The Detroit times., 1913-09-11

the PinkertOn Detective agency, when
/ asked what sort OF writ was causing
the sudden and quiet removal of Pow
ell, said "All can say about 1t is, 1t
n an executive ORDER
From the state department of the
United States?" he was asked. In
view Of the fact that Powelrs trans
{fer to the Canadian courts was said
ito have been held up for lack of Off
IciAl orders from Secretary Of State
Bryan.
'All can say is that 1t Is an exec
utive order" Wolf repeated. with .
smile and a shake of the head.
Deputy United States Marshal Dun
can Lyons, Chief or Polite X. G..
Chambe lain, of Vancouver, b. c., who
arrived here. Tuesday night. in quest
Of Powell. and Detective Wolf form-
ed Powelrs escort
Powell, who was arrested here IN
June, 1912, and has fought his hght
against extradition through all OF the
courts of the country, including the
appellate court of the United States,
was called from his cell by deputy,
and was surrounded In the corridor
5 by the men who came to see him
started to the Canadian northwest
for his long.delayed trial.
They showed him paper which
they would show to no one else, spoke
q few words In low tones, and Powell
reluctantly accompanied them to the
waiting police auto. hi which the
marty was whizzed to the Union
depot. and Immediately went on
board the train.
Local detectives and even the po-
lice officers who were summoned as
witnesses In the bank robbery case.
and must go back there in October
for the fall assizes, knew nothing OF
the move that was being made until
the call for the patrol wagon came,
to the detective bureau.
That Powell's sudden extradition to
Canada on IAN executive order, may
be conn acted with the sudden return
of Harry Thaw to the United tates,
n regarded as q possibility. Canada
wanted Powell very badly, and New
York state wanted Thaw the same
way. Both cases ran foul Of govern
ment regulations. That Powelrs
hasty departure. after more than q
year OF delay, may have resulted from
Q diplomatic swap" between the two
countries, 10 regarded az highly pos
sible.
Local interest In Powell. then an al
most forgotten prisoner In the county
9ail, while his lawyers fought through
All OF the courts to prevent his remov-
al. was revived when local police Off,
cers left for New Westminster, to
testify against him, but when they
farrived there, Powell was still In the
Ncounty jail here.
, Thamc Omcer Nathan Fineberg,
tWho arrested Powell here; Lieut.. Gus
Dornbrook. who registered him; Capt.
Aomas O'Grady, who counted the
alleged stolen bills Of the Bank OF
oGontreal taken from Powell, and De.
keCtive William Black, who Quizzed
Powell, were the witnesses. They
1tayed month in Canada. They were
used In the trial Of one Of PowelPs
alleged pals, but their real mission
MAS not fulfilled, and they must 90
beck for Powelps trial
F1neberg arrested Powell when
uoork In q Woodward-ave. store point
"a him out as q suspicious person.
who was going from store to store
changing go bills for smaller bills.
The man had big roll of 'twenties,"
and II was 1t first thought he was a
pounteffeiter. ~
He had $4,000 In bills when arrest.
"a. Tracing Of the number on the
hills led to their Identification a. part
az the plumber from the big New
NVootminster robbery.
Australian Mac" McNamara has
been tried and convicted of the
charge Of stealing an auto in which
the safe robbers drove away, after
tying mp the Waterman. and leisurely
eating through the bank vault to the
currency safe.
Australian Mac" 10 still to be tried
Sor the actual bank robtcry. Powell
= aocuoed of being IN Actual partict
Dant = - sueossy. too.