Article 387 — When warrant of arrest may be issued

(1) Without prejudice to the provisions of Art. 386 (4), no summons shall be issued under Art. 386 (I) and the court may forthwith order the arrest of the judgment-debtor on being satisfied, by af. fidavit or otherwise, that, with the object or effect of obstructing or delaying execution, he is about or likely to abscond or leave the local limits of the jurisdiction of the court or to dispose of or remove his property or any part thereof from such limits. (2) An order under sub-art. (1) may be made pending the making of an application for execution.