The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-17
WRIGHT SAYS HE'LL GO BACK.
mr. LAWYER HINTS THERE'S No
CASE UNDER THE TREATY.
u..r ring on Extradition Proceedings
Against London Promoter Put Over TO
wednesday--Niece Claims Goo Of the
$3.50 wright Had = wright says
concern Failed for % 900 900 Only.


wednesday Niece Claims GOO Of the
$3.50 wright Had = wright says
Concern Failed for - ,OOO, 900 Only.
Whitaker Wright, founder OF the col.
lansed London and Globe Finance Corpora
ion. who was arrested on the arrival of
the French liner La Lorraine on Sunday,
an the charge Of falsifying the accounts
NJ the company, was arraigned before
United States Commissioner Alexander
Yesterday morning to plead to a new COM
nlaint. sworn to by Sir Percy Sanderson,
British Consul-General. The complaint
was prepared by Charles Fox. attorney
for the consulate, and he and Sir Percy
were in court. Mr.. Wright. who had
been brought down from Ludlow Street
Jsil. reached the Commissioners Office
about II 80 o'clock. His attorney, Maurice
Untermyer was on hand.
Miss s. F. Browne, Mr.. Wright's young
niece. who crossed the ocean with her
uncle. was at the ofice Of Marshal Henkel,
across the hall from Commissioner Alex
ander's office. to meet Wright. A telegram
from London. received here yesterday
afternoon said that Miss Browne had been
stopping for some time with the wife Of
the promoter at his country place in Godal-
ming, Surrey. She left there. according
to the despatch. on Friday, March Q. and
vent directly to Havre, where she joined
Wright and took passage with him on
La Lorraine.
The new complaint, presented by Mr..
Fox when Wright was arraigned, charges
that Wright. in October, 1890, and in Decem-
Der. 1900, Committed the crime of fraud
as director Of the company. in that he did
.unlawfully make. circulate and publish
certain reports and statements Of accounts
Of said corporation, which were false.
the said Whitaker Wright then well knowing
them to be false, with intent thereb by to
deceive and defraud the shareholders
or members OF the said corporation Sir
Percy stated In this complaint that the in
formation upon which he made it had been
State for Foreign Affairs. Lord Lansdowne.
When Mr.. Untermyer had read the new
complaint, he said he was ready to 60 on
at once.
III the gentleman Means said Mr.. Fox.
that he is ready to proceed to Aght the ex-
tradition Of his client. then we must ask
for an adjournment for two weeks, that We
may get the papers from England. II
he means that his client Is ready to return
TO England at once. then We shall be happy
to facilitate him In every way possible
sMr. Wright said Mr.. Untermyer. rs
anxious to return 70 England at once. His
counsel advises him. however. that IN
view OF certain statements made by the
British Attorney General, there IL doubt
II his extradition would not be q violation
OF the treaty. So far as the charges are
concerned, he u absolutely innocent, which
fact win be established II his accusers
ever dare face him In q court Of Justice.
d.l %S : di.postIon q III. case for two s
week.. during which time my client must
remain in jail
An adjournment until Wednesday was
tsksn; Al thi. stage Of the proSsedinss
NJ. Untermyer she Informed Commissioner
Uexander that Of the ESQ In Bank Of In
gland nctss tAhen nom Wright after hi:
arrest. keoo be,onEs 70 her and that she'd
y: e hs.s .s rs'S Sosn. g .SUsr
&sf Al The money found on the promoter
ID not hghtfully belong 20 the creditors
q the defunot company. All bands CON
sS:s snS a. With f sSs youns
Commissioner Alexander was convinced
b. the young woman's statement that
cleo Of the eeo0 she aaked for abe had really
saved from her pocket money, She caid
ju:s SsioSs e. started for Hsws by her
We'll: said the Commissioner to Miss
Browne, you shall have si0o right away.
That viii keep you going until Wednesday.
and and then maybe Wen give you the other
Miss Browne said that was very good Of
the Commissioner, but she looked as II
She like TO know by what right any United
States ofiicial assumed to dole out pocket
to ar n at ba al nf
$500 dole. II was learned afterward that
Sir Percy suggested that IL might be q
good thing to cable the numbers OF the notes
10 the other aide and find out II they were
to Miss Browne having all the money. Com
missioner Alexander said he guessed Mise
Browne would get the other ES00 tomorrow.
Before Wright was taken back to ludlow
Street Jail he said:
az course, thi. whole esperienoe is very
sss to even o sarse", that Mis- Bsowns IL not
ny niece She Is the daushter OF my only
sister and came 2ye. xitb me TO psy si.i,
live Although I vac born Up England. am
al Nn!"rioan ci,izen. having been n.tursiized
sShsa married py wife. sho j. an .si krsr'c.n
hurled in P6ilsdsiphis w other three
,hlldren are With my wife In ENGLAND.
tsn 10 ~ ps 9s' iof sb"a, sirss weeks There
Aent thefe Tor my hsnHn wbne uhsfs
! revived . Telegram from british America.
Gains us n . could not como over aud look
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that an ocean voyage might sd - bracef
I'D upnsludsrd o. make the trip ! wired my
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