The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-14
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THE GREENE AND GAYNoR CASE

Quebec dispatch states that the
American fugitives from justice, Colonel
Gaynor and Captain Greene, were lib
Grated yesterday by the Canadian au-
thorities on the ground that the warrant
under which they were arrested was de-
fective, the crime Of receiving money
under false pretenses with which they
were charged as committing in 1897, not
being included in the extradition treaty
of that period and only appearing in that
of 1900.
These men secured over $4,000, 900 Of
the public funds which were to have been
used in paying for government works in
Georgia. Their accomplice, Captain Car
ter, was tried and found guilty and is now
serving a term in prison. The others fled
to Canada, where, when their extradition
was demanded by our government, they
employed the ablest lawyers in Canada
to defend them. among whom were such
distinguished men as Fitzpatrick, minis
ter Of Justice for the Dominion, and
Prime Minister Parent of Quebec. The
application for the extradition Of the
fugitives Is framed exactly In accordance
with the wording of the extradition
treaty, which covers the case Of these
men, who are charged with receiving
money, valuable securities and other
property, knowing the same to have
been stolen or fraudulently obtained.
District Attorney Irwin of Georgia,
and special assistant of the federal de-
of j,,c4 tod ho
erful political forces in Canada were
working to prevent the extradltion Of the
prisoners. Our government has demand
ed their extradition that they may be
tried, for the fugitives were not on trial
in Quebec. The distractions raised by
the counsel for Gaynor and Greene were
purely technical, and, as to the proceed
ings, the Montreal Herald admits that the
tradions Of the Canadian courts have not,
in this case, been maintained. Indeed,
competent authorities on international
law maintain that where treaty ex-
lists, demand for the extradition of a
criminal becomes a perfect right. The
counsel for prisoners, in the first place
argued that the crime charged in the in
dictment did not correspond with the
treaty, but the prosecution made out an
exact verbal accord Of application and
treaty, according to the reports of the
proceedings.
The character of the counsel for the
fugitives suggests that, in neither this
country nor in England, would such a
makeup of counsel for a prisoner whose
extradition is demanded, be allowed
Here, for instance, are Chaveau, son OF
the extradition commissioner of Canada
Gervais, partner Of the attorney genera
for Quebec, Fitzpatrick, minister of jus.
tice for the Dominion. There Is obvi.
ous improperly In such persons accept
ing retaining fees and employment from
fugitives from Justice, to say the least
The application for extradition was mad,
in the first place by our government tt
Canada, whose extradition laws are sup
posed to be framed in accordance with tht
terms Of the treaty Of 1900, and in pursu
ance of the general extradition act o
Great Britain, which forbids the sur
lltical offense and whose extradition Il
demanded to secure his trial for politi
cal offense. Judicial inquiry is permitted
4 only to ascertain If the offense is politi
cal or not or is or is not an extraditabl
\ crime. The Quebec inquiry has gone be
yond these requirements and the superio
4 court Of Quebec has set free brace of a
guilty swindlers and thieves as eve
crossed the international boundary line
Secretary Hay has applied direct t
Great Britain for the extradition of tn
fugitives wherever found on British soil
and it is possible that the defeat Of JUS
tice in Quebec may yet be followed b
Judicial retribution' upon the prisoner
which they so richly deserve.