National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-23
HE GAIL VOGHI CASE,
OPINION OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

His Surrender Refa-ed-The L cEai and In
tcrnntIo nj Aspect Of the Case-Pcints
In the COMMUNICABLE Construction Of
the Treaty with Prussia.
The following Ia the opinion in full Of the At
torncy General In the voght case, a synopsis Of
which was printed In the REPUBLICAN yesterday
morning In advance Of Its city cotemporarlcsi
rHE orisios.
DEPARTMENT or JuRTIcRl
wAsriSoToN, July II, 1873 :
sG have a e he hoaog 20 sesSo%xiedse the re-
celpt Of your communication Of the eth instant
IN which lou submit, for my Official opinion, the
.'Carl vogi, aprusslan, charged with the COM
mission OF the crimes murder, arson and rob.
Belgium, is found a fugitive in the United
Stater; can the German Government under the
provisions OF the treaty for the extTadltion OF
and Prussia and other states, June 10, 1852,
rightfully demand the surrender by this Govern
mcnt OF the fugitive ycgt, In order that he may
bo tried and punished IN Prussia for the offence
shch he Is charged to have committed In Del
GUM"
ihGse parts Of the preamble and treaty ap-
p Prssm 81 Wv" a%eress u is found expedlen,.
for the better administration Of Justice and the
prevention Of crime within the territories and
lutisulcuoh o. tne paIues ,espectlVely, mat per-
fugitlves from Justice, should, under certain cir
cumstances, be reciprocally delivered up, and
also 70 enumerate sueh crimes explicitly; and
and other German states, parties to this conven-
tlon, forbid them to surrender their own citizens
20 foreign Jurisdiction, the Government OF the
yention strictly reciprocal, shall he held equally
ire lr1ni my oon yauon 70 SURRENDER c''henso vi
'he .n.e9 s.stss. a.., ,,., an. ,-.,,o, s,,,.s
n p,n..ia and w o,hs .pa s,ses az ,hs sr.
auu riuss,h, anu tne otueI states W tne WI,
,aniv % m , nvan;,on shsn nnag
an,nai rsonsi,e, ~ NV ,bem or ,nsi, minstsrs,
c,,,sss os an,nn,,,,ns ,esncc,,vs,v made de
, 81 MI s sonI, VIII ,n,sni
WIN , uu I, n,, y, nr $780, or arsnn or rnl
49, .or nr ,nrantx or,bo ,,iersnce If forged ma
oeIy' OF ipigeiy, W Wy w ,n,',,a' ~ oop,
pers, or tne mo,cnsoh VI ~ , , W eou y.
eIieN monty, Wy W uoin VI p ap nmmi,,e "a
',h, ,e ier.dic,Ianp ~ sIihsS par,, sham seee
Win ane I'm ~ u ,onna I. I'M ,na ,a,,,,n
an asylum OF snal DC iouhu "'h'n 'ne 'e''''o-
res VI W. o,hs s,,r.n,., n, yog, a. c,.imed
- s S snA a .no an ,hs a,onnd IA
| hne Se,u ~. a,Stac, ~ q, ~. wna,n, 81
ne frusslsn ana subject .. ,ne nm po.o. "
| T,nln az " ~, ,ras,s 6.,wean the
ylus ,s ., ,ne 90, pnns,. ana o,n.r sss,man
states IAN Of June issS, a Prussian subject
,p hi'h W., ~ nh.ra.S ara ipeinJedS within
NJ. , mn.n no,nsr n,,,on and heyonJ tbe
,se,,,nr,so ~ prnss,a was nsyertheless subject
4 .k.l "A lsaa4 In
" 80, w ~, ~ II ~ s' ~, ,ha asyman emnire
MY tn soi,aw,ne annears 10 he the only poInt In
| .ontrovsr.,. xhether or moi. according 10 the
| ,a ,,',any M naanIng n sslS trestv the
uue inten rn nau ns vns, IN shs tIngdan ~
| as,a,nm %srs committed within inc iur,sdiction
~ ass,msny
i NJ sa,rn,, ,ha ,,r,.d,c,ion NJ Germanv nv yIr-
,,a ~ ~, nn Isss sor ,he nnnishment IL cSimes
.ue y, n" ~" ,srr,,ary y, Re,ginm ia mecca
ss,,IS 70 bo,s that The ssne iurisd,ction extends
/ y, ryy.n,a ns.as pr,,a,n ana ,he Tinted States
1 W e'N.e
n,,n WanI,os,iv yhe werd. ..rommittsd within
m W. ,sa,n.innn ,mn,v sbst me crimes named
me mrA n M v n.rt,ss ,Sepe,o Bnt n he
| $1,000 , ~, uaIc,nm ,rera cnmtn,tted
crimes e S W S ~ srsnV tSen " ieI.
Avs a. u B.Iuinm il "a independeni Of Germany
wv" a,hsr ma,ion ihat ~ ia imnossibie FOL
s,me:, ~ hs committed outside Of the iurisdc.
0ines u, W ~ ve Stnan a,no,rs mini too maj
Ss treaty. elearly contempates that the fugitive
| ,s',I.,,an ~ ,ho ns,,y nstinu the ,iaim 10 Inc
nr,.i,c,Ia1 ot tbe atIer marty. recognisne two
I,, ., ~ ,t ,an in,i.dctinns I'M II
us nI., an ~ tar,nsnv IA cnrIect in ih,s case
| W. " =. ~ n,,ch ,ishin ber inrisdicfion now a
'ost u ,a ,. M ct,nas rhs ryed nnor him wers
is,, men ~ ~, ~. iaws nnd.s abi,b she claim,
@ ~ ',h ,rca sv,,h,n ihs LATED states NJ
ha Ns h ss ~ paio,rm rbe ia va ~ Germany
ny n'r nso,I,. ~ ahe nnnishment there n
s,ana. apnwmittea e,sewheTe nv her subiects i'm
CRIMES eo.su - y "anai,to, a., she ercie,
~ = heeess,,.., ~ , ii,s snh,ac, nnst corn,
VI tnh. p Vmsa .ao, ,nssisn nIsce or iurisdic
oe voeyusu n .,,,ss ~ az commi,,ea 10 som,
! uon Mnsio ~. ,n. ~ nan a,s.an nv recaivsa anr
iace Wnele Iney San w seh a,m.ns has a,
ieiu " oefinan ". nIsh ,ar anhIa.,. m ~,
uhqueseisvneu ,asn' " p,,,a, IN psignm ar an,
inooses 10, eies !, ,,,u na, Ia nrsnar thera
United states, ~, y wuuu ~, ne nppaa W. 10
| lOIe, 70 say has gis nn n.y., yan,d \,
ue within nei ~ sas n,,a ~. n,oy,s,ons n
ripper 70 say tna. SUI nas naae ~ ,.,,h
punish her suolcets ior crimes eonniit'ea WIN
'ut US wei As Wlnin hef !uiis.u,u ..,,un,,,.,
liam S'iS ndsdic,an t as "sed in he Treaty
suhln the luisu,s.on, Us useu , ,n ,nv ", ~
1 10 not reiei 70 the personal naoii', l 81 w
. | ',ha, pu' W iovas' nn,,,n,,,aSN mra, "
aSe Wneie wy o,nne ,onnar,s a.,nnnd,n
1 within the Iurisuicuon Vi tue party uenahu'n
. tue lu9ltise. a., ., ,c.-.,.. -,
suess Is put upon .ne suPposeu ur mi ~,
v | Ine meanns u ,ne "oIus , sna, ,SS Ia,toy
more colnpiehenslye than tne FORMER a Yer, .ern
Jus Is ny 49, put p'p ~ af;,in ,hs 1,
v ies nos iOaow .ma' peis ~. ns,,nna h.ve l.
|, i, " oraina ,hoir nhysicai honnSar,,n ~
, ,sulcuon ueyonu ,ncn p'ysia' .bto. y, ny.
u Vessels upon INT nIgn seas anu sps VI y" W,
;veLyMhefe ne whn tne Jg'''u i,ni,ni " iur
iaons 70 WHEN IIey oe,1 Ky ,arri,nTv }us az
!. LStlOh oy one nation upon INC ae,ritoy ~ u,
It tner Is sonellnes eeueu py ,c N.Y., ~ p,a
rom lhe lreaues netMeen she I p. ''a ~,
turkey, emma, siam anu otner rSweis; ,s 20,
o 'IuctWe Jurlsleuoh may posssor ", e as :
l. | 'pecial cases arising IN oaIuaIous eounues I
lnihnaDlten places, 80 tnat eneo, San NC gm NV,
ane S4,u J,, h,,t n iha, ~ m nv,
> au ertntoIy, mi.nout mo1np , ma a. ~ "
NJ nus luLisuenon oNeI eIuys , ,t ~ a. =,
LonuOh or Mhsnington. hosai siaiins 49,, VI ue'
Sahmot Ne aowed 70 ~ ih IN rs Sas
NeJurisIctions, tney 40 ot ieicI 70 .iose uua,,
anu tespohsDtles WHEN AZ @ nl, iilPV US
upon us own eiuheis, put ,heS oonV mp !,
tnose PoruOns VI tne ear anu p 'a,Hes s upon
surface whete they nhYe respeo,,hs,y soveIee
&c bower o., III otnet Woius' lue Iien' u Royet,
10 hen.. ~ ieT1euse tne .talni ~, ~. ,i
JUS Ease Moulu esttnlsn pIeoeut,Ins tnat MY
ic cad TO serious international conipllGaLons. "
C, nave no eNFauiuVh ueay wNm peigium, "