Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-07-22
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Text OF the Extradition Agreement
with England.


The New York Tribune Of this morn
ing prints the text OF the new extradition
treaty between the United States and
Great Britain. The treaty ia still pend
ing ia the Senate, having been referred
for o careful examination of the legal
points involved to the committee ON the
Judiciary. From this committee II will
20 again to the committee on foreign re.
laiions, from which o favorable report ia
expected at an early day. There Is at
present very little doubt entertained as
TO the ultimate ratification Of the treaty
by the Senate, though il may not finally
be disposed OF at this session OF Congress.
The treaty, which is accompanied with
nm explanatory letter from Minister
Phelps, reads as follows:
Whereas, BY the Xth Article OF the treaty
concluded between the United States Of
America and Her BIitAnnic Majesty on the
9th day of August, 1912, provision Is made
for the extIadition OF persons charged with
certain crimes;
And, Whereas, IL Il now desired by the
high contracting parties that the provisions
Of the said Article should embrace certain
crimes not therein specified, and should
extend 10 fugltives convicted OF crimes
specified in said article and In this conven-
| ton:
The said high contracting parties have
| appointed as their plenipotentinries to con
clude u convention Tor this purpose, namely,
| the President OF tho United States Of
America, Edward j, Phelps, Envoy Extraor-
binary and Minister Plenlpotentlary Of tho
United States to the Court OF vt. James,
etc., ETC., and Her Majesty. the Queen OF the
United Kingdom OF Great Britain and Ire
i land, the Right Honorable Archibald Philip
| Earl OF RoseberIy, Her Majesty's principal
| Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs, etc.,
etc.; who, after having communicated to
each other their respective full powers,
| found In good and due form, have agreed
upon the following articles:
| ARTICLE I.
The provisions of the Xth Article OF the
said treaty will be and are hereby extended
so M TO apply to and comprehend the fol-
lowing additional crimes not mentioned In
said article, namely:
1. Manslaughter. 2. Burglary. 3. En-
| bezzlement or larceny OF tho value OF $50 or
elO aud upward. 4. Malicious injuries to
property whereby the life Of any person
shall be endangered, II such Injuries con
stitue q crime according TO tho laws Of both
tho high contracting parties. And the pro-
visions OF the sald article shall have the
same effect with respect to the extradition
of persons charged with any of the said
crimes us II the snme hal be, n originally
named and specified In tho said article.
ARTICLE II.
The provisions of the Ath Article of the
said treaty and of this convention shall
apply TO persons convicted of tho crimes
herein respectively named and specified
whose sentence thereupon shall not have
boon executed. In the case Of fugitive
criminal alleged 10 have been convicted OF
the crime for which his surrender Is asked
Il copy Of the record OF tho conyic.
; tlOn and OF the sentence OF the court before
which such conviction took place, dulS
authenticated, shall be produced together
with the evidence that the prisoner Is The
person to whom such sentences refers,
ARTICLE III.
, This convention Shall not apply to any q
tho crimes herein named and specified
? which shall have committed or to any con
2 victlOns which shall have been procured
{ prior 10 date when the convention shall
come into force.
ARTICLE ".
s No fugitive criminal shall he surrendere,
a under the provisions OF said trenty or o
4. this convention, II the crime IN respect o
a which his surrender Is demanded be ono o
:. u political character, or II he prove to th,
= competent authority that the said requisl
y ton for his surrender has In tact been mad
G with the view 10 try or punish him for
i crime Of u political character,
Il AUTICLEy.
d A fugitive criminal surrendered to elthe
n Of the high contracting parties under tn
d provisions of the said treaty or OF thls con
=, vpniion shall not, until he has had an op
= portuniiy Of returning 10 ihestato by whicl
: he has been surrendered, lie detained o
tried for any crime committed prior to hi
e surrender other than the extradition erin
n proved by the facts on which his surrende
p was granted.
ARTICLE VI.
!, The eXtrndltion Of fugitIvts under tn
provisions OF the said treaty and Of tn
present convention shall he carried out 3
y the United States and IN hor Maiesty's do
" miniou resp ciively, subject TO and In con
s. formity with the laws regulating Gxtrnd
l. ton for the time being in force IN the sui
d rendering state.
/, ARTICLE VII.
Al This convention shall be ratified, and til
j Publications exchanged At London ~ 500
a.. 40 .- 'lie,
y ahh come into ioree 10 days aEci
puu,tenlium. iG conformity with the form
~ prescribed by the laws OF the high conirnr
ne Ing PARTIES, aud shall continue In fOrt
d. until one or the other Of tho high cOntraC
Ne ing parties shall signify its wish to term
uata IT, and no longer.
Ia witness whereof the undersigned Ia,
signed the same, and have affixed Their
unto their seals.
Done at London the Goth day OF June. lSs
IN Seal EDWARD ions PHELls.
Seal llosEBERI.