Evening journal., 1900-01-19
HOW FUG|T|vES
LIVE ABROAD
Embezzlers IL Various Parts Of
The. World Out Of Reach
Of American Law.
ARE UNHAPPY IN EXILE

ARE UNHAPPY IN EXILE
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ACCORDING TO A NAVAL OFF,
GER. WHO HAS SEEN THEM IN
MANY LANDS, NOT ONE OF THEN
LOOKED COMMENTED WITH
THEIR LOT.
.For number OF years past I've had
Il in mind. in an idle sort OF way, tol
write on 'Fugitives That Have Met .
said an officer OF the navy. During
the past twenty years, In several
cruises. / have crossed the trail OF or
met M with perhaps two score or more
Americans living out OF the reach OF
American law in various parts OF the
world. A few cf them have been IN
countries with which the United States
had cxtraditon treaties. but most OF
them looked to the safety end OF 1t TO
the exclusion Of everything else and
settled in lands where the arm Of the
United States law did not extend at
their time OF flight. None OF them, that
can recall. has looked to me like a
man in the enjoyment Of peace Of mind
or happiness.
Il have happened upon the majority
Of these absconders, forgers, embez-
zlers defaulters, what you will, my
self possess a strong Partially for the
good old English word thief as most
applicable to them-in Central and
In, and In
Japan.
Had been. before the day of prac-
cally universal extradition treaties. q
op-notch. high-grade embezzler, capa-
Ole Of getting away with n large, salts
fying pile. ] would not have lit out
for any Of the Americas. I'd have
gone either to Japan or Egypt. There's
comfort for hiders in Egypt for there
the fugitiyes from all countries fra
tcrnize on perfectly even terms and
get all the pleasure out of life that
may come to men whose consciencel
bother them, provided they have sucl
inconvenient affairs as congCiences.
"Egypts a better place to live il
than any country | know in Central OF
South America, too. While In Contra
and South America the man who Il
known to be a fugitive from the United
States is not looked down upon 20 an.
large extent, but goes his way on ever
terms with the best OF the natives
some of them even float around In III
best society-all that an American THE
who settled in Japan or Egypt had {
do in order TO establish himself per
fectly with the best class OF native
was to give it out that he was an ex
lie for political o1ensos' and he nc
only walked ia the way of tho best, bu
he was looked upon as something Of
figure, even as a sort of mysteriou
lion. I have met three political exile
from the United States the aggregat
amount OF whose stcalings was conslC
erahly above the S2.0O0O00 mark.
Most of the United States fugitives
have met brought large portions
their populations along with them I
their new homee and going ini
some sort OF business or other, did we
from the go-oif | recall few excel
lions to this rule. however. For G,
ample, J once stood and watched I,
an hour or two a man who was runnin
a -go-round in Truxillo, Peru,
town that I wouldn't live in for h'
years for less than 81 900 900. This ma
who was prematurely white-haire
lnoubu uuueI miuuie age, was sure
a hard worker and the energy he d
voted to whackng the mule that III
nished the motive power for the merr
go-round and in collecting the cope
OF the half-Indian women and childrl
who patronized the outfit was wor
watching He had been the cashier
Chicago savings bank, and viii
his populations had amounted to ov
4o00 600 ho had orIrr oct nx4or~ ...t
about $4,000 in cash. ! addressed hi
by his right name. and felt sort
sorry to see the fellows face become
ashen in hue as IL did ] asked hi
how much he had got away with fro
the United States in the course OF I
talk We ha4 after he had become SON
what treasured, and he told me whai
already knew-that when he jump
Chicago he had close on To $40 600