The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-02
,0NE.TIN|E CAR OF
AMERICA UTILITIES
LOSES LAST fight
American Minister Notified Gov.
eminent Will Turn Fuqi.
tive Over to Him
GUARDED By DETECTIVES
Aged Man Taken by Force From
Greek Freighter Which
Gave Him Refuge
GUARDED By DETECTIVES

washington. April 2.-(R-Turkey
Monday notified the United States
that Samuel insult would be extradit-
cd to Chicago to stand trial.
Robert P. Skinner, American min
lister at Ankara, notified the state
department the Turkish government
had informed him at S p. m. turkish
time) that insults extradition had
been granted.
The Turkish government, at the
same time, informed Skinner that
insult was now at the ambassadors
disposition.
insult was arrested by Turkish po-
lice Monday.
They took him from the Hotel Lon
don, despite his protestations, to the
house Of detention.
Kenan Bey, encouragement, stated
that II an examination shows the IA
year-old former utilities car to be i'll,
he would eventually be transferred to
the prison infirmary to await DISPOSE
ton of his case.
A battery Of Greek legal talent was
reported en- route from Athens to fight
in his behalf-an apparent last ditch
effort to save insult from trial In Chi
cago on the charges which arose
from the overthrow Of his one-time
empire of Middle Western Utilities.
Changes Residence Fast
With his removal to the house Of
detention, insult had lived in four
different places in Istanbul since he
arrived here last week.
His first place OF residence was the
Greek tramp freighter, the 8. 8.
Maiotis, which bore him here from
Athens. He was removed from the
Maiotis forcibly Sunday and placed
in the Hotel Aydan. Then he was
taken to the Hotel London in the
suburb Of Pera.
Although surrounded by policemen,
he was permitted nominal liberty
and started out for walk.
The walk lasted only about 100
PAGES, for he found himself followed
by squad Of spectators. He went
back to the hotel, changed some Am
erican dollars into Turkish money,
picked up some newspapers and settled
himself down in the hotel lounge to
read.
insult was still In the hotel when
the police. acting on instructions from
the Turkish government, placed him
formally under arrest.
Turkish Lawyer Active
A Turkish lawyer immet iately went
into action for insult, filing an appeal
against the decision of the penal court
which Sunday ruled that, as insult
had committed neither military nor
political crime and was not citizen
Of Turkey, he was eligible to extradi-
ton.
Judicial authorities said, however,
that the right Of appeal was not OPP
erative as the penal courts decision
was final.
Five detectives surrounded him as II
he were desperate gunman-not q
discouraged and apparently beaten
figure. :.
The five swarmed around insult
Monday morning when, still fighting
frantically to escape extradition. he
went to suburban 0alate to discuss
his legal position with Ahmed Essad
Bey, Turkish lawyer.
Taken Back 70 Hotel
After the conference. the former
Chicago utilities king was taken to
the Hotel London in suburban Pera,
q second class hotel. Instead Of be-
ing placed in jail. 1t was Indicated.
he viii remain there while extradi-
ton proceedings are continuing.
The order for the arrest was issued
on . basis Of the Turkish cabinets
decision to hand insult over to Amer
lean authorities without delay.
A three judge Istanbul court made
. black day Of Easter Sunday for the
csre-worn Chicagoan. In proceedings
he could not even understand. It ruled
that he could legally b handed over
to the United States.
Instantly from the dinsy, crowded
little court room the word was flashed
t, the cabinet ct Ankara. That body
promptly decided that insult would
be delivered up.
insult was on his way to the Hotel
Aydin through . downpour OF rain
before he learned from the police &C.
compenyin1 him that he apparently
had lost hts last fight.
They were evastve, saying they
could tell him nothing until toulor-
row" but little BY little the 7l-year-
old traveller learned the facts
The court held that the charges
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