The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-05-16
KIDNAPPING OF GAYNOR
Was 4 legal PROCESS
Warrant Was Issued by Ex-
tradition Commissioner.
EXCITING CHASE DESCRIBED
Quebec Officers Made Vain Efforts to Stop
Flying Tug Bearing Prisoners to Mon
tTeaI-United States Secret Service
Operatives On Guard

MONTREAL May 16--CoIoneI Gaynor
and Captain Greene, il custody of Chief
Carpenter and Detectives O'Keefe. Sloan
and Mclaughlin, stepped from the tug
Spray at $40 this morning The party
was net on the wharf by Mr. F. 3. McNa-
nee, friend Of Gaynor, and a number of
reporters, and Immediately drove to the
chiefs headquarters.
When their names had been placed on
the police sheet the two prisoners were
taken to the Windsor Hotel. where they
are under the surveillance Of the detec-
tivcs-
Chief Carpenter said this morning that
he did not know the tug Spray was being
followed by the Hackett or any other boat
Our sole purpose was to bring the men
to Montreal" Chief Carpenter said, and
they are here
Quebec Detectives Alert
The Quebec detectives are also here, but
they did not come OF the Haekett- That
steamer was turned back to Quebec yes
terday after q few miles had been COW
/ cred, and the officials took the Canadian
Pacific train for Three Rivers. where they
caught the RicneIeau and Ontario Line
steamer for Montreal. arriving here about
6 O'Clock The tug Ethel, which left
Montreal early in the night with the pro
vinCiaI secret service officers on board,
came up with the Spray near Sorel about
midnight She hailed the Spray, but the
latter refused TO stop and continued on
her way.
The secret service men went about and
started il after the Spray, but the chase
proved fruitess. One Of the officers on
beard said on his arrival:
The race was cne OF the hottest things
/ have seen IN years. It recalls the days
Of the old packets on the Mississippi
Waited for Tug.
A dfspatch from Three Rivers tells
vhat happened there The special train
with the detect5zes and lawyers arrived,
and SO did the provincial policemen They
took possession Of the ferry Glacial and
laid in wait for the Spray. 4 full head
Of steam was raised, arms were prepared,
and all was rcaEy for great naval bat
tie About Gas O'Clock the Spray hove
into sight anC Immediately the Glacial set
out for the flying tug She came plowing
through the waves and casting fine
sheet Of water On either side.
The Glacial made for midstream, but
she was slow and the Spray was fast
Orders to stop fell on unheeding ears and
the tug went by the ferryboat IN easy
stvle. Before the Glacial was in mid
stream the Spray had q hundred yards TO
the good il was a stern chase with no
result.
Then further action was decided upon.
4 telegram was sent 10 SOTel 70. send
constables across the country block TO
Richeleau Canal and thus prevent the
Spray from entering the canal and OBJ
tanning ingress 10 the United States
waters
This was lost labor. as there was 30
such intention on the part Of those on
the Spray. Montreal was their destina-
tion and they we're bound TO get there IN
the quickest possible manner
The warrant which was issued in Mon
treal. holds good throughout Canada and
its service by a legal Salcer in a legal
manner renders it effective against any
action which can be taken by friends Of
Gaynor and Greene
The Prisoners Auaigned-
Chief Detective Carpenter is now in hid
ing so as to prevent the service by the
Quebec detectives of the haheas corpus
warrants before the prisoners are ar
raigned-
Gaynor and Greene were taken out for
an hours walk under charge Of Detec-
tfves Burke and Bennett, Of the United
States Secret Service and couple OF 10
cal men. and afterward they had break
fast
Gaynor and Greene were aTTaigned be
fore Extradition Commissioner Lafon-
tame. who issued warrants fOr their ar
rest at 10 O'Clock this morning and we're
remanded for hearing until Monday
The whole scheme of arrest has been
carried out in a perfectly legal manner.
II. however, appears that there viii be a
big fight between the lawyers OF the Non
treaI and Quebec districts because II
sucb cases as these there are fat legal
fees TO be picked up
There IS no international aspect 10 inc
| case other than that OF the formal extra
dition proceedings