The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-27
NEELY TAKEN TO CUBA.
The Former Postofice Bureau Chief
Deported for Trial.

NEW YORK, JAN 26.-Charles F. W.
Nicely, who is to be tried in Cuba on the
charge of embezzling funds from the Cuban
postofiice, was deported today on the Ward
Line steamer Mexico for Havana. sailing
at l O'Clock this afternoon. Neely has been
in Ludlow Street jail since May 22 1900.
and the unwelcome necessity Of allowing
himself to be taken to place where he
may be tried for crime seemed to be COM
pensated, in some degree, in his view, by
the prospect Of a voyage. on which he will
90 as a irst-class passenger. The Mexico,
IL happens. is the same ship on which
Nicely fed so precipitately from Cuba when
the representative of the Government an
nounced bis intention Of looking over
Neely's accounts
United States Marshal Henkel, who has
charge of the extradition OF Neely, visited
the prisoner at the jail early this morn
ing and found him making ready for the
trip. The marshal and his prisoner had a
pleasant talk of about one hour, and 10
the former Neely seemed to be in the best
of spirits and entirely ready to go. Soon
after II O'Clock, Frank II. Daley and
Abraham Adler, two deputies who are to
have charge of Neely until he is turned
owed TO the proper authorities in Cuba,
went to the Jail, and with Neely were
driven TO the steamship pier in a closed
carriage nlTeu Dy Neely cOuhStl- ne
prisoner himself had little to say. but re-
iterated his statement made at the time
of his second arrest. At the door OF the
Jail he turned. and bade Warden Patrick
II. Pickett goodbye, saying: 81 am glad
! am going back TO Cuba, because ! can
readily explain everything away, and will
| be acquitted"
The Mexico is due off Havana at day
| break on Wednesday. Neely will then lie
IN pffi desf tod c
custody by General Wood.
Neely was arrested in May OF last year
on the criminal charge of embezzling
| S26, 900 from the receipts of the Cuban
| Po5tof1ce Department, he having been
previously the chief of the bureau of
! finance. He was released on furnishing
! S2o, 600 cash bail, but was almost imme-
/ diately arrested a second time on an
order issued by Judge Lacombe. of the
/ United States Circuit Court, in civil
! suit brought by the Government for the
recovery OF s45,S75.25. Being unable to
furnish the $50. 600 bail demanded by Judge
| Lacombe he was sent to Ludlow Street
1 jail.
The S45.275.25 was named as the total
! sum for which Neely was supposed to be
short His duties had been to collect all
| the revenues derived from the postal de
psrtmeat in Cuba, and to deposit them
to the credit OF the Director OF the Posts.
| John d. Lindsay, counsel for Neely, con-
! tended that the prisoner could only be
| tried on the charge of bringing embezzled
money into the United States. Congress,
! however, on June 6, 1900. passed an Ex-
| tradition law to apply to all such cases
and to Neely's in particular, allowing the
prisoner TO be taken to Cuba for trial by
| the proper authorities. On August s
| Judge Lacombe decided that the Govern
ment had shown sufficient proof TO war
rant the extradition OF the accused. The
validity OF the Extradition law WAS also
sustained by Judge Lacombe, and, an APP
| peal being taken to the Supreme Court,
was affirmed by that body on January IA
| 1901. Secretary Root then secured an ex-
| tradition warrant from Secretary Hay and
sent II 10 Marshal Henkel. with instruc-
| tions to take the first available steamer
Nicely will be tried under the old Spanish
| law