The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1846-09-15
Police Intelligence.

SEPT. l5-.4 Fugitive from Francs-Oficer Reek Of
by the of Nicholas Lucien Metzgsr, on a war
rant issued by Justice Drnker wherein he is charEed
with being fugitive from the city of sareguemines
department of Mosells France II appears this man is
charged with sundry forgeries committed in November
ls4s and during the two following months, while acting
as notary in the above city, by which he obtained over
half million of dollars. The documents and evi.
dence Of such forgery, are on file at the office of the
French Legation at Washington. On such evidence,
application made to the police authorities here and
warrant issued for the arrest of the accused the
granted in the name Of Louis PHILIPPE King Of the French
by Etenne Phllory Judge Of instruction for the Dis
trct of Sarraguemnes department of Mosee under the
articles of convention between the United States and
France for the mutual surrender of fugitive criminals
The complaint was made by Louis Barg, viceconsuate
Chancellor of the Consulate General of France in the
United States and State of New York.
Justice Drinker committed the prisoner to the Tombs
to await the further disposition OF the French Govern
ment. He will undoubtedly be sent back under the
Treaty
1t is not generally known that we have treaty with
certain offences Therefore we give the following copy
of Treaty between this country and France which
ratified on the 9th day of November ls4s.
THE TREATY.
The United States of America and His Majesty the
King Of the French having judged it expedent, with
view 10 the better administration Of justice and the
prevention of crime within their respective territories
and Jurisdictions that persons charged with the crimes
hereinafter enumerated and being fugitives from Justice
should under certain circumstances be recprocally de-
vered up the said United States of America end His
Majesty the King of the French, have named as their
plenipoentiares to conclude convention for this pur
pose that to The President of the United States
Of America, Abel Upsher Secretary Of State of the
United States and His Majesty the King Of the French,
the seur Psgeot, officer of the Royal order Of the Lee
gion of Homer his minister plenipstsnary, ad INTERIM
communicated each other their full powers
found in good and due FORM have agreed upon and con-
cluded the following articles =
Arr Lit agreed that the high contracting parties
shall requisition made in their name through the
medium Of their respective diplomatic agents deliver up
enumerated in the next following article Committed
within the jurisdiction of the requiring party, shall
seek an asylum, or, shall be found within the
territories Of the other; Provided, that this shall
be done only when the fact Of the commits
sion of the crime shall be established as that tn laws
OF the country in which the fugitive the person SO ac
cused shall be found would Justify his or her apprehen
sion and commitment for trial. if the crime had been
there committed
Arr 2.-Persons shall be delivered ND who shall be
charged according to the provisions this
with any OF the following crimes, to wit Murder (com
pretending the crimes designated in the French penal
code by the terms assassination parricde infsnticde
and posoning) or with attempt to commit murder
rape or with forgery or with arson, or with emoez.le
ment by public officers when the same Is punishable
with infamous punshment1
ART. 3.-On the part of the French government, the
Of the SEALS Minister of Justice and part Of the
government Of the United States the surrender shall be
made only 6y authority Of me sr.u sns
effected in virtue Of the preceding provisions shall be
borne and betrayed by the governmenfin whose name
the requisition shall have been made.
ART The provisions Of the present convention shall
not be applied in any manner to the crimes enumerated
in the second articles committed anterior to the date
thereof nor any crime offence of purely political
character
Arr 6-This convention shall continue in force until
II shall be abrogaed by the contracting parties one
of them but shall not be ebrogaed except by mutual
consent, unless the party desiring to abrogate it shall
give six months previous notice Of his intention to do So
Il shall be ratified and the ratification shall be exchanged
within the space Of six months, earlier if possible
In witness whereof the respective
have sign d the present convention in duplicate and
have affixed thereto the seal OF their arms
Done at Washington the ninth day of November apno
domini one thousand eight hundred and forty three
signed, A r. UPSHUR
A. PAGEOT
ADDITIONAL ARrIcLE.-The crime of robbery de-
timing tho same to be the elonous and forcbly taking
from the person OF another goods money any value
by violence, putting him in fear and the crime OF
burglary defining the to be breaking and entering
by night into mansion house of another with intent to
Commit felony and the crimes included
under the. French law in the words vol gusls erims