The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1902-03-12
CAPT. eAR7ER'SS PilS FuGlTIVEs.
Green and Gaynor Fail to Appear
at Savannah for Their Trial.

Savannah, March 6.-In the United
States district court today Judge
Emory Speer estreated the bonds Of
Benz. D. Greene and John p. Gaynor,
charged with conspiracy against the
United States and bench warrants
we're at once issued for their arrest.
William Z. and Edward ii. Gaynor
were in court and were arraigned on
the new indictment recently found
against them and the others. a plea
in abatement was presented by their
Bonds sof B. d.. Green and John q.
sGaynor are for $40, Goo each. The
Greene bond is signed by James ID.
sLeary OF New York, and Gaynor's by
Wm. B. Kirk Of Syracuse.
Judge Speer took occasion to an
nounce from&the bench his disapproval
of the manner in which the missing
defendants have treated the case
against them. Hessaid they had been
ttriaing with justice.
Judge Speer said:
ssThis is case which calls for the
prompt and unremitting exerlcse OF
the executive powers Of the govern
ment until these recalcitrant defend
ants, B. d. Greene and John = Gay
nor, are brought to the bar of this
court for trial. They have been lndl-
Gated by two successive grand lurles
for alleged frauds upon the public
treasury Of the most stupendous char
actedr. If the charges in the indict-
ment are true their peculations
amount to hundreds of thousands, per-
=haps millions Of dollars. They were
first indicted more than two years ago
and after successfully delaying the
execution of the process of ascourt OF
the United States and placing an
enormous cost upon the government IN
The attempt to enforce It's authority
they we're finally compelled to appear
for trial at this term Of court.
sts4The term has lasted for nearly a
month It has been almost entirely
devoted to the laborious and careful
disposition Of dilatory OF preliminary
objections interposed by their counsel.
and when finally ordered to appear and
plead, as they were bound to do by
their bond. in apparent disregard OF
the authority for the law they are
now fuatiyes. They as we'll as DO
their counsel here and elsewhere fully
understand their duty to be present.
The government officers have been at
great labor and the government itself
at great expense in preparing for their
trial. Indeed, the conduct Of these
men, unexplained with regard to their
non-appearance, is an outrage upon
public justice. rom the inception OF
their efforts to delay or defeat the
trial upon Indictment for sthe serious
charges preferred against them, this
court has done all in its power to en-
force its regular process to bring
about the speedy and impartial trial
contemplated by the constitution IN
the usual and orderly manner estab-
.lished, not only in the statutes, but
by the time -honored precedents of the
United States courts. The case drag
ged its slow length along before the
commission and district court IN New
York and was then carried to the su-
preme court of the United States.
After final judgment Of that high
tribunal the accused were compelled
to come here for trial and its most
baneful effect is the example it offered
of the paralysis of the law