New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-03
REFUSES TO SURRENDER 4 MURDERER
COSTA RIGA PROTECTS THE SLAYER OF TIE AMIN
rrAN ARCHER

cosr, RIGA PROTECTS THE SLAYER OF liH A''''''
IrAN ARCHER
Kingston. Jamaica nov The s,,rTordsr
costa Rica pas definitely ret"s'N ~ ..,asr Of
,.te,ra the man charged with the ""t ,,e'.,.,,
.r,r,r citizen Archer. unless the isf'''9"
.-,,r,.r+ Guarantees not TO inftct oAP''''
,n,ont 70 which tho Government canai no' e. CON
thus closing tho case 50 ''' "
ccrned
t,ariv I'm 1897 an American n the name ~ a-s
,,.',,. ,~.bor arrived in Jamaica for the pu'p''7
Of taking up land and engaging !" l"' '.,,oratlo
tn all appearances he posseSse" $780,,
...,,s no.h. ,a. r,ssly money and personal enc
,t- occurred a property known as Ede" "'' ."
.ho Parish II Portland valuaDlo P" ,,,tr,
rurnose but situated on the outskirts o. o.
.fo, and reached by road that l'a 10 '"' 80. In
vond was the jamaican wilderness W.. .,ar
,,.,fts the axe OF tho pioneer. As eompHl'o"
, r-,,sr "a, his venture Archer secured the SCI
,i,os NJ a Jamaican named Rutherford
o, tb. afternoon Of October %. 1891 K EiWo''ns'
I p OF Jamaica. received int"rm'"o" -
r.. cornoral and Rutherford that the oo's ~
Archer mad been found IN an untrequen'er 'p0. 0-
49,, ,dioiring property known As Rooney HAL j" d
t - blood The magistrate signed an oraer LOT
,, holding Of an inquest As found the body eN"'"'-
49,, ,,,, ristol shot wounds. both Of an instAhlfne-
o,sf, fatal nature one through 'h' ol'"' "''' w
other through the heart. There was no "''P'''
found and the flannel un'ei7'"''f '''' g.
,.a-a b,,ttorod I'D and found % be unprecedented IVY
.b bullet that entered rhe heart The oody d'''
l,, c,co downward on pile Of broken stones SS'
,b. r.ca was i'm M way confused. or even oIuiseu'
,,, Investigation the effects ~ the decea$eH "e'"
,,,,rl Fl, ha,. been plundered In spite OK these
r.,s ,ae poice of the district. after delay oil Il
,yeex So, I'D d. Dry Of suicide with when tney
NON, before the Coronci's jury. This the Jury were
,,.ero.a 20 accept the Coroner. who was the resi-
49,. ,,,ei.,ra.e refused 70 allow such A verdict on
t5s evidence and the recorded verdict vas
ri,e deceased Best Harding Archer. came 70 ms
degfh m Eden Vale. i'm ne Parish OF Fortlaned on
-l,..l.r OCTOBER a. 1881 from he effects OF Two
nisfol shots. bat by whom ni-chA geo "oes l'' -
mr. f.on The evidence As the cifcumss ai'es sur
80. 49,. ,t. geofh If the deceased are 50 Sis
,i.i,i,e We would suggest that the ponce pr m
sfructoA ID institute further vislant investigators"
IN Jannarv. 1885, the Government formally notified
fh. Emitted states consul that Archer had conf
nittoi suicide Meanwhile Mr. E'Northy nAH Kept
un a lively correspondence" with me 'ooH"" @'V's
farv. pointing ont the criminal negligence ana inca
,i-,. NJ tho police but his representations had no
effect and the Government. IS already noted. mail
T., accented the police theory and closed the case
I4arl,. IN the present year there shutting OF
tho -olica and ono result was the transfer to Port
land OF one of the shrewdest and most active IN
spectors on the force. Inspector Mcleod. In the
Interim Mr. Elworthy had been quietly carrying on
a private Investigation on ms own rrslphSinHl-F
with view 20 the ultimate clearing or me mem
or OF his unfortunate friend from the stain Of sui
tide and 90 bring the murderer 10 Justice II posi-
L. II, placed hc result ia thu hands or Mcleod.
and after considering them that oflcer united
with Mr Elworthy n urging the Government 20
oder roopcnus Of the inquiry
brought forward has not been learned. hut Ruther-
ford who Immediately after the holding ~ the in
costa Rlca wnere he was arrested on an eXtrldi-
ton warrant from the Jamaican Government