The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-19
WHITAKER WRIGHT I'LL IN JAIL
REQUISITION WILL BE HERE BE-
FORE HE'S EXAMINED.
Counsel Try TO Get Him Out on hail.
saying That He's threatened with
Pneumonia 4 commissioner Alexander
Doesn't lee How lie Can he Released.

Special Cable Ds,paehes to THE SUN.
LONDON, March ls--Mr. Choate, the
American Ambassador. authenticated to-
day the extradition papers in the case OF
Whitaker Wright. the promoter, who is
under arrest in New York. The papers
were mailed on the White Star Line steam
ship Celtic this afternoon.
BERLIN, March ls.-Mr. Samuel Inter
myer Of the law firm OF Untermyer, Gug-
genheimer q Marshall Of New York, in an
interview here to-day upon the case OF
Whitaker Wright. for whom the firm Is
acting as counsel said that. while he had
high respect for the administration OF law
In England, he did not consider that Wright
would have fair trial there owing to ex-
cited public feeling over the failure OF the
London and Globe Finance Corporation,
and it was likely that he would be con-
demned. His extradition from the United
States, however. was very doubtful, be-
cause the charge against him was merely
msdemeanor.
The Celtic is due here next Wednesday.
five days before Wright will be arraigned
again. He l. i'll in Ludlow Street
Jail and his counsel made motion yester-
day afternoon that he be admitted to bail.
saying that unless he could get out OF the
Jail he was likely TO develop pneumonia.
Wright. il was stated at the jail yesterday
and also in an affidavit made by DR. Will
helm Levine Of 40 Fast Seventh street. has
a bad attack OF bronchitis. He hau
chill night before last and yesterday he
kept to his bed. In addition 10 the attack
Of bronchitis II was also said at the jail
that Wright seems to be suffering IRON
nervous collapse and has had only two
hours sleep a night since he was locked
up. Wright told the Jail people that he
had had a similar attack shortly before
starting for this country.
Wright was TO have been arraigned for
a hearing before Commissioner Alexander
yesterday, but the COMMISSIONER post
poned the hearing 10 March 20 on account
Of the statements made to him concern.
ing Wight's condition. Louis Marshall OF
Guggenheimer. Untermyer Marshall,
after the Commissioner had denied a motion
to dismiss the case, made a motion that
bail be accepted for Wright on the ground
that II had often been done in extradition
cases between the States and that II was a
gross injustice not to take bail In the case
OF the citizen OF another country locked
up on a nero cablegram.
Lawyer Fox, representing the british
Consul said that bail in extradition cases
between States might be allowable, but
that in Wright's case II was settled by
treaty, that treaty was the supreme law
and that under il no bail could he allowed.
IN say right here" said Mr.. Fox, that
when Wright appears for hearing here
we have another complaint to make against
him. but we do not care to divulge II until
he does appear"
Mr. Fox said afterward that the new
complaint was connected with the Globe
Finance Company. Commissioner Alexan-
der said that he was almost certain that
he had no right TO admit Wright TO bail
He will announce his decision this after
noon.