Report on Extradition: With Returns of All Cases from August 9, 1842, to January 1, 1890, and an Index |
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according accused alias apply arrest issued Arson Assault with intent attempt to commit Belgium Britain Burglary Canada charged Charles commit murder concluded contracting parties convicted counterfeiting court crime or offence delivered demanding Government detention diplomatic Embezzlement of public executive extradition treaties foreign affairs forged paper Forgery and utterance fugitive criminal fugitives from justice Germanic Confederation granted high seas intent to commit issued Aug issued Oct James John judge July 25 June 16 June 23 jurisdiction Kingdom larceny Mandate of arrest Mexico minister of justice Murder on high Netherlands offense officers Peru piracy present convention prosecution provisional arrest provisions Prussia public moneys punished with imprisonment rant of surrender Ratifications exchanged reciprocity request requisition robbery SEAL sentence southern district surrender issued surrender issued July surrender issued Mar territory thereof Thomas tion U. S. commissioner United United Kingdom utterance of forged warrant of arrest Warrant of surrender William York
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Page 31 - ... provided that this shall only be done upon such evidence of criminality as, according to the laws of the place where the fugitive or person so charged shall be found, would justify his apprehension and commitment for trial, if the crime or offence had there been committed...
Page 98 - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered to a foreign State unless provision is made by the law of that State, or by arrangement, that the fugitive criminal shall not, until he has been restored or had an opportunity of returning to Her Majesty's dominions, be detained or tried in that foreign State for any offence committed prior to his surrender other than the extradition crime proved by the facts on which the surrender is grounded...
Page 16 - ... to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered; and if, on such hearing, the evidence be deemed sufficient to sustain the charge, it shall be the duty of the examining judge or magistrate to certify the same to the proper executive authority, that a warrant may issue for the surrender of such fugitive.
Page 9 - ... under the provisions of the proper treaty or convention, he shall certify the same, together with a copy of all the testimony taken before him, to the Secretary of State, that a warrant may issue upon the requisition of the proper authorities of such foreign government, for the surrender of such person, according to the stipulations of the treaty or convention; and he shall issue his warrant for the commitment of the person so charged to the proper jail, there to remain until such surrender shall...
Page 56 - Requisitions for the surrender of fugitives from justice shall be made by the respective diplomatic agents of the contracting parties, or, in the event of the absence of these from the country, or its seat of government, they may be made by superior consular officers.
Page 29 - It is agreed that the United States and Her Britannic Majesty shall, upon mutual requisitions by them, or their ministers, officers, or authorities, respectively made, deliver up to justice all persons who, being charged with the crime of murder, or assault with intent to commit murder, or piracy, or arson, or robbery, or forgery, or the utterance of forged paper, committed within the jurisdiction of either, shall seek an asylum, or shall be found, within the territories of the other...
Page 26 - Magistrates respectively to the end that the evidence of criminality may be heard and considered...
Page 126 - A fugitive criminal shall not be surrendered if the offence in respect of which his surrender is demanded is one of a political character...
Page 61 - Ireland are determined that, so far as may be in their power, it shall be effectually abolished; and whereas it is found expedient, for the better administration of justice and the prevention of crime within the territories and jurisdiction of the two parties respectively, that persons committing the crimes hereinafter enumerated, and being fugitives from justice, should, under certain circumstances, be reciprocally delivered up...
Page 136 - Britannic Majesty shall, however, be at liberty to make special arrangements in the British Colonies and Foreign Possessions for the surrender of German criminals who may take refuge within such Colonies and Foreign Possessions on the basis, as nearly as may be, of the provisions of the present Treaty.