Bisbee daily review., 1907-06-01
ExTRAD|TION CASE OF
 NATIONAL IMPORTANCE

Although he was victorious in the territorial supreme court, Eduardo Ra mirez stands an excellent show oi | spending the summer in the Pims county jail unless he is able to pro
 duce bondsmen who will stand surety 1 for $25,000.
 The supreme court with Judges Kent, N-Ye and Doan present held on | Saturday that Judge John H. Camp bell in sitting as commissioner fin the Iextradition proceedings had exceeded his authority in ordering the return of Ramirez to the Mexican authorities The case will now, be appealed by the attorneys representing the Mexi. can government to the supreme court of the United States and will assume national importance as it will establish a precedent. United States Attorney Alexander will appear for the govern ment. Judge Charles Blenman for the republic of Mexico and s. NJ. Frank | lin for Ramirez when the case is tried in Washington in October. The Phoenix Republican says of the supreme court hearing Saturday:
 ''rhe opinion of the court was de- llvered by Chief Justice Kent. It was held that forgery, of which the pris. oner is accused by the Sonora authori- ties, is a treaty charge and that Judge Campbell had jurisdiction in the case a fact which had been denied in the application 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 $25,000. He said it was charged that the amount of which it was alleged the government of Mexi- co had been defrauded by the forgeries of Ramirez amounted to not less than that sum.
 Attorney Alberto Morales of Son nora, counsel for Ramirez, mentioned that that figure was entirely out of propOtion to the punishment which could be inflicted upon Ramirez in So- nora if he were convicted. It was also somehow brought out that the government of Mexico had already pretty well protected itself by the conffscation of Ramirez's property, one item of which, the opera house at Nogales, was worth not less than $60.- 900. It was also stated that a. bond of S2o.000 in the present state of the finances of Ramirez. meant his impris- .onment until the determination of the matter by the supreme court It was suggested by his counsel that a bond of S5,000 or s7,500 would serve all pur- poses.
 'The chief justice said that the .comity between nations required that all diligence should be exercised by this government in this matter and for that reason a heavier bond would be required in the circumstances than If he had offended the laws of this country. The bond would therefore oe fixed at s25,000, but the chief jus tice stated that 1t might be reduced later on the proper showing made to him that it was excessive. Ramirez vas remanded to the custody of Unit ed States Marshal Daniels"