The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-03-25

the prisoners TO leave the jail and 80
to live at the Chateau Frontenae.
few days later the prisoners declared
in court, through their lawyers, thai
Mr.. Erwin, the lawyer representing the
United States, had offered to consenl
to a dismissal of the case on the pay
ment of 100000 Mr. Erwin denied
the charge. Greene admitted that hs
offered to pay 100000 in settlement
On Aus Just Is, 1902, Judge Caron dis
charged Greene and Gaynor and dis
missed the extradition proceedings.
After this Mr. Erwin reported the
facts to the United States government
and charged that Gaynor and Greene
had so interested officials connected
with the administration of justice in
Canada that the ends of justice had
been defeated. The United States ap-
pealed the case to the Drivy council
whose decision, just rendered, SENDS
the matter back before Commissioner
Lafontaine, at Montreal. Gaynor and
Greene declare they will go through
the fight al over again on new tech
nicaI grounds but it is predicted by
unbiased men qualified to speak that
they will be brought TO trial within the
next three months.
Meantime Judge Caron has been per
mitted to retire from the bench on
life pension equivalent to his full sal
airy.
Gaynor and Greene reisssse to be in
teryiewed in Quebec. Ais4ey refer
everybody to their lawyer, who makes
no secret of the fact that he proposes
to fight at every point and to the b.S'
ter end. But when Gaynor grows me-
low in the barroom Of the Chateau
Frontenac hotel, where he spends most
of his waking hours, he poses as the
victim of a sinister persecution and
claims that the United States is still
fairly indebted TO him to the amount
OF 100000 on his contracts. Greene
is a sober man and does little talking
Comments on Case.
Friends of the exiles in Quebec. In
Canada. are attempting to create the
impression that the decision of the Brit
ish court sis only another evidence OF
the cringing and trucking policy VII ech
England has of late been following in
her dealings with the United States.
Canadian interests being sacrificed Ill
every instance to the inordinate and ag-
gressive demands Of the United States. "
That this feeling is not general is
shown by the strong words of a leading
Canadian lawyer upon receipt OF the
news Of the courts decision. t*Of all the
infamies that have disgraead the annals
Of the administration Of justice in Can
ada" he said this Gaynor and Greene
case is the worst. 1t has shown us thai
our bench and bar are nnhappily amen
able to influences which HeIe never sus-
fortuitous presence of cooperative ele-
ments in the federal and proyisi onal
governments, the good name of our
country and OF two of its supposed IN.
assailable buIWarks have Leen .host
ruJhIessly sacrificed for the sake CT .eIl-
porary political and personal triurlphs
and the sake of personal gain, HapDily
we have in the judicial committee of the
imperial priyy council an Independent
and impartial tribunal that possesses
the right and the power to set all such
matters straight, to rectify all the
wrongs perpetrated in the name of Brit
ish or Canadian law, and, in this in
stance. to wipe out the stigma that has
baan aact 1Ipo41 orr. e.7cta-,, l,,r con,a Of
our very worst elements The entira
machinery of the Canadian administra.
ton Of justice was paralyzed or Irosti,
tuted to the service of Gaynor and
Greene. who had to pay sWeetly fer their
temporary triumphs. How far the pc
litical and legal cliGues have bled them
it is impossible to say, but it is fair to
assume, from all the widespread ralni-
f1eations, that it must have represented
a considerable amount of sclid cash
that could help the great
end in view was used
Although the wheels of justice have
ground slowly and it has taken five
years Of desperate and costly fighting
to arrive at the present stage of the gro
ceedings, the day of their trial is now
almost in sight. Should they be found
guilty and receive their just deserts, it
will be time and money well spent, for
t will teach a lesson to absconders and
criminals that they can find no refuge
IN the technicalities of the extradition
laws.