New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-23

T4ited states or nothns as soon as they land on
II has often been source of wonder to those
tinted STATE tRToush Canaan .6anne ' %h ts
us Iri7ons get ~ amounts ~ money which
them regularly The only plausible explanation
The other side $50 glad to get rid OF them thar
for good aI & To pay S sums 10 be roieyed
tgnsm. Win ihe system Lately adopted. the United
closed gradually over the fribm ~ ging
smps .e who work from Quehec and Montreal
6r9ckIhe or Prescott and the St Clair river at
The methods adopted by these professional rnmI-
grant helpers are as varied as their number
Of them was braueht TO tax Tba sS' TgsH 9ns
spectors 1t Montreal FOR admission to the United
few DAYS previously Mr. Watchorn 5 decided i'ei in
accordance with the report of Or. Barclay, that
they could not be admitted they were suffer
ing from contag disease. They such mo
took an interest in their case Dr. barclay said
that; With f5,w weeks care and hospital treat
then They had hardly left the Office however,
when they were approached bv one of their own
countrymen. who offered TO send them across the
american border without any further formality.
They accepted his offer. whereupon he taxed them
SO 50 APIECE for his trouble IN set4s them across
a ticket To Burlington, Vt, and putting them on
were stopped at the border and lodged for week
in the st. Adams Jail while the order for their de
r., ,'.''t ~ va ''-'
c0mmunicated it to The Montreal officc Their de-
out Of their money fitted an old acquaintance OF
the officers. Mr.. Watchorn applied TO have the
deportation warrant suspended and brought the
young fellows back Montreal They swore out
warrant against the young italian OF that city who
had abandoned them after having taken their
the ofender' Who is the son Of a wen to DO ana
respectable family in Rome The detective was
to sign an AGREEMENT fof nina to leave this country
and make ATTEMPT to come here 10 the United
States again. Mr. Watchorn thought this was the
accepted the Offer But he failed to carry out his
n ana On TI on
Last spring wagonful of syrians were taken
rough roads. through the nieht to a point in the
state Of Vermont The "SPect@rs heTG ana nd 'hoSe
investigated. 1t was found that the tinnl grants
men wb3 were c"nducting the 6ncratfoa are stui in
jail at st. Adams The really guilty parties. how
Mr. Watchorn caused the return of some Of the
Would have passed the examination in any case,
and had simply been frightened by the smuggiins
5Iers v,eTe aTTested The engaged the best legal
talent in the city. and after hard Tight got on
or they have covered their tracks better,
a case took place few weeks ago which caused
much discussion i'm the press OF me nie' StatTS
in at the Canadian border. The story OF me P42or
gov OF Inc toeJ ROOM X 70 I ha deported attracted
great deal undeserved odium on the officers who
were carrying the law.
The girl was a Syrian She landed here some
weeks ago. and after remaining in canada a rev
certificate to enter the United States She was
examined and found 20 he suffering from en- in
durable disease that prevented her admission TO
the United States a man, who gave his name as
Joseph Abodeeey, came TO Montreal from CEDAR
Pa pids, Iowa. He had his citizen papers in due
form. showing that he trader at that point:
He went with the girl the examining room of
the immigration Office There he told romantic
and touching story OF his love for the girl He
had loved her before leaving his native land. He
had never forgotten her. He had worked hard.
and saved much i'm order to be able one day 10
bring her this country and make her his wife
Now circumstances allowed him 10 marry, and the
stepped in 10 try to prevent him from getting
allow his beloved go through the lines. and he
assured them that he would marry her their ar
rival at Cedar RaDids.
The irnmigra ton Inspector answered simply:
You an American citizen. Take THIS woman
to church here and marry her; then she be-
comes an American citizen also your wife, and
YOU can take her along with you.
A bodetley protested against being forced TO
marry here. He had prepared wedding feast at
Cedar RaDidS. and did to deprive his
friends Of the pleasure of assisting at his wedding
He was told that he might have a second marriage
at Cedar Rapids but must go through some cere-
mony in Canada before the girl would be allowed
go through. . -,
in hospital Montreal, and would come back FOR
her late- That very night he sncaked her out of
Montreal \ couple of DAYS later they were caught
irving TO make their across the river at De
back to Windsor. To Abodeeley was given another