New-York tribune., 1890-01-01
THE Law HAD BEEN VIOLATED.
TRUTH ABOUT THE HENNESsY CASE.
he WAS SENT BACK TO ENGLAND BECAUSE HE
WAS A CONTRACT LABORER

he WAS SENT BACK TO ENGLAND BECAUSE HE
WAS A CONTRACT LABoRER.
IN the London correspondence Of George W. Smalley
published last sundays of The Tribune it is
stated that
The operation OF the United states contract law OF
1857 is the subject % Parliamentary paper Just
issued and Of a long complaint in The Times. The
Icnnessy case is the strongest quoted and is thus
stated Messrs Irwin and sellers are merchants at
Liverpool aud New York Mr.. Irwin visiting New
York discovered Irregularities in the books of the New
York agency and cabled to Mr. IIennessy. his conden
tial bookkeeper at Liverpool 10 come over and put
things straight. Mr.. Iiennc-sy arrived was detained
the steamer, charged with coming to replace Amcri-
can labor. and finally sent back
An investigation OF the circumstances OF the return
Of Iennes,y to England shows that hi, coming was in
clear violation the provisions of tie alien contract
tabor law ard that the facts in the case do not seem
have been fully given in the version of the affair
that current on the other SIDE Mr.. liennc''y
rcacied Nov FORK july L. and his reasons for com
ing are best told in h!s AFFIDAVIT, part Of which is as
u, has been in the employ Of Irwin & sellers, gen
crl merchants 81 Liverpool tnd Iit>ton England iOI
Frankfort it.. New YORK; 90 which h. VI. Allen l. agent
While I'm discharge of his dutie, with tle said firm of
| Irwin y sellers, deponen, -ayo that he received A
cablcgram from !. Irwin saying: Make arrangements
| lcnnc>>y come permanent" DcpOncnt further saws
he Immediately borrowed $50 sterling OF tlc hfHl oi
Irwin 4 sellers and embarked for New Nork. Depon-
cut further says: II MIR. Irwin had not engaged him
/ To- 10 New York lie should nave rcnalieh III uie
| Liverpool Office
| f. NJ Allen. the New York agent for Irwin & sellers
Yesterday said Mr. Irwin sent for IIennesSy 10 take
| the place Of James T. Watson. my hookkceper. who
va, then. and stu IS. in my employ. There were no
rrcgularitc, in my booLs, but only some small diNer
/ cuccs between my accounts and those kept by the
/ English firm. Ilcnnc,,y detained on board Of
J ,b. f.r day- Irwin and | went to
see william Lane Booker the British Consul, about
the detention Of Icnue>-y but Nr. Eoohe" said tlat
hc did not think there Wa, much that he could do
| ON .Iuly llcnuc~-y was allowed 10 exchange his
quarter, the mbria for Others on shore, pending
the dee Jon in his case which had been referred to the
secretary of the Treasury. Mr.. Irwin and Reuben
Arli,h Of So 81 East FftyninthS st.. signed bond
an the sum Of $500 agreeing return lIenne~y to the
other -dc within ten days # II should be shown that
he came here IN violation OF the alien contract labor
law.
ON Jay -. However George ;. Batclcller. the
Actu- secretary Of The Treasury gave the following
decision 90 the case:
Tile paper, in the case having been submitted To
the solicitor Ot the Treasury nave DccH retuIheu VII!
hi~ opinion that said cnne>y does not belong to the
excepted dl--c, provided for IN section ot me a't 2i
rrbruary 4G i--5 and that a, he brought to this
country perform labor under contract MADE peNlpu,
to hi> importation. the law has been violated anu
therefore The secretary is required t" return HIM {"
the country from which he came.
" Accepting TINS opnhi'f, I'EV" IN u, '"'H Wy
with instruction, that said IIcnnessy be- required 10
return il accordance with The condition Of lie bono
In consequence Of TIN, decision IIenne>sy started
homcvard ON August ON the steamer lmbra' whi'h
brought him over. These the main fact, IN the
case but other, Of intc,, crop out in the conversation
with some of those who had more or less to de- with IT,
special Deputy Collector Nd lrlatd ~aNN "lt wa, a
clear case of violation of the law Immigration IN
~pcctor William H. ,rogau. Who SAW more or lc>N ol
icuuc,sy and h> employer. irwin ,ay> " iIchnr>'y
inld me hc va, getting only thirty >ullihS> q week
nu thc other side and did not expect 10 get any more
here, II. was a pleasant man and liked hlul. bui /
did not Ike the idea of m- ru.uinS Young Amctl
can houilceprr uut Of q job o.. ,
ilcnuc-~y'- coming was from Watson. Nr Allen =
io.hkc,pcr who wrote To- the Collector ON June II
,rd n-,in ON inne -. Ir the course of The latter
riicr he -1Vo: rh" aforesaid Hcune>~v Is sent mere
uud.r contract to deprive me- of employment either on
hl, arrival or iu the mean future.