The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-04-03
insult WAGES
LOSING BATTLE
FOR FREEDOM
Chicago Fugitive Appeals to
Turkish Court for
Release.
MAGNATE IS HOPEFUL
New Treaty With u. S. Is
Ratified to Speed
Extraditjon.

BIZ LHfCd Press
ISTANBUL, Turkey, April g.
Fighting odds that seemed hopeless
Samuel insult today appealed to a
Turkish court Of last resort to save
him from extradition to the United
States.
The 74-year- old Chicago utilities
man, resilient and hopeful, directed
from the prison wing of the de-
tention house the fight for freedom
"a fight which authorities said
would fail. and end in his return
to the United States to face trial
for fraud in the management Of his
utilities companies.
Kenan Bey. chief state prosecutor,
expressed this official opinion:
There has been no judicial
judgment from which to appeal.
The penal court gave merely an
opinion formally establishing fact,
and no judicial opinion was in
VOWED"
The new Turkish American extra
dition treaty was ratified last night
by the legislature. Although Off
Gals emphasized they did not act
under the treaty, but under the
penal code, it was revealed today
that they were ready to use the
treaty, if necessary, to hold insult.
insult, already regaining the con-
fidence that carried him to the
heights of wealth and power, was
feeling much better today.
Spends Good Night
He was transferred last night
from his room in the detention
house in the ancient STEAMBOAT sec
ton of the main city to the deten-
ton house hospital. He spent a
good night and was we'll this morn
ing, despite the many ailments of
which he has complained in times
Of great stress.
UnWelcOme wherever he goes, IN
sui is still a source of trouble. The
Turkish government, moving eau
tionsly. awaited word from Amer
lean authorities of their intentions.
Several times before insult has
been doomed" Each time the
clouds held back for him while he
made another dash for shelter.
insult, besides his lawyer here, has
agents at Athens and London. APP
parently with ample funds, watch
ing his interests, From Athens,
came word that important interna-
tional repercussions might follow
Turkeys action in Selling insult.
Reflects Nuisnce Value
The view at Athens reflected
both insults nuisance value to the
governments that have been con-
cerned with him and the fact that
his seizure may-perhaps after years
have an important sequel
The Greek foreign ministry at
Athens announced that, because it
did not want to endanger relations
with Turkey on Insults account, it
would abstain from action. 1t had
previously protested his seizure from
a ship bearing the Greek flag. The
protest seemed to have been ignored
by the Turkish government.
The foreign ministry said that
Insults seizure was due to a differ
ence OF Interpretation in interna-
tiOnal law governing seizure of per-
sons aboard foreign ships.
Made As Easy as Possible
The two leading interpretations
are the French and British. Greece
always has followed the French
which says that persons aboard for
eign ships in transit are inviolate.
Turkey in this case followed the
British Interpretation which
gravely endangered British Amer
lean relations in the World war
that wanted persons may be seized
under certain circumstances.
Hence the statement meant that
in future, as regards Turkish ships,
Greece reserved the right to use the
British Interpretation.
Turkish authorities made it as
easy for insult as possible. He was
noe in regular prison, but in the
detention house where usually
about 500 persons, charged with Of
lenses or suspected. but not held
guilty, are detained. Even before
his removal to the hospital wing
he was in a room reserved for Spe-
cial prisoners.
Captain Stands BY
Captain MouSsouris of the Mai.
otis. by entering his own plea to-
day against the Turkish action il
boarding his ship, was true to In
Sulls faith in him as his last friend
tain MouSSouriS himself had re-
The MaiotiS left its anchorage of
the Leander tower yesterday morn
ing. but returned last night. Cap
tain MousSouriS himself had re-
manned ashore, doing what he coulc
for the aged utilities man.
insult did not know that during
Sunday night the steamship Polo
MA. carrying Nine. Zebra Couvo-
umdjoglou. his close friend at Ath-
ems, passed through the Bosporus
near him, to land at Costanze yes
terdav on her way to Bucharest
seeking a refuge for him in event
he won freedom in Turkey.