Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1868-04-03

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know that il is "incumbered' and know too
how and rhy, and il ~ We have stated.
Nov as to our canadian trip There be-
Ing no way to extradite except ~ under the
Treaty between Canada and the United Statcs
We Of course could do nothing towards having
him returned unless we could trace up some
thing which would come under the provisions
Of the Treaty. We received information that
Smith had been coming spurious United
States silver coin. We supposed that this
would be considered forgery, one Of the crimes
for which he could be cxtraditcd. 1nforma.
ton against him was filed with N. Fisher. j..
r. OF this place, warrant issucj, papers prop
erly attested--sent 70 Governor Stone who
made application on the President OF the =.
3. for requisition on the Canadian Govern
ment, the demand by the President was made
in due form for the delivery Of Smith, We were
telcgraphed to from Hamilton, Canada West
TO be Ia attendance at Smiths trial. we took
q witness to proveswhat Smith had done in
the coinage business.
The following from tho Daily Evening
Times Of Hamilton, Canada West, Of March
9th, 1868, tells the balance Of the story:s
Settlement Of the Extradition Case.--Our
readers will remember the arrest AMI exami-
nation 10 this city, Of one Freeman B. Smith.
charged with manufacturing counterfeit coin
in the State of Iowa, and claimed for cxsradi-
leo, ~, ct:cc fhot tato hy ;rt, rf
the Ashbnrton Treaty. under the designation
Of his crime as forgery. The prisoner was
committed to Jail by the Police Magistrate Of
this city, and the case was referred to the
Government, 10 whom the evidence was trans
United, the result depending entirely upon
the Interpretation Of the term 'forgery.' On
Friday last Mr.. Justice Adam Wilson gave a
writtcn judgment, deciding that counterfeit>
ing in the States Vas not forgery within the
meaning Of the Ashburton Treaty, and an or,
der was made to discharge the prisoner, which
was done on Saturday. The American aus
thorities were particlarly anxious to obtain
possession Of the prisoner, to bring him to ac>
count for multiplicity Of crimes not includ-
ed under the treaty, and an expansive inter>
probation of the crime Of forgery was the only
ground open for them to work upon. The
treaty is not AS effective as the people Of both
countries would desire, and there is no plaus-
ible reason Why rascal who inaic's common
injury or loss by circulating worthless money
should be protected from punishment more
than the one who knocks on, the brains Of .
single individual
We have been thus explicit. in justice to all,
the statement has been made through the coils
umns of the onion, by the editor and his Co.
lumbia satllite, that we presented bill for
our expenses to Canada, to the Legislature
for allowance. A bascr falsehood was never
given publicity, It is entirely characteristic Of
the authors, however. We were "sucked in
BY battling Smith, better men than We have
been served in similar way. One J. J. Gar.
rison, Of this county, no doubt, knows some.
thing Of the false baseness by the Union ed,
itor in real estate transactions.