Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-04-06
EXTRADITION TREATY.
BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
GREAT BRITAIN.
Report OF the Committee on Foreign Re-
lations With tho Recommendation of
Amendments. A Dark Future for De-
fsnlting and EmbezzlinS Treasurers,
Bank Presidents and Other Ohieiais.

Britain concerning the eItradition of per-
sons charged with crime, signed at London,
June 25, 1885, being ah amended extension
of the provisions OF article Y of the treaty
of 1912 having considered the same, re-
ported back the said convention with the
serting after the words high contracting
par tiles, in the last line of the
paragraph or clause numbered four in art
icle one the following words: Or according
to the laws OF that political division Of
either country in which the offense shall
have been committed, and of that political
division of either country in which the Of
fender shall be arrested; so that it shall
read as follows:
WHEREAS, by the tenth article Of
the treaty concluded between he
United States of America and Her
Brittanic Majesty on the 9th day of
August 1872, provision is made for
the extradition of persons charged with
certain crimes; And
WHEREAS, 1t is now desired by the high
contracting parties that the provisions of
the said article should embrace certain
crimes not therein specified, and should
extend to fugitives convicted of the crimes
specified in the said article and in this con-
vention; The said high contracting parties
have appointed as their plenipotentiaries
purpose, namely: The President of
the United States OF America, Edward John
Phelps Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States to the
Court of st. James etc. And her Majesty
the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and ireland, the Right Honorable
Archibald Philip, Earl of Rssebsry, Her
Majesty's Principal Secretary of State for
foreign affairs, etc Who after having COM
municated to each other their respective
full powers, found in good and due form
have agreed upon the following articles;
Article l. The provisions of the tenth
article of the said treaty shall be and are
hereby extended so as to apply to and
comprehend the following additional
crime not mentioned in the said article,
namely: 1st msnslaughter; md, burg
larry; 3rd, embezzlement or larceny of the
value of $50, or sl0 and upwards; 4th.
malicious injuries to persons or property
by the use of explosives, or malicious
injuries or obstructions to railways
whereby the life of any person shall be
endangered, if such injuries constitute
crime according to the Laws of both the
high contracting parties or according to
the laws of that political division of either
country in which the ohense shall have
been committed, and of that political di-
vision of either country in which the Of
fender shall be arrested. And the provis
ions Of said article shall have the same
effect with respect to the extraditisn of
persons charged with any of the said crimes
as if the same had been ORC sinslly named
and specified in the said article.
Article 2. The provisions of the ten arti-
cles of said treaty, and of this convention,
shall apply to persons convicted of the
crimes therein respectively named and
specified, whose sentence therefor shall not
have been executed
In tho case of fugitive criminal alleged
to have been convicted of the crime for
which his surrender is asked, . copy of the
record Of the conviction. and of the SEN
tence of the court before which such con-
yiction took place, duly authenticated,
shall be produced, together with evidence
proving that the prisoner is the person to
whom such sentence refers.
Art. 3. This convention shall not apply
to any of the crime. herein specified which
shall have been committed, or to any con-
viction which shall nave been pronounced,
prior to the date when the convention shall
come into force.
Article 4. No fugitive criminal shall
be surrendered under the provisions
of the said treaty, or of this con-
yention, if the crime in respect of which
his surrender is demanded be of political
character, or if he prove to the competent
authority that the reauisition for his sur
to try sr punish him for crime of politi-
cal character.
A fugitive criminal surrendered to either
of the high contracting parties under the
provisions OF said treaty or of this conven-
ton shall not, until he has had an opportu-
nifty of returning to the State by which be
has been surrendered be detained or tried
for any crime committed prior to his sur
render other than tho eItredition crime
proved by the facts on which his surrender
was granted.
Article g. The eItradition of fugitives
under the provisions of the said treaty, and
of the present convention, shall be carried
out in the United States and in Her Majes-
ty's dominions respectively, subject to and
in conformity with the laws regulating ex-
tradition for the time being in the surrend-
ering State.
Articl 7. This convention shall be rati-
fed. and the Fatifications shall be eI-
changed at London as soon as possible.
1t shall come into force ten days after its
publication, in conformity with tho forms
prescribed by the laws Of the high con-
tracting parties, and shall continue in
force until one or the other of the high
contracting parties shall signify its wish to
terminate it, and no longer.
In witness whereof, the undersigned have
signed the same and have affixed thereto
their seals.
Done at London the twenty fifth day Of
June, 1886.
(Signed) Edward John Phelps, Earl
Rosebery.
And that the Senate do advise and con-
sent to the ratification OF the said conyen-
ton as so amended.