Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1906-12-11
,HE'LL RETURN
TO Her HUSBAND
Wife Of Austrian Professor is
Turned Back From
America
SAYS CONSCIENCE IS AWAKE

NEW YORK, Dec. 11-one Of those
queer cases that now and then start
from the moral underworld came to
/ light on Ellis Island when Mrs. Alfred
Hackel sailed back to Europe In the
Pretoria, leaving in the detention pen
Miss Leopoldine Wolf, her former
schoolmate and lifelong intimate. Mrs.
Hackel was returning to her husband,
Professor Alfred Hackel. of Steyr Col
ilege, Steyr, Austria. She will rejoin.
the two small children she abandoned
to follow Miss Wolf from the Old
World to the New
Conscience stricken at thought of
her neglected little ones, she apparent
lly could not get Under way soon
enough. and her eagerness to return 10
Z them seemingly exceeded the strangely
feverish desire she before had to girdle
THE globe with the comedy spinster
lFretting against deportation. Miss
Wolf was striving to obtain reversal
of the special boards decree that said
she, too, must go back to Europe,
Plainly, she no longer yearned Or the
young matron's companionship. slough
1t was asserted that at one time her
fondness for Mrs Hackel was so In
tense that II hypnotizzed its object
Professor Hackel accused Miss Wolf
of having subjugated his wife mem
tally and morally. .--.-----
Each woman is "a years old. Both are
, almost beautiful But the pathetic
prettiness Of the matron seemed nut-
tered by the. more dominating charms
Of the other when, they arrived here
in the Pretoria on December 1. Pas
lsengers spoke with appreciation OF the
warm affection the women displayed
toward each other on the way over.
Miss Wolf evidently was annoyed when
Mrs Hackel was out OF her sight, and
the married woman appeared weli-nigh
unable to tear herself from the side of
her friend. They shared a second cabin
room throughout the voyage, always
appearing At table and on deck arm
in-arm or clasping waists. They made
no attempt to conceal their identities,
{ being booked under their own names.
. Persons who at first wondered at the
r strangely strong Intimacy between the
D women soon assumed It was explained
I by their mutual love Of the melodic
3 aie
; No such charitable hypothesis ami
N
l-had been. asked by cable to hold the
. matron, and they held BOTH In a few
= days, came a letter from the married
e. woman's father. telling OF her going
q and adding that her husband had for
warded money for her frstclass pas
n sage home. He requested that the ma
d iron be sent back He asked also
f that, pending their deportation, the
l.
a returned to Europe in different ships
e The attractive young wife was in
h dignant when informed she must par
o from her friend. She asserted 1t was
e her privilege TO travel with Miss Wolf
O that she was making the trip with hei
e own money. and that no one had {
right to interfere with their mutua
n attachment. But the immigration Of
L fcials, in the light Of their later knowl
n edge. were inlexibie, and the younl
women were not permitted TO remain
> together, even In the Government
IS building. They reasoned eloquentll
d with Mrs. Hackel, urging her duty a
4 a wife and mother, and at last reawok
Ie her natural feelings She expressed
lie deep contrition and begged to be sen
y back to her family as speedily as pos
N SlDle. Inc O1cldlS ala not stop ticl
p in their reform OF the matron. Know
10 ing from her father that her admira
l. ton Of Miss Wolf had been rebuke
~ sternly by her husband and fearing
might lead to a permanent breach be
ID tween the Hackels. they induced tn
II wife TO forswear her friendship 10
m the girl.
ut That caused an abrupt change 4
n, Miss VOLTS feelings, and. from havin
r been loath to leave Mrs. Hackel eve
l. for a few days, she became insisten
G. on entering this country. though sh
a knew her friend must go back. Sh
L. sent an urgent appeal for interventio
with the authorities to Father Nagele
sen OF the Home for Catholic Immi
ia grants. but last night it did not loo
ly as II the good priest was likely TO be
L. stir hinlielf in her behalf, and 1t wa
believed the compelling young perso
would be shipped to Hamburg in tn
next steamer. ~