New-York tribune., 1902-05-16
A DESCENT ON QUEBEC.
AMERICAN OFFICERS BAG
GAYNOR AND GREENE.
HOT PURSUIT OF THE KIDNAPPED MEN
IN 4 TUG UP THE ST LAW
RENEE RIVER.
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Quebec May ia most audacious and pc
culiar arrest was made at IL o'clock to-day by
six American detectives. accompanied by Chief
Detective Carpenter and Donald McMaster. X.
G. of Montreal. The men arrested are Colonel
]. F. Gaynor and Captain w. D. Greene, of Sa-
vannah, Ga, accused of embezzlement i'm con-
junction with public harbor works Of the United
States. These two men came here as fugitves
from justice about two months ago and later
they were Joined by their wives. They were
boarding at the Chateau FEontenac and were
living high and fast, having full confidence in
their lawyers. Jules Tessier. ex-Speaker of the
Quebec Legislative Assembly, and Alexander
Taschereau. X. c.. a member of the legal firm
of the Mniste- Of Justice OF Canada and of the
Prime Minister of this province. who stood ready
TO fight any attempt OF the Washington authori-
ties to eXtradite their two clients
Obstacles were somewhat difficult for the
American detectives 70 overcome Consequently
the Americans applied in Montreal to have Gay
Cor and Greene brought there in order to stand
their trial for extradition. They associated
themselves with chief Detective Carpenter and
Mir. MCMaster. one of the shrewdest criminal
lawyers OF the provincial bar. and for the last
few weeks they have been planning scheme
TO capture the two American embezzlers I'm such
Quebec authorities
Mr.. McMaster chartered the tug SPRAY OF
Montreal. which is the fastest boat on the St
Lawrence. The American detectives arrived
separately and quietly i'm Quebec. and at II
o'clock this morning they succeeded in arrest
inc both Gaynor and Greene and hustled them
board their boat. which carried the party
up the river The local authorities hearing of
it. pursued them liz another boat. which had
IL.
gave up the chase A special train was then
sent out, with strong squad of policemen TO
Three Rivers. which stands halfway between
Quebec and Montreal in order to try and stop
the fuEitives High Constable Gale who was In
charge Of the local police. had writ of habeas
corpus against Chief Detective Carpenter for
Kidnapping the two American contractors The
Quebec police, assisted by the Three Rivers au-
thorites boarded the steamer Glacial at =
O'Clock this evening and stood in thc channel
to block the way oi the spray. The latter.
which is the smaller and more rapid boat made
a curve, ana phssec on without paying atten-
tion 10 the yelling board the Glacial
The Quebec party returned ashore to report
their fruitless experience by telephone To thair
superiors in Quebec. and then on ing to some
private information, they Immediately started
again on the Glacial in pursuit Of the Spray.
hoping to catch il at SorTel. a town situated
some forty miles above. where il is said Chief
Detective Carpenter viii stop for teIegraphic
orders. II nothing extraordinary happens Mr..
Carpenter, the American detectives and their
two interesting prisoners Will land in Montreal
at about o'clock tomorrow morning Other
wise there VIII be hot time in Sorrel between
the American officers and the Quebec party over
the question of giving up the two prisoners.
The arrest of Greene and GaVnor and the
manner in which 1t was accomplished caused
considerable excitement I'm this city where both
men have become we'll known.
When the Americans first arrived in
Quebec they were followed by two men aiso
from the United States. Who registered at rha
Chateau FrontenaC. Their movements led the
hotel employees To believe that they de-
tectives sent here to watch Greene and Gaynor
1t develops that one of these men is De
tective Burke, OF Florida.
At 1870 a well dressed man engaged a ca h
man by the hour and instructed him to wait
near the postoffce. Soon afterward Burke with
another cab arrived. Rurke and two other men
who came up walked toward the chateau From
tenac, which is near by. In the mean time Mr.
Greene, who had entered the postofice as was
his daily custom. came out of the main door
Two strangers had been waiting i'm store
nearby across the street and one of them plac-
ing his hand on Greene's shoulder, pulled a doc
ument from his pocket and asked him to enter
the first cab Greene was heard TO saw 'VVait
minute until | see friend Rut This vas
denied him, and the three detectives and Greene
entered the cab and were driven to the wharf
While the arrest of Greene was being accom-
pshed Burke and the other detectives went 10
the chateau Frontenac- Colonel Gaynor was
standing at the clerks desk when they entered
The three detectives walked up to Gaynor one
ia king hold or his right arm and the other his
left, while Burke produced legal paper Colo
mel Gaynor asked permission to get his over
coat, but this was denied him. and the four hur-
ried out to the cab and started for the wharf
at a rapid pace.
All these proceedings occupied about twenty
minutes. The hotel people informed Colonel
Gaynor's counsel of what had occurred Half
an hour after 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 Cap Rouge eight
miles from the city. The Spray was then almost
out of sight down the river.