Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-03
insult IS REFUSED
RIGHT TO APPEAL
FROM EXTRAD|T|ON
Turkey Orders Fugitive Held
Until His Transfer to
U. S. Agents.
LAWYERS PREPARE
LAST-DITCH DEFENSE
Legal Talent Rushed From Athens.
Arrangements for His Re-
turn Uncertain.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ISTANBUL, April 3.-The last door
to the possible escape of Samuel insult
from extradition to the United States
was slammed shut today.
The white-haired fugitive was re-
fused the right of appeal from the
decision of the Third Penal Tribunal
upon which the Turkish cabinets de-
cision to extradite him was based
Thus it was determined definitely
that he must remain here until he Is
transferred to the custody OF United
States Government agents.
Decision Not a Verdict.
M. Kena, public prosecutor, ex-
planned that the Third Tribunals de-
cision that he could legally be extra
dited constituted merely a statement
of fact and was not a verdict. Hence,
he said, no appeal could be enter
tanned.
The announcement was made amid
an extraordinary mobilization of legal
strength for a finish fight in insult 5
behalf. Greek lawyers rushed here
from Athens. Others were retained
in IStanbul.
Despite the apparently insurmount-
able odds, they had prepared to battle
to the last ditch against both the ar
rest of the weeping Chicagoan. held
today in the hospital room OF the
house of detention under what IS
called house arrest" and his actual
extradition.
Considers Case Closed.
Turkey considers the insult case
closed. After authorities had said
insult would be denied the right OF
appeal, the court made it final by
definitely ruling against any new
move.
1t was not known what arrange
ments the American Government was
making to speed insults return.
American Ambassador Robert P. Skin
ner has requested instructions from
Washington concerning sending insult
to America.
There were reports some American
in Turkey might be deputized to act
as a special police officer to take insult
back to Illinois for trial on larceny
and fraud charges.
was seen that it might be necessary
for Turkish officials to hold the weary
traveller here for from 10 days to two
weeks until American authorities
arrive.
-Windowed Cell.
After insult had been lodged in a
little one -windowed cell, the American
Government was invited last night, in
effect, to come and get him.
The National Assembly of Turkey
had removed the last apparent OBJ
stacle to extradition when it ratified
an extradition treaty with the United
States.
Although he was granted liberties
not often accorded other prisoners
because of his IA years and his IL
health-Insull found his plainly fur
nLshed quarters cherries place.
He was transferred from the cell
during the night merely as meas
ure of courtesy" the prison director
announced, and not because he was
i'll. The director said insults health
was satisfactory.
Little Furniture Provided.
The only furniture in the cell to
which he was assigned yesterday was
a bed, a table and a char. The house
of detention is situated between the
Mosque of st. Sophia and the blue
Mosque of the Sultan Ahmed.
insult wept openly as they took him
away from the hotel in which he had
been held under police surveillance
after his formal arrest yesterday
Previously, during the long hours
after he was brought ashore from his
chartered Greek freighter MaIotis
Sunday and through the court hear
ing in which it was ruled he might
legally be handed over to the United
States, insult had for the most part
retained his composure.
For dinner last night he had curds,
two eggs and mineral water-con-
trasting with the champagne and
caviar of his first evening ashore.
The captain of the Maiotis, who
protested to his government against
her detention in Istanbul Harbor. said
he would hold his ship there until
insult ordered otherwise.
Meanwhile, the captain today
lodged a protest with Turkish author
tiles in Istanbul, claiming an lndem-
nifty of S400 daily from March 90,
when his vessel was halted en- route
through the Bosphorus to the Black
Sea.
When insult departed in the little
craft from Piraeus, port of Athens.
more than two weeks ago. it was
understood he had paid from 81 500
to $4,000 for the Maiotus until
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