New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30

ocean liner flying the English flag on it's way |
from Liverpool to New-YOrk, the murderer, no !
matter what his nationality, would on MS ar
rival in port be taken into custody at the IN
stance of the British consular authorities by
the New York police, who would thereupoh turn
him over to the United States Marshal for ar
raignnent before the United States Commits
soner, and to be held for eXtradition proceed
tngs instituted by the English Consul General
who would act in the matter as the prosecuting
AGENCY The prisoner, even if an American
citizen would in view of the fact that the
crime had been perpetated on board an EhSHsn
mercantile vessel flying the English mas De
taken back TO Liverpool on an eXtradltlon COM
mitnient and placed on trial in England. 0houiu
the murderer in some way or another escape Oh
arriving in this country, either prior or subse-
ouent to his being taken into custody hefe' anu
be afterward apprehended on British SOIL or on
q merchant shin in an English port, he could
Of course be tried by the British courts without
any extradition procedure AS an Illustration
of this l may cite the case OF some SWeuISh 01
English sailors of an English ship Whor aIteF
the laundering of the latter IN the SCUM
Atlantic while drifting about in an open Doat'
before being rescued We're driven by the palss
of hunger to Kill and devour one of their num-
Der a cabin boy. Brought by the VesseI thd'
rescued them to an English port it was only
some time after their arrival there that TINS
a i1ne became known. They were at once APP
prehended tried at the Plymouth AsslZes on
charges of murder committed on the hieh SeoS'
and sentenced to long terms OF penal SerNl'uue'
Were a robbery to be perpetrated on Ger
man liner while on its way from hamburg 10
New-York either by an American or even an
American citizen, he would be arrested on his
arr wal here at the request of the German Con
sui held for eXtradtiOn. and then sent back TO
k,renchman were to render himself guilty OF
murder on board of of the German hIers
H,n1Ie on its way from NeW-York TO Hamburg
Dy way of CherbOurg, ne should, slrlcuy spe''A-
I'M. be carried on TO hamburg, 1or lrlal thele'
although the French authorizes III We" Oh '1e
confusion which prevails with regard TO tAe
laws on the subject, might demand ms SuTfeh-
Ger into their custody nile the vessel Is 4SlIs
in the Bay Of CnerDourg. For many OF the
powers OF Continental Europe clam the rSN'
TO punish their SUBJECTS Tor crimes no matter
where the latter have been committed, ana 10
sucn degree is tins theory carried That, Tor IN
stance an Austrian or Russian, gunty OF ROB
b4ng one of his fellow countr! men III ti'1S
country, and punished for his CRIME by 'Ae
courts heIe, would expose himself on MS
re,urn to his native land to trial by the trIbu-
nails there for the same offence, with secoIu
cose of penal servitude in the event of conVIc-
uon- 1t Is doubtful whether the commander Oh
the hypothetcal German liner mentioned above
would be willing give up the trenchildh
guury of MURDER perpeUated on board during
the tIip across the Atlantic 10 the CherboulS
authorities without peremptory orders from ms
superlor officers, and their responsibility
For theoretically the captain is bound accord
ing TO the snIp's papers, TO convey people on
board his vessel to port for which she mas
been cleared. The matter would undoubtedly
,e.o 10 . clash between the French and Ger
man authorities, and something akin to a dIplo-
L...tlc InDroglo between their two countries
E...zut result, thanks TO the confusion winch
p.e4aIls with regard 10 the question OF JurIs-
clcuon.
another instance of the latter was furnished
al the time Of the loss OF the French liner Bour-
Eyene. 1t viii be remembered that the sur
yNors were landed Halifax and sent back 10
New-York their port of departure by rail- on
reaching New-York several of the cabin pas
seD.ers charged certain Dalmatian members Of
the crew with having used their knives TO cut
down defenceless persons board the sinking
vessel who were il their way in their eagerness
% escape. The men in question were also &C
eused Of having Drained with their oars passen-
gers clinging to the boat of which they had
aiken possession. Yet, although these charges
were definite and the identity of the ac-
cused duly specified nothing could be done to
krju hem a SIT he that they Ia d