Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1905-10-16
eREEME &c oAYMoa.

the capture OF Bentamtn u Greene
snd John F, GsYbos, Who defaudPd
the GoverBment out Of large Sumbl
money. NE. EFRih, according to The
Atlanta Constitution, has been PEI
SiStent In bridging these two men,tO
justice.
Since December, 1899, when Greene
and Gayn0F were Indicted BY the
United States grand jury Of the South
ern District Of Georgia, until they we're
landed Tuesday 90 she savsunsh 1til.
MF. Erwin bee been 10 charge Of the
elIoEtsSto bring the two men back 70
Georgia for trial, and it was through
bic sRoFtS that they have NOW been 3.
TONED 70 snSWeE 20 che charge Of sn-
leEing into ga agreement With Captain
ObeFlln M.Css, By which the United
States GOvePnment IL SaId tOhaVe born
dsfFaudsd Of something Ike 90 900 o 0.
Garter, Il VII be remembered, We
convicted b. oO6rtmaTtial and uss
aeBtenced 20 9 term n the Unitsd
States pepltenllsSy az LsavOnWoTth.
Il vas easier, however, TO delay With
the civil law, and consequently Greene
and GaYnoE hsEs never yst been tFiSd.
When they we're IBdIcted IN 1899 they
fed 20 New York, spd there NF. EF.
win vac engaged for two years 10 con-
ductiBg removal proceedings. The ease
fIaally went 20 she Supreme CO0Et oi
the United States and Whs decided In
favor Of the Government.
Greene and GayhOF then forfeited
their bonds Of 900 and Hsd 70 Cana.
de, 70 which country MF. Erwin fol-
lowed them, and for almost iOnF years
conducted VsPiOsg proceedings 70 get
them back 70 America for trial.
Eve have fought 10 every court iFns
aginsble, )" said Mr.. Erwin, "and twice
she matter has been before the pFiyy
council 10 England. AtsveTy turn the
deoillonS have been In favor Of the
United States Government"
In regard 10 the alleged kidnnplng
Of Greene and GayBOT In 1909, Mr.. ~.
Win made the following statement 70
The Consultation representative;
"That hes often appeared IN the
Newspapers 90 q case OF kidnapping, T"
replied Mr.. Erwin, "but 10 was no
more q case Of kidnapping than In any
other arrest by proper officers. KID
nAplng implies che ioEolblO taking Of .
ponOn, without authority BY Law.
That matter has been before q mum.
bsF OF Canadian courts, aud before she
pFIVy council Of England, and every
court has decided that the arrest wsS
perfectly proper end 10 legal order.
"GFesne and GsynOF were IN Quebec.
We wanted = hearing In Montreal for
reasons Of our own. We secured war.
Fants % Montreal and gave them 70
regular eohStabIes OF nAnhGls 90 eX.
eCuts. We also secured q tug, q very
iaSt cog, which we had ready for our
purpose. The Canadian officers then
found Greene and 0aynoF In Quebec
and arrested ahem, They soted very
promptly, and without any blowing Of
trumpels in order 10 give them time
for hAbeaS corpus proceedings, They
we're put aboard the tug and hurried
10 Montreal.
THE impression appeared 20 have
been created that the arrest had been
somewhat irregular, aud that We WeFs
trying by force TO bring the men back
to the United States, but that was not
true o. was shown by subsequent
events"
MT. Erwin will conduct the cases
aGAinsl Greene and GaynOT In che
Unlted States Court % che southern
District OF Georgia next mouth. Judge
Emory SPeer will convene HE court IN
Savannah On November 20 aud che
Greene and Gayno' oNssS will ptobA.
bly, b commenced without further de-
lay,
The blGges, figure ~ the trial will b
that Of the Georgia lawyer, who he,
conducted the case Tor the United
States Government before Canadian
aud New YoFk courts foe almost stx
ysaFS. aud who has gained = National
reputation BY bic persistence and
ability,
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