Evening star., 1932-11-04
.|NSULL ARRESTED
IN EXTRAD|T|0N
FIGHT At ATHENS
Former Utilities Operator III
and Asks to Be Sent
to Hospital.
LEGATION TO SHOW
GROUNDS FOR CHARGES
Court of Appeals to Be Scene Of
Legal Battle-Martin insult
Case Again Delayed.

ATHENS, November LP).-Samuel
insult, former public utilities company
official Of Chicago, was arrested in his
hotel today at the request Of the Amer
ican authorities for extradition 10 an
swer an indictment arising from the
collapse of the Midwest Utilities Co.
At police headquarters his lawyer ex-
planned that Mr.. insult is suffering from
heart trouble and asked that if it were
necessary TO detain him he be taken 10
hospital
The public attorney, however. di.sct-
ed that Mr.. insult be held at police
headquarters for tonight He appoint
ed two physicians TO examine him and
report tomorrow, at which time he will
decide where the American will remain
during the extradition proceedings.
May Go to Hospital.
1t seemed likely, because Of his i'll
health and his advanced age (Mr. insult
is 49,, that he would be permitted to
go TO a hospital.
When he was arrested and taken out
Of the hotel by the back way, Mr.. insult
seemed upset. After the brief proceed
lngs at headquarters he appeared 10 he
ieeAng better, but he declined to. discuss
his case
Announcing insults arrest, the Amer
lean Minister said he believed the new
cxtredition treaty can be enforced retro
actively. He said he had no inforra-
ton regarding the formal papers con-
tanning court evidence against insult.
Mr.. badaS. Insults attorney. has re-
celved from Mr.. insults Chicago lawyer
a full set Of certified copies of evidence
presented in Chicago and a report which
he said proved Mr insults innocence.
Mr.. LadaS said these papers would be
used TO support his court appeal to
avoid eXtraditiOn
chicago authorities wished to return
insult to the United States to face
indictments charging arcenv and ex-
preparations in the collapse and subse-
Quent TecelVerShlp Of the vast Middle
West Utilities properties earlier this
year.
Papers to Be Forwarded
The American legation announced It
would Immediately forward a warrant
and other documents in support of
SNoNNANot A4CLC anu lIltSt AOUlu SNOW
the grounds upon which Illinois wished
to gain custody Of the prisoner.
Before he was arrested insult ap-
peared to newspaper men to be nervous
and he complained Of not feeling yery
we'll
After the police commissioner of
Athens had called on him and he had
been officially declared under arrest,
insult had this TO say:
Apart from police surveillance. there
is such a thing as surveillance of news
paper men. from which no one can
escape"
He made this statement Just after
his attorney had announced he would
seek to keep his client in hotel room
under police surveillance
insult was in his hotel room when
Police Director Courtsourmaris and
several plain clothes men arrived. He
greeted the officers very cordially. and
after an interval they requested him to
60 with the director
They explained that the formality Of
his arrest must be completed, but in
conformity with the desire Of the au-
thorities. would show respect for the
prisoners age.
Legal Battle to Begin.
IL Was uUCeELOOO the legal DdtJle
OYER the question of extradition would
begin in a few days before the Court
OF Appeals
The procedure since yesterday was:
The American minister presented a
petition to the Greek foreign Office ask
ing eXtradition. and the document was
passed to the Department Of Justice.
From that Office it went to the public
prosecuting attorney, who passed it on
to the president of the Court of Ap-
peals. The minister of justice told the
Associated Press that court was obliged
to issue a warrant as soon as possible
fer the detention of Mr. insult.
The justice minister further said there
was no evidence attached to the Amer
lean petition. and. as a warrant for ar
rest is good for two months. the Amer
ican authorities will have time to pro-
vide such evidence The Court of Ap-
peals must make its decision within
that period or insult would go free un-
der article II of the Greco-American
extradition treaty.
The president of the Court of Appeals
declined to make any comment for pub
lication.
Arthur Page, the London attorney,
was expected shortly to aid in Mr.. In
sull'S defense. 1t is the contention of
the former utility magnate's attorneys
here that the convention for extradi-
ton signed between the two countries
and announced yesterday cannot be en-
forced retroactively. Therefore, they
hold, the treaty cannot be applied to
the former Chicagoan's case.