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Show CANNOT HOLD PRISONER Novel Legal Point Eaised In Browno Extradition Case. NEW YORK, Aug. 11. Charles E. Browne, former examiner of silks in tho Government customs service in this city, was ordered released from Sing Sing prison by Judge Hough of tho United States court today on a writ of habeas corpus. Browne was rooontly brought back from Canada, where he had fled after af-ter giving bail, and was taken direct to prison. His counsel claimed this was in violation of the extradition treaty between be-tween the United States and Canada. In his opinion discharging Browne from custody cus-tody Judge Hough declared that there is no authority vestod in tho United States to selzo or hold a person extradited in pursijnnco of treaty privileges except upon the chargo on which the extradition was granted. The court declared: "This decision rests not only principally princi-pally upon the civil rights of a fugltlvo criminal who has 'been returned In accordance ac-cordance with an Increasingly civilized International law, but upon tho grounds of National honor, imposing upon this Government the obligation to deal with the human being entrusted to It by a friendly foreign power only with respect of the "matter by reason of which ho was so Interested " |