Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-16
SEIZED THE BOODLERS
Officers Hurried Gaynor and
Greene From Quebec To-
ward Montreal
UNITED STATES BEHIND IT.
oHcIals Desired to Get Them Away
From Local influence at the Former
City - Hope to Extradite Them
From MontreaI-oficers pursued.

Quebec, May 16.--Colonel John F.
Gaynor and Captain w. d. Greene,
who forfeited their bail at Savannah
early in March and fed to Canada,
were placed under arrest by officers
connected with the United States Sc
cret service and Chief Carpenter, of
the Montreal detective force, yester-
day.
The arrests were made on warrants
issued 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 min
utes after Greene and Gaynor were
safely on board and the boat steamed
out into the river and started toward
Montreal. The officers moved SO
quickly that neither of the prisoners
were given an opportunity to consult
counsel.
When notified of her husbands ar
rest, Mrs. Gaynor at once consulted
Mr.. Tachereau, her husbands attor-
ney. A tug was chartered and an at
tempt was made to overtake the boat
ON which Gaynor and Greene were
being carried away.
Impossible to overtake Fueitives.
After a short chase 1t was seen by
those on board the pursuing tug that
it would be impossible to oyertake
the detectives boat, the Spray, one
of the swiftest tugs on the ST. Law
renee, and pursuit was abandoned.
On returning to the city it was de-
eided to charter a special train and
attempt to head off the Spray at some
point between this city and Montreal
The tug Spray, with Chief Carpen-
ter, his aides and Colonel Gaynor and
Captain Greene, prisoners, passed
Three Rivers at 7:15 o'clock last
evening under full head of steam.
Two Quebec policemen and two de-
tectives. who arrived there by spe-
cial train yesterday afternoon, went
to the wharf and remained there in
waiting for the Spray.
They held the ferryboat Glacial in
readiness to go out into midstream
when the Spray hove in sight. Sud,
denly the looked-for tug appeared and
the ferryboat hurried out into mid
stream, but the fleet little tug was
ploughing through the waves at a
rapid speed, ana before the ferry
reached the middle of the river the
Spray was a hundred yards in the
lead and gaining rapidly. The chase
was kept up for two miles, but it was
a hopeless race, and the ferry and
officers returned to the city At s
O'Clock the officers again boarded the
ferry boat and started for Sorel. hop
ing to overtake the Spray at that
point. There was not a remote prob
ability that they will be able to do
this.
United States Back of 1t.
Washington, May 16.-The arrest
of Messrs. Gaynor and Greene was
the result of carefully prepared and
well matured plan devised by the gov
eminent officials, acting under in.
structions of the department of jus
tice Of the United States. Its incep-
ton dates back to the time Gaynor
and Greene left the United States
and took UP their residence in Que
bee. The officials here then imme-
diately began consideration of the
question of the best method to have
them extradited and brought back to
Savannah, Ca, for trial The extra
dition treaty between Great Britain
and the United States was carefully
studied and the conclusion reached
that there existed good grounds for
the extradition of the men. To Mr..
Marion Erwin, who has figured prom
inently in the conduct of the asses at
Savannah, was assigned the duty of
proceeding to Canada and assisting
the government in the attempt to Sc
sure the return of the two men to the
United States. Considerable delay
was oceasiened by the fact that GER
tain records pertaining to the case
had to be forwarded to Canada
Grounds For Extradition Exist.
The officials here satisfied them
lelves, after thorough investigation,
that Messrs Gaynor and Greene felt
reasonably secure from extradition
while in Quebec because of local con-
ditions existing there. They feared
that if the men were arrested in
Quebec resort would be had immedi-
ately to habeas corpus proceedings
and they would be released. For this
reason and in accord with Mr.. Err
wins views on the matter, the de-
termination was reached to have war.
rants sworn out in Montreal and
served on Messra. Gaynor and Greene
In Quebec, thus bringing the question
Of holding them for extradition before