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 The Rudowitz Extradition Case intent to appropriate to the private use of the parties. Some twenty dollars had been "extracted" from the clerk of the boat. Under this charge, it is no wonder that the jury disagreed. Before a new trial could be had the prisoner escaped and fled to Canada. He became subse quently a war correspondent of the Lon don Telegraph, and served in that capac ity in the wars with Egypt, the Ashantee and Atbara expeditions, the French War in Madagascar, the Boer War in South Africa, and also in the Russo-Japanese

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War. He is believed to be still living in London. Beall, the leader of the expedition, was not so fortunate. After having taken part in several attempts to wreck pas senger trains on the Lake Shore Rail way near Buffalo, he was finally arrested at Suspension Bridge, sent to New York, tried before a military commission for violation of the laws of war and acting as a spy, convicted and hanged at Gov ernor's Island less than two months before the surrender of Lee.

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The Rudowitz Extradition Case By Edwin Maxey Professor in the University of Nebraska College of Law mina Leshinsky-Kinze, his daughter; THE final decision by our Depart ment of State in regard to extra the arson of the Leshinsky dwelling; and the forcible taking of thirty rubles, diting Christian Rudowitz, is alike pleas ing to the majority of American citizens some gold ornaments and a watch from and to expatriated Russians. The case Mrs. Kinze's husband, Mr. Theodore A. would have attracted far less attention Kinze. These acts were committed by had not Commissioner Foote granted a band of twelve or fifteen men. If the request of the Russian government present at all and having the common for the extradition of Rudowitz. That purpose of the other members, Rudowitz we may form an intelligent judgment would be legally chargeable with the acts as to which of these decisions is the committed by the others, namely, the more nearly in accord with law and homicides, arson and robbery. Or, if justice, it is necessary that we examine he was not present but had counseled the commission of the acts, he would the facts. The acts which the Russian govern still be chargeable in some degree. ment alleges were committed by Rudo What, then, was the evidence upon witz before leaving Russia and for which which the Russian government relied it requested his extradition by the to connect Rudowitz with the commis United States are: The killing of three sion of the crimes? The evidence tend members of the same family, to wit, ing to prove his presence during the Christian Leshinsky, Trina Leshinsky, commission of the crimes consists of the the wife of Christian, and Mrs. Wilhel- testimony of two witnesses: Christof