, 1881-08-19
HARTMANN.
Ills !tt:rEItH To THE METROPOLIS.
Spstj4{ u1srutrh tn Tie Chicago Tribune.

Hpetiu{ u1srlfch IN 11$ EhltH1h IFlbaHs-
NEW YnIli. Aug. 18.-Leo llurtmnlln. thu
K,tssiun S1lii!ist, rrturncd to New York from
CAnatln yesterday, alrd III secrctly aitl
unexpectedly as he letook l,lM,srlf froln
lleru to Canadian soil short tilno sl,lcc.
lie states llMt he hns determined to
stand Ills trial fur extratlitioi, ami
for thut purpose Inns roturiIcl tO tho u'l'tetl
States, where he will ren,uill to nllow Ut tho
Russian t;oyerl,Ment taking sncl' steps III 1t
lute'y Instituted before tic Frcnclt tioyerli.
ment. lilo exprcsscs himself It's CONVINCED
thut tho limited States will not "tlc-
liver lin to tic lsWssian itangn,an";
but, .loggcl md watched us he hts
believed himself tn DO by+1slss!nn spies since
his arrival here, Ilo li.s duuiQetl tn bring the
l1otter to crisis u'ld sctilu 1t definitely BY
milking II stand ut once Mill lighting the mat
tcr out by appeal tn tho courts II 'io Is ur-
rested oIl M extratttson warrant.
HARTMANN BAYS:
''Tl.e question Of the right nf asylum to
which cu,lstlter myself entitled III the
United Status llns not, properly s1'enkinE,
SGT nrlse,,; bit II tonsnln In this colllitly
it must nrIse, ul,t will Go t!etimltly
solye.l il tho lsllsslan Government Gil
tuay0rs To ubtuln ItoM AlnerIca thnt
which WIS rcfusuu BY France. my uxtHsdt-
ton to Russia. SO desperate wero the ut"
te,npts mate With thut objcet before tic
French cu,,rtA that | l,ayo a,o doubt ftussttt
will ellclv0r t0 secretly REMOVE Tilt. or, fAil-
linz til that, 10 further test the lnattor Ut ex-
trnltton befnrc American tr!butlnfs. I Wis
confirmed this conclusion Immediately Oil
NY arrival in New York by tl,a persistent
.sElntuwll,g' to which l WIS subjected,
md whfn l..s beon continued unru1nttlnEly
IN ule United Status during NY s0]attr,l lerc.
!su.no doubt having been oxprcssel ns to tho
disposition Ut tic United Status Government
III tlo matter, n1lu failing to sccaro my U.s.
surnnce Ut
My PERSONAL SAFETY
from official sources to which applied, and
fcurlug Il rupotIt!on ut such Aitulnpts III have
frequently bcel l,lade by tlla C1ar's agents
to nut n,p heyond tlle Jurisdiction VI q
aF'tS!1 Ii Gaia. '''E:!Ss Es!est sgs a,lsscrs ttayS
uss,.rtli l,o TINT NY right to my asylum ~
tic United States, ii untluubtetl, nll!l, to
nnlly sut tic question Ut rest, lllyc deter
III now 10, rcatly to test tho matter;, itIusire
to publicly state tilat ! hnyc ttls tay
rottrntai t0 Nuw York CITY, alut Will rcn,ntll
III United Statcs soil, u Elya tho RUSSIAN
t;oyerhnl9nt alnnle opportunity tu tcst I'gro r.
granted nlu by oyery tl,ntIslltful person, aid
only aRk tl.nt In1ly hu sucslFetl tho
FULL. .ANn IMPARTIAL 1tEARlSG
to which asl, entitled. If tile lsusslaM Gov
Iliayu i risiit 10 ueiianl tnt tliey shall C!.ll
III iavo 'S Scon spfs fs.lo%ns sa %S;ss'ti a 'sit S
tlay sirca NY arr!yai, n1A! Slio llnye Sll.!eAy'
St Sy c,ts is fs IL Fraee III etst stod saSy is: o
prt,.,to It'd, not sitifur polltca offender 10 ll
nxtrlulIteA to tho ttussian l';.ng.!A,,. tes'srt.
lllg hl,cll pr0cgrtti!E as ~ llhglt 70 the 1Ia'
t9na nlior oa tle Ere. tei!l'eIMs:' ~ IT, ,,,r,, ~
| CniAllA Was Assistant Secretary HITS 1Hlh'
w ii i,aye I've received several lntmat!ons from
', tj;s sS'a i'ass's II u dSsssSss I'ss 's sSsS''
I,EQUEartSa MY EXrlhAplrIoS,
but nothing aoi|nlt las as vt, 70 tAr r.
s!n Mes fisa to Sf o 'e Il IL. sSsSs sSss' u'ees s
tllis elty eolieorI1ttE tiv vAiSt1t'co Of nI@!
!i'at, "'ls slnes t,s ass' paSIeatsa Of ny i!st
s!nsSt tas s, sosSns ,aS II ting q ya Mss lss w
mid to Tho t;oyeru,ilellt IN Ss; lgtorsb!,rg,
My oyory stup wns sIIatlowe!l by, Detectives,
Aiul, ~ lu ul!p ulsg but tho Russian Guforl'-
pst !as either t!e ws of sl!e n'sa,s sn,s t; {;
Ii sufs enough to supposc that
RUSSIAN AdENTs AMI RUSSIAN aiunLEs
were Ut the butt0l,l Of It." al,
"nli yo!! eysE tryto sll.lo t9 sttyt!ycs" !cs'
suvreedetl:, It was oll thu might ! lot To-
l'auu,!a. ncf9ro starting ior tho tiralla cssl l
Gsru,slt papur to wlltsls ilave r.
fuvcel, FruMl tlore, accompanied b,
Two friends anil my s'.adow fnllnwtnK ct Y
distance, va went tlrst to the l'nrk l'luce
Sutton ul lilo West Sislu Elevated llu!lros.l
When tue tyaiA canaU up ! steppo4 llrat ~
tllo car pllatfo,EY,, ,yy tsse!As rs!.aal,. .aIs.
lipl rAr at Tho other e.ul. 'tt!t
moment the train WIS startling ! spra;Mx baek Y
Oh tic PLATFORM of tl.e sta449,, Mt!''p 1'! ths
Au.i was oarrtUtl olt. .AfDr this ,we
crOssel quietly, To- tic East s!dt
Elevated i&Altro9u mud touE q traln to tllt
lsi.tsql Depot unobasryeil. Thus It ocuur1e.
that during tho tltst daya Ut
| NY RTAf IN CANADA