The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-28
GnAsswoRKERs ADMITTED
Because the witnesses Against Them
FnIled TO Appear.

because the Witnesses Against THEN
Failod to Appear.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 2L.-Acting
Secretary spaulding yesterday approved
a letter written by superintendent
Owen, addressed to Inspector Weber, at
New York, authorizing that official to
permit Pierce Mayence and thirteen
other glassworkcrs to land, there being
no proof that they had been imported
under, contract.
Inspector Layton, of Pittsburgh, act
ing upon information Of Emil Myers
and others to the effect that a number
OF glass-blowers were being imported
by Emanuel Frank, OF Jeannette, Pa,
accomplished tho detention OF fourteen
men, who arrived November 16, on the
steamer Friesland, from Antwerp.
These men admitted that they were
glassworkers, but denied that they were
under contract to work for any firm or
corporation in this country.
The case was thoroughly investigated
by the department, the result being
that not sufficient evidence could be
obtained against these mon to warrant
their further detention, and Secretary
Spaulding to-day approved the recon-:
mendations OF the superintendent OF
immigration that they be permitted to
land.
TEXT OF SUPERINTENDENT OWENS LETTER.
The full text of superintendent
OVENS letter to Inspector Weber, at
Ellis Island, N. Y, is as follows:
WAsHIxGToN, D. c., Nov. 90.
Il John s Wcber, Ellis Island, NetO York.
S1R:-Pierco Mayence and thirteen
others arrived from Antwerp, per steam
ship F%riesland, November l6,, 1872.
Charge, contract laborers. Barred. Re-
hearing granted at request of the Bel
gian minister. Emil Myers and five
others informed Inspector Layton that
n Emanuel Frank, u glassblower at
Jeanneta, Pa, had recently returned
from Belgium, and that a number Of
glassblowers would sail from Antwerp
on or about tho Goth Of October, and
were under contract to work in this
country. The Friesland sailed from
Antwerp on October 90, and thirty OF
her second class passengers were de.
barred as such suspects; sixteen OF
them were landed and fourteen de-
barred, who are the applicants herein.
In the first examination appellants
all denied that they were glassworkers.
but in their final examination confessed
that they were glassworkers, and were
destined to various points in this u
try, where they hoped to secure en-
ployment.
ENOUGH REASON FOR THE DETENTION.
The information furnished to Inspec-
tor Layton, giving the date on which
certain glassworkers would sail from
Antwerp and their number, SO closely
tallies with the sailing OF the Friesland
and the number OF g~lassworkers in her
second cabin, when viewed in connec-
ton with the contradictory statements
OF the detained men, as to raise a pre-
sumption that they were here in viola
ton OF the contract labor law.
The ~rehearing, however, fails to dis.
close any further statement from Emil
Myers and his five associates, and they
even refuse to %corroborate by afidavits
their former statements to Inspector
Layton.
Emanuel Frank, by affidavit, declares
that he did not make such statement to
Emil Myers and associates, or to any
other person or persons; that he had
not employed or induced appellants
herein 10 emigrate to the United States
from a foreign country; that he had no
knowledge OF the coming OF the appel.
lants, or any other glassworkers to this
country, at this time, or that he never
spoke 10 Emil Myers or to either OF his
associates touching the importation OF
appellants herein, or any other labor.
ers, at the time mentioned or at any
other time.
The evidence before the department
will not warrant the return or the de-
tention OF the appellants. You are
thereby authorized TO land Pierce May
ence aud his thirteen associates.
Respectfully yours,
W. D. Owen, Superintendent.
Approved:
8. L. SpAU1DrSG, Acting Secretary.