Show m ERWIN WANTED ji W jiW HALF HALFA A MILLION rj I j e ays the th Government At Il torney Mid Mad Proposition I I MRS RS AFFIDAVIT j O DION OF c t rI I FUGI aT TILa T LL CONTINUES O I IS t TEBEC July j ty 18 proceed 0 1 ings In j th j case Of Ol It 5 affidavits consisted principally In the filing fUn fUin and contra affidavits and andI I I i J 1 i cas only e of a a short shor the time before the ad adM ade I I Master M court cour that Mr 11 Mc 7 his 1115 for the th prosecution P commenced I f 4 the ine H on his motions to quash Q corpus writs issued J Judge corus writ by t The Caron taron on June 20 and 21 last Te pro Taschereau T were wre opened by Mr lr lrI I counsel for tor l the prisoners 1 ho 11 Pro Ja d affidavits of ot Benjamin prisoner Grene ne to th the effect that on May 17 Mr ErwIn ca caled called ed on him at the Wind i SOT or hotel Montreal 1 when Erwin said L Jrr to Greene I U j you y u will pay to settle the t hOle matter I sette tc will mater wi go at once to I Washington ashington anti and advise its I It accept b ii Greene i i replied that tat he could not fbi i bUnd enand that tat because he had not money I TJ enough to pay Day his half bait of or the amount I but that Erwin said sid bal amount Sv Gaynor has hns enough on en ugh I dont know knon M where It I is but he has It t t to To this Mr i 11 Greene said If It you will I i nay fay OOOO 1 I vIll f talk with Colonel wi I J Gaynor about It It IL ILci q ci Erwin ErIn replied the te affidavit contin t that I 1 Gr that th would not be enough c What ao no you tink Of ot ti He Be le said I 1 dont think that Is c t enough but you dont want to th go t 1 through the rest ret of or your life hunted wherever you go and you must re EWh member that If It you ou are extradited and flare are In Georgia it i will wt be too late late to a a settlement I i i Greene finally replied 6 Well Wel anyway anYay I dont see how bow ow we ve Lican ican cn pay o ny money mon y because that hat d be an admission on our part that r we e have received r money wrongfully hat we have not done i Ii Green swore that tha this talk tak of a a set for or OOOO referred to the criminal proceedings against them and 1 t to any civil claim This his affidavit J supporterS supported by another from front Mrs tiff F P Gaynor S Greene Note Not ote as an Evidence f h Mr McMaster read red an affidavit signed by Marion ErwIn completely de nyu the allegations contained In the affidavits of ot Ms Mt Greene Green and Mrs Oay Clay r Jor Regarding the Interview between Gr eel and an d himself Mr ir Erwin Erin stated on his return to his room on the afternoon at of ot May Mo 1 he found a note there in which he recognized Ii the hand writing of B 13 D Greene which note was as 8 follows If I you can call cal to see me tee at any time today you will wU do me inc a great fa in geat I roe vor v The T original of ot this note Is In the I I possession V of ot Mr Erwin Erin and ad was shown to Judge Caron In response to that request he lie had g gone n to Greenes room and the latter opened the conversation by saying s that hIlt he knew that Erwin had bad been him him ben prosecuting vigorously for over it 0 years yeaT he he wanted to thank hank him for fOt having havIn always treated him with wih personal p consideration He lie then said sid if It the tho extradition proceedings at Montreal proceeded for lor any length of or time it ii possible he might desire to give bond bond I ErWIns ErvIns affidavit contained In sub stance 8 nee J I 1 called caJe his attention to the fact fad ct that he and Gaynor had already for feied bonds In itt 11 the sum of or each He replied that he be had nad left the States Statta Stat because he had bad resolved lef thE never H to be put In Jail as 8 a i convict I ana that had nau come to Canada with the expectation that after a year yar or two his friends in the United States Stats could effect a I settlement of or the civil claims of ot the government against III and he hb could then probably secure a dismissal I of ot the crIminal prosecution He said he had hado never given his per word that tat he would not run off o from f om the th prosecution in Georgia but butIC IC e would pledge me the his hla bf of honor 01 hat hat if It I would d agree to his bis giving bond r Judge La L Fontaine he would wo ld not un off olT oto He then theft referred to the fact tact that the ithe government had hd already tied chU I proceedings of assets of ot Iv what v at the government claimed was wan or of I barters arters share share in the te fraud and asked aked rne me what was waa the exact government claims claim that he be and Gaynor has baa received ts S their share I replied that we that he and Gaynor Ganor had re eche as their share in the mud raud raud He lie replied that he was wa in no and had not nol no sufficient means a o 0 meet m et such a 0 claim but hut that he and Gaynor Ganor would be willing to pay the government in settlement of the entire litigation 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