A County Treasurer Vanishes—and Turns Up in Honolulu
A defaulting Clallam County official is reportedly living openly in Hawaii, but an old treaty may keep him beyond the reach of Port Angeles authorities.
Port Angeles, March 31.—Special.—J. J. Haynes of this city has written to friends that he met M. J. Clump, the defaulting ex-treasurer of this county, on the street in Honolulu. Sheriff Dyke has written to the authorities there, but it is doubtful if Clump can be held, as the treaty between the United States and the islands, which would govern the capture and return of escaped prisoners from this country, has not yet become operative.
“Sheriff Dyke has written to the authorities there, but it is doubtful if Clump can be held, as the treaty between the United States and the islands has not yet become operative.”
Public officials who flee with public money still make headlines, and the legal seams between jurisdictions still decide whether they come home. In 1893, the missing piece was an extradition treaty; today it is often an interstate warrant or an international agreement.
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