Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1932-10-07
FUC| Tive
MAGMA
GIVES Up
Martin Insult Placed In
Jail By Canadian Au-
th0rities.
HEARING OCTOBER IA
L. S. To Seek Extradi-
ton On Embezzlement
Charge.
BY GEORGE MARDER
UEited Press Staff Correspondent

ag.lteu PreSS STAFF Correspondent
BARRIE, Ont, Oct. 7.-U.P)-
Martin j. insult, once powerful
Chicago multi-millionaire and OPP
Grating chief of the two-billion dol
lar insult Utilities, occupied a Jail
cell today with Migrants, bootleg
gers and petty robbers.
He was held as fugitive from
justice awaiting eXtradition to Chi
cago on charges of embezzlement
and larceny. insult, a weary old
man, surrendered to authorities at
$50 p. m. last night on advice of
counsel.
After a pre-arranged meeting at
the home of Judge Dudley Holmes,
of Simcoe county, insult was taken
to the Barrie Jail, an old fortress,
known to the half-world as a
tough place. He must remain
there for at least eight days, the
judge ruled in converting court in
the front parlor of his home.
Judge set hearing for Oct. IA If
extradition papers have not arrived
by that time, insult will be remand
ed to Jail for another eight days.
just rs minutes after the court
order was handed down, insult en-
tered small barren cell on the Sec
ond floor of the Barrie jail-the
same floor from which a condemn
ed man was taken to the galloWs
last year. In was in the execution
of this man, William Campbell,
patricide, that a mob stormed the
scaffold room to view the hanging.
Insults cell contains cot with
thin mattress, no linen, and a pail
for washing. Prisoners are forbid
den to smoke or possess tobacco.
Dramatic Search Made
The search for insult, climaxed
by his sudden surrender, was a sue
cession Of dramatic episodes. John
Hampton, Of Chicago, assistant
states attorney, and Police Ser
geant Anthony Blaze, drove IS
miles from Toronto to Barrie in a
drizzling rain last night. They had
obtained the warrant for the ar
rest from the supreme court of On
tario late in the afternoon.
Arriving here, Hampton immed-
lately delivered the warrant to j.
H. Putnam, provincial district in
spector The Canadian officer join
ed the Americans in secret con-
ference.
Several hours later came the
word for Hampton TO go to Judge
Holmes home. The secret rendez-
yous arranged by Insults attorneys.
He and Sergeant Blaze drove to the
designated place Immediately.
The house was dark, shattered,
and silent. Repeated ringing of
the doorbell brought no response.
Then, after wait of several min
utes, the judge appeared Long
nosed bald and dressed in a drab
lounging robe, the judge immed-
lately took charge of the situa-
ton. He refused admittance to sew
eral newspaper men who had fol-
lowed the officials car.
I'm running this show he
snapped when asked if he had the
legal right to close public hear
ing to the press.
insult was within. Others in the
group were j. G. McRuer, kings
councillor; S. S. Miller, of Toron-
to, one Of insults attorneys; Jack
Boys. of Barrie, another insult law
yer, Mr. and Mrs. Barker Of High
land Park, ILL.,, friends Of the IN
sulls; Hampton and Blaze.
Federal Move Made
The warrant was read quickly
when insult appeared, the court
declared in order, and the decision
made to remand insult to jail pcnd-
ing eXtradition.
Then the small procession left
the judges house for the Jail, five
plecks distant.
Meanwhile, Cook county officials
and the State of Illinois were busy
trying to speed Insults return to
Chicago. The state formally re-
quested Secretary of State Slim
son for extradition. That proceed
ure was duplicate for Samuel M