The evening world., 1893-10-25
WEEKS SAILS TO-DAY.
Il Is Not Credited that Reilly Is
in New Orleane.
Precautions to Prevent Rescue Of
the Prisoner.
To be Delivered to Dete ctives at
the Wharf In Limon.

A great deal Of surprise and no end
Of conjecture was occasioned this morn
ing by the announcement that Detective
Phil" Reilly. who. with Detective
Jake" Won Gerichten. was sent to
Costa Rica to bring back the fugitive
embezzler. Francis H. Weeks, had ar
riy Cd at New orleans. and had left that
city for New York last night.
The news came from New Orleans in
al alleged interview with the detective.
which was published In the morning
newspapers.
Assistant District-Attorney John d.
LINDSAY declared that the story was
either n fake or else some person of q
humorous turn of mind had imposed
uron the Crescent City reporters.
from Costa Rica last THURSDAY that he
Weeks for home to-day.
supt. Byrnes declined to talk about
the matter. He said III was not at
liberty just now to give out any in
The story of Mr.. Reilly's return. how
ever, Is generally discredited about the
observation-disclosures Office.
for the extradition of the embezzler
miscarry, n that possibility is very
remote. he will be behind prison bars
III LIE ~ Sdiiy hSNN WIN
Rumors calculated. to arouse grave sus-
p!cions that the fugitive might be forci-
bly, rescued from the Government off,
place Of confinement to Port Limon,
from whence he Is to sail to-day, have
reached the authorities in this city at
various times and through various chan
generally secuted as absurd:
The journey. from San Jose to Port
Limon. according to the latest advices
frnv, TNotn pina yytll ha vpn1a hNy ava
cial train, whose schedule time IL kept
4 secret to all save the Government and
railroad officials, and a few others di.
soldiers sufficient to resist any senti-
mental uprising with a view of r%escuing
the prisoner will accompany the train
and Will guard the prisoner on the jour
ney from the station TO the wharf,
where the American steamer Foxhull is
In waiting to transport him to New Or
leans.
It is not expected that there will be
any difficulty on this score. however, as
the opposition to the extradition Of the
embezsler is said to be mainly Of a SEN
timcntal character with little. II any.
Detectives Reilly, and von Geriehten
viii receive Weeks from the Costa
K ass authorities M,1f RI, ars at the hs,y wharf aI.b and the thd
start. o N the voyage to New Orleans,
AS she flies the American flag. It is not
considered likely that any attempt will
be made to interrupt her passage into
the open seas.
Aside from forclble resistance to the
Gxtradition plans. there is only one
other. possibility Of delay. Yesterday
the fugitive applied in the a Jose
the purpose. he alleges, Of having the
action Of the Government reviewed by
the court to which the application wal
made. II the application Is granted &
delay Of several days, at least, is iney
table. At all events. some time viii
| 1a tVra nd ~ thn IN
1t is not likely that It will Interfere with
the sailing Of the prisoner with his Gus
todians to-day.
from Costa Rica. Is prepared to AXE ad
vantage OF every possible cours as he
or rather his wife,, is well supplied with
money; but the matter has progressed
sued a decree. it, is not consldere.
probable that his ill-gotten wealth will
prove Of much avail at this stage OF tn
proceedings.
Since her husbands incarceration a
have disposed Of several sight drafts OF
Barring Brothers, London bankers. an,
also a check upon the same house 70
1900, to the order of Weeks's attor
ney, Don Mauro Fernandez. This fac
embe2zler's victims that he has mad
over all his available funds and asset
to his wife, and they are now deposite,
in her name where his creditors canno
reach them.
Mrs. Weeks will not return to tn
United States with her husband. 1t 1
said that she will go to London to ar
range some financial matters, and will
then return to New York and endeavo
to effect q compromise with her hus
Of the claims. and thus secure a noll
pros. in the cases against him.