New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-13
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e.,-.r,ah March l2.-The end Of the Greene
,,,-,or trial. now in its tenth week, is in sight
Thus ar. being enacted the closing scenes in a
81 hattie which has already cost nearly half
million dollars, involved the courts OF two
.-stss Ne7y-Yorl and Georgia, and three coun-
RIGS the United States. Canada and England,
sbaken the extradition treaty between the United
states and Great Britain and been replete with
exciting features.
ru6ge Speer has called the Greene-Gaynor
csss the case with the most tremendous record
ever submitted TO q United States court from
The beginning Of the government down to the
present time"
In addressing the jury a few days ago Judge
spesr said:
This case makes a very severe test Of the pa
-riotisna and manhood of us all, no doubt about
that but are in the line Of duty, and we can
not escape it If one of should get sick
would Just have TO send him TO a hospital till
he get well. II all Of us should get sick we
would have 10 DO the same thing with the whole
BODY Il any Of US should die we will try to go
IN with the eleven.
noticed that one of your number several
dsys ago had on a Confederate badge OF honor.
Now perhaps. he was IN the line at Petersburg.
ur perhaps at the defence Of Vicksburg. He was
reforming what he conceived to be his pa
j-io,ic duty al the time, and this duty that you
are performing is just as much patriotism IN
time Of peace as that was patriotism in time Of
and We have just got to make up our minds
70 bear H.
when You get through with this case and you
ran tell your children and grandchildren. you
have tried the with the most tremendous
record ever submitted to q United States court
from the beginning Of the government down 10
the present time.
COSTING UNITED STATES $1,000 A DAY.
Judge Speer might have gone even further
Ftbout fear OF contradiction and said that
he case has been without parallel In the records
q the federal courts in the amount OF money
spent and the persistency shown by the federal
government I'm trying 20 obtain the conviction
Of the defendants Nor have the logged never
give-up" Of Greene and Gaynor and their ex-
penditures been less remarkable. If the gov
eminent for six years has shown that ii is a re-
lenuess pursuer. which will follow it's quarry to
the ends Of the earth and back again without
rest Greene and Gaynor have shown how deter
minaton and money could balk the efforts of
powerful government
The case has been continuously in the courts
since December S. 1899. The trial at Sa-
vsnnah, it is estimated is costing the gov
eminent $1,000 a day. Greene and Gaynor are
said 10 be paying their counsel $4,000 and TO
have promised him $4,000 more If he wins his
case It is believed that the end Of the trial will
Never have men fought extradtion as Greene
and Gaynor fought it; never has the United
States been so relentless in employing all its
vast power TO get fUgitives from justice back
INTO us trial courts. Lawyers have reaped enor-
nous fees and every technicality Of the laws Of
the United States. Canada and England has
been called into play by one side or the other
IN its e1deavoTs 70 make its arguments prevail
The case has been to the highest court Of Great
Britain. and before its end viii probably go to
me highest court IN the United States. Greene
and GavTor. in fees and costs, have already paid
out 10000. and the present trial has already
cost the government $4,000 1t is almost GER
tain that On case Of conviction the defendants
VIII appeal 10 the United States Court Of APP
peals. and thence, should the decision go against
then. 10 the United States Supreme Court.
Never did fugitives so openly and brazenly
dsfy = government as did John F. GaynoT and
Benjamin .. Greene defy the United States
confident in their ability to employ lawyers who
could make the extradtion treaty between the
United States and Great Britain a nulity. The
case stands without rival the most re-
HarkabIe one iu the history Of extradition. 1t
81 courts by the ears and caused legal hostil-
ties between Judges. The fugitives became
bones - contention and in the struggle for their
Possession they were twice kidnapped. being
struggled out Of Quebec and taken to Montreal
only TO De spirited out OF Montreal and taken
back 10 Quebec.
MEN OF LEISURE IN QUEBEC.
Through it all, for most Of the six years these
Two men lived as free as the most honorable cit
Zen Of Quebec. Their families with them.
ara they spent their time. when not IN court, as
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