The Bismarck tribune., 1934-03-31
BUT AGED FUGITIVE
REFUSES TO LEAVE
GRECIAN FREIGHTER
International CompIica tions
Loom as Turks Oetain
Vessel at lstanbul
SITUATION is UNCERTAIN
Alleged Embszzlsr clings %
Hope Greek Flag Still
Will Protect Him

1stanbul, March 3l.-R-Turkey
Saturday ordered the arrest Of Samuel
insult. but the 74-year-old Chicaso
fugitive flatly refused = police request
that he quit his floating haven, the
tramp steamer Maiotis which lilies the
flag Of Greece.
It was Greece which gave him .
year and halls asylum from United
States authorities who seek to try him
on charges Of grand larceny and EN-.
bezzlement growing out Of the col.
lapse Of his Midwest Utilities com.
panies.
The Turkish order followed . 70.
quest by the United States govern.
ment that insult be arrested, but n.
sull apparently clung to the hone that
the Greek flag would continue to give
him protection.
Complications In Turko-G Greek re.
lations as q result Of the incident
were feared in some quarters. for Cant.
1annis Mousouris. the master Of the
Maiotis. protested to the Greek con.
sui here against the detention Of his
vessel in the Straits Of the Bosphorus.
free" passage similar, according to
law, to the Danube.
1t was even predicted that the
Greek government might send . note
to the Turkish government on the
subject.
Greece May Object
A long distance telephone conver.
sation between the Greek Minister to
Turkey and officials In Athens led 20
reports that Greece might object to
Turkish governments plans concern
ing the possible forced removal Of In.
sull from the Maiotis.
The minister was said to have held
the conversation from Ankara, cspi-
tai Of Turkey, after the captain Of the
vessel was said to have appealed to
him to protest against the detention
Of his ship In Istanbul harbor.
Since her arrival here two days aeo.
the Maiotis has been under constant
police surveillance, and heavy R,lard
has been maintained over the aeed
Chicagoan.
As his tiny Greek freighter lay In
1stanbul harbor, forbidden to move
farther toward her destination. Ru.
mania. insult was reported to have at
tempted to leap to death when told
Of the governments decision.
Before the government finally can
hand him over to the United States.
the 1stanbul penal court must rule
that the accusations against insult
are neither POLITICAL nor military and
that, therefore, the government may
legally deliver him to American Of
ficials.
To Take Him Ashore
Turkish authorities arranged to take
insult ashore. probably Saturday, and
place him either In q hotel or hospital
under close guard.
The Turkish police requested" In
sui to disembark and remain Ia eth
er q hotel or hospital pending deci.
sion In his case.
Diplomatic circles were Of the
opinion that the question between
Greece and Turkey would be settled
amicably.
Captain Mourouris said the police
had asked to put an agent In insults
cabin in order to prevent him from
committing any desperate act but
that this request had been refused.
although police agent stayed con-
tinually on guard In the corridor out
side insults room.
Attorney General Kenan Bey satd
the Istanbul penal court, which prob
ably will give insult . trial, was ex-
pecting to receive documents In the
case momentarily.