In re Extradition of Tully

Gerald Thomas Tully having been held by a United States commissioner for extradition to England on a charge of forgery, the accused has been brought before this court, together with the proceedings upon which he was held, upon writs of habeas corpus and certiorari. There is no dispute about the facts. The only question presented is whether the offense constitutes the crime of forgery under the treaty with Great Britain. The record shows that Tully was the submanager of the Preston Banking Company, (Limited,) a banking company in Preston, England; that the bank had various banking agencies in…