The New York herald., 1867-04-09
UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS COURT.

IaUsrtant Extraditioa Casc--Charse Of Fer
Gery Against she Secretary Of the Rh esiaI
Railway Company Of 1isn
- saAccompllces--Curisss Developments.
Before Commissioner Whitc
me examination into the charge against Philip Hem
xch late Secretary Of the Rhenish aroad or Cologne,
Prussia of having committed orgeres IN that coun
sry 70 the amount Of about 5000 thalers was COM
nenced yesterday three o'clock before Comm
Whe The prisoner as already reported in she HxRAD.
arrested si Fond du LAC, In Wisconsin where no
Aad been tracked by the Prussan government who de-
msnd hm extradAtior, and brought on 10 New Yerk
III H. ID. Lapaugh, counsel fcr the Prussau govern
In Uni.sd STATES, conducted the prosecution.
Bacnn Guido von Grabow, the Prussian Acting Consul
sosoera vas aiso lreeonl
M Chariss wsiie defended the prisoner
Ru0m the statement OF Mr. Lapaugh the following
facts transpifed In reference To the case
Phhp H-ntch. counsel said, stood charged with the
Asm VI Prussia IL appeared that "A the latter part Of
ls04 moneys we're drswn from the Rhenish Railroad by
q man henrch krom the time Of tue drawing OF
shs rsl moneys iha; year Of Jsnusry
lSds he continued 10 draw money on different forged
Gsunsel for ,he prisosss said he wished TO present
domuxrcrtS the complaint n
The Commissioner replied that he could not hear that
The complaint before him aud submitted to
Judge Nelson. who issued tho warrant
Mr. Lapsugh marked tnat he had enough Of svi-
dcncs pruvc the .orpsries without gaing the
com plant On the 2si6 Of December, 1853, Henrch.
= 10 would be able 70 show, procured leave
Cosne 20 Eupss whore he ntsndei 10 place 6s son Al
business He nos only obtained tckc. for tla, place.
bot also a ticket Ter he return voyage the 30th
Sisi OF Deeuayer few days after, Heinrich ncs having
roturned he askct for further extension OF leave
tho ground that he suffering under bad cold The
rssnt u further investigation showed that he had fed
fro Prussia gone 70 tue UnIcd states Ho arrived
h.rs probably III the Iaouth March, 1865, FIRST appear
aug 10 Hoboken Alter short stay there he wsn< 20
Chicago whore he opelsed drug store and carried
bus city for several months until about rosr
aalonihs ago Meanwhile the vigilance Of the Prussaa
xoscruplept had tracKed BIN 20 Chcsgo ard, a. ihey
were well advised u communicated 70 Henrch that
oss government had iasttuted proceedings 10 bring
about bis extsadltion. Suddenly this man. with his
faulty, ielf Chi ago While he supposed that ne
was en'ifely free from tbe observation OF those
charged with Prusvian Saatters In this ooun-
Try, he was traced step by step to Fond
du lac There he arrested under the warrant, and
brought on 10 this city The fcfeercs were numerous
Thssc forth In tho conPislo' and amounted 70
fourteen IN rumbcr. The these forgeres we're COM
xuitted ths.--Ths Rhcuish Railroad had deemed u
d sirsDe possess lands " parties adioining
snAr rvad. These lands required BY the railroad
CONN and certain amounts were awarded 70 the par
s,es nom whom same taken 40 compensation
for danaga Five per mt To 30 paid 70 the parties
10 remain in the hands Of the company Heinrich was
n the habit OF paying over the Interest OF tne mon
sys and IN is way bscame Aquslnhd with tne persons
and the hsnasrrtng Of the partiss 70 whom the IN
ierest should 10 paid. He issued ..crsed receipts
psrpcr.ing TO % signed By The owners oI
shs Iaad for ths amount awarded 10 shem