Year: 1875

INITIAL.


MONTREAL, Oct 2S, 1875.


The excitement in the Gubord matter has been in
creasng every day, and only the heat of the election
in Montreal West prevents from breaking out from
its smohered intensity and again agtatng the public
mind Every afraid Of the skeleton. The news
papers drop the matter pretty much political parties
being afraid of it. The government party have had
the burial postponed until after the election in order
to catch the Catholic vote, and other organs
arc afraid OF mentioning the matter in any
shape for fear of infuriating the Protestant
vote The officials, however, are considerably
exercised the city press for the structures of the
latter upon their acts in connection with the Gubord
matter hence the New YORK HERALD representative
a Gazefte reporter the only members OF the
press present at the following interview, which was
had this afternoon, at four O'clock in the Mayors
Office City Hail. between Mayor Hilston City Attorney
Roy, Alderman Grener, chairman of the Police Com
mittee; Chief of Police Penton, SIDE and Mr..
Dautre, counsel for the Institut canadien, and
Colonel Fletcher assistant adjutant genera,
Of militia, on tho other Tho letters
to the Mayor and to Colonel Fletcher were
to the effect that the interview for the purpose of
arranging preserve the public peace on the
day of the Guibord funeral which is take place early
next week instead of upon the sth, said few
days ago.


THE INTERVIEW.


Mr.. Dautre commenced by stating his reasons for
having invited Mayor Hlston to be present He had
been in communication with the Governor General on
tho subject and had unofcially notified His Excellency
of the state of this The law contained in chapter
46 OF SO Victoria gave instructions for the militia Of
the province to protect the peace in certain con-
tngences, and it in view of the fact that
the contingency would arise early next week that
ho adj N tha of fnrt
necessary signature to the writ calling upon the forces
under the command of Colonel Fletcher be in rcad
ness carly next week to protect the Guibord funeral
procession on its route. There doubt in his
mind that blood would be shed If proper measures
not taken by the authorities At the first attempt at
burial when the subject less matter OF not oriety
than II is at present the interment of the remains
rendered an mpossibility What would be the result
now of an attempt TO bury the bodyp When tn first
attempt made he (Mr Dautre had gonc to three
four Of the 200 magistrates in the district of Montreal
and made affidavit before them, but they laughed at
his fears and the result the attempt and fdc0 If
they had made the attempt TO bury Guibord and failed
and had they persisted, slaughter would have taken
place-such a sad affair as had never before been
witnessed in Montreal But there necessity for
recapitulatng these matters; they known all
the world. Only on Sunday last, when a military
funeral had proceeded 10 the cemetery the thousands
persons that gathered showed how joalousy the mob
watched every attempt 70 bury the remains Of Gubord



under OATH before the Mayor and Colonel Fletcher
A. A. G. Of the district OF Montreal that he feared


disturbance Of the peace by riot early in November
and asked that the Mayor sign document necessary
for the calling out Of the whole volunteer militia force
of the district


Mayor Kingston reported that he would undertake to
furnish full protection 20 the funeral inside the city
limits but the riot likely TO take place outside and
he did not bis way clear in signing the order for
the militia This matter that required the sigma
ture Of three magistrates and with which the Mayor
had little to do, and though himself magistrate
WofM ha xs,.lr IL
Mr. Dautre to single him out Of the two hundred and
odd magistrates of the city. he therefore would not
sign the order


Colonel Fletcher said the only drawback that held him
from calling out the troops the clause in tho law
requiring the magistrate TO be resident of the city
which the riot was anticipated. The troops, however
had authority TO quel disturbance anywhere in the dts
trict II the notice was served according to law This
course was clear enough.


Mayor HSesroS-My only reason for refusing to
sign tho document is that the Protestant Cemetery
where tho procession starts from to the at which
the body s to be buried are both in the municipality
Of Colonel Desnges, and out Of my Jurisdiction.


Mr.. DAurRB-Thc procession win pass through tho
oity from one cemetery 70 the other.


Mayor HINGsToN-I think that would be conrtnr
trouble Why not 60 the same road as before?


MT DAuTRE-Bccause The city is able to protect us
inside the limits It's authorities are wiling and also
because its citizens or very few Of them have taken
part in the riot, the offenders being from the back


Mayor HNGsToy-That should be the.bost reason for
keeping outside Of tho limits Of the CITY, Mr. Dautre
you will look at it from your sde we also look at IL
nom our side Wo think you protect in tho city
II you are willing and that the chose the
route through tho city. We certain tho muni-
cpaites cannot protect us IN tho outside
Of tho city, which IS one reason for
calling out tho militia, which we are sure TO do,
whether the order Is signed by you not We do this
prohtng by past experience and II the officials would
all JOIN IN preparing 70 protect the peace Of the city all
would be WELL but If this hair splitting TO 80 on
about roads that outside of our municipality there
would be scene Of boodshed from which would you
recoil have been charged with not acting wisely
before in not making such preparations as would
the burial Of Guibords remains will take caro-