The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-01
WEEKS IN CUSTODY.
Turned Over to Detective
Reilly in New Orleans
En- Route to New York.

NEW ORLEANS. Nov. l, 1893 1T was
five O'Clock this morning when the
steamer Foxhall reached her wharf hav-
ing on board the New York emb ,zzIsr.
Francis H. Weeks, whose defalcatlon,
flight and battle against extradition have
so excited public interest for the past few
weeks. Her arrival had been expected
all day and even at that hour there were
many people at the wharf to meat her.
A large force of police wera at the wharf
upon the arrival of the boat aud would
not allow any parties to go near, carefully
Watching every one coming. By orders
of the Capt no one was allowed on
board of the ship, even the crew, when
disembarking, being submitted to rigid
examination and they had to prove tn cir
identity SO as to avoid any possibility of
escape. The captain feared that Weeks
might possibly have obtained the dis
guise OF seaman aud attempt to get
aw ay in the rush when the disembark-
alton occurred, hence these extra pre-
cautions. The captain manifested this
caution because Weeks. up to this hour
(six A. M. was stillin mis- charge. not hav-
ing been turned over to Detecuive Reilly
who accompanied him from Port Lima.
Rtca, instead of giving Weeks into the
custody of Reilly turnel him over to
Captain George Leslie of the Foxhall,
who gave g receipt for him.
THE RECEIPT.
The receipt Is in Spanish. and the cap~
| tain preserved copy. which reads as
follows:-
| hall, have received from the Governor of the
District Of Limon the indicted North American,
Francis H. Weeks, whose extrad iton, asked
for by the Government of the United States,
has been granted by the Government Of Cos ia
Rica. I signed the present receipt on board
the steamer Foxhall anchored in the port OF
Limon, October 26, 1893. This is to certify that
| Mr.. Weeks is on board the steamer Foxhall this
| day, October 26, 1898.
GEORGE LESLIE.
TURNED OVER TO DETECTIVE REILLY.
This morning Captain Leslie turned
| Weeks over to Detective Reilly who will
| take him to New York bv the evening
| train via the Louisville & Nashville road
| The trip from Port Limon to New Orleans
was uneventful. Weeks conducting him
self quietly. He was friendly
with all the passengers. but
avoided speaking Of his case. The at
| tempt made by Weeks lawyer to take
| him out of Jail on a writ of service on
| Tuesday the day before the vessel sailed.
| proved u failure, although the defaulter
had l. narrow escape from regaining his
liberty.
| President Rodriguez when he learned
| of the facts gave strict orders that in no
case the officers In charge of Weeks
| should accept service of the writ. Weeks
! was Transported from San Jose, the ca y
ital of Costa Rica to Port Limon in q
| special train placed at the disposal OF
| Consul Williams and a strong guard
was also provided, as there were fears
| that an attempt at rescuin9 the prisoner
| might be made. The feeling in Costa
Rica was strongly In favor OF Week.
the entire population, both foreign aud
native, opposing his extrsdition. Mrs.
| Weeks is with her husband and is deeply
affected by his misfortune.
1 WILL PLEAD GUILTY.
| Weeks does not desire to see anv news
paper men and requests the detective to
keep reporters away from him. How
ever, one saw him, and to him he said
that when he got to New York he in
tended to plead guilty and throw himself
on the mercy of the court. Weeks wa.
i taken to the st. Charles Hotel by the
detectives and locked up awaiting train
|