Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-02
REFUSAL or COSTA RIGA.
Fear lie wIn be- Executed for Murder
MS Victim WAS a Itich Amer
lean la Jamaica.

Kingston, Iaamaica, Nov. 2.-Tho
government OF Costa Rlca has drn-
nltely refused Co surrender Ruther-
ford. the man charged with the MUIR
der OF an American citizen named
Archer unless the British government
guarantees not 90 lunict capital punish
mont. 20 which the government cannot
uCcedr. thus closing the case ~ Tar na
Jamaica T. concerned.
Early in 1897 an American named
Post Harding Archer arrived in Ja-
iullcl, Tor tho purpose o. taking up
land and engaging 90 fruit cultivation.
To ull appearances he possessed cone
siderable means, both Ia ready money
and personal effects, Archer secured
"a property known as Edonvnlo. IN the
parish Of Portland, "A most valuable
place Tor his purpose, but situated on
the very outskirts of civilization and
reached by q road that led no farther
Al "a companion and partner In his Ycu-
turc, Archer secured the services 81 "a
Jamaican named rutherford. October
70 1897. the body uf Archer was found
blood The body showed two pistol
shot wounds, ono through the brain and
one through the heart There was uu
weapon found. and the flannel under
shirt. shirt and coat Werc huttoncd w
and found 90 be- unpcrf0rated by the
bullet that entered the heart
The body also lay face downward. on
a pile OF broken stones, yet tho face
was not bruised The effects Of the
deceased were found 20 have been
stolen. In spite OF these facts the po-
lice OF the district after delay OF
week. set NJ O theory of suicide with
which they wont before the corunors
jury. The coroner. who was the resi-
dent magistrate, refused 10 allow such
"a verdict ON the evidence. and the re-
corded verdict WuH that the deceased
came 90 his death frum the effects OF
two pistol shots, but by whom dls-
charged docs not appear from the owl
dencr The clrcumHianccs surrounding
the death OF the deceased are 80 sua-
plciouH we should auggcst that the poe
lice be Instructed 90 institute further
Ngilnnt iuyestIFatlnn.'
In January, 1895, the government for
mally notified the United States consul
that Archer had committed suicide.
Meanwhile Mr. ElWorhy had Kept up
u lively correspondence with the colo
NAL secretary pointing out the Grim.
Iual negligence uud incnpnclty OF the
police, but bis representatives had no
effect,
Early IN the present year there was
a shufiling pf the police aud one result
WIS tho transfer 90 Portland OF uuo OF
tho shreWdest and most active Inspect
ora nu the force, lnfueOtur Mcleod.
ln the Interim. Mr Elworthy Justice
81 the pence ard friend of Archer. had
been quietly carrying on a private In
vcsugatlon with % View 10 the ultimate
clearing % tho memory Of his friend
from the stain OF suicide and 90 bring
tho murderer 90 Justice. lie placed ths
results IN the hands on Mcleod ana nf.
ter considering thcm that officer united
with Mr.. Elworthy in urging tho gov
ornment 90 order 1 re1penlng OF the
Inquiry. This was done,
Rutherford. who Immediately after
the holdmg of the Inquest, disappeared
from the island was located In Costa
Illcu. whore DE- was arrested on an ox-
tradition warrant from the jamaican
government