The Savannah morning news., 1902-05-17
SAFE AT MONTREAL
,rENE AND GAYNOR MAY REMAIN
THERE SOME TIME.
BIG LEGAL BATTLE IN SIGHT.
orEBEC PEOPLE ARE HOT OVER
MANNER of ARREST.

pursuing Party From Quebec
ReacheI Montreal in Time for
praokfast-EffOrt VIII BE Made to
Have Prisoners Returned to Que
hoe on Hnbeas Comprehension
able Feeling Aroused Between The
T,vo Cities over the A6air-Presi-
don't md Cabinet Discussed the
Arrest Yesterday and ApDl"uded
Mr.. Erwin's Good Work.
Montreal, Que, May 16.-John F.
i cavnor and 3. D. Greene are guests
At the Windsor Hotel, each guarded by
/ . local detective, with a force of United
states secret service agents unofficial
" in reserve. They will not go back
N Quebec, much as they and their
friends desire it and in spite of the
writ of habeas corpus granted yester-
dav by Judge Andrews of Quebec di-
recting Chief Detective Carpenter to
return his prisoners to that city.
When the Spray arrived in Mon
treal this morning the party drove to
the Windsor. At Z o'clock they again
left the hotel, just as the pursuing
force from Quebec, which had come
I'D from Sorel on the Quebec boat
reached the hotel.
Chief Carpenter took his prisoners to
Judge Lafontaine's residence and an
impromptu court was convened in the
Judges library. Mr.. Carpenter hand
ed his prisoners over to the judge and
the latter, after remanding them for
examination on Monday, committed
them to the care of two detectives with
permission to reside at the Windsor.
In the meantime High Constable
Gale of Quebec. with the writ of ha-
beas corpus, was searching diligently
for Mr. Carpenter. At 10 o'clock he
found him in his office and served the
writ. Mr.. Carpenter was placed in d
dilemma. He was in possession of a
document calling upon him to produce
the bodies of Gaynor and Greene be-
fore Judge Andrews in Quebec to-day,
and he no longer had the prisoners in
his possession, having been relieved by
counsel and was informed that if he
attempted to return the prisoners to
quebec he would be liable to arrest for
contempt of the local court, whose
mandate he had received and executed.
So an answer setting forth the facts in
the matter was prepared and sent down
to Quebec, and with that it is expected
the Quebec people will have to remain
satisfied.
The jurisdiction of an eXtradition
commissioner extends over the entire
Dominion, and the arrests of Greene
and Gaynor were made by an officer
qualified to make arrests in any por-
tIon of the province; consequently
there is no doubt that they will hold.
To Be Big Legal Battle.
This evening Mrs. Gaynor arrived
from Quebec. She was accompanied by
Hon. Jules Tessier, counsel for the
prisoners, who had a consultation with
them at the Windsor. In addition,
Hon. S. o. Taillon and II.
G. St. Pierre have also
been retained, so that for
mldable array of counsel will
take part in what promises to be as
SPIRITED legal fight as Montreal has
witnessed since John C. Emo, the de-
iaultlng New York banker, successful
~ resisted extradition. 1t would not
De surprising if a fight between the
quebec and Montreal courts is made
a prefix to the main battle of the law
yers.
The Quebec force had the services of
TWO tug boats and a special train in
vain effort to head off the Spray
Yesterday, and the failure has made
al concerned exceedingly wrathy.
Quebec Lawyers Get Left.
Gaynor and Greene had engaged
me services of all the best lawyers in
quebec and the change of venue leaves
pllese gentlemen out in the cold. 1t
was stated this afternoon that the
IIoVlnclal governor had instructed
Judge Lafontaine to obey the writ of
n%oeas corpus, but the judge says that
an ne knows about the case is that
ne issued warrant and that the men
SSaHed Tor in that document were pro-
uuced before him. He had remanded
one prisoners until Monday morning
anu expected that they would be then
"sdIh produced before him.
Legal opinion in Montreal is that
naoeas corpus proceedings cannot be
ta.suIuted until Judge Lafontaine has
uecIued the case. Then if he commits
t Sem Tor extradition, proceedings of
'''"' nature will be in order.