The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-16
Special Train Chartered and Messen-
gers with Petitions for Habeas
Corpus Sent to Montreal.
MISTAKE BY AUTHORITIES
THOUGHT THE REFUGEES
HAD BEEN KIDNAPPED.
All the Proceedings Legal, and Extra
dition Will Be Asked To-Day
How the Arrests Were Made.

and Capt. w. D. Greene, who forfeited their
bail at Savannah in March and fed to
Canada, were placed under arrest by Off
|. GERS connected with the United States
secret service and Chief Carpenter, of the
Montreal detective force, to-day. The ar
rests were made on warrants issued in
Montreal, Chief Wilkes men assisting the
Canadian officers to make the arrests. They
were hurried on board swift little tug
which had been kept In waiting at the
wharf. Ten minutes after Greene and Gay
nor were safely on board the boat steamed
out into the river and started toward
Montreal. The officers moved so quickly
that neither of the prisoners had an oppor-
tunity to consult counsel.
When notified of her husbands arrest
reau, her husbands attorney. A tug was
chartered and attempt made to
overtake the boat on which Gaynor and
Greene were being carried away. After a
short chase it was seen by those on board
the pursuing tug that it would be impossi-
Bile to overtake the detectives boat, the
Spray, one of the swiftest tugs on the ST.
Lawrence, and the pursuit was abandoned.
On returning to the city it was decided to
charter special train and attempt to head
off the Spray at some point between this
city and Montreal.
CAUSED EXCITEMENT.
The arrest of Greene and Gaynor and the
manner in which it was accomplished
caused considerable excitement in the city,
where both men have become well known.
When the two Americans first arrived in
Quebec they were followed by two men.
also from the United States, who registered
at the Chateau Frontenac. Their move
ments led the hotel employees to believe
that they were detectives sent here to
watch Greene and Gaynor 1t now develops
that one of these men is Detective Burke,
of Florida.
This morning Mr.. McAlaster. prominent
lawyer of Montreal. who. it is rumored. is
engaged by the prosecution, arrived here
by boat from Montreal. On the same boat
with him were six detectives, including
Chief Carpenter, of Montreal. They were
met at the wharf on their arrival by De-
tective Burke.
At 1890 a well-dressed man engaged
cabman by the hour and instructed him to
wait near the postoffice. Soon afterward
Burke with another cab arrived. Burke
and two other men who came up walked
toward the Chateau Frontenac, which is
near by In the meantime Mr.. Greene who
had entered the postoffice, as was his daily
custom, came out OF the main door. Two
strangers who had been in waiting in a
store near by crossed the street and one of
them, placing his hand on Greene's snoul-
der. pulled document from his pocket and
| asked him to enter the first cab. Greene
was heard TO say, wait a minute until
see friend" but this was denied him and
the three detectives and Greene entered the
cab and were driven to the wharf.
GAYNOR'S ARREST.
While the arrest of Greene was being ac-
| complished Burke and two other detectives
went to the Chateau Frontenac Colonel
/ Gaynor was standing at the clerks desk
when they entered. The three detectives
walked up to Gaynor, one taking hold OF
his right arm and the other his left, while
/ Burk produced a legal paper. Colonel Gay
nor asked permission TO get his overcoat,
/ but he was not permitted to do so, and the
/ four hurried out to the cab and started
/ for the wharf at a rapid pace.
! These proceedings occupied about twenty
/ r,,fp,1taS The hotel Daonla notified Colopal
! Gaynors counsel of what had occurred.
The attorney generals department and
! Judge Chauveau were notified and they in
turn asked the police to investigate the
matter.
Half an hour after the departure of the
/ Spray another tug was engaged by Mrs.
! Gaynor. She went on board with Detec-
/ tive Walsh. The pursuit of the Spray was
! given up at Cape Rouge. eight miles from
the city. The Spray was then almost out
of sight up the river. Upon the return
OF Mrs. Gaynor to the city the lawyers in
the case had short consultation with her,
and Immediately two petitions for habeas
/ corpus. ordering the return OF Gaynor and
/ Greene 10 his city were prepared and two
\ orders were signed TO that effect by Judge
\ Andrews in the Superior Court. In the
| meantime four members OF the provincial
/ police left by the 1:l5 Canadian Pacific
/ Railroad train for Three Rivers with orders
10 secure a tug there and try 10 intercept
the Spray. The latter town is ninety miles
from Quebec and just half way between
here and Montreal
The petitions were sworn 10 by Mrs. Gay
/ nor. who alleges that her husband and
/ Greene were taken away against their con-
sent and without giving them time 10 see
/ their counsel or take legal measures TO
prevent their arrest. While the petitions
were being prepared a special train was or
/ dered over the Canadian Pacific Railroad.
| and at $40 the chase began. On the train
are Messrs. Cannon and ChauYeau, attor-