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The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Aroused Suspicious Of Sheriff

once more looked the supreme court
justice over.
1t sorter looks as though I'd have
TO make of you at home down 10 my
place ar Casper he said. The Union
Pacific's had another train robbery, but
I don't reckon it's any news 10 this
bunch
:. Wei, indeed it is news I said with
a whistle of surprise.
But the sheriff was not to be divert
ed from his suspicious.
/" How long have you knoE.I that fel-
Iow?' he asked with a nod at Justice
Brewer.
More than fifteen years. I replied,
That is Justice Brewer OF the United
States Supreme Court.
law hell came the sniff OF cons
tempt I seen his picture before left
town, and he's wanted for blowin' open
an express car Here he whipped out
his six-sheoter. No monkey business.
NV pard and I can take care of this
bunch. Your Judge has ges to come
with me, and well see IL they don't
know him better down at Casper than
you DO
the justice wouldn't relish long ride on
a fractious broncho any more than the
rest of us. I tried TO calm the sheriff
and persuaded him to put his weapon
back in his belt.
I'll show you q few papers that
have in our pack, I said. II they don'e
convince you we'll go with you
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Pursuit of the Fugitives.


The chase UP the river was an excit-
ing 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 to be caught Reaiiz-
ing this. the chief constable of Quebec,
armed with a writ of habeas corpus
from Judge Andrews. of that city, hur-
riei to Three Rivers on a special train,
and setting out in the boat with his Of
.fcerss ordered the Spray to halt in the
Queen name. No attention was paid to
thes challenge. Gaynor and Greene were
taken to Montreal, where Commissioner
Lafontane committed them to jail.
The high constable of Quebec hurried
back TO Judge Andrews on a special
train and secured another writ addressed
TO the Montreal jatler, who surrendered
the prisoners; and SO Gaynor and Greene
went back 20 Quebec on a special train.
fea sting their official rescuers on the
way. So fearful were the exiles that
theH would be l.linaped a"aF3, that
they asked tt be SsxsgzSTss 4 ahs
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Greene a RecIuse,

Mrs. Gaynor spends good deal of her
time In driving and horse riding. In
which latter sport she has been taking
lessons from an officer of the militia
cavalry Mrs. Gaynor is an occasional
attendant at st. Andrews, the local
Presbyterian Church. while Gaynor
himself Is once in a while to be seen
ar st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church
II Is obvious that Gaynor has still
plenty of money. Some time ago he
dabbied in stock speculation, but he has
abandoned that amusement now.
On the other hand. Captain Greene.
who lives with his wife and servants In
an equally fine house In the same omar
ters of the city. Is practically a recluse
and sees nobody but on the strjctest
business. applying himself entirely To
study.
Colonel Gaynor has grown fat In exile.
He says that he is twenty-five pounds
heavier than WHEN he was In Syracuse.
He looks il. His face is fuller and his
chin has reached the double stage. He
still carries his favorite thin cane, and
while he is in good health his friends
say that the mental strain that he
must be undergoing In Quebec and his
bits have made hlsa Q partial piay =
steal wreck.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
For a Long Time They
Lived in Sunptuous
Fashion.
Their Lot Ennbittered by
a Quarrel Between
the Pair.
Details of Conspiracy
Which Caused Their
Flight.

United States. had offered to consent
TO a dismissal of the case on the pay
ment of $3.50. eco. Mr.. Erwin denied the
charge. Greene admitted that he offer
ed to pay s2Go, coo in settlement On
August 13. 1872, Judge Caron discharged
Greene and Gaynor and dismissed the
extra dition proceedings
After this MIR. Erwin reported the
facts to the United States Government
and charged that Gaynor and Greene
had SO interested officials ecnnected
with the administration Of justice in
Canada that the ends of Justice had
been defeated. The United States ap-
pealed the case to the priyy cosHcil.
whose decision, just rendered. sends the
matter back before Commissioner La
fontaine, at Montreal Gaynor and
Greene declare they will go through the
fight ali over again on new tecF,dcaI
grounds, but II is predicted by unbiased
men qualified to speak, that they viii
be brought TO trial within the next
three months.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
WHAT He LOST.

A conductor who wanted to make his
way through a crowded street ear at
Broad and Walnut steets the other day
went about it with such a strenuous
ness that he nearly upset thrive women.
and when he had reached the front end
of the car people generally along the
path of his progress were left to adj
INST their apparel without any apollo
gies frem him, As he was about. 10
stsn from inncent 5ne lnteI Iooine id I'd man mar SAID said
pardon me, I think you lost some-
ne conductor looked around on the
floor of the car as well as he could.
pushing people aside te facilitate the
4 don't see IT, /" he said. what was it?
What did it look like ~
perhaps your manners. said the old
man; but perhaps not; maybe You
dfdn t have en- with you E.R-~Ph hiladel-
phia Record.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Flee to Canada.

In December. 1899. Gaynor and Greene
and the other members of the Atlantic
Construction Company were indicted by
the United States grand jury at Sayan-
nah for q conspiracy TO defraud the
United States Of s575. 1890. A few days
later the indicted men surrendered to
United States Marshal Shields. in New
York. Then followed a long struggle
against extradition to Savannah, Gaynor
and Greene had appeared In Savannah
and had each given bond of $40 000
Step by step the case was fought, and
when the United States Supreme Court
finally swept away all obstructions be-
tween them and their trial. Gaynor and
Greene fed to Canada. and their bail
bonds were forfeited. It is said that
the bondsmen We're afterward reinburs-
ed by the fugitives.
The two men went to Montreal first
and then to Quebec. The extradition
commissioner lived in Montreal. and they
wanted to get as far away from him as
possible. They set themselves up In
the Chateau Frontenac lived sumptuous-
ly, and hired lawyers
The Washington times., 1905-02-26

times awed the simple people of that
city They were together every day,
but they had a quarrel and separated.
For months they Were not on speaking
terms. II was this estrangement that
led them to abandon their palatial quar-
ters and take up separate private resi-
dences
It is said that there was a woman in
the case and that Greene leased house
in the outskirts of the city in the name
of GayHor. which fact, when he discov-
cred II, was bitterly resented by Gaynor
for domestic reasons. Gaynor declared
to his companions in the barroom of
the Chateau Frontenac that Greene
was ungratefui, and that he would
not have coat to his back were 1t
not fer him. Greene, who Is an edu-
Gated man and the finer of the two.
having once been an officer in
United States Army, appeared to look
down upon his uneouth, bibuious, and
talkative fe1low-exile.
But the trouble was made UP months
ago, and the two are now fast friends
busy in the joint effort to resist extradi-
tion to the United States. 1t is said
that Gaynor is the moneyed man OF the
two and that Greene's means are com
paratively limited Gayner is supposed
to have pocketed the lions share of the
money secured from the United States
The exiles are free men. but 1t is well
known that they are shadowed night
and day by agents of the United States.
and that any attempt TO escape now
would be futile Greene and his wife
live in spIendidly furnished residence
in the most fashionable quarter of Que
bee, near the governors garden. They
are waited upon by several servants but
they see little or no company. In fact.
they are bitterly ostracised, and the
only persons with whom they are seen.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Hostility Mellowed.

ST showed the sheriff those r-pers. bus
not until his hostility had been sorne-
what rnelIowed by liberal drafts at our
camp supply of snake-bite antidote.
Before he left he decided to postpone
the arrest, but his suspicious were not
entirely allayed, as was shown by his
parting remarks to me-
:. Keep yer weather eye on that felier
till / see you again, he gurgled as he
fioundered into his saddle. Him a
1edgei You've got your sand with you
10 fry to poke that down me. Looks a
devil of a sight more like an Arizona
stage robbeF.
ming rode to the north.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Americans Who Realize
Fate Described in
Hale S Book.
Sword of Danoeles Con-
stantly Hangs Over
Their Heads.
gal Fighting at
erninates in
Defeat.

= 1IHOUT a country. without a
M helne. without friends, two
men. formerly of the United
States lurk in quaint Quebec.
Like the sword of Damocles. the dread
Of being dragged back to justice in
the land of their birth hangs constantly
over them. But worse than this fear
Is the heartsick longing for home, for
the right u hold head erect and fairly
meeting the gaze of all, say like Rob
Roy. My foot is on my native heath.
and my name is MacGregor.''
Had Col. John F. Gaynor and Capt
Benjamin D. Greene realized the awful
fate of a man without a country so
graphically told by Edward Everett
Hale in his pathetic story Of the myth
cal Philip Nolan, they would have hesi-
tated long before they entered into a
conspiracy to defraud their country of
million dollars. They realize now In
the past five years. since they fed to
Canada. breaking bail. they have tasted
such bitterness as fell to the lot of the
misguided young officer who when SEN
fenced to dismissal from the army for
treason said. Damn the United States.
wish 1 may never hear of the United
States again." He had his wish
In these years each man has striven
IN his own way to drown all thought
of the past and the future. 10 live only
IN the present. to wiring as much joy
out OF the passing hours as possible
They have found themselves despised
Only toadieS. who were willing TO drink
the whisky and soda of anyone so long
as ii was paIatable. have associated with
them. Even these parasites have spoken
or them with scorn behind their backs
And it takes a peculiar specimen of the
human race to enjoy life alone. despised
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Privy Council Intervenes.

That these men may at last be brougift
TO justice in a United States court is
due to the recent decision of King Ed
wards priYy council. This council has
annulled the work of a Quebec Judge
which stood between the fugitiyes and
the arm Of the law. The Judge has but
just been retired on a life pension
equivalent to his fun salary
It has taken five years of desperate
and costly legal fighting to clear the
way for the return OF Gaynor and
Greene TO Savannah, Ga. where on De-
cember s, 1885, they were indicted by
the United States grand jury for con-
spiracy with Capt Oberlin NJ Carter.
.sf1 er in charge of harbor
defraud the American
of 81, 40d.o 900. The fugi-
have poured out mon
-. their effort TO prevent
extradition. Even now they are prepar-
ing for still further resistance.
Those whom their money has reached
in Canada are crying that the action
Of the privy council is only another evil
dence OF the eringing an6 trucking poll
cy which England has pursued OF late IN
her dealings with The United States.
Canadian interests being sacrificed in
every instance. But there are loyal
saeEp Ders OF the bar who hail the action
with enthusiasm. They say that this
GaynoF-Greene case has brought more
disgrace upon the administration OF JUS
tfce in Canada than any other in the
history of the country.
For q long time after they fed TO Que
bee the exiles lived In sumptuous style
at the Chateau Frontenac. where their
lavish expenditure amused and some
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Division of the PIunder.

1t was shown on the trial that these
payments were frequent, and that when
they were to be made Captain Carter
would go to New York, where he would
draw a Treasury order for the full
amount, plrs SIS, his expenses on the
journey; that this check would be hand
ed TO Greene. aud that within q few
days Gaynor would hand his check for
one-third of the payment, plus S75. to
Carter. The dates Of the checks thus
drawn correspond with earter's visits
to the Union League Club ia New York
of which he was member. It was
estimated tifa Carter's share of the
plunder amounted to s722, ,52S. Carter was
found guilty and sentenced to a fine and
Imprisonment, In addition to military
degradation.
il took legx sszze sa secure Captain
The Washington times., 1905-02-26

though respectable enough, are not of
the better class OF local society. They
are occasionally visited by relatives
from their former home such as chill
dren by Gaynor's former marriage. but
apart from these they see very few per
sons except on business. Gaynor spends
most or his time In the barroom, where
ne Is tolerated for his openhandedness
by lawyers and politicians who drop In
from time to time
The Washington times., 1905-02-26

certer's punishment. and it was said
shat Gayror and Greene were moving
b eayen and earth TO hush the matter
up. a few months after Carter.s con-
yiction Gaynor. through the use OF
money, was elected a member OF the
Democratic State committee from Onon-
daga county. N Y. 1t was said that he
was elected in the interest of David B.
Hill. hut went over to Richard Croker,
thus giving Tamnany control of the
State committee.
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Sheriff Not to Be Diverted.

But the sheriff waved aside my offer
of hosf itality and an ugly frown over
Eaea0 his tanned countenance as he
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
Officials interested.

Now came the final trick Judge
Caron issued a writ Of eertiorari COM
peIling Commissioner Lafontaine. of
Montreal, to bring all the papers in
the extradition proceedings into the
court at Quebec for review. Imme-
diateIy afterward Judge Caron allowed
the prisoners to leave the Jail and go
to live at the Chateau Frentenae. A
few days later the prisoners declared
in court, through their lawyers, that
Mr.. Erwin. the lawyer representing the
The Washington times., 1905-02-26
A Deep Scheme.

A Deep Scheme.
As the case developed, it was evident
that Gaynor and Greene had laid their
plans deeply. The law firm employed by
them included III its membership the
premier of Quebec. a son Of the deputy
attorney general. and the Canadian min
isser of justice. The son of the extra
1ition commissioner OF Quebec was also
employed by the fugitiyes.
The prisoners lawyers appeared before
Judge Andrews and consented to the va
eating of the writ. Thereupon other
writs Issued By Judge Caron, who had
had nothing to do with the case. were
served upon the Quebec jaiier. AS soon
as he heard OF this. Judge Andrews dis
missed the writs and ordered Gaynor
and Greene 10 be taken to Montreal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28

Not on the glory field of fame their noble deeds
were done; -.
Not in the sound of earths acclaim their fadeless
crowns were won.
The lowliest sphere was not disdained Where
love could soothe or save
They went, by fearless raltn sustaiheu' nor A"e"
their deeds were brave
The foes with which they waged their strife were
passion self and sin:
The Victories that laureled life were fought and
won within.
But though their names no poet "ose III aea,hiess
song or story,
Their record is inscribed above, their wreaths are
crowns of glory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
EPwoRTH LEAGUE NOTES.

The following notes on the lesson for to-
morrow were prepared by a member of
local league:
The attention of leaguers is called to city
missionary work, the topic being city
CHARACTERIZATION The passages of scripture
lisa. 62, 6 and Jonah A. 10-1D give us ac-
Isiah 62-6 and Jonah 4, 10-1D give us ac-
counts of times when God was directly and
Immediately concerned about the evangeh-
zation of two of the largest of ancient
cities. Jerusalem and Ninevah. Ninevah was
saved because the people hearkened unto
the voice of Gods prophet Jonah whom
He had sent in miraculous way to cry out
destruction in forty days to the entire popu-
lation unless there was repentance.
Wendell Phillips once said: The time will
come when our cities will strain our insti-
tutions as slavery never did, The congre-
CATION of so many people of all classes in
our cities and the consequent strenuous life
in order to merely exist demands purity
of life and high purpose of each individ-
ual in order that this prophecy may not
come true. History teaches that where
Christ reigns this purity of life and high
purpose is found. So 1t behooves us to do
all we can toward City CHARACTERIZATION.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
board OF control will be held in Dumbarton
Church pariors Wednesday, February 1, at
pm. in oxder to allow the members to
accept the invitation OF this chapter to hear
DIR. Bristol's lecture on MY Young Man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR HOUR

Conducted by Grace Livingston HillLutz
For Sunday, January 90. 1905.
Teach Gs q contSs sss0ni 1hes
From the Twentieth Century New Tesla
ment:
81. I speak to our own disparagement
when 1 admit that We have been weak.
But whatever the subject which others
are not afraid to boast-though it is foolish
to say SOL am not afraid, either.
%. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are
they Israelites? So ana I. Are they de-
scendants of Abraham? So am 1.
%. Are they servants of Christ? Though
it is madness to talk like this, I am more
SO than they. I have had more than my
share of toll, more than my share of I'm
prisonments. 1 have been logged times
without number. Often l have been at
deaths door.
"a. Five times received one short OF
forty lashes at the hands of the Jews
25. Three times the Romans beat me with
rods. Once was stoned. Three times l
was shipwrecked 1 have spent a whole
twenty-four hours in the sea.
26. My journeys have been many. have
been through dangers from rivers, dangers
from robbers, dangers from my own peo-
ple dangers from the heather, dangers
in towns, dangers In the country, dangers
on the sea, dangers among false brothers.
II. L nave Deen through tOil ana UdTO-
ship. 1 have often had sleepless nights;
have endured hunger and thirst; I have
often passed days without food; l haze
been cold and poorly clad.
g. And not to mention other things there
is my daily burden of anxiety about all
the churches.
The Lesson.
This loving, burning indignant protest OF
Paul reminds one of many another minis
rr,l,rx aitrJ,f rrrifn "a
protest against the things that are said of
him. How many people go about suspect
ing the motives of Christ's workers! Min
;sters and missionaries are often thought
to have a fine thing of it, with little to do
and an easy life. Well might it be If some
one could recount to such scoffers the trials,
the hurniliations, the sacrifices of the lives
of those who are trying to do Gods service.
In book review of the story OF "Fire and
Sword in Shansi.' where one of the great
est massacres of the Chinese recent up
rising occurred, it is said that 100 mission
aries and many hundred native Christians
were cruelty slain. 1T was Literally nre
and sword in Shansi. The missionaries
were hunted like partridges on the noun
tain aThey were stoned, they were sawn
asunder they were tempted, they were
slain by the sword. they wandered In desert
and in mountain and IN caves OF the
earth
The story of the troubles in China fur
nishes large material for the study of this
topic: Many people at that time charged
the trouble almost entirely TO the mission,
aries but the sacrifices that followed
proved how wrong they were The story
Of the tragedy of Paotingfu alone shows
what our missionaries are and what the
Christian faith is able to do for even
heathen; for the heroes are not alone found
among the missionaries who have gone out
from among US to teach. There were many
among the native converts who have proved
F<.s.
little children of Paotingfu who stood un-
Wayerdngly under the Boxer sword and re- /
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-28
CHRISTIAN ENDEAvoR NOTES.

The Christian Endeavor Society of the
Church of the Covenant held a social Fri
day evening of last week. A musical
romance was an entertaining feature of the
evening. Refreshments were served at the
close. The social committee, of which Miss
Mabel Dill is chairman, received many con-
gratulations on the success of the enter
tanment .
The last missionary meeting of this So
ciety was addressed by Mr.. Lee, Korean,
who gave an interesting account of his con-
version to Christianity. He will return to
Korea to help his countrymen after COM
plotting his studies here.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the
First Congregational Church afforded it's
members and the public the opportunity Of
hearing Master David Earl Meyer, the
seven year-old pianist of New York, in a
concert Friday evening. January 20. Master
Meyer was assisted by Col. John Tweedale
as reader, Miss Edna Scott Smith and Miss
Ethel HolZclaw as vocal sololsts, Mr..
Elphonzo Youngs, jr., cornetist, and Miss
Lydia r. Hughes, accompanist. The mere
mention of the numbers played by Master
Meyer will, it is said, uphold his claim to
the title of "Paderewski, jr.' His first
number included two inventions from Bach
and a scherzo from Kullak. The second
was the 10th etude de velociti from Czerny,
and it was highly, appreciated by the audi
ence, because in the execution of certain
passages the youthful pianist who stands
while playing, Is forced to walk while his
hands pass from one end of the keyboard
to the other. His third number was the
beautiful aliegretto sonata No. from
Mozart. The concert was a success from
an artistic as we'll from financial
point of view. The receipts are to be used
in providing the society with the new En-.
deayor hymnal and for the purpose Of
increasing the missionary contributions
Rev. Charles H. Moss, pastor of the FIRST
Rantist Church of Maiden, Mass, attended
the meeting of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of Calvary Baptist Church last Tues
day evening and gave an account OF the
active work of the Christian Endeavorers
in his church. He has three societies
Junior, intermediate and senior-with an
aggregate membership of nearly four hum