The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-03-08
CONSPIRATORS GONE
GREENE-GAYNOR TRIAL TAME
WITHOUT ARCH PLOTTERS.
OUT ON THE BRINY DEEP
PUBLIC OPINION PLACES B. ID.
GREENE AND JOHN F. GAYNOR.


Either of Them since Tuesday.
Their Counsel Equally in the
Dark With Everybody EIse-BOnds
Estreated in the District Court
and the Government Is $4,000 to
the GOOd-It Is, However, Two Al
legged COnspirators to the Bad.
Edward III. GaynOr and William It.
GaynOr Arraigned on New Indfct-
ment-SIotiOn to Quash Overruled.
The events of yesterday demonstrate
ed the correctness Of the statement
made in the Morning News to the eff
feet that Benjamin D. Greene and
John F. Gaynor have abandoned all
intention of presenting themselves for
trial in the United States District
Court here, have decided to forfeit
their bonds and have skipped, by the
light of the moon, for parts unknown.
Not since Tuesday, when Mr.. T. b.
Fielder, of Atlanta. had a conversation
over the long distance phone with
Capt. Greene, has anything been heard
directly from the absent and delin
quent defendants. According to the
several kilograms received from New
York, they had left their counsel there
under the impression that they would
be in court at the time fix
ed for them to answer the second in
dictment, but on Tuesday they seemed
to have vanished from the face of the
earth. Since that time nothing what
ever has been heard from them.
That they are now on the high seas
and en- route for some distant part of
the earth's surface or hiding in
some other manner. there seems no
reason to doubt; every fact that has de-
veloped within the last two days points
to this conclusion. The counsel for
the defendants still proclaim an uncer-
tain belief that their clients will yet
make their appearance, but as the
hours have passed their protestations
in this regard, have grown more and
more vague and feeble. From the man
ner in which they discuss the case it
can be seen that their half hearted
predictions spring not from any GER
tainty of conviction, but that it is a
case in which the wish is father to
the thought.
Their Bonds Forfeited.
The bonds of the delinquent defend
ants. each for $4,000. were forfeited in
the United States District Court yes
terday morning, upon the motion of
District Attorney Erwin. That of
Capt. Greene is signed by James D.
Leary of New York, as surety, while
the surety on the bond of Col. Gaynor
is William B. Kirk of Syracuse. Both
sureties are said to be nillionaires. and
the forfeited bonds are in every prac-
teal sense as good as the obligations
of the government.
bench warrant for the arrest of
Capt. Greene and Col. Gaynor was
issued Immediately after the forfeiture
of the bonds, and placed in the hands
of Marshal Barnes for service. He has
been instructed to do everything in
his power to secure the arrest of the
absent and delinquent defendants.
There is little doubt that efforts to
arrest the fugitives are not being
confined solely to Marshal Barnes and
his deputies, but that the Secret Serv-
ice agents Of the government are now
on their trail. District Attorney Erwin
was asked point-blank if this was not
the fact, and he evaded the question.
making some harmless pleasantly sup
ply the place OF direct answer.
Secret Service Men After Them.
That such efforts to locate Greene
and Gaynor are being made is the
common impression, shared even by
counsel for the defendants. One Of
these gentlemen went so far as to
hazard the prediction that the revenue
cutters along the coast would receive
instructions to keep a close watch for
a very much elongated individual with
buff spats and another, about half the
formers length. with a crooked stick
hanging pendant from his arm. These
are idiosyncrasies of appearance and
attire that distinguished respectively
Capt. Greene and Col. Gaynor.
The case was not called in the Dis
IlCt Court until nearly IL o'clock. A
crowd had gathered to watch develop
ments-many in the belief that Capt.
Greene and Col. Gaynor would show
up. The hour of converting court pass
eo, however, and still they taiIed TO
appear.
The district attorney stated that he
desired TO secure the grant of an or
der forfeiting the recognizances of
Benjamin ID. Greene and John F.
Gaynor, who had failed to appear and
answer at the time set by the court.
Judge Speer assented silently and. at
the instance of Mr.. Erwin, Marshal
Barnes called three times each the
names of the absent defendants. There
was no response.
second time their names were
called, this time IN connection with
those OF their sureties the latter be-
ing called upon 10 produce in court the
bodies OF their principals. Again there
was no response and the formal order
declaring the bonds forfeited was then
taken '-'e
DO you desire a capias issued for
the apprehension of these mem, ASK
ca tne court of the district attorney.
Il do was Mr.. Erwin's resDonss
AN OUTRAGE ON JUSTICE.