Arrests-of-the-Week

P: Martin John Insull, gaunt, long-nosed brother of Athenian Samuel Insull, was persuaded to leave his $20-a-week boarding house in Orillia, Ont. last week and journey 86 mi. south to Toronto to be arrested. On arrival he was introduced to Detective Sergeant Ewing, shook hands heartily. The State of Illinois had added to the charges of larceny and embezzlement for which he was arrested last October, the new charge of "theft by bailee." Released on $5,000 bail he returned to his boarding house in Orillia to await a formal extradition hearing Feb. 7.

P: Ernest James Stevens, genial hotel man of Chicago's hotel-&-insurance family, was arrested last week on a charge of cospiracy to defraud stricken Illinois Life Insurance Co. of ''more than $1,000,000." Last month auditors learned that the sluicing of funds from Stevens-controlled Illinois Life into Stevens-owned hotels had cost Illinois Life $12,456,409 (TIME, Jan. 23). Ernest James Stevens was director of the insurance company, his brother Raymond president, his father James William chairman. Brother Ernest had obtained passports, was going abroad with his family. Later, all three Stevens were indicted for conspiracy and embezzlement. The three children were sent to bed so that they would not see their father arrested.

P: Colonel Luke Lea and his son Luke Jr., Tennessee publishers convicted of conspiracy to defraud an Asheville, N. C. bank, were ordered arrested last week after they failed to surrender to serve jail sentences. Buncombe County courts declared forfeit their $50,000 bonds, written by New Orleans' Union Indemnity Co. (now in receivership). Meanwhile in Nashville, Tenn., the Leas prepared to fight extradition, had a lawyer sleeping in their big house to spike any attempt by North Carolina officials to kidnap them. Few days later the Leas suddenly disappeared. Reports that they had been arrested in the mountains at Jamestown were denied. Questioned as to her husband's whereabouts Mrs. Lea Sr. said: "The Colonel is very busy."

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