The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-02-02
Grave Doubts About the Woman Be-
ing the Wife Of the Tailor.
FULL STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The ReprcseEtatiyc at New York GiySs
Detailed Information to the Com
missioner of Immigration-Ths
Suing ont OF a Writ Of Ha-
beas Corpus was Advised
but this was Not Done


family Is TO be Kept up. Il is,the purpose
of the Mcssrs. Flesenhemer counsel Tor
Becker, to appeal to the Secretary Of the
Treasury and they are hopeful Of secur-
ing an order permitting the wife and
children to come to Richmond 70 reside.
The chief trouble is that Becker has
no money and the fight that is being
made in behalf OF his family .s IL some-
what costly one. a few friends have con-
trlbuted small sums and his counsel are
giving their service iree of cost
Notwithstanding the wife ana children
OF the man nave been ueporied, ,Aeir
baggage reached here yesterday and
DecAtl toOk charge OK it.
STATEMENT OF CASE
The Washing ton correspondent Of The
Times sends the following.
Commissioner General OF immigration
Towderly has received a letter from COM
missioner hOmas titchle. Of the I'M
mlgrat0u 0tlce IN New ork. concerning
the Becker case The text Of the letter
tOuOWs.
"I beg to acknowledge receipt ot your
letter OF the 50th Instant no. 1851. ask
ing for a FUN statement OF the facts IN
the case OF MargioI Ffanck, IN adJi.ion
10 the evidence called FOR IN a letter from
Attorney General Grisgs. referred TO this
Office by your endorsement Of January
o. 1899.
I'm reply. 7 beg 20 say that at the
first hearing before the Board OF Special
Inquiry the woman testified. under oath.
that she had left her husband two weeks
before IN Europe. bidding him goodbye
AZ the dock 10 being suspected that one
Of the children was afflicted with favus
the boards final decision was deferred.
pending the receipt OF a certificate from
the surgeon In charge. Subsequently, an
application was made for a reheaIlng
by q man named Maurice Becker which
rehcaring was granted after the man
had declared he was the woman's hus-
band. on his entry 10 the board room
the woman. in answer 10 an Inquiry on
the subject. said that the man was her
brother. Mr. Becker Upon being asked
who tho witness was. the children re-
Piled that tho man was their uncle. \
certificate was afterwards received from
the medical department u the effect
that the child Isaac Wolf was afflicted
with favus. said child was excluded as
one suffering from n loathsome, conta-
gious disease. while the mother and other
children were barred as public charges.
WHAT BECKER SAID
swore that Dee had been six years IN this
country. that DE was not a citizen of the
United states. and that he had never
taken out any naturalization papers II
appears that Immediately after his eA-
animation Becker went % Richmond and
the second day thereafter a letter was
received bv Mr. white. renreseniative
OF the United Hebrew Charities in tnis
city. enclosing copy of ceftncate OK
naturalization dated January ith' the
same day on which the immigrants were
excluded It viii be- recalled that a full
statement Of the fact was made % me
department at that time In which said
that II no instructions % the contrary
we're received the family would be de-
ported at the next sailing Of the lire.
"The day before the ship was 90 saw
Mr. White showed me some corrcspon-
dence from a lawyer in Richmond, IN
which evidence was promised that the
man Becker was In fact the hu- Nini
OF the woman. Franck. and TIE iaiher
OF the children, and fearing That a wrong
might be done if the woman were De-
ported without anording an opportunity
Of proving the claims made. stay was
granted for q week. after the receipt OK
money 90 pay the family's board.
MIR FLEGENHEMER'S EFFORTS
Although Mr White in the meantime
received a number of letters nothing WIS
done until the following week when.
on the eve OF sailing. a iaWyer named
F.eeenhcimer. bringing letters on recon-
mcudat,0n and apparently reputable
person appeared. saying that me e'i.
dence which he proposed to submit na"
been delayed and at the same time as-
surng us that Dee would be able io eie"r
Nun an the contradictory ard suspicious
| .f..a la
dav. the 10Th instant telegram vas
received from one Max Kapian. from
north High street. Baltimore. asking WY
the Franck family were detained aver
the receipt OF "a reply from THIS once
KaDian came here and said be was
coa-in OF the woman. ard that ner hus-
band had been but six years in ms colh-
try. 10 his knowledge. On being 9Foushe
before the board for the third eNamina-
ton the woman sw0re thlt she WIS
no relation whatever 90 kap.an
AFTER his drst hearing before the
Board OF Special Inquiry, Becker appear
ed before me personally ana on oeins
questioned as % bis Identity ana DIS
alleged citizenship. stated 20 me posi-
uvelv that he was about i've years IN
the United States. and that BE- had iaAel
out his first papers IN Baltimore. II vi"
be remembered that by ais clll-clsn y
paneTs taken OAk Ut lkiNHtttRt+- 81
hat ne was thirty aers old and had o-en
In the country since before IN was ei n
,esn ana no reference Was made T. his
having any first papers. In spite ot re-
heated requests be refused 70 give the
lime or place OF his landing In the United
States.
4 CRAVE DOuBf
"Since the beginning OF The case wnen
8. appeared that there was grave doubt
as 10 the genuineness OF the al eyed hus-
hands citizenship and as 10 the truth
of The other representations made. Mt
white and Mr. Flegenheimer were both
eavisad that the most satisfactory way
m adjusting the matter would be through
securing a writ OF habeaS corpus and
thus taking the ease into court Up 20
mis- moment no testimony has been re-
ceiyed ~ the BOARD Of Special inquiry or
In this Office tending 20 prove that the
man Becker Is really the immigrants
husband
I'm reply % the inquiry contained IN