The evening world., 1894-04-12
I'LL THREE MUST GO BACK.
Alleged Boston Heiress and Her
Chaperones Excluded.
Fame Here to Lay Claim to 3d.
600, 900 In Boston.

ratrina Barnabo. the Italian woman
uh, chapcroned a supposed heiress
aor,ss the Atlantic, her idiotic daughter,
Anna Amelia, and the woman herself
who claims the Boston millions and for
wholu the journey was undertaken will
not have a chance to prosecute their
claim to the money OH this side Of the
water. They had a rehearing before the
| noorl of Special Inquiry at Ellis Island
YESTERDAY afternoon, and the first decision
excluding them was sustained. They will
. sent back to Italy on the next North
German Lloyd steamer sailing out of this
| nart for their native country.
Tie three women arrived last week on
kbe Fulla. The supposed heiress, An
i,nia Malchiedi. said she had been in
formed by a Boston lawyer that she
HAS entitled to n vast property valued
! L 5000 CO.,, and that he a sent her
300 TO come over and press her claim.
She said her aunt years ago was
.dopted by a wealthy family in Boston
nd was left the estate on the death
f the owners. This aunt never mar
led. and died ten years ago. Since that
line the property has been in litiga-
ion. Catrina and her daughter accom-
panied Antonio to this city with the
understanding that they were to receive
portion of the mone for their trouble.
| ,atrina is sixty-one years old and her
laughter thirty-four.
When the case was called yesterday
hearty all the officials on the island
Hooked into the Board-room. John J. S.
Rogers, Commissioner of immigration
BIT Philadelphia, who visited the island.
was an interested spectator by the side
bf Commissioner Senner. Assistant
Commissioner McSweeny personally
conducted the examination, and through
hn interpreter did most of the question
ng.
Catrina. who did all the answering.
proved that she was far beyond the
mediocre in s~hrewdness. intelligence
and attainments.
She answered all questions in a
prefer said her language and accent
Showed hat she was a woman of SUI
|perior education and must certainly at
lone time have trod the higher walks of
Her linguistic ah'lity, however, was
|something extrao. dinary and falriS
|guages, and smilingly responded in each
When she had answered in
Italian. French. German, Spanish Por-
r tnEues sSara Rv Wos Non, po laSl on and The h iaInni
who could speak mother language. and
how many more she has at her com
mand is not known, excepting that she
does not speak English. Commissioner
McSweeney suggested that she would be
a good acquisition to the Ellis Island
force of employees.
All throughout the proceedings the de-
daughter smoothed the front of
her dress with her fat hands and smirked
and smiled. She has a habit of thrust
ing her tongue from between her thin.
closed lips continuously, which action re-
one of a snake darting forth Its
The alleged heiress looked on
stolidly. with an occasional expression of
gloom.
Catrina repeated her former story with
little deviation. IN said that before
home she had consulted the
ablest counsel and had sought the ad-
vice Of the American Consul. When
Commissioner insolvency asked her If
she had not been guided to some extent
by fortune t%ellers, she threw up her
She said that since her arrival here she
had been invited by a friend, who came
over on the steamer with her, named
Giovanni Orsi, who brought a letter
faralino, living at l20 Bank street. New
|rk. Y. j., Offering to assist in securing
her the inheritance and also, the hospital
10y Of her home. She said she sent a tel
FIRST written in regard to the inheritance.
nut had as yet received no reply. She
still had 1925 in English money, and said
III I she had many friends in Boston.
Notwithstanding these facts, after a
bort discussion the Board decided to
l'cluoe all three. Just why it could not
= asoertained; 1t was argued that she
Il ght spend her money with lawyers,
and not having enough to pay the return
passage of all three they would become
public charges.
Still Il great number of foreign immi-
grants. with not more than s. or So In
heir possession, which could not possibly
at over two or three days, are allowed
% land.
lCatrina seemed very much downcast,
Is she was intelligent enough to fully
'omprehend tho situation.