The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-05-16

III ASHINGTON, May 15.-The arrest
wv Of AIessrs. Gaynor and Greene
was the result Of a carefully
prepared and well matured plan de-
vised by the government officials. act
ing under Instructions from the depart
ment Of justice Of the United states.
Its inception dates back TO the time
: Gaynor and Greene left the United
States and took up their residence in
1 Quebec.
! The officials here then began consid-
/ GRAFTON Of the best means to have them
eXtradited and brought back to Savan-
i nah, Ga, for trial. The extradftion
! treaty between Great Britain and the
( United States was carefully studied and
/ the conclusion reached that there ex-
! listed good grounds for the extradition
Of the men.
Mr.. Erwin, who has figured prom
/ inently In the case at Savannah. was
assigned the duty Of proceeding to Can
ada and assisting the government in
the task Of bringing the two fugitives
/ back to the United States. The two
fugitives satisfied themselves after a
I thorough investigation that they were
reasonably secure from extraditiOn
while in Quebec. because Of local con-
ditiOns existing there.
Gave Them No Chance.
MF. Erwin feared that if the men
were arrested in Quebec, resort would
be had Immediately TO habeas corpus
proceedings and they would be re-
leased.
For this reason, and in accord with
Mr.. Erwin's views in the matter, The
determination was reached 10 have the
warrants sworn out in Montreal and
served on Gaynor and Greene in Que
bee, thus bringing the question of
holding them for eXtraditiOn before the
Montreal authorities. Just by whom
the warrants were served is not known
here, but it is supposed this was done
either BY a Canadian officer or by the
United States secret service officers
deputized for that purpose.
The arrangement made by Mr.. Erwin
contemplated the chartering Of a boat
: to take Gaynor and Greene from Que
t bee to Montreal, after they had been
arrested in the former place
A dispatch came to the department
D OF justice late this afternoon which re-
ported that the scheme for securing the
: men on board the boat had been sue
cessfuIly carried out
0 Think They Have Won.
The officers are highly pleased with
! the manner in which Mr.. Erwin has
: performed the delicate duties assigned
! TO him, and say the methods devised
: for apprehending the men are entirely
. legal
: The expectation here is that when ar
. raigned by the Montreal authorities
+ Messrs. GaynOr and Greene will en-
& deavOr to secure their release by ha-
beas oOrp1s proceedings. ANY action
- on that line will be vigorously resisted
e by Mr.. Erwin, who has employed a
h well known firm Of attorneys OF Mon
treal to assist him in whatever pro-
* ceedings are had
; The confident belief Of the official.
= here is that this government viii bg
II able TO secure the eXtraditiOn Of tbs
e two men, in which case they win bl
le taken to Savannah for trial. A careful
le perusal of the extradition treaty, thel
a say, demonstrates that it's provisions
d are broad enough to cover the ofense
he charged against them in the indict
ne ment. It is not known just what thi
L warrant Of arrest charges. The case &
quite complicated, but an earnest eff
fort viii be made to compel the me-
to stand trial in Georgia.
O. Montreal. May 15.-The pursuit Of tn
AZ tug Spray by the Quebec authorities
Is probably due to a misunderstanding Q
re the situation, owing to the quick ar
O. rest there the provincial police a
Quebec evidently thinking Gaynar an
OF Greene were kidnapped by American Of
ca fcers. Mr. BEo1Iaster. counsel for tt
70 United States government who planne
% and directed the arrest, returned Iro1
- Quebec this evening.
Sy ''The arrest was made In legs
ne wav." he stated to the Associate
-~.--anv1ng1Hnr7f AflrTrnnr
Greene are wanted here to answer to
charge laid before an eKtraditiOn con
y missioner. The people in Quebec WI
- are raising so much fuss, must under
M stand the whole thing. There has bee
act no KIDNAPPING"
- - The Spray passed SoreI az HAS. 81
~ is due here about $3.50 a. m.
~ Montreal. May 15.-Marion Erwi
81 district attorney for the southern dt
snt trict Of Georgia. swere out warran
before Judge Desnoy, calling for Il
m, arrest Of John +. Caynor-aQd CAPITA.
are Greene.
IN The extradition Of wealthy Amer
,at cans in Quebec has IN the past been a
zen tended with a great deal Of difficult
IN and SO Mr.. Erwin laid his informatiC
IN in the Montreal courts
ant The warrant was then entrusted
Chief Carpenter OF the local uetecli
re- bureau, who, with some Of his assis
yer ants. went to Quebec ana arrested q
80 men. placed them on board a tug al
are started for this city.
or
of Sorel. Quebec, May 15--Instructio
and have been received to close the gat
~ the RicheIieu canal so that the Il
spray cannot pass through en- route
the United States