1507 EDMONTON DAILY DEC 24, 1907 TOLTON, Albert CASSON, Isaac FOURLE, George Winnipeg, Dec 24, There will be information laid this afternoon in the attorney general's department against George Fourle, an officer of the secret service department of the United States treasury, on the charge of kidnapping Isaac Casson and Albert Tolton, two citizens of Emerson. The alleged crime was committed on December 3rd at 9 p.m. It appears that the two men who were kidnapped were driving east along the International avenue, Emerson, which is very close to the boundry line between the United States and Canada, Just across the railway track a stranger rushed out of a watch house and seized their horse by the bridle. In reply to the stranger's question they told him their names. The stranger was Foulke and he informed them that he was an officer of the secret service department at Washington and that he wanted them to get out of the rig and go with him across the line to Noyes. Both refused to go saying they were British subjects and refused to consider themselves under arrest. They wanted to drive their horse ahead but Foulke threatened to shoot the animal if they did so. He then appointed Robert Rossa, signal man on the railway, special constable, and ordered him to assist in the arrest. In rather strong language Rossal refused on the grounds that he was a British subject and that the officer had no power on this side of the line. Foulks declared that he was on neutral ground and a struggle occurred between the men, but neither of them could be induced to leave the rig. The stinger then backed the horse and by a quick move secured the reins and striking the horse a small blow he had the rig across the international boundary in an instant. There the two men were placed under arrest and taken to Noyes station. On arrival at the station Casson and Tolton, were compelled to sign a paper in order to be released and allowed to return to Canada. The reason given for their arrest was that it was desired to implicate them with others in a charge of smuggling grain into the United States. The papers they signed they claim were untrue and they signed under protest in order to be allowed to go home. Dr. Forrester, a lawyer of Emerson, has the case in hand and a claim is being made on the treasury department of the United States for the sum of $5,000 for the arrest of each man kidnapped.