New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-27
FIGHT HIS DEPORTATION.
Habeas Corpus Writ for Turner
PeRtecOst DeROunces Lac.

Judge Lacombe. sitting in the United States Cir
cult Court yesterday issued writ of habeas cor
pus. directing Immigration Commissioner Williams
to produce John Turner the anarchist, before MN
tomorrow at p. m. The writ was issued on the
application of Hugh o. Pentecost of the firm of
Pentecost Campbell and is the first step taken
by Turner's friends to fight his deportation. Mr.
Penecost has also appealed to Secretary Cortelyou
of the Department of Commerce and Labor from
the decision of the board of special inquiry in
Turner's case and some interesting developments
promised 1t is said that Judge Lacombe ex-
pressed himself being greatly interested in the
question at issue-as to whether or not Turner can
be deported under the amendment TO the immigra-
ton laws passed after the assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley. While avowed anarchist, Tur-
declares that he does not advocate violence In
the overthrow of governments.
Mr.. Pentecost said last night
Turner claims that while he is an anarchist he
is not member of the Propaganda of the Deed
which society advocates violence in the overthrow
of governments He claims that he believes in the
principles of anarchy. and that he has preached
approve of violence in any form. The amendment
the immigration laws passed after the death
debarred from entering the country anarchists
persons who believe in or advocate the over
throw. by force or violence; of the government OF
the United States or of all governments or OF all
forms OF law or the aSSassinau9p OIL p9onc O3
come under that amendment just because he
breaches the principles Of anarchy. The man made
a written statement to that effect, and, in addi-
ton. said that he in this country on legitimate
Shop Assistants (retail clerks Union. He said
that he had made tour Of this country a num-
Der of years ago, and that he had been resident
the country long enough to take out his first
generalization papers, and had done
this afternoon and asked for n writ Of habeas
corpus. The Judge interested himself in the case
once and expressed the opinion that the facts
IN the case were well worth looking into. Judge
Taromho's statement has given some hope. II
the case fails there will take an appeal to the
United States Circuit Court Of Appeals on the habeas
corpus proceedings / do not expect any favorable
result from the appeal TO Secretary Cortelyou
This law it is interpreted by the immigration
officials. is arbitrary and un-American and might
be kened 10 the law in Russia, whereby the police
snap VI a man and railroad him to Siberia
without a trial or hearing of any kind believe
that while the people of this country were fncensed
want to see fair treatment accorded to all men.
Why II this law Is arbitrary as Commits
sioner williams claims IL TO be. the greatest an
archists OF the world-rnen OF letters and OF
great minds, who believed in and taught the prin-
ciples OF anarchy but who not members Of
the Propaganda OF the Deed-these men would be
debarred from the country refer TO men like
F,see Reclus the geographer, the foremost living
hest work on the earth and the races of men:
BENJAMIN Tucker, the literary man; Proudhon. the
father of anarchy: Herbert Spencer Henrik 1bsen.
the dramatist, and Prince Peter Krapotkn, geog-
rapher engineer, surveyor, writer and editor.
Turner is an anarchist IN the same sense Of the
word that they were, or are