Show CONSUL WANTS TO HIRE JAIL american representative in constantinople needs place in which to put yankees constantinople permission to hire abail a jail in which to imprison six americans lins lias been requested of the state department in washington by consul charles E allen alien in connection with the trial of 40 thieves accused of stealing from the american commis mon flon tor for nellet in the near east supplies estimated to be worth six former american army men are now being provided by the turkish chief of police with lodgings where he Is detaining thein with their greek and armenian alleged conspirators in these thee thefts but the chief has bag expressed unwillingness to hold them indefinitely the basement of the american embassy formerly was used as a jill jail nt at odd times but the space Is now being utilized as an office for george lytho the american trade commissioner consul allen alien has a fund of 1000 but due to high rents tills this would pay only for two months rent for a jail outside the embassy among the excuses given by ahr six americans was that the high cost ol of living drove them to tho the thefts they also declared the supplies often were stolen before reaching the charity tor for which they were intended so that they felt they had a moral rig right lit to them as americans |