The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-03-02
CARL vOGT EXTRADITED.


The long-contested case, In which the extradi-
mon OF Carl vogt alias Joseph Supp has been
stained by two governments in succt ssion-6rst
BY the government OF the German Empire and
afterwad by the Belgian government-has at
last reached all but Its final stage. Yesterday
Commissioner White rendered his decision holding
vogt for the action OF the Executive, ana decid-
ing that fair for sucn action has been
Droven against him. IL will be remembered that
vogt was charged with having. on the night,of the
lt and ID OF October, murdered the Chevalier de
Bianco, Belgian nobleman; then setting fire to
his room, BY which the body was considerably
burned. and aiterward stealing from a safe kept
In an adjoining room bonds and securities and
moneys to Q very large amount. He was SUISSE
quentIy traced to this country and arrested and
some OF the stolen bonds and securities found
upon him. There was then no extradilon treaty
between Belgium and this country, but yogt,
being German subject, the German government
applied Tor his extradItou- on the evidence taken
In the examination then held the Commissioner
recommended his extrsdition aud was sustained
by the Circuit Court OF this district On represen-
tatton, however, to The Executive, 1t was held by
she Attorney General that Vogt could not be
extradited under the German treaty, and he was
discharged. but again arrested for bringing stolen
property into tue United states. Ia the mean
time treaty OF eXtradlflou mas been executed De-
tween the belgian government aud the United
States, and which contains a special provision
covering this particular case of Nogt. This 3ris-
oner's co1nsel holds TO he Just as Unconstitutional
ss an ex post iacto law, and an appeal Will be
taken from the COMMISSIONERS ruling On that
point. Below We rive
s %srde nG s on The @ sas Of the list
Kingdom Of Belgium ! hs case came originally before
when the crime OF robbery was alleged against the
Yrs.nsr Upon the former hsar az, had no dIeuty
accused was sai " o AZ the onehees charged against
ward sustained the Circuit OF This district
do not. hoxeyer Understand mat tae appeal ~ that
based much upon ms hndDg, upon The ac as II was
provisions of the Exiradition treaty between the
nsa ssae ana n he o men b has hf
his extradition n The evidence sustained the charge
fhs case then came back 70 the Commlssioner, who
:srtnea I9e oegas WIN ns &c 10
ton might issue IL then argued by prisoners coun
1t had been previously before the circuit court
that the alleged crime having been committed within
no right TO claim his extradton under Its treaty, and
bnsy the Attorney General ned that he case did not
charged subsequently treaty was made between zen
the United states ana ane n or ep b ey ne
offences exciuded from the effect OF the treaty resardng
Tue present treaty IN express terms covers ana IN
dent to the conclusion such ireaty. ihe charges
AGAINST the are os me crimes oi sr'sL ana
do think necessary TO go into all The iacts dis
The sddit.ona facts on he later examination
The proofs very voluminous. and although entirely
certain and irresistible conclusion nan IN most cases
these :-on the morning Z ISL the Cnevailer
De Bianco Is found his bed dead the ROOM where he
vas 's proper aatsSruss TOOK sharfe
an adjoining room sealed up with an official seal No
abstraction of any OF IT'S contents seems TO nave been
the presence Of me author ties ana hen tor the first
mitted, conciden with or nearly with the nndng OF
D
con q cone fusion mar what mlgnt nave been peIore
CONSIDERED an accdena IRE was ne work OF deliberate
commission OF me robbery On examination %, oi
Names characters and amounts OF certa n securities
which from the facts proven IN the case must have been.
fh.t In The possession Of the Chevser It's admitied
Dyish, when these alleged crimes were commed Il 4
shown that he mad been an occupant OF aud had
the Chevaer. who was his mend. on eavng Brussels
he discarded his real name ana assumed 9no;ns lie IS
session Of large amounts Of moneys aud securities and
who followed him from Brussels lie subsequently
her: and On ms sr ARE ne b ~ee 9a IN nun
iier and which had never been transferred by nun IN
snSyon,psnied hin 10 the country TO how he came
in,o preseason these bonds securities and moneys
secussd insists whatever evidence exists Of the
ROBBERY iners Is NO by Se prone mat
In fact crimes nave been proven W nave peen
~.@s commisred by some person other than che pris
oner, and that such person was the Count du val SOD
proofs warrant the assumption OF me counsel
= aS 'a S eesh 81 ne neSc De anco
caused by fire. accidental one WERNER
deuce especially when we ind that the robbery
was coincident aud contemporary with The nre and
design and purpose Vine her the nring and Inc death
na death Is not perhaps certain and Is not necessary
20 determine am not esled upon IN this nyesilg tiog
this prisoner only whether the evidence Is such a,