Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1913-08-07
ARREST 2 GREEKS'
BROTHERS OF ALLEGED MUIR.
DEFER CHARGED WITH
PERJURY.
Warrant Charges That Greeks Of
fered False Testimony Con-
corning Their Brother at
Recent Hearing.
[FrOm Thursday s Daily!

Demetrius Geogropoulos and
George Poulos, brothers of Pantigo.
tus Georgopoulos. the Greek who is
confined in the county jail on a
charge of being an illegal resident
OF the United States, were arrested
this morning by U. e. Need of Clay
Center, deputy United States mar
shall, charged with having perjured
themselves by giving false testimony
at the preliminary hearing held for
their brother by p. H. Stretton, an
immigration commissioner from Des
Moines.
Stretton swore to the complaint
before F. S. Campbell of Topeka,
United States commissioner, who
ordered their arrest by Need. Deme-
trius Georgopoulos was arrested this
morning in Concordia where he runs
shoe shining stand. The brother
was arrested here at noon, Need
took his prisoners to Junction City
this afternoon, where a preliminary
hearing will be held before G. w.
Chase, a United States commission
er.
The warrant charges that the two
Greeks testified, their brother had
been in the United States for a
period of more than four years,
when immigration records show his
residence has been but two years
and a month.
The brothers said at the hearing
that they had not seen Pantigotus
during the first years of his resi-
dence here, but had received Lett
tiers from him written at various
points in the United States. Records
from Greece show that a man by
the name Of Pantigotus Georgopoul-
os served four years in . peniten-
tiary there for a statuatory offense,
but his identity had to be estab-
lished. The complaint charges that
Pantigotus was in a Greek prison
at the time his brothers testified he
was here.
1t is evident that his identity has
been proved to the satisfaction of
the government since Stretton
charged in his. complaint that the
false testimony was offered to dis
prove the identity. His deporta-
ton will unquestionably follow, as
indicated by today's proceedings.
The government is not concerned
with the truth of the accusation of
John Bithos, a Greek at lola, who
followed Pantigotus Georgopoulos
all over the United States for two1
years, that he murdered man and
boy in Zolohava, Greece, in 1911.
George Poulos, the one arrested
here today, has been conducting his
brothers business since the first |
arrest here two weeks ago. He is
a brother all right, despite the diff
ference in names. George Poulos
was assumed instead of the family
name because it is easier to say. the
Greek explained. "And lots of kings
and judges are named George" he
said George is king of Greece, you
know"
Neither of the brothers seemed to
realize the magnitude of the offense
with which they are charged, and
when arrested did not regard the
matter seriously. Their mirth left
them, however, when Marshal Need
handcuffed them together. They
protested vehemently that they would
not run away, but Need said that
they were two, and he was one, and
he could only run in one direction
at a time. Demetrius shook his head
sadly, and said, eve never have
been in Jail before"
OFFICERS mere have received no
word from the secretary of COM
merce and labor regarding the de-
cision in the case of Pantigotus, and
will not for several days. His de-
portation is practically assured,
however. .H
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