The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-01-25
WOMAN DEFIES U. S.
Beauty VIII Fight Deportation to See
Sick Mother.

San Francisco. Jan. 25.-Marian
LenehanG rieg, the most beautiful
county JAIL" faaltlessIy gowned, is
on her way to the Canadian border.
to be deported from this land in which
she was born.
The moment she crosses the line,
there will be a race with death in
which the girl must battle not only
against time and distance, but must
reckon with the immigration authori-
ties of the United States.
She is being deported because, for
| feiting her American citizenship by
marrying Canadian, she entered this
country after being rejected by the
| immigration authorities. and with
out the required immigration examin-
alton, given all foreigners.
! She will race back to San Francisco
to reach the side of her mother, widow
of the late contractor, John L. Lene-
han, whose physicians say that she
! may survive the shock of the daugh-,
, ter's deportation for two weeks. The
mother is very i'll and the girl has
been nursing her at their home, at
| 1906 Leavenworth street.
The deportation is one of the most
| unusual ever known in the immigra
ton service. One similar case has
occurred here, that of Mrs. Nora Loaf,
who was sent back to Victoria, B. c.,
for coming into the United States
after being rejected by the immigra-
ton authorities.
Marian Lenehan was born in Des
Moines, but came here with her par
ents when a little girl. AS she grew
toward the end of her teens she
adopted life that led to an estrange-
ment from her family and which
came to the attention of the immigra-
ton bureau.
Still she was entitled to the rights
of an American citizen But in Seat
tie she married Harold Greig, a
wealthy Canadian, and thus became
citizen of her husbands country.
The marriage with Greig was her
second. Like her first. it was failure.
Money was lavished upon her, but she
spent only two weeks in the country
she had, SO she claims. unwittingly
adopted She asserts that at the time
of the marriage she believed her hus-
terday that Greig gave her $50 a week
for spending money, but that after
leaving him she returned his checks.
In September. Jonn ]. Lenekan was
| killed here in a mysterious manner
| He was found apparently drunk and
| was taken to the city Jail, where he
| spent "a hours. Upon his release it
was found that several of his ribs
were broken completely away from his
| spine, and it is thought he was run
| down and crushed by an automobile.
| The daughter attempted to return to
| the United States by way of Blaine.
| Probably because of her past life, the
| immigration officials rejected her. But
| she went to Oroville. Eastern Oregon,
| and got across the line.
| Creig, meantime, had apparently tired
| of her, and it is said he is anxious for
! a. divorce. The girl was traced to Sc
| attic and to this city. and her case was
placed before the immigration authori-
| ties at Washington.
| Her arrest was ordered and she was
| informed that she was under sentence
of deportation. She had evaded the law
| and must abide the consequences. She
vas taken north last night in charge
of matron Mrs. Kathryn L. Sabin, OF
the immigration station - -
A. Lenehan, Mrs. Greig's brother, ac-
companied his sister. and said that he
would make a desperate fight for her
| admission to this country, that he
| might bring her back to her home, If
possible, before his mothers death.
The prisoner is truly beautiful. Her
wealth of hair is jet black. She has
dark, deep eyes. Her attire was in
the latest mode.
did your husband furnish you with
your clothes?" she was asked yester-
day.
My family is amply able. and per-
fectly willing to take care of me-" was
her reply.