New-York tribune., 1874-12-03
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

TIE pRITsSIAN MURDERERS J. .ORTUNES
c,p, vocr RELEASED AND REARREs .ED-EFFECT OF
THE NEW rxTRADTTIoN TREATY WITH BELGIUM.
Tbo very singular and '.nuch-litigatod case
q, Carl vost is again in the aitcd States Courts and
this time upder the extra IIdon treaty with DeSiuw,
nassed in March. lsyl In october, 1871. Vogt ne Is
succed murdered. in Brussels, Belgium the Chevaier
Dn Rois de BiapcO and after escaPd to TINS ciN
where he arrested on warrant issued by Gov. Hon
man. undey statute Of lS2S which had never oeIoFo
been acted upon aud which provides that the Governor
NAV deliver up fugitive from the Justice OF ioreG"
stasp" II sufficient evidence Of his alleged crllu"N w
produced. VoCt was held for eXiradton uu"Vr '""'
warrant and his case was taken on writ OF ha"c"'
eorrus to the Supreme Court OF the state where ouHc
Curtis who then presided, declared the statute Va
,s9s unconstitutional on tho ground that II aiiow'u
stte 20 do what under the Constitution couid oh! oo
done by the Federal Government. N'Rt WIS "0N''"
tpclv released but held On an oTder oi arrest III
civil property aIeged 10 nave oet" s'
by him from Chcvalcr Pending that SUM- NoS' "aS'
AT the instance Of TIE German Government, rcarested
on the CHARGE Of murder and taken before United states
Comm issoner White VOgt citizen Of PRUSSIA ana
TIER, IS Prussau law 10 the eject that Prussia may
punish citizens for crimes wherever committed AS
there was hcn extradiion treaty between the United
States ana Belgium. Prussia. who has such treaty Win
this Government demanded through her counsel Gov
salomon cxradiuOn OF VoSt that he might he deal
with according TO her laws. + Bowen, NoCts coun-
that lie CUutu not ne tA'A'i''
aud for tat following reasons Tue alleged crime was
comuit,ca IN EClgGw with winch thlS Government iaS
10 eNtr.diticn treaty The alleged crime not having
been committed IN Prussia, tbe eNraNltl'h Tea,! pe
tween Prussia and the U0ed Sttas doe, not cover H.
Without a treaty that effect, PrIsS!is law allowing
her to puuish her citizens for crimes wherever cOm
nlttcd cannot ne recognized 10y THIS Government lie
Commissioner decided adversely 10 MI Bowen, ana nc
Vopt Tor eAtraditjon. Mr.. wen then, on writ ot
h ueas corpus took the mater before Judge bdtch-
fori ol tne United States Circuit Court. VINO
sus aimed the Commissioners rulings ana OGdeleu
Voct be removed TO the custody OF
thc Uar>h, to await the Presidents of extra
al ION 10 Prussia Secretary Flsh referred the matter
to Attoruty .leral Williams whO IN the language OF
s.Ntra! Vr, tueut lawyers in this civ, "asSumed TIE
hcr,OCrr Gu1cIId ~ right 10 reverse and set ASIDE
the dtci a Jhdce OF Federal tribunal, ana al
ysed President TO his warrant for the eN
Tradition of Npgt. Tie President acted upon that
advice aud NuE. released. He was soOu after IN
dct IN me CJur Of General Sessions for bringing INTO
fht State T~J. cry stolen from Cheyalar pl hols de
Rlarco. NO.t arrested on that indictment ana
brought to The Court OF General sessions Yesterday
nCru.. Ia counsel. III. klutZuG, asked lur ms dis
charge UPON Il" around THAT hc had never been urOuGht
10 trial on charge. Assistant DiSrlCtAtorney Russell
did oppose The notion as II was understood that lie
would be uitt y rcdrieSttd upon tIc ErdNeT
CharCe il immediately lCdrrcstcd bN LtpuN-
Marshal HarT.s the charge OF numbering the CheVd
her. aud under the treaty between BE gum ana thc
Umttd states passed in March, l,74 The Ucaty cN-
pressv that A. shall he retroactive in effect ~
eases murder oud arson" NOgfs alleged crime Is
therefore coveted by it. NOgt wds committed without
Dail, aud lis examination Will take pace on the 4ilh
INST.
Couder, Brothers represent the Belgian Government