The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-05-17
RUSHED OUT OF The CITY
a Swift Tug Bears the Detectives and
Their Prisoners Down the
River.
WRlTS OF HABEAS COWUi ARE ISSUED
Armed With These Officers lf Quebec Give
Chase by Rail and River But tie Un-
dertaking is Hopeless The
Arrest Long Planned,
Arrest Long Planned.
(By the Associated Press.)


(By the Associated Pre3s.)
Quebec, May 15.-Colonel Jonn +. Gay
nor AMI Captain B. D. Greene, who for
fcited their bail at Savannah early in
March and fed to Canada, were placed
under arrest by officers connected with
the United States Secret Service and
Chief Carpenter, Of the Montreal detec-
tive force, today.
The arrests were made on warrants is
sued in Montreal, Chief Wilkes men as
sistng The Canadian officers to make the
arrests.
The men were hurried on board a swift
little tug, which had been kept in wait
ing at the wharf. Ten minutes after
Greene and Gaynor were safely on board,
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 arrest,
Mrs. Gaynor at once consulted Mr.
TachCreau, her husbands attorney. a
; tug was chartered and an attempt was
made to overtake the boat on which Gay
nor and Greene were being carried away.
After a short chase it was seen by
those Oh board the pursuing tug that it
V ould BE- impossible 10 overt2ke the de-
tcctives' boat, the Spray, one of the
swftest tugs on the st. Lawrence, and
the pursuit was abandoned.
On returning to the city it Yves de-
cided to charter a special train md at
tempt to head off the Spray at some
Point between this city and Montreal
The arrest OF Greene and Gaynor and
the manner in winch ii was accomplished
caused consid cradle excitement in the
city, where both mon have become we'll
known.
When he two Americans first arrived
il Quebec they were followed by two
men, also from the United States, who
registered at the Chateau FTontenac.
Their movements led the hotel employees
to believe that they were detectives sent
here to watch Greene and Gaynor. 1t now
develops that one of these men is De-
teotive BurllC. of Florida.
This morning Mr.. McAlaster, a DrOmi-
ncnt lawyer Of Montreal, who, it is u
mOred, is engaged by the prosecution, az
rived here by boat from Montreal. On the
same boat with him We're six detectives.
including Chief Carpenter, of Montreal.
They were met at the wharf here on their
arrival by Detective Burke.
At 1890 a well-dressed man engaged
IL cabman by the hour and instructed him
TO wait near the postoffice Soon after
ward Burke with another cab arrived.
Burke and two other men who came up
walked toward the Chateau Frontenac
which is nearby. IN the meantime Mr..
Greene, who had entered the postoffce
as was his daily custom, came out of
the main door. Two strangers who fad
been in waiting in a store nearby crossed
the street, and one of them placing his
hand on Greene's shoulder, pulled a docu
ment from his pocket and asked linn to
enter the first cab. Greene was heard to
say:
"Wait minute until l see friend.
but this was denied him, and the three
detectives and Greene entered the cab
and were driven to the wharf.
While the arrest of Greene was being
accomplished, Burke and the other de-
tectives went TO the Chateau Frontenac.
Colonel Gaynor was standing at the
clerks desk when they entered. The
three detectives walked up to GaynOr,
one taking hold of his right arm and the
other his left, while Burke produced a
legal paper. Colonel Gaynor asked per-
mission to get his overcoat, but he was
not permitted to do SO. and the four
hurried out to the cab and started for
the wharf at a rapid pace.
These proceedings occupied about
twenty minutes. The hotel people noti-
fed Colonel Gaynor's counsel of what
had occurred The attorney generals
department and Judge Chauveau were
notified and they in turn asked the po-
lice to investigate the matter.
Half an hour otter the departure of
the Spray, another tug was engaged by
Mrs. Gaynor. She went on board with
Detective Walsh. The pursuit of the
Spray was given UP at Cape Rogue,
eight miles from the city. The Spray
was then almost out of sight down the
river.
Upon the return of Mrs. Gaynor to the
city the lawyers in the case had a short
consultation with her and Immediately
two petitions for habeas corpus, order
ing the return OF Gaynor and Greene
to this city, were prepared and two or
ders were signed to that effect by Judge
Andrews in the Superior court. In the
meantime four members of the provin-
cial police left by the lis Canadian Pa
cific Railroad train for Three Rivers
with orders to secure a tug there and
try to intercept the Spray. The latter
town is ninety miles from Quebec and
just half way between here and Mon
treal.
The petitions We're sworn to by Mrs.