The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1894-10-18
MR.. M0RT0nvs
Coachman Arrested as an Alien Con-
tract Laborer.
on His Arrival He Was Put 10 Work no
$50 Fer Notwithstanding Carlisle IS
sues 4 Warrant FOR the Formcc Vice
Presidents Foreign Coachey.

New YORK, Oct. l5.-Lcvi:P. Morton's
coachman has been arrested az an alien
contract laborcr. His name is John
James Howard. The former vice pres
ident will have to face suit for inn
porting him die penalty Of which is o
fine Of $1,000.
The fellow had been employed in
that capacity by Lord Gerard, of East
vile Park, in Kent England, and also
by Sir Robert Altlccl1, OF London and
Newmarket. and came TO Mr. Morton
backed not by one but by four or five
characters" all Of them good. MIR.
Morton engaged Howard, and was 80
pleased with his services that, when he
broke mp his London establishment at
the end OF the season and went to the
continent, he made a new contract with
John James, whereby it was agreed
that John James should come to this
country To act as one Of Mr.. Morton's
under coachmcn here. The terms OF
the contract, which, according % John
james, WIS made III June last, was
that Mr.. Morton was to pay the coach
wages at the rate of $50 per month
while he continued in the capacity OF
second ccachman in Mr. Morton's SER
lice in this country el.
In accordance with this contract
Howard says that Mr.. Morton adj
vanced him 81 sterlinG-Sa5 Of our
moncy-thc price of . second cabin
ticket Ia Ncw York, and that he, How
ard. sailed on tho American line Steam
er New York, which lett southampton
June 30 and arrived in this city on the
Saturday following. July Z. rs soon
as he had landed Howard went to Mr.
AIorton's summcr residence, "Iller-
slie.' 3fl.i,
The warrant which WAS issued for
Tue arrest OF Mr Morton's Imported
ccachman reads as follows: '..'.'
Whereas, From proofs submitted to me-
have become satisfied TINT John James How
ard, an alien Immigrant, who l1r.ed In tho
Tnitcd States NJ the port OF New York on tho
I'M daY o, July, 1894 came INTO the country
from London England, contrary 10 the pro-
visions OF The acts OF congress approved
February % 1855; FebrUprY ;.3 1887: October
~ lSSt, ana .Hnrcn 5, 1871, commonly Known ~
the alien contract labor lgyv5 End whereas.
the period OF one year after the landing has
rot yet elapsed:
/, ,Jonn c. Carlisle, secretary Of the treasury
OF the United States, ~ virtue oa the power
and authority vested tn,me BY the apeyc-cited
ucts OF congress, do hereby command you to
take into custody the. said John jatnes How
ard alien immigrant and return him TO the
country whence nc cume at the expense OF the
vessel importing bin.
For 50 doing this shall be your sufficient
warrant. t j. Co. CARLISLE,
Secretary of the treasury
Levi P. Morton III reply to q story
that he had,violated the. contract labor
law by bringing here from England
under contract % act as his assistant
coachman John James Howard has
given out .he following:
1T is true that John Howard has
been constantly ii my service since
May, 1907 having employed him as
coachman in LONDON. When ! left
London Tor the continent, having no
further use for his services there he
came 10 my home here and mas since
been in my employment at Rhine
Cliff" .''s 80 -