The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-05-02

sui portested against his detention. and
the state department demanded his i'm
mediate release. The Mexicans have a
law making the perpetrator OF a crime
against an American amenable to trial
in Mexico, regardless OF the perpetra-
tors citizenship or the country In which
he commits the crime. Under this law
they refused 10 surrender Temple 10 the
Arizona authorities The American
authorities promised to try him. and
after considerable diplomatic cores
pondence on the part Of the state de-
partment. the Mexicans agreed TO sus-
pend proceedings against the prisoner,
and 10 consider formal extradition
requisition. This was made, and the
outcome of the case, which is still pend
ing. is awaited with interest in ARIZONA.
In the latter part OF 1897 the Mexican
government applied 10 the United
States for the extradition Of Jesus Gu
ezra. who was concerned in a maraud-
ing expedition near the border, the pur-
pose of which was to start an insurrec-
tion against President Diaz. The ef-
fort did not succeed, and Jesus fed TO
Texas. Demand was made for his sur
render, but the United States refused
on the ground that the alleged offenses
were political. Consequently, the Mex
ican government gave notice that the
present treaty would terminate Janu-
ary "a. 1898.
BUNCO STEERER O'BRIEN.
The notorious "bunco steerer'
O'Brien, has had the most bizarre ex-
perience OF any criminal the state de-
partment has dealt with. He was ar
rested, tried and convicted for plying
his vocation in Albany, n. Y. While
serving his sentence he escaped from
prison and was found In London. The
United States legation there was direct
ed by cable 10 procure his provisional
arrest and detention. While the detec-
tives of Scotland Yard were looking
for him, he overheard a detective and
an employe of the legation discussing
his case. he was dining in a London
restaurant and they were talking
about him at an adjoining table. He
eluded capture and took passage for
France: but his escape was discovered,
and the United States minister at Paris
was directed TO ask for his arrest at
Calais. When he landed there. the
American consul and a French police
officer were on hand and captured him.
In some manner he succeeded in es-
Gaping from the French police. The
next time the state department heard
of him he was supposed to be I'm the
Argentine Republic. with which country
there was no extradition treaty. AS
matter OF fact though, he was not i'm
South America. short time after he
committed murder, Was captured and
sentenced to life Imprisonment. II is
said he is now serving this sentence m
"A French penal colony.
Generally the valuables found on
criminal are forfeited upon his arrest.
In 1881 a peculiar case. involving this
point. arose. but nothing relative TO IL
has come up in the extradtions OF late
years. Solaris Polari stole the Jewels
of the Princess OF Orange and took ref
uge in the United states. The Neither
lands government asked for his extrad-
tion and the return Of the jewels. In
the absence OF n treaty between 1.-The
two countries at that time. this govern
ment refused TO grant the eXtradition
and the Jewels were seized by the GUS
toms authorities at New York, where
the Fugitive landed. for non-payment Of
dutiec Attorney General Taney rem
dercd an opinion on the ownership of
the jewels. and held that the courts
alone had the power 90 decide this
question. Later. however. upon further
Information. ~ appeared that Polari
did not pretend that they belonged TO
him. There was then no claimant but
the Princess OF Orange. Another opin.
ion was rendered by tho attorney gem
eral. IN which he held that the Jewels
were on the same footing az property
cast upon our shores by wind and
wave. And the President upon his adj
vice. returned the jewels to the Prin-