The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1896-04-24
CLARK AND HIS COFFEE PLAN.
TATlON.
A Mexican Paper Tells Of the Eugi-

lshed in English in the city OF Mexico
in its Issue Of April 10 gives the follow
ing account Of the Clark arrest:
Anyone going daily to our great sta
tions - meet the passengers Oh the in
coming trains, never thinks OF the stran ge
aud often tragic business that brin rs
them down here John y. Williams. 4
quiet looking gentleman Of about forty,
would never have attracted anybody s
attention on all-ltlny from a tram. and
yet his mission 10 this country was to
track and secure the arrest of /. notorious
parsonage Mr.. Williams arrived here
last Monday. He is >aerltf Of Grant
county, South Dakota. He drove straight
to the Jardin Hotel and registered under
the name OF Jones. The OBJECT of this
step MAS naturally to prevent the fugitive
FROM taking the alarm. supposn. A- had
cot alread, left thl, city, or supposiug he
had friends here who might report TO
him the arrival Of an officer Of justice
from his own State.
The person Of whom Mr. Williams is
IN search is a man by the name Of Clark.
He Is charged with forging county war
rants aud other securities 10 the amount
that Clark with his wife anl child arry-
ed in This city during the month ot Jan
uars last He with his wife and child
registered al the Hotel DE- la Opera.
Room Il. under the name Of Pettls His
poor vile during their stay ii tue hotel
was stricken down with sickness. brought
on purely by anxiety. They retained
their room at the Opera until Jan. 22nd.
on which date they took tie train for
Nereeruz
About week after Clark.s departure
Joseph II Schumacher. one oil Plnher-
tons dete tlyes. arrived her. He had
traced Clark from MIbank. ). d TO ST.
Joseph. Mo. from there 10 Kansas City,
from there 10 Dennlson. Tex, where be
mouentarl.g lost Lhl II him. only 10
recover lae scent at Laredo. where il
was learned that Clark had crossed into
Mexico Mr.. Schumacher followed his
trail % this city. where on ms arrival he
found that CLARK had disappeared
Schumacher brought letter of intro
ductIou 10 Gen CarDalleda. and at his
request lAe Efficient Chipt of Police
placed 1t MS disposal Mexican Secret
Service Agent speaking English
lie anu Mr. Schumacher made diligent
enquiry ant fiually succeeded In locating
Clarh 4 tie nelguborhood 0t Minatitlan.
State OF Vera Cruz, where lie has Just
heen arrested anu whence. IN chai-e OF
Mr. Schumacher and the Mexican police.
he Will soon be transported 10 TINS CITY.
The extradltlon papets are en route.
There Is not much tear that any flaw
will be found IN them, as they We're
submitted to The District Attorney II
Kings CO. New York. VINO is au
authority on extTal:ltion questions. They
also passed through the searching scrut-
iny of the United States Department.
The only tear is that Clark may have re-
sorted To the ruse recently practiced in
another case by adopting Mexican cltl-
government. fol Lowing the practice Of
other nations of not eytradltng their
own citizens. wruld he obliged. reluct-
antly to refuse The demand for Clark
surrender.
1t may be noted that Clark's object in
going down to the State OF Neraeruz was
apparently TO buy land there. and ac-
cordlns 10 Mexican law, any one acquir-
ing real estate Ia this country became
lpsofaeto q Mexican citizen, unless At
the same tine lie expressly declares his
intention Of preserving his nationality.
But formal demand Tor extradition has
already been made 10 the Mexican Gov
ernmens by Minister hanson and every
effort Will be made to secure IL Even
though the demand for extradltlon
should not be granted, owing TO the cir
cumstances alluded to, Clark would
still be amenable for trial and sentence
on his alleged offence under the laws OF
Mexico
1t is quite possible. however, that his
purchase Of land may not have been con-
summated. or may show some flaw or
deficiency. which u smart lawyer might
easily detect, and IN that way leave a
loophole for contestlng his Mexican
1t is not known that Clark
directly applied for naturalization pa
pers.
Photographs OF Clark and his wife
supplied BY the Governorof S ou,h Da-
kota We're placed in the hands OF the
Mexican police authorities by the United
States Legation. Clark was arrested
about one hundred miles from Minati-
tlan. He and MIR Schumacher expected
to leave for this city about the 9Th INST
Mr.. Williams was seer last night dy d
Herald representative but declined to
discuss tie subject. It is intlmated in
other quarters that other charges against
CLARK will be developed Clark was for
sometime at Monterey and there it ap-
pears went under the name OF Cook
While in this city Clark saw Messrs.
Lewis and others with view Of buying
coffee lands. The card which he pre-
sented was pencil written, the name as
already stated being that OF Pettls.
The manager of the Opera Hotel Sal
yador Garcia. introduced Clark to a
gentleman Of the name Of Alfredo Du-
plan, who had coffee lands to sell, but
no transaction was consummated.