of Montreal, who, it is
rumored, is engaged by the prosecu-
uon' arrived here by boat from Mon
ueaL On the same boat with him
We're six detectives, including Chief
carpenter of Montreal. They were met
al the wharf here on their arrival by
Detective Burke.
At W. O'Clock a we'll dressed man
engaged a cabman by the hour and in
sfucted him to wait near the postof-
AA oAtCWd Tu Burke with an
o'her cab arrived. Burke and two 9TH
q men who came up walked toward
He chateau Frontenac, which is near
by.
now the Arrests Were Made.
IN the meantime, Capt. B. D. Greene,
VINO mad entered the postoffice. as was
ms dally custom, came out of the
nam door. Two strangers, who had
DeeH IN waiting in a store near by,
e,ossed the street and one of them,
p'aC'hg MS hand on Greene's shoulder,
puieu document from his pocket
c''1 asked him to enter the first cab.
0ieehe was heard to say:
wait a minute until 1 see a friend. >
out this was denied him. and the three
sctiVe and Greene entered the cab
''u were driven to the wharf.
'"4le the arrest of Greene was being
oo"' pushed, Burke and the other de-
'iNes went to the Chateau Fronte-
Col Gaynor was standing at the
resk when they entered. The
detectives walked up to Gaynor,
taxing hold of his right arm and
'7 otner his left, while Burke pro-
LEO legal paper. Col. Gaynor asked
r''"'lSsion to get his overcoat. but he
a' not permitted to do so, and the
ou' hurried out to the cab and started
~, 'ne wharf at rapid pace.
''ese proceedings occupied about
euty minutes. The hotel people no.
,'ned Col. Gaynor's counsel of what
,14 occurred. The Attorney Generals
sspaftment and Judge Chauveau were
i ,io'ined' and they in turn asked the po-
70 investigate the matter.
r"' GaynOr Makes Pursuit.
nan an hour after the departure of
=, spray, another tug was engaged by
M m Gaynor. She went on board with
g 'ee''Fe Walsh. The pursuit of the
eias was given up at Cape Rouge.
sNt miles from the city The Spray
liver % '-s ~ uo"' ''ie
>, pom the return Of Mrs. Gaynor to
wy the lawyers in the case had
consultation with her. and i'm
as''ately two petitions for habeas cor
O. ordering the return of Gaynor and
tro e 70 this city. were prepared. and
iuers were signed TO that effect