The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1905-10-13

and the cry was Immediately raised
by Mrs. Gaynor and her friends. The
prisoners lawyers went about Quebec
declaring that their clients had been
kidnapped. At once a boatload OF
Quebec officers was sent to overtake
the Spray and bring Gaynor and
Greene back.
The chase up the river was an ex-
citing one, and the news spreading
rapidly, the progress of the two boats
up the st. Lawrence was eagerly
watched. But the Spray was too fast
70 be caught Realizing this, the chief
constable of Quebec, armed with
writ of l1abeas corpus from Judge An
drews, of that city, hurried to Three
Rivers on special train, and setting
out in a boat with his officers ordered
the Spray to halt in the queens name.
No attention was paid to the chal-
lenge Gaynor and Greene were TAX
en- to Montreal, where Commissioner
Lafontaine committed them to jail.
The high constable Of Quebec hur-
ried back to Judge Andrews on a
special train and secured another
writ addressed to the Montreal jailer,
who surrendered the prisoners; and
so Gaynor and Greene went back to
Quebec on a special train, feating
their official rescuers on the way. So
fearful were the exiles that they would
be kidnapped again, that they asked
to be committed to the Quebec jail,
where they felt reasonably safe from
the Montreal and American detect
ives.
AS the case developed, it was evi-
dent that Gaynor and Greene had laid
their plans deeply. The law firm EN-
ployed by them included in its mem
bership the premier Of Quebec, son
of the deputy attorney general, and
the Canadian minister of justice. The
son of the extradition commissioner
of Quebec was also employed by the
fugitives
The prisoners lawyers appeared be-
fore Judge Andrwes and consented to
the vacating of the writ. Thereupon
other writs were issued by Judge
Caron, who had had nothing to do
with the case, were served upon the
Quebec jailer AS soon as he heard
of this, Judge Andrews dismissed the
writs and ordered Gaynor and Greene
to be taken to Montreal.
Now came the final trick. Judge
Caron issued writ of certiorari COM
pelling Commissioner Lafontaine, OF
Montreal, to bring all the papers in
the extradition proceedings into the
court at Quebec for review. Immedi-
ate1y afterward Judge Caron allowed
the prisoners to leave the jail and go
to live at the Chateau Frontenac. A
few days later the prisoners declared
in court, through their lawyers, that
Mr.. Erwin the lawyer representing
the United States had offered to con-
sent to a dismissal of the case on the
payment of 100000. Mr.. Erwin de-
MED the charge. Greene admitted that
he offered to pay 100000 in settle
ment. On August 13, 1902, Judge Ca
ron discharged Greene and Gaynor
and dismissed the extradition proceed
ings.
After this Mr.. Erwin reported the
facts to the United States government
and charged that Gaynor and Greene
had so interested che officials con-
nected with the administration Of JUS
tice in Canada that the ends OF JUS
tice had been defeated. The United
States appealed the case TO the privy
council whose decision sent the matter
back before the commissioner
Another legal battle was fought,
and the fugitives lost again. Then
they were brought back TO the United
States.
Cured Of Pea Soup.