The oasis., 1907-06-01
A DOUBTFUL VICTORY
Eduardo Ramirez Wins In the Terri- torisI Supreme Court, but Is Held in Default of Heavy Bonds upon Appeal to Supreme Court of U. s.

As will be gathered from the fol- lowing article from the Arizona Republican, in the hearing of the extradition case before the supreme court at Phoenix last Saturday, Eduardo Ramirez succeeded in defeating the extradition proceed ing; but the U. $. attorney ap- pealed the case to the supreme court at Washington, and the accused is held in default of $25,- 900 bonds until the appeal can be heard. Friends of Mir. Ramirez say that so great a bond cannot be given, and that the action of the court means imprisonment until the case can be heard at Washing ton, which will be many months. Following is the account of the Republican:
 Though Eduardo Ramirez is not yet a free man he stands a better chance of going free than if he had been returned to Mexico. The supreme court passed upon the case of the alleged forger yes terday afternoon, holding that Judge Campbell in sitting as commissioner in an eXtradition proceeding had ex- ceeded his jurisdiction in ordering the return of Ramirez to the Mexican authorities, But as an appeal was inn mediately taken to the United States supreme court, under rule 34 of that court Ramirez was held under bonds which were fixed at $25, ,000
 The opinion of the court was delivered by Chief Justice Kent It was held that forgery, of which the prisoner is accused by the Sonora authorities, is a treaty charge and that Judge Campbell had jurisdiction in the case, a fact which had been denied in the applica- ten for the writ,
 But the supreme court did not find that there had been sufficient evidence presented to Judge Campbell to show that an offense had been committed After delivering this finding the chief justice stated that the discharge of the prisoner would be ordered unless an appeal should be taken on the part of the government to the United States supreme court
 United States Attorney Alexander said that in the absence of Mexican Consul Elias of Tucson he would give notice of appeal and he suggested that the bond of Ramirez be fixed at not less than S25, ,000 He said it was charged that the amount of which it was alleged the government of Mexico had been defrauded bv the forgeries of Ramirez amounted to not less than that sum.
 Attorney Alberto Morales of Sonora, counsel for Ramirez, mentioned that that figure was entirely out of propor- ton to the punishment which could be inflicted upon Ramirez in Sonora if he could be convicted. It was also somehow brought out that the govern ment of Mexico had already pretty well protected itself by the confiscation of Ramirez $ property, one item of which, the opera house at Nogales, was worth not less than $60,000. It was also stated that bond of $25,000, in the present state of the finances of Ramirez, meant his imprisonment until the de- termination of the matter by the Supreme court. It was suggested by his counsel that a bond of 5000 or $7 300 would serve all purposes.
 The chief justice said that the comity between nations required that all dili- gence should be exercised by this gov ernment in this matter and for that reason heavier bond would be required in the circumstances than if he had offended the laws of this country. The bond would therefore be fixed at $25,. GOO, but the chief justice stated that it might be reduced later on a proper showing made to him that it was ex. cessiye Ramirez was remanded to the custody of United States Marshal Daniels.