The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-03-16
GOVERNMENT ORDERS
RETURN OF FUGITIVE
WHO SOUGHT ESCAPE
Draqnet Finds Former Utilities
Operator After Sensa-
tional Flight
| WIDESPREAD SEARCH ENDED
Commander Of Freighter Agrees
to Turn Back on Demand
Of Marine Chief

Athens, March 16.-lP,-samueI In
sull. ST.. Chicago fugitive. was def
nitely located Friday aboard tho
Greek freighter Maiotis and will be
returned to Greek Jurisdiction, tho
ministry Of marine announced.
It was said that insult paid $4,000
to charter the Maiotis and that ii
sailed at 4 p. m. Wednesday.
Previously. authorities had indicat-
ed they believed insult fled from his
home and Greek Jurisdiction early
Thursday morning.
Government officials let 1t be
known that insult would be deported
to America to answer embezzlement
and larceny charges shortly after his
return here. They were fighting mad
because insults hoax had put them
in q bad light before the world.
The ministry of marine announce
ment was believed to have marked tho
close Of one Of the most widespread
police searches in the history Of the
nation.
Agrees TO Turn hack
Admiral Hadjikyriakos, minister
OF marine. said the master Of tho
Maiotis had replied by wireless to
messages from the ministry of marine.
agreeing to turn back to Piraeus,
where he expected to arrive Saturday
noon.
At Piraeus, insult will again be on
Greek soil.
The freighter's master made up his
mind to return his much-sought pas
senger to Greek territory when the
government filled the air with urgent
wireless messages to him. He Is ex.
pected to- arrive late Saturday.
Government officials said II the
MaiotiS had not turned back they
would have cut off insults flight
abroad.
D. Maximos. minister Of foreign af.
fairs, interviewed the British minister
with the view Of reaching m agree
ment on barring passage through tho
Suez canal to the Maiotis and thereby
compelling the ship to turn back from
the point. ;
At the same time, Greek detectives
were ordered to be prepared to 60 to
Port Said.
Police Head Resigns
In the midst Of the storm Of critic
ism and frenzied police effort, John
Metaxas. minister Of the interior and
head Of the police organization, re-
signed. Thursday he had issued q
statement assuming complete respon-
sibility in the affair.
MetaxaS announced his resignation
was in accordance with an intention
he had previously made public but,
nevertheless. everyone considered It q
| significant development.
For twenty-four hours after the
former Chicagoan's absence was dis
covered, police and detectives had
worked furiously running down many
rumors.
II don't know where insult is"
Metaxes had ragged, land nobody
knows"
Earlier, Greek police had asserted
an international criminal gang. oper-
ating from Rumania. had worked out
the cleverly- expected plan by which
insult is reported to have escaped
clad as q woman - under the very
eyes Of detectives.
The Rumanian gang, reports said.
operated under the leadership OF =
former Rumanian courtier. His name
was not disclosed. In this connection,
It was even rumored the Rumanian
legation was willing to visa q passport
to Rumania for insult.
Many Held BY Police
A group including an Athenian law
yer, broker. cook, q valet, . man
servant. and two other persons" were
taken into custody In the Investigation
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