Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-08-17
MILE. KLIPPENBURG'S PLANT
WOULD STAY HERE AND SUE
FOR BREACH OF PROMISE.
Does Not See Why Law Should Pro-
tect Miller and Deport Her.
Not an Immigrant.

NEW YORK, August 17.-Pauia Klippen-
burg. Austrian by birth. but since that
event, twenty-five years ago, a resident of
several European capitals was taken from
Ellis Island yesterday to the Hotel I'M
perial, where she had been stopping more
than a week before she was arrested on
complaint of Horace E. Miller. a wealthy
resident of Newark. who charged her with
being an undesirable alien"
She went almost in state aboard the i'm
migration tug Immigrant. accompanied by
an immigration inspector and a representa-
tive OF the Austrian consul in this CITY
The object of her visit was to get her
trunks After she had seen that they were
all right and had paid her hotel bill she
returned to the Immigrant with all her be-
lonGings and sailed back to Ellis Island.
Commissioner WatChorn said that he had
received from Washington no notification
that Mile. klippenburg was to De deported
but the transportation Of her baggage to
Ellis Island seems to be pretty good evi-
dence that the decision of the Department
of Commerce and Labor has been against
her. William Solomon. the lawyer repre-
senting Mile. klipDenburg. and who was
barred from ELS Island. made another eff
fort to get there. but was held up at the
barge office landing. He had anticipated
this action and had another lawyer. Edwin
l.. Merrill, ready to take his place.
Klippenburg's Statement.
MIR. Merrill was received politely by
Commissioner Watchorn and was permitte I'd
to confer with the young woman. The
result of their talk, Mr.. Merrill announc I'd
later. was that 1t had been decided to sue
Mr.. Miller for breach of promise. Mile.
klippenburg declared that Mr.. Miller. while
he was living with her III Paris had prom
tsed her to make her his wife and had led
her to believe that he was d bachelor. She
declared that he had offered her money
to return to Europe. but that she had re-
fused 1t. and that he had then informed on
her and caused her arrest. She said she
had many love letters from him. which she
found had not been taken from her trunk.
Her lawyer says that these letters will be
used in the breach of promise suit.
M. Merrill said that if it was found i'm
possible to obtain freedom for Mile. Kip
penburg. who. he says, Is an actress of
talent and can make her own living any
where, she will furnish a substantial bond
guaranteeing that she will return to Europe
after the trial of her case against Mr..
Miller.
While Mr. Merrill was at Ellis Island
looking after Mile. klippenburg's interests.
Lawyer Solomon made. application to the
United States circuit court for a writ of
habeas corpus to get the young woman
out Of the jurisdiction of the inning ration
authorities.
Fails to Get Writ.
In petitioning for the writ Lawyer Solo
mon. her counsel. contends that the deten-
ton of his client Is illegal and that she has
not violated the immigration laws. He
says further that as her counsel access to
his client has been denied him and that
there has been no hearing of the case
Counsel for the petitioner failed to get the
writ signed owing to the fact that none
OF the judges of the circuit court are in
town. An effort Is being made to find
one of the judges to get the desired sig
nature.
In a talk to reporters at Ellis Island Mile
Klippenburg said She had more friends in
Paris and Vienna than Mr.. Miller had either
here or there: that she was not an immi-
grant, but visitor; that she had no inten-
ton of setting here. and she wondered
why other women no more moral than she
who arrived every week were not also
turned back. She said she had no de-
sire to stay here but that she did not want
to be branded and sent back. She had the
money to pay her fare. She did not under
stand. she said, why great country as
the United States should take up the cause
of man who had acted toward her Mr.
Miller had. Why. she asked. should she
be treated criminal and Miller allowed
to go free and prosecute her?