Evening star., 1934-03-16
GREEK STEAMER
RETURNING |NSULL
Captain to Land Fugitive
at Piraeus-Brother
Loses Fight.
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four hours before he finally succeeded
in contracting the ship through Crete.
The captain was instructed to re-
port to the government for further
orders when within 30 miles Of
Piraeus, the port Of Athens.
Although 1t was not definitely known
here, 1t was considered possible that
insult might still be ignorant of the
fact his plans had gone awry and that
he will be back tomorrow where he
started from.
Cabinet Member Resigns.
In the midst Of the storm Of
criticism and frenzied police effort,
John Metaxas, minister Of the interior
and head Of the police organization,
resigned. Yesterday he had issued a
statement assuming complete respon-
sibility in insults escape.
MetaxaS announced his resignation
was in accordance with an intention
he had previously made public but,
nevertheless, every one considered it
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Prior to the captains assurance that
insult would be landed at Piraeus,
the government notified the consul at
Port Said to arrest insult If he tried
to land there, and the governor of
Crete was instructed to detain the
vessel II 1t touched that island.
Admiral Hadjikyriakos was impor-
tuned by some officials to dispatch a
warship in pursuit of the freighter
but he turned down the proposal as
not feasible.
U. S. Stunned.
| Whatever the manner of his get
away from his apartment home some
time before dawn yesterday, it was no
slight blow to American Minister
MacVeagh. The United States con-
sulate is just across the street from
insults apartment.
For days, members Of the embassy
staff might have been seen at almost
any time during the day looking to-
ward the insult residence from the
consulate.
MacVeagh protested the escape to
the foreign minister.
1t appeared almost certain today
that, after his repeated successes in
winning extensions of his permit to
remain in Greece, insult would be
hustled aboard United States bound
ship in short order should the now
thoroughly wrought up Greek officials
again lay hands upon him.
Mrs. insult Released.
The police, after OBTAINING them
all night in a barren Office without
even bed. permitted Mrs. insult and
her intimate friend, Mime. Couyoum-
joglou, the Greek wife of q Bagdad
date merchant, to go home at 8 am.
They were accompanied by a police
officer. but it was said at the police
station that the women mad told
nothing which would assist in the
search. However. they intended to
continue their grilling.
Mrs. insult Is to be deported, SO Is
the insults French valet. Other
servants have been released since the
police are satisfied that they did not
connive or cooperate in their masters
getaway.
EARLIER. Greek police had asserted
an International criminal gang, oper-
ating from Rumania, had worked out
the cleverly executed plan by which
insult escaped-believed clad as a
woman-under the very eyes of de-
| tectives.
The Rumanian gang, reports said,
| operated under the leadership of a
former Rumanian courtier. His name
was not disclosed. In this connection,
1t was even rumored the Rumanian
legation was willing to visa a passport
to Rumania for insult.
! A group. including an Athenian
lawyer, broker, a cook. a valet, a
man servant and two other persons
were taken into custody in the investi-
cation Of the Rumanian gang story.
All were said to have been implicated
in a telephone conservation police
overheard.
Mrs. insult, who has attended the
former utilities cZar constantly in the
months he has made illness the basis
OF his pleas to remain in Athens, had
been taken in custody when her hus-
bands disappearance was discovered
Police said that she tainted twice
while undergoing questioning. Later,
she was declared an undesirable
alien-as her husband had been some
time ago-and ordered deported from
the country.