The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-05-31
WILLING To RETURN
so LAWYER ROSE SAYS OF GREENE
AND GAYNOR.
BUT THEY FEAR JUDGE SPEER.
READY TO GO TO TRIAL BEFORE
ANY OTHER JUDGE.

The Attorney General Has Been Iu-
formed TO This Eject. said Mr..
Rose to the Morning News COrre-
spondent-Saw His Clients in Cam
ada Last Week-CanadianA uthOri-
ties Will Not Give Them Up on EN-
bezzlement Charge, He Says.
Washington, May 3O.-Messrs. Greene
and Gaynor, the American fugitives
now in prison in Quebec. Canada, of
their own choice to avoid extradition
to answer the charge of embezzlement
in connection with the case of Capt. o.
M. Carter and the frauds in the Sa-
vannah harbor contracts, have notified
the Attorney General that they are
willing to return to the United States
and stand trial before any jude of a
United States court, excepting Judge
Emory Speer of Georgia. This aston
ishing statement was made here to-
night by Abram ]. Rose, one of the
leading counsel in the case of Capt.
Carter, and afterwards prominent as
one of the defenders of Messrs. Greene
and Gaynor. Mr. Rose arrived here
tonight to look after some legal bus
mess in one of the departments.
Mr.. Rose went on to say that he was
in Canada last week and saw Messrs.
Greene and Gaynor, and they are will
ing to stand trial in this country be-
fore any other court than Judge
Speer's. They claim that they cannot
get justice from him, as his prejudice
against them is too strong to be over
come by any evidence that may be pre-
scented in their behalf.
Rose Charges Prejudice.
Mr.. Rose stated further that Judge
Speer had been heard to make remarks
in the corridor of the De Soto Hotel,
at Savannah, which disqualify him
from sitting in judgment in this case.
Mr.. Rose did not say that he heard
Judge Speer make those remarks, but
he said that witnesses could be pro-
duced to prove them.
These startling statement from the
counsel of Messrs. Greene and Gay
nor were made without any reserYa-
ton, and with no restrictions. Mr..
Rose was commenting upon the Greene
and Gaynor case to your correspond
49, 2 zz4
ent in an informal way He was say
ing that the Canadians were greatly
incensed at the United States authori-
ties action in trying to apprehend
Messrs. Greene and Gaynor by meth
DDS not in keeping with the Canadian
laws. He denied that there has been
any understanding of any cooperation
between the United States authorities
and the Canadian authorities to bring
about the extradition of Messrs. Greene
and Gaynor.
Crime Is Not EmbezzIement.
He added further than the Canadian
authorities refuse to extradite. Messrs.
Greene and Gaynor on the charge of
"embezzlement" when the original in
dictment charged them with "con-
spiracy." All the courts which passed
upon the case from the Supreme Court
of the state of New York to the Su-
preme Court of the United States. had
decided that the indictment was for
conspiracy" How the Attorney Cen
eral suddenly changed the charge to
one of ENLIGHTENMENT, thus overruling
all of the courts, Mr.. Rose said he
was at loss to understand. The gov
eminent might as well have charged
them with rape or any other crime in
the decalogue.
II was w fllle VIII INOoC was PhONCoS
ing that the innocence of Messrs.
Greene and Gaynor could be establish
ed before any fair tribunal, that the
question was asked him:
why do they not return to the
United States and stand trial?''
"They have informed the attorney
general that they are willing to return
and be tried by any other judge in the
United States, excepting Judge Speer."
49, g.. 44.@w1
veyed to the attorney general Mr.. Rose
did not state The inference is that it
was made through the legal advisers of
Messrs Greene and GaYnor.