The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-10
THE SAVANNAH FUGITIVES
ExlradiliOn of GaynOr and Greene a
Matter of Diplomacy.
POWERFUL INFLUENCES ARE INVOLVED
Their Lawyers Are Closely Connected
Through Family and Professional
Ties with Canadian Officials.


Washington, July o.--The extradition case
OF Messrs. Benjamin u. Greene and Johu
+. Gaynor. whose removal from Canada TO
the State OF Georgia for trial on charges
OF misrepresentation and enbeZzlement OF
over 100000 In connection with river
and harbor improvements at Savannah, Ga,
has been sought for some time In the
United States and will take on diplomatic
phase in few days, when Secretary Hay
communicates TO the British government
the opinion Of the officials Of our depart.
ment OF justice that the Canadian authori-
ties are pursuing nn extraordinary and I'M
warranted course In the case The delays
and cmb0rrassments In the extraditlon pio-
ceedlngs resulted in Mr. Marion Erw =,
special assistant to the attorney general,
who has been IN active charge Of the OK
tradition proceedings for the l'uited states,
transmitting to the attorney gepctll OF
Montreal, July Z, special report Oh the
ease In which he calls attention TO :hc fnrt
that the legal representatives. Of M'sSts.
Greene and Gnyuor are closely 'ornccted
the Canadian officials to whom this gov
eminent must look for extradltiun II the
men whose custody 1t seeks.
THE JATLER's sUBsERvIENCY.
The report says: Without notice TO the
commissioner or to the attorneys represent
ing the United States In the proceedings,
the Montreal iniler, who holds his appoint
mcnt under tho provincial authorities With
IN few minutes after service OF tie papers
npou him. conveyed the prisoners 10y spt clai
train back 60 quebec,
In view OF the fact That there we're
other judges at Montreal exercising haeeas
corpus powers, and In such cases the Can
adam laws give judge in the district Of
quebec no authority to bring prisoner
from Montreal on habeas corpus Inquiry. II
is not believed that the jaller at Montreal
would have adopted extraordinary Il
course without Notice to the parties IN IN
trrcst. except under high official pressure.
THE attorneys at that time appearing
in the proceedings for the fugiuves ana
moving to have hat done, embraced among
others: The firm of Fitzpatrick. Parent,
1adhcrcau. Roy & Cannon, 81 vhich Grm
Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick. minister Of JUS
tice for tho Dominion 81 Canada. * Il
member, Of which firm Hon. S. y Parent
prime minister for the province Of Quehe1.
Il member; Of which firm Mr.. Cannon,
son Of Deputy Attorney General Cannon
Of the province " Quebec. is a member
( Mr.. Honore Gervnis law partner Of Hon
Archammu.J' attorney general for the
son OF the extradltion commissioner Of
/ Quebec
COUNSEL'S DUAL RELATIONSHIPS
i"e Iep'i' 'ou.I"uPS' J" 'uv u''uutlh'
/ the counsel FOR the prisoners who IN eng
/ land or In the United states would he de
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/ ain in these proceedinps onG its ri@ht fo
employ Canadian counsel to represent It IN
'no courts As WI be seen M justice
hive been renewed Ier9re Air.. Jnstice IN
ron aud It Is uncertain what position he
MlH Iahe' ] attach rhpplngs from TWO Of
rwo,,.t ro,r,,i@ 49, ',, ,po AL IND
scnttd In the ofnctal Relationships of The
prisoners counsel indicating thar the pub
We conscience OF , lnaua Is MOI aSircp'
A.i'Hli"H ~ Hr''ltn 70 VIC iH't tlHt
su'Nlo INC VNeo'C .buthotlVeS Aholty IEuo
/ =" let JuuE' IN I'htHluc, tuc tNtrHHt' on
{ comm!ssioner proceed win inc case ann
SHOULD ne nnauF commit them 30 inc lalier
Tor eNtrAhll"n under inc 'aundlNn Jaw,
me prisoners muS. stay there htteen DAYS
, ana mar uuflhg tuls tlmc theN nave the
| riEht 10 appIN Tor WUts OF huoens corpus
and " Is turthcTmorc In the power OF the
minister or justice TO refuse to surrender
| the prisoners and TO discharge them from
! custody.
In conclusion he says at viii thus hc
seen that before We can finally take the
| submit the regularity ~ all proceedings I'm
some important features TO 4 high official
OF the Dominion government, whose Arm
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