In re Extradition of Wadge

The prisoner having been held for extradition, under the treaty with Great Britain, on a charge of forgery, has been brought before me on habeas corpus and certiorari. The authentication of the documents excepted to is made in the exact language of the statute of August 3,1882, § 5, and by the proper officers, and the signature of the police magistrate is also verified by oral proof. It is likewise shown that the documents were authenticated for the purpose of being used in these extradition proceedings. From the oral 'evidence, therefore, in connection with the authentication, the intention…