The sun., 1912-08-10
ACT FOLLOWS HEARING
Polo Player Accused of Plot
to Import Cheap Alien
Workers.
SHARP REBCKE RY COURT
Cheeks Defendant When He
Criticises American Judicial
Methods.

Wiley. son Of the head of Francis
Wiley & Co. Of Bradford. England,
wool combers and dealers. and himself
member Of tho Boston firm OF
Francis Wiley & Co. and also treasure,
of the Barre Wool Combing Company
Of South Barre. Mass. was arrested
late to-day in the contract labor
scandals which were revealed b. John
Il. Wood. THE SrN correspondent a,
Bradford
Like Arthur r. Sayille. whom the
Government hopes to show Is an en-
ployee Of th" Willeys. lie was ordered
held in $1,000 bonds. but owing TO the
latencss Of the hour at which his arrest
was made and the difficulty OF securing
bonding company. he was released
counsel. \. II. Russell
Wiley was among the witnesses who
testified before nited states Commits
sioncr Grinnell in the continued hearing
to-day. \ prepossesslng young Eng.
lishman with some ideas of how courts
should be conducted aud of limitations
To cross-eNanination. he proved a most
unwilling witnes.
His memory appeared to have de-
serted him entirely and several times
throughout the period he occupied the
stand he interrupted the hearing To
launch into speech which one time
was of fifteen minutes duration. So
frequent We're his Interruptions Com
missioner Grlnnell found it necessary
TO warn him about sticking To the
matter in hand and allowing District
Attorney GarlandIo do the questioning.
After he had concluded his testimony
Assistant Commissioner of Immigration
Jeremiah i. Hurley conferred with
Commissioner Grinnell and D,stric, Al
torncy Garland with the result that the
warrant was issued. and Deputy Mar
shal James Tighc arrested Wiley as he
was about to leave the court room when
the hearing was concluded for the day.
Wiley is we'll k.own in polo circles
in England and America and AT the
present time has three imported ponies
at Narragansett Pier awaiting the in
ternational matches. which are To com.
shortly.
His counsel pleaded not guilty to the
charge of conspiracy which had been
lodged against him and the heariny
went over until next Thursday. though
Wiley will have 10 appear before the
commissioner Tomorrow and give bond
IN 5000 FOR his future appearance. I'm
the Cas.
The warrant on which Wiley was ar
rested charges that he ana one Arthur
J. saNllie conspired on July - last to
oflng aliens into the United States from
EhSlahu. In pursuance Of the conspir-
doy the complaint further charges Sa-
NIlle went To Montreal ON July % and
Drought James kehoe. George D'NciI
and Frederick Johnston of bradford
fhgiish subjects, from Canada into the
United States.
louhg Wiley, who looks To be on the
shady side of thirty. was the second
"l'hcSs called in the loren After
gong through the formalities Of giving
ms name and stating his connexions
WIN Inc hrm of Francis Wiley A. Co Of
bradford England, Boston and South
barre Mass. he started in on his direc,
evidence. First Of all he wished to i'm
press on the court and ATTORNEYS that
he mad no particular place of abode Ho
stated mat ne was always on the move
'llher IN England or America. and
therefore could not say that he lived in
any one place. 80
Assistant United States Attornev Gar
land questioned him as to whether or
not he had sean the defendant. Artbur
I. SaNille. in Boston since his arrIvoI
ana at the outset his memory was ex-
ctehingly vague and unreliable Pressed
for definite answer. he said ho nos
slbly saw him there three times and
that Is was possible. though ho didn,,
recall it, that they had talked over the
matter ~ landing English laborers in
To Boston for work at the South Barre
mills.
There were in the court room n, tho
tlmr William Johnston, his daughter
Marie ana son Frederick, George
oNeil and james Kehoe. detained
aAeht ana Wiley was asked IL he knew
any or Them He said he had never
seen any or them before. Wiley tcs-
llhed that he had known the witness
SaNille for number of years, and de-
MED he had been in any way connected
with the firm Of Francis Wiley 4 Co.
but knew that he had worked for the
Shpley Wool Comblng Company.
w illeNS.
isn't that company connected with
Francis Wiley & Coz asked Mr. Gar.
land.
Not that ] know nf." replied Wiley
~ do not think II Is my business TO
know that"
After stating that he did not know that
Saville was coming to America Wiley
changed his evidence so that he made
it clear that he had heard indirectly that
Saville was to come. Asked as TO whether
or not he was in Boston when Savile was
he said no, hut that no heard
Of 1t some tune between Friday. August
:. and Monday, August q.
Wiley admitted he had authorized
John V Mum salesman for Francis
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