The sun., 1889-12-07
MRS. HrLx1k AND HEn AMERICAN BOY.
Collector Erhardt Collecting Ammunition
to Fire at the Emigration Board.

Collector Erhardt Collecting Ammunition
to Fire at the Emigration Board.
| Collector Erhardt got together yesterday
Fart OF the ammunition he will FIRE at the EN-
iGration Commissioners on tho arrival OF Mrs
Nellie Wilkie and her two children. The Col
lector charges that Mrs. Wilkie and her chill
dren. one Of them born in America. were
shipped out OF the country against her will
The Commissioners aver that Mrs. Wilkie won't
voluntarily. and besides had no means OF sup
port here and had been supported by charity
here already. The Collector has been instru-
mental in having the Wilkes brought back
and they will arrive in a few days. He has an
affidavit from ", II. Thomson, Secretary of the
EdinburRh Vigilance Association. Edinburgh
that Mrs. Wilkie tells him that Secretary Jack
20 back TO Scotland. She told him she would
rather die. he repeated that she muet go.
aud tho nurse or matron advised her to write
g. as
and both intend TO return to the United States.
The Wilkes were sent hack BY the State OF
Nevada Tho purser, Charles Helzen. makes
pulson and that she complained Of the cruel
manner in whirh she WAS hustled of In her
PEELED to leave at. Castle Garden her % trunk.
which contained all the clothes OF herself and
Dr John s. Boyd OF the State Of Nevada says:
that she had returned Scotland voluntarily bnt
under computation. Considered from q professional
sandpoini, THINK tho treatment she received the
hands of the mmiR ant AutoreB II detritne ental
was certainly not conducive TO her health
Colin Campbell, steeraRe steward. says:
She very III moEt OF tho time. and under the
doctor care conveIsed with her the subject OF
turned Voluntarily but hnt her pulSory
hhe complained bitterly of tho cruel treatment she
chiSed IN being returned IN her delicate cOndIon do
prvod Of her trunk. aud without money She further
Lor husband. and believed she would have found him
had the not been deprived OF her liberty She was aGsO
luey h0pess during the entire voyage, and unable to
take proper care OF her little children. The Castle
Garden officer VINO had her In charge seemed TO exer
else sons,dsraoe pressure upon her She appeared
desired to remain in the United States nnd her hus
band.
Adolph Kamminsky. a crippled immigrant
who recently arrived at Castle Garden. was de-
tatned and sent to Wards Island by the Emil
grafton Commissioners. Mr. A. Cohen wanted
to furnish surety against mminsky becom-
ing a public charge. The Commissioners
thinking that they had no authority to land a
cripple referrod the case to the Secretary OF
tho Treasury The Commissioners and the
Collector both got letters yesterday from the
Treasury Department. The Collector feels
happy over his lnissive, because In these words
II recognizes him as superior to the CommiS-
SiOners.
Tho Commissioners Of Emigration at New York have
been this day Informed that under article of the re-
vsed immigration regulations authority 10 given you TO
allow the landing OF such an immigrant provided q
bond given you satisfactory to itS and Suf
fciency conditioned that said grant shall mot be
como public charge for the period OF ave years.