The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-13
WEEKS HAS BEEN indicted.
LITTLE Doubt Entertained Here that Costa
RIcn VIII Surrender Hin

The General Sessions Grand Jury met In
special session at o'clock yesterday and ad-
iourned an hour later after finding q true bill
for embezzlement against Francis II. Weeks.
The indictment was found on evidence In the
case OF Mrs Nicholas Fish. whose husband
now deceased, was brother OF tho late liam
ilton Fish. Her afIidavits were submitted to
District Attorney Nicoll scvera, weeks ago.
Tho witnesses examined yesterday were L.
Kingshury Curtis. one OF the attorneys for tho
Bristcd estate: Sidney Harris. George Davis.
and A. j. Taylor Mrs. Fish was one OF a small
army OF women and children who we're de-
frauded by Weeks. Her loss is about SS5 900.
which may be slightly reduced by the pro-
ceeds OF lot OF dubious notes and stock GER
tifcates
District Attorney Nicoll refused to discuss
the Indictment which was needed to secure
the arrest OF Weeks II he is to be delivered by
the Costa Rican authorities. He Is now under
surveillance Superinte Byrnes says he
is under arrest-and q formal request for his
return can be made by the authorities In Wash
ington only upon the indictment.
-, Mr.. Curtis said Yesterday that apparently
about from Place to place 'eff lie and his 0v W
had been seen many times In Panama and
SOstn Rca by Peope who hHd known them in
had been received from time to time stating
when and where Weeks had been seen.
the Navy, under ex-secretary Tracy and now
with the law firm of Tracy. Boardman & Platt
represents as counsel the estate of W. f. How
land. Mrs. Rowland who has lived for several
years In Paris. loses $1,000 by the rascality
OF Weeks. Mr.. Soley says that Weeks took this
1t appears that Weeks employed the time
honored system OF robbing Peter to pay Paul
and then standing of Paul until another Peter
was found. 1t was the absence Of the last
Peter that made trouble tor him and caused
his flight. To pay the income Of one estate as
Il came due he would approprate from the
principal Of another estate. In the mean
time he was attempting to square accounts by
specializing IN West Superior realty and iron
and steel properties.
There has been considerable speculation az
to the amount OF money which he carried
away: Not long before his departure he real
lied $50 600 on some securities. but it is gem
orally believed that he took but little more
than enough to pay the expenses OF several
months travelling.
Mr.. Curtis, said yesterday that he had no
doubt that Weeks would be brought back to
New York. would plead guilty. and would be
sent to Sing Sing.
WASHINGTON. Sept. Efficiently the Gov
ernment of Argentine refused to extradite
criminal from this country because the United
States would not promise to reciproc ate in the
absence Of an eXtradition law: II Costa Rica
agrees to eNtradite Weeks only on condition
that fuGitives from that country to the United
mand. this government may be obliged to re-
Fuse and in that case Weeks may GO free. So
many Of the fugitives from Central America
are purely POLITICAL offenders that. to be con-
sistent. tho Washington Government Is
Obliged to refuse assurances that all persons
charged with criminality In those countries
shall DO extradited II found In the United