Evening star., 1924-07-29

oVerhowfng with royalty and near
royalty Of late, will be honored with
the presence Of two Of it's distin-
guished guests for some little time
to come, in view Of developments
yesterday afternoon.
Fears of some of Capt Peaks
week end and month end visitors
that their august companions might
leave their midst imminently van
ished when immigration authorities
assured Prince Zerdecheno, self
styled Emir Of Kurdistan, that he
had until August 6 to convince them
that he should not be deported as an
undesirable alien. and when local
police received word indicating that
his honor. the Laird of Skye, known
also as Norman Alexander Russell
Cownie, escaped prisoner from the
Sennett Prison Farm, New York.
At hearing before Immigrant In
spector William Johnson and Leo B.
Russell, inspector in charge of depor-
tation, held yesterday afternoon in
days were allowed for the filing of
brief by his nibs or his attorney,
Abner Segal. answering four formal
charges placed against the dashing,
migration bureau.
Charges Accumulate.
The charges were that he vised
fraudulent passport; that he made
false and misleading statements to
gain exempt status before New York
immigration officials; that he is a
convicted swindler and blackmailer.
and that he is likely to become a
public charge.
Following the reading of the
charges by Mr.. Johnson, there were
put into the record of the hearing
nearly a dozen exhibits designed to
substantiate the various charges, be-
sides voluminous reports by immigra-
ton, diplomatic and Department Of
Justice agents
Throughout the reading of the evil
dence against him the prince main
except for one or two clashes in pi-
geon English while under examina-
ton. To virtually all of the questions
propounded to him by Mr.. Johnson
ferred his quizzer to Attorney Segal.
The emirs counsel objected to most
of the questions concerning his
clients past lige as 'thighly improper"
and a verbal clash between him and
Inspector Russell at the outset of the
marks about meeting each other out
side All ended peacefully, however.
Looks Princely Part.
Dressed in fashionable dark suit,
carefully groomed, his mopstache
waxed and sharply pointed and with
a dainty white crepe de chine hand
kerchief protruding from a starched
cuff, the prince looked his part.
Various cablegrams and reports
were read declaring that the emir had
been convicted of swindling in Tur-
key and had been expelled from that
country by the Turkish authorities.
The passport which he used in enter
| ing this country was produced in evil
dence, with Cancelled" written across
its face. Attorney Segal announced
to Inspector Johnson that this can
collation. by the State Department
was prima facie evidence that the
passport was genuine.
The Inspector Disagreed.
The emir regarded his questioner
contemptuously when Inspector John
son asked the address of his father.
why, he has no address" replied
the prince haughtily. "AIl of Kurdi-
royal palace"
Questioned concerning his Ken
lucky wife. now said to be in New
York City. the prince said: Yes,
ao1a sFsaesz My sbe Wifi shs z5e i her
cheno, future Queen of Kurdistan."
The emir said nothing when a De-
partment of Justice report was read
in which it was said the princess
practically admitted" she was not
legally married to the prince, but that
she regarded herself as a princess.
Denies Aliases.
The distinguished prisoner denied
| that he went under a number of
| aliases read off to him. He gave his
| name as Prince Zerdecheno, Moham-
| med Said, Said Kakelo." Mohammed
"a a
Christian name.
Information received from three
sources yesterday afternoon convinced
| the local police that the Laird of
| Skye" is an escaped prisoner.
One message identifying the pris-
| oner as the New York fugitive was
| receiver from the Sacramento, Calf,
police, second being received from
New York. The third message came
| from the recently established bureau