New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-02
UEEES REACHES NEW-ORLEANS.
REPORTED TO HAVE SAID THAT HE WOULD
PLEAD GUILTY AND THROW HIMSELF ON
THE MERCY or THE COURT-Ex-
To


New-Orleans. Nov. lit was 3 O'Clock TINS
morning whea the steamer Foxhall reached her
wharf having on board the NewYork embezzer,
Francis II Weeks whose defalcation, flight and
battle against extradition have so excited pupic
interest for the last few weeks. Her arrlVai hau
been expected all day, and even at that hour there
wera many people at the wharf to meet her. A
large force OF police were at the whart upon t"e
arrival OF the boat and would not allow anybody
ia On near carefully watching every one coming
By orders of the captain no one was allowed on
hoard the ship even the when disemparK-
ing being submitted to a rigid examination. ana
they had to prove their identity so as to AVOID any
possibility Of ESCAPE. The captain feared that
Weeks might obtain the disguise of a seaman ana
@rnbarkation occurred The captain took this pre-,
caution because Weeks up to a. m, was was, sun ~
Detective Reilly who Seeompanis dver nm ron of
custody Of Reilly. turned him over to CAPTAIN n,ni
George Leslie of the foxhail VINO GAM AND tbe CAP
tain preserved copy, which reads as follows;
George Leslie captain Of the steamer FoNhal have p
cel,cd from the Governor OF the District OF Lmon the Ia
iictcG North American. Francis H. Weeks whose eNtr
dition asked for by the Government oil the onti S'e
has been granted by the Government of Costa hea.
in the present receipt board the steamer loNhai
anchored In the port Lmon october 3d. 1898 This Is
n certify that Mr. Weeks board the steamer Foxhal
this day, October &C. 1923 "Eoh"r Lh"'"i'"
This morning Captain Leslie turned Weeks over
10 Detective Reilly who will take him TO New
York tonight over the Louisville and NASHVILLE
Road. A., >-,..ua ,o,
The trip from Port Limon 10 New-Oreans was
ur,sventful. Weeks conducting himself quietly. re
was friendly with all the passengers put ayoiusu
sneaklng OF his case The attempt MADE py
Wcekss lawyer to take him out or jail on VIII,
Of service on Tuesday the day before the Vessei
sailed proved Il failure. although the dslauter
nearly reganed his liberty. President RodrigueL
when he learned of the facts. gave strict oruers
that in no case should the officers In charge Oh
Weeks accept service of the writ Weeks was
transported from San Jose. the capital or Costa
Rica. to Port i.imon In "A special tram placer NJ
the disposal OF Consul Williams. and a strong
,,iard was also provided, as there were fears that
AN attempt at rescuing the prisoner might De
made The feeling In Costa Rica was strongly III
favor OF Weeks the entire population, both ior-
c,cn and native opposing his extradition Mrs
Weeks is with her husband, and Is deeply anected
bv his misfortune. Weeks does not desire 10 see
any newspaper men, and requests the detective 10
keep reporters away from him. However. one saw
him and To him he said that when he got 10
Ncw-York he intended to plead guilty ana throw
himself on the mercy of the Court Weeks was
taken to the ST. Charles Hotel by the detective
and locked up until his train was ready. he lelt
here tonight at $50 o'clock.
District Attorney -Nicoll yesterday received a
telegram from Detective Philip Reilly, announcing
that Weeks would reach this city at noon to-