Los Angeles herald., 1909-11-26
WIFE'S ARREST
LAID TO GRUDGE
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS ARE
ACCUSED OF PERSECUTION
Declares He Is Legally Married and
Woman in County Jail Was
Incarcerated Without
Reason

Il feel l am being prosecuted and
my wife unjustly treated by the immi-
grafton officials" said Joseph C. Heyn-
drikx yesterday, in speaking of the ar
rest of his wife under the name Of Alice
de Beelde, August Is, on the charge or
being an undesirable alien, subject TO
deportation.
Certain officials connected with the
immigration bureau have prosecuted
me for a long time. When they found
they could not harm me in any way
they began attacking my wife. Her
arrest is Illegal and / shall be able TO
prove it when they grant my wife
hearing
u am an American citizen and have
my naturalization papers TO snow lot
it. | married Cecilia de Beelde in New
York November IL, 1905. The cere-
monv was performed by Edward
Schenck, a notary of New York. As my
wife. Cecilia de Beelde is entitled to all
the rights / am accorded. She may go
with me anywhere she desires. She is
not immoral and the man who says
she is will have to answer to me-
Mr.. Heyndrikx, in support of his
statements, produced certified copy OF
the marriage license and his natural
iZation papers.
Plot Is Alleged
"The treatment accorded my wife Is
part of plot against me personally. l
never have been in the employ OF the
immigration bureau officially, but l
have aided some of the inspectors con-
nected with the offices in Oregon Be
cause I refused to do some dirty work
for them they have been after me ever
since. l never was arrested for i'm
the United States. but the officials
would attempt anything if they thought
it would avail them any good am
a horse trader, and ship fine animals to
Europe and import some from there
NV wife has accompanied me on some
of nv trips across the water. If they
call it being immoral to travel with
ones own husband, I should like to
know what morality is
1.-THE power given the immigration Of
ficials is too great and it is abused by
many of the inspectors. There should
be some sort of a check put on these
wholesale arrests.
MY wife was arrested while I was
out of the city. AS soon as l got word
of the arrest I hastened to Los An
geles. It cost me some big horse deals
then. and since that time it has cost
me money every day.
Arrested Second Time
"She was held in jail for three weeks
until habeas corpus proceedings We're
begun The Washington, d. c., officials
ordered her released at once t7le-
gram was sent to the local officials and
to Judge Wellborn. before whom the
proceedings were brought She was
arrested again by CITY detectives. The
case was dismissed before it came to
trial. Then she was arrested on the
same charge as at first-being an un-
desirable alien-and only was relea sed
after | had put up $4,000 cash bail This
sum was reduced from $4,000 on repre-
sentations made to Washington.
Delay after delay has been made IN
the case. A man in my business needs
every cent he has to conduct his bust
ness. 1t seems to me that. if the immi-
grafton officials want to see justice
done, they will grant a hearing at
once. My wife will be released and |
will be allowed to put the money l
have up for bail back into my business.
Il have no fear of the result of
hearing of my Wife's case. She will be
set at liberty. The prosecution of her
is persecution and to vent private spite
of some of the officials in Oregon"