The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-22
Young Couple Held for Inyestiga-
ton on Complaint of Immi-
grafton Inspectress.
THEY WERE TOO "sPooNY."
May Be Deported Because OF Fond
ness for Each Others Society
on the Ocean Liner "Ryn-
notwithstanding Case.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL rs---.
New York, March 1.-Two very biue-eyed
and very fair-haired persons. girl and a
boy, who arrived at this port as frst-capin
Messengers on the Ryndam yesterday, were
camined by the Board Of Special Inquiry
Ellis Island to-day to ascertain II they
re proper persons TO be admitted TO this
bnntry Their detention was Cue to the
ctiytty Of the women immigration inspec-
tofs, who offend SO many OF the women
messengers by the personal questions they
ask that complaint will be made TO lmm''
grafton Inspector Williams.
The young man detained said he was Der
nard Brinkschneider. Is years oies The
Young woman said she was Bernardina
Eetergorling q years old. They were oe-
tanned in consequence of the suspicious Oh
one of the new women Immigration III
spectors, Miss Helen Taysor.- who thought
they appeared altogether too friendly Tor
younE couple who are net supposed to have
more than speaking acquaintance,
scraped after coming aboard the snin
When Miss Taylor boarded the Ryndam
yeeterday she began prowling around me
mat and second cabins, TO see WHAT was
1otug on. She noticed with her woman
eyes Bernard and Bernardhna cna,uhs IN
TINT way which gave hint to her that the
n,ntonic theory of love was Impractical
II not unknown to them. She talked 10 the
younr girl and asked such prying quesuohs
that Bernardina iii blushing Indignation
fied from her to her stateroom
later Miss Taylor. still mlndlui . Oh nrr
duty toward young gir.s. FOUND Sernar-
dina in IN BerEard's stateroom, taIklhg over
the insult that mad been put upon them.
Tnis made the suspicious OF Miss IayioI
al; the 6eeper and she insisted that Inc
fUe should be detained. They We're there-
fore sent to Ellis Island
W-heu they were arraigned BEFORE the
sosrd Of INQUIRY to-day, Bernardina swore
that she had paid her own passasc over
here on visit to her uncle. OtIo Scnua,e,
Of No IS East One Hundred and Eighteenth
str.eet She said she had known bernard
All her life, and that they had come tose.h-
err merely as travelling companions. ScL
rsrd corroborated her in this He said ne
" a coming to stop with Bernardinas uhcie
until he could nnq a Suitable piace VI eA
Payment -. 50. .hs
stewardess OF the Ryndam told her fhat
the young people were In each othef 3
staserooms great deal during me Wv
sre but none of the men aboard snip mao
afiything to say on the subject. To Dc on
the safe side, the board decided 10 Seho
for Mr.. Schultz and see what ne mao 70
say about the story OF the newcomer
Meanwhile Bernard and Bennrdina WIN
have to remain at Ellis Island unsoiaceo py
each others company. IL Miss Iayior sus
melons are proved to be correct they can
be sent back.
The other women who were affronted by
the questions asked of them were IN the
second cabin Most of them were swedes
or Germans. who speak little or no Eis-
lish and the questions were put to them
through interpreters. The questions had to
do with their morals, and We're said to have
BEEN extremely offensive. They also COM
plained of the manner in which their S.a--
sons were searched.
They held a meeting after they had been
put through their catechism, In which they,
resolved, to send a formal complaint TO
Commissioner Williams. 1t is Thought that,
the offensive activity of the women tnspec-
tors may have been caused by the orft.-
cism of the Commissioner. who, In report
ing on their work, recently said onictaily
that they were not efficient in detecting
cases where young girls were being brought
here for evil purposes as are men.
Otto Schultz. to whom the young people
referred their friend and relative, !vcs,
at No. IS East One Hundred and Sixteenth
street He is coal dealer. -
rD reporter he said: Il can't imagine.
WHO these people are. Last night at. "
o'clock received a message from the Ellls'
an by the name of Estergoriing and Brink
schneider. who arrived from Rotterdam on
the Ryndam yesterday. had given my name
as a relative. 1 decided not: to pay any
attention to the telegram, as had never
heard the names" slf@$ lfs-f
Since the case has been pushed 80 FAY,
Schultz decided to go down to see ..e
couple to-day. He is positive the woman
cannot be his niece - :.
Il never heard of the man. and the ca.Y
possible explanation there might be is that
Brinkschneider Is my cid friend Louis
Kettler travelling under an assumed name
or is a friend Of Kettler. Kettler visited nae \
several times here and is q manufacturer
In Lette, Germany. Last Christmas he left i
received letters addressed to him here from
his family