Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-06-23
THE MUSIC BROUGHT SEVERAL WOMEN VERANDA.


THE MUSIC BROUGHT SEVER
the door open, where found No. 4
partly dressed. He and his wife were
arrested, and the whole party
marched to the hotel at Ocean
Springs, where the landlord was great
ly surprised to learn the true nature
of the detectives mission.
The prisoners we're taken to Dallas,
Texas. by a roundabout route, and so
quietly that that city was reached be-
fore the story Of the arrest had be-
come public. The cause for this Sc
crecy was that Nos. and 3 had been
located in Dallas, and it was essential
to arrest these before the story of the
capture became known to them and
put them on guard. Dallas was
reached at night, and on the follow
ing morning Jim Arnold, the chief of
police for that city, together with my
self, arrested the other two accom-
plices.
After his arrest No. was taken Ill,
and he died about a month later.
Nos. / and fed the country almost
Immediately they we're released on
bonds. No. going to Mexico and No.
2 to London. Ontario Canada. When
the cases were called for trial, there
fore, only No. 4, the agent, appeared,
having remained the whole time in
Jail. The trial was accordingly post
poned pending the arrest of Nos. 1
and 2. and my work had largely to
be done over again.
Upon receipt of instructions to this
effect from the Missouri-Pacific rail-
way l detailed Herbert and Bailey.
another of my assistants, Ito locate
and arrest No. 1 in Mexico, which
they succeeded in doing after much
hard work.
myself assumed the task of arrest
ing No. 2. l discovered his location
In London after some effort. and Wis
tied the place. seeing the fugitive
without being seen by him. No. Q
had surrounded himself with q mum.
Der Of sympathizing friends. many of
whom we're, like himself, fugitives
from justice. and among them he felt
safe.
The extradition treaty then in force
between Great Britain and the United
States, known as the Ashburton and
Webster treaty, had been passed about
the middle Of the century. 1t permit.
ted the extradition Of fugitives charg.
ed with the following offenses: Muir
der. felonious assault with intent to
murder, arson, rape, forgery. utterine
Of forged paper and perjury.
After had seen No. 2 in London.
telegraphed by wire code to ex-Gov
John C. Brown, the general solicitor
for the Gould railroads, through Vice.
President Hoxie, who had commits
stoned me to procure the fugitive's
arrest. Ex-Governor Brown had 9
national reputation as a lawyer. and
being convinced that No. 2 could not
be extradited under the treaty, he
wired back by code. instructing me
to induce the exile to accompany me
across the border, either into Michi
gan or into New York state, where be
could be held for extradition to Texas
Needless to say, this would have
been an impossible feat. the fugitive
being well acquainted with the mar
who had aided in his arrest. Further
more, l soon discovered that. II I at
tempted to induce No. 2 to accom-
pany me across the border, for thu
purpose of arresting him without lega
authority, I would be liable to prose
cution for kidnapping, and might b
sent to prison for a term of from tive
to seven years. Seeing the impossi
bility of carrying out his instructions
I took counsels opinion upon the sub
ject from . young barrister nance
Mcbride. After detailing the case Il
the young man, asked him wha
crime the men had committed unde
Canadian law. Mcbride at once in
formed me that they were all guilt.
of forgery. and of having uttered ant
published forged paper.
"Supposing these men had fed from
the United States and were found II
Canada, could they be arrested an,
extradited back to the United State
for trial." I asked.
Undoubtedly, under the provision
of the Ashburton and Webster treaty,
answered the other.
But" l said, the Judge who pre-
sided over the criminal court at Da
las, Texas, was of opinion that tn
| fraudulent bills of lading signed b.
the agent were not forgeries. as tn
agent was in the employ Of the CON
pany."
The agent signed the bills Of lac
ing for fraudulent purposes" answer
ed Mcbride. and therefore his sigma
ture was unauthorized by the CON
pany which employed him. Unde
the Canadian law he is a forger. Will
the other conspirators would be guilt
of uttering and publishing forged ps
per-"
at once filed the necessary con
plant, and procured . warrant for tn
arrest of No. 2. who was taken {
Chatham and lodged in jail. ! the
telegraphed to Ex-Governor Brown. e.
planning what I had done. The latte
wired back:
why did you diSksy my instru'