The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-05
SHARKEY THE MURDERER.

WHAT THE SPANISH ORGAN IN THIS CITY HAS TO
SAY ON THE sUBJEcT-rT MAINTAINS THAT
sHARKEY OUGHT NOT TO DE SURRENDERED.
The following article appeared 10 Ell croniSta.
the spanish organ In this city, concerning Snarkey,
the escaped murderer
VIE nave intentionally reirained hitherto from
making any alluslon 10 the Snarkey question, pre-.
lcrring TO await developments. pat as they have
not lranspired, we think that the time nas arrived
wlen We should speak on the subject.
5narkey, AZ out Ieauers NAY Iene mDeI. - y, =
city Tor having murdered Trend OF his. snarEey
escaped RON the Tomos disguised as woman.
knowing well tnar n lie renamed In that prison
he would soon have 10 pay the penalty OF ms
offence ana be hanged. The fugitive wnen tie LETT
these saores took excellent care 10 proceed 60 nose
OF land winch had no extradItion treaty with tue
United states Tor any Kind ol crime, and ne ac-
cordlngly proceeded TO the island OF Cuoa IN
sailing snip. lie Is reported that conduct there.
considering he cumstances under wncn he
had been Obliged 10 ny from New YORK, was lar
being iIreproacnaole. and, iartner tnan TINS,
that ne ooasted over the commIssiaD or bis crime.
and even went 50 lar as 70 :nreatsn TO take the
IN Havana. The result OF this was hat ne was ar
rested and paced In confinement Tor snort
ties OF Havana gave him severe adj
montlon. After this had taken place the
new f0rx newspspers commeacea as Se nar sss
brought back to Lnis city, nasing tue demand
upon tue Captain General OF Cuba, on the IAcs
that although no treaty OF extradtlon existed De.
.wecn the two couptrles ne SHOULD De surren-
dered a. an act OF diplomatic courtesy" Mat
ters went on in TINS fashion till the unhappy man
ned IRON Havana under false name, wnIcn be-
longed 10 British subject, and WHO appears 70
there arrived az Havana detective frooi New
YORK. who went tnere II appears, 70 bring aoout the
extraction Of the criminal SnarkeJ nad mean
mad II that the ctimnal, 10 obtain greater Sc
curity, had entered the ranks OF toe Cuban iu-
nutno, tiles at santiago mad captured hlm, and IN
tended 10 deliver nIm up At Havana 70 De de.
nvered up to American justice. Ine papers or
this city have system tically demanded SnarKey's
extradition, anu In reply TO this demand we now
make the following arguments.
Above all things \ e maintain, on behalf OF the
moral sentiment whicn always guides our pen,
that no criminal OF any kind whatsoever thanks be
on toe contrary, II IL were in our power 70 save
criminal nom the hands OF justice and the Iual-
ment OF the sentence OF tue law We should not be
disposed 10 sDelter MIN from nls punishment.
With tnis understanding we ind ourselves, In
cepton, but TO MAINTAIN the guarantees OF law
and rignr, believing that Snarkey cannot pc, AMI
should not %, surrendered over oy tne Cuban
authorities to the United states. Sharkey, wnen
he ran away from new York could have proceeded
TO the Emplre OF Brazil. this latter country Ike
United states. VINO, therefore. 10 the existing
state ol tnings, has the rlgnt to say TO Spain
that she has not the rlgnt 70 grant the immunity
OF protection even 10 a criminal OF the worst type.
owing 10 the rack OF an exrradition treaty Oe-
tween toe Two connlrles' we nave seen o. ia a =
refuge In THIS country aud VINO enjoy every i'm.
munity. We have also seen a spanish consul
forced TO submit 10 an impairment and dangerous
lawsuit at the hands OF deirauder OF Cuban
puollc interests, whom the SAID consul had de-
nounced TO the American oficers oil justice, In
hopes OF recovering portion Of the stolen prop
erry. -.
Ins truly is sad state OF matters for two cultl-
waited nations TO remain IN, but sucn 10 the Tact,
ana Il Is clear that personal cases can be taken
cognlzance o.
Iue most equitable thing that the Captain Gen.
ersI or CuOa can do Is 10 Judge SharKey and 10
PUNISH witn all the vigor OF the spanish laws,
Ii lie snould DC found gulliy et having attempted
10 Join the CUBAN reoels AZ, on tue contrary, ne
should succeed IN proving his innocence, ne
snould oe forced 10 leave the ieland VI CUBA on
account OF nis bad conuucf.
10 do more tnan this IN the Sharkey matter
would give resn incentive 10 TIE pride when tnis
American nation shows IN us conduct 70 our
country. the Americans Imagine that cOndescen.
sIons OF this KIND are dictated on our par ~ y
sAn timent OF iaierI0Ttty. Let W, therefore, De
prugent aud dlgnined, remembering Inc tnAuk.
less manner ia whoa the Amerie4na receive con-
SESSIONS at our hands.