Evening star., 1939-06-06
Irish Army Leader
Held as King George
Nedrs u. ). Border
Arrest Is Mystery
But Extrodition in
Bombines Is Hinted
By the Associated Press.

DETROIT, June 6-On the exact
day that King George vi and Queen
Elizabeth were coming within virtu-
ally a step of United States soil,
Sean Russell, reputed leader of
the outlawed Irish Republican Army,
was held a Federal prisoner here
today.
Federal officers who kept Russell
Irish orator. incommunicado in a
Federal detention building, predicted
he would remain in custody until
the royal train left this area.
John L. Zurbrick, district United
States immigration director, said to-
day he had instructions from WASH
ington to release the prisoner only
on $1,000 cash bond. He said Russell
was arrested, as he arrived by train
from Chicago yesterday, on a war
rant charging him with entering
the United States by means of false
and misleading statements.
In London the foreign Office
today said the United States Gov
ernment had been asked to keep
an eye on Russell officials de-
clared, however, that no request
had been made yet for his
eXtradition to Britain.
The King and Queen, speeding
,their last miles through Canada, are
due to reach Windsor. Ontario, just
across the Detroit River from this
city, early tonight and will make a
brief stop before going on to Niagara
Falls.
Linked With BOmbingS.
Russell. whose reputed chief of
staff post with the Irish Republican
Army gave rise to reports Scotland
Yard wanted him back from Amer
lea because of the recent bombings
In England, was placed under ar
rest as he was about to enter a
tayicab. He has been on a lecture
tour of the United States
A comnanion, identifying himself
es Joseph Mccarthy of Philadel-
pllla. said three Federal officers ap-
preached them in front of the
Michigan Central Railroad Station
end calmly took custody of Russell
Mccarthy said he himself was not
wanted"
Indicating with what quiet the
officers had proceeded with the ar
rest was the fact that Russell had
been in custody approximately six
hours before word of it leaked out.
He was arrested some time between
4:30 and pm. &c. S. To.
When the arrest became known,
an Irish-American group here
quickly went to Russell's aid and
engaged counsel for him. The case
was given Attorney Thomas F.
Chawke. prominent criminal lawyer,
. but neither counsel nor friends we're
permitted to see Russell during the
night.
Arrest Surprise.
Mccarthy would submit only to
the briefest interview. He said he
and Russell had known nothing be-
yond newspaper reports of the lat
ter's contemplated extradition to
England.
I'VE just laughed at it, McGar-
rity said
The responsibility for the arrest
meanwhile remained mystery. Or
ficers would not comment. The
State Department at Washington
said it had had no request for extra
dition.
Mccarthy said Russell has been
In the United States five or six weeks
or legal passport"
When Russell was in Los Angeles
last May 81. the British home office
vas authoritatively reported to be
considering efforts to eXtradite him.
No charges were divulged. The
contemplated eXtradition. however,
VS. understood to be based on the
wave OF bombings in England at
tr!buted to the I. r. A.