The herald., 1894-10-28
AN uNFonruNArE GIRL.
%ouise Mensinger and Her Unborn Babs
Detained at ELLIS Island.


Detained at Ellis Island.
CHICAGO, Oct. 26 For nearly month
German girl, who left the city OF her
birth to come to Chicago, has been de-
tanned by the immigration officials at
Ellis island, New York, and a petition
is being prepared for presentation to
Secretary Carlisle, asking that the girl
be permitted TO land. The girl is Louise
Hensinger. No other case just like
hers was ever brought to the attention
OF the immigration officials. Louise,
who is 25 years of age, was left an
orphan in the city of Chemnitz. For
several years she made living as a do
mestic. A year or go ago Louise be-
came engaged to Max Luther. q young
mechanic of Chemnitz. The bans were
published in church and the wedding
day set, but Luther betrayed her and
ran away. The girl has but one rela.
tive in the world, and that is Mrs.
Minna Mueller of this city. Mrs. Muel-
ler went to Germany to look after her
sister and decided to bring her
to Chicago and give her a
home. They landed in New York
on Septem Der 9th, but Immigrant Com
missioner Senne refused to permit the
girl to continue her journey and ordered
her back to Germany. The commission
er's action was based solely on the con-
dition Of the girl. Mrs. Mueller hurried
to Chicago and procured ample bonds to
guarantee that her sister would never
become a public charge. This did not
satisfy the commissioner and the latter
refused to change his ruling. There is
no law that applies to the case, except
the statute excluding females OF inn
moral character. and the girls friends
offered testimony to prove that previous
to her misfortune the girls character
was OF the beat. The offered testimony
was rejected and the friends determined
to appeal to Secretary Carlisle. The
petition has been signed by numerous
friends of the Mueller family, and also
bears the signatures of Mayor Hopkins,
Collector M. j. Russell, Collector Mize
and Postmaster Hesing. The position
Of the ommiseioner is that no bond can
be given that will guarantee that the
child still unborn will never become a
public charge. The girls friends have
ample means and are people of the best
character.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 6.-Suporintend-
ent Stump OF the immigration bureau
was shown the Associated Press dispatch
from Chicago, giving the particulars oi
the detention at Ellis island, N, Y. by
Mr.. Senner, of LOUISE Hensinger, lately
arrived at that port from Germany. The
superintendent eaid that in all proba.
bility the girl would be permitted to
land, inasmuch as bonds had been filed
with the secretary guaranteeing that the
girl would not become public charge.
1t is the rule OF the service that girls in
the condition Miss Hensinger was found
to be, were refused landing, but the
circumstances in this case were excep-
tional, and are such aa to warrant her to
be landed. 1t appears from the record
in the case, that Miss Hensinger's sister
also brought over with her the young
daughter Of parent now confined in
prison in Germany, which was to be
adopted by resident of Chicago, and
Secretary Carlile's original decision
barring Miss Hensinger from landing,
was on the supposition that this young
girl was also Miss Hensinger's daughter.