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Carl Nogt stilI In the Mrshes Of tho Law Th q
Never Emding Complications OF a Moucved
Mans TrIal-BacH to Ludlow street Jail.

Carl Vogt stiII In the Mrshes Of tho Law The
Never. Ending Complications OF a Moucyed
Mans Triai-BacR TO Ludlow street Jail.
Yesterday in the United States District
Court, Judge Blatchford presiding, new
chapter was opened In the volumlnous Carl vogt
case 10 was judicial determined that tho
notorious Belgian fugitive from Justice, could not
be extradited, and hence that all the time and
money and legal acumen expended In efforts
with that end in view within the past two years
have been wasted. The hopes Of the detectives,
who have diligently worked to earn tho prlncely
reward for the delivery of Vogt In Brussels,
vanished into the thinest air at the same time.
The prisoner was taken into court at twelve
o'clock, Judge Blatchford arriving few minutes
later lie has, since he has been Informed Of
United states Attorney General Williams
opinion that the extradition treaty OF this Cow
crnment with Prussia did not cover his case, re-
gained his health and chccrfulncss. That infur-
nation WA. an assurance thlt h,s life was saved,
whatever else might happen to him. lie was
neatly dressed and composed in manner
All other business hatln. bren disposed ",
Vor'4 counsel moved hi' ca'e, saying that it
was simply an application for a discharge OF the
prisoner under section OF the act ~ Congress
uf ISIS. cout tcrning cNtr'dtU'n ca'eS. iN.s SEE
tion provides that alter prisoner mas uren con-
fined ON a warrant ui pNtrUtiliun more thdn two
calendar months without the issuance by the
secretary OF state ot an ulitr for hi' delivery
~ the authorities of the GuNcrnmcnt asking for
the eXtridtiuu he shall hc cntticd 10 dis
charge from custody Ht thc hMds oi any
United States Judge or any state judge OF
Court ot Record, provided uoticc Of such ap-
rhcatiun has uycu served upul the Secretary.
lDp counsel handed 10 the Judge proof uf the
service u thc requisite notice upon the Soc
rotary. with the papers showing tuc date ut the
commitment of NoLt, and tie cause Of nDpIis-
/ mout, and then re ted.
Mr.. Edward Suuu'us, tho counsel OF the
IIr 4 Ia Ittf.. l
reviewed ia detail the history oi c case, telling
how Nprt had been arrested in this county Tor
the triple CrTnc u robbery, arson, and murder,
c'nmttrd IN iir4>sel. now pruuinG an apuh-
cation uf the Belgian Government Tor his extra
ditiOn ON the ground of comfy alone Uhcrc
being no treaty. lac was detained oy virtue of ou
indictment ia the Ge, tral Sessions for bringing
stolen property into the state how. alter q re-
iu.u "I the ufod dStatcs oNcfuucut 10 act GA
/ the comfy basis accompanied with an as-ur-
au,e taat it woui not iu'cr.cr. should Gut.
hoffman deliver NoE to the Belgian Govern
b m,ut under authority of an old tatute Of thit
state, appli' alton was mhdc % Gov Holman
and no did order the eNtrdGitiru. but the order
was not executed beoaUsc 20 f.v ulinutc3 before
] the starting of TIE carriage which was To take
TIE PRISONER to "a steamer ready to SAIL Tor Eu-
/ rope. a wit uf hdNtd. corpus WAS served and
f Judge Curtis of the superior Com decided that
/ the L,w authorizing the order vas uuconstit,i-
the purt uf AIpcul-. how the hciic-s of the mut-
/ dered tueIacr De Bots du iAaucc M"dcmolseIl"
2 ~icph IuIr Dd1rlIeau. sued No-t iu the supreme
b court tor the S.,uuvJ worth of bonds and stocks
J said 20 nave been stolen 10y biu, obtaining 100
} tluutNtluu tNeltNltU a CIVIL NINtf oi Nift Z
! which served to keep the prisoner iu Ludlow
| street jail until the Prus-itn GYS. ruuent To- IN
/ up the case aud procured a mandate and War
rant ~ eN,radition; how the Department ot
/ state acting On tue opinion OF the Atturney-
] General had eventually decided that Nogt could
not ur rather should not bo handed Over 90
4 Prussia. now the latter GuVtrnfUrut had spent
large sums OF money purely In the Interests Z
F justice, and how, every effort TO rvt4rn y O-t TO
i Europe having failed, the counsellor with r.
gr,ts and thanks &C, hadn't am tAIus more TO
saN.
/ Judge Bl1tchford commented upon the Soc
tluu oi tAe star Ite relied upon by tuc prisoners
tuuu-,l ailI Ge .lItI that the action Ot the Soc
rttarl q S.dte left hun no alternative, and he
/ ordered the prisoners Discharge. shortly after
| ward, and while copy of the order was being
/ made e Nar-hul Fiske, Nogt was taken TO the
/ Marshal oihr- down stairs, whore he Nds con
/ grit4iattd bS the woman who camc 10 this
! country tn him, and who mas been SO stead
] fat ~ her devotion t. him. when lac Was
hually told tnat he was free TO 20, he started out
/ with allcrfy: hut scarcely hid he passed the
/ threshold Of the Marshal 5 Office before Deputy
/ Suerin Farley tapped him on the shoulder and
] rsarrrSteI Him on "A new civil ur4Cr OF arrest
/ granted hN Judge Daniels on the 18th OF last
month Ia the suit for the recovery OF tue -.oleu
property. Ia default of SljtIu tail lie Was taAeu
/ taDk To- uis old quarters tu Luul " -tr,ct.
/ \u.t hd- been Ia prison twenty months.