The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1912-08-08
HEARING AT BOSTON
1.-The Sun" Correspondent at
Bradford. England. Gives
L. S. the Tip.
TWENTY-FIVE ARRESTED
Alleged Agent Of WOOllen Com
pany at South Barre
Also Held.

BosroN. Aug. Through the persist
ent work of u correspondent Of THE SrN
at Bradford. England, a gigantic plot to
violate the contract labor laws has been
uncovered which in the opinion OF the
immigration authorities here. has been
| in existence for years
! Already one man has been held in
s. 900 bonds for violation of the laws
and there are twenty-five aliens. ali from
Bradford, detained at the immigration
static pending the result Of the exhaust
i've inquiry which has been instituted.
| To-day Arthur +. Saville of Bradford
was arraigned before United States
Commissioner Grinnei for a hearing on
negotiated for the bringing of a, least
ten persons from London
] His arrest was made following an
inquiry which started shortly after July
/. when John q Wood. a correspondent
Of The SrS. placed certain information
before United States Consul Ingraham
which caused him to take the matter
up with the State Department AZ Wash
ington. and they in turn with the De-
partment OF Commerce and Labor.
Jeremiah J. Hurley. Assistant Commits
sioncr Of immigration At this port was
assigned to the investigation. and as
a result of his labors and those of agents
under him evidence in corroboration
of that given by Wood was secured.
Mr. Woods report to the Consul was
made after months of investigation that
was carried on through ell sorts OF OBJ
NStacics. He was coerced. bribes were
offered TO him. and when all these efforts
failed he was threatened with bodily
harm In fact. 50 serious did the situ-
alton become that he dared not corre-
spond with the Immigration authorities
under his own name. using instead an
alias which appears in this story
Assistant Con,nissioner Hurley saws the
plot is the biggest in the history of the
local service and lie has been connected
with it longer than any other man in the
local office. From being messenger
at the local station he has worked his
way up through the ranks until he it
5 second only to Col. Billings. the Commits
: sloner.
made to the bureau. but at that tim.
the evidence was not so good nor wa.
. there any Mr. Wood in England To assist
The authorities declared that Savill,
| acted a. the agent Of Francis Wiley 4 Co.
who conduct big wool combing plan
at South Barre. Mass. under the name o
the Barre Wool Combing Company. II
=, addition to that they have establishment
:, at Bradford and Shipley, England.
q The arrest Of Savilc j. made under tn,
immigration laws Of February 20. 1907
: sections 1, ) and s. which relate to th'
i importation OF labor by man. men o.
corporations,
Savlle and any others who may b
gathered in are liable to a penalty Of 81 90
for each person illegally brought int,
this country. In addition they can b
prosecuted under criminal statutes ant
confined at Atlanta Ga.
Even while the local authorities wer
t engaged in the work Of investi eating tn
( matter from this end IL il alleged he wa
= planning an expedition into this countr
t from Bradford. On July Is Saville lande
+ in Boston on the steamer Arabic. com
l. ing across in the first cabin. and went Ill
rect to Montreal. where nine persons wer
l To be landed and sent over the Canada
y border illegally,
u Commissioner Hurley received evi
, dence OF this plot and accordingly he ser
u word to the various immigration inspec
tors along the Canadian border and IN
United States officials at Montreal. Tn
e result was that about three got into tf
country and they were arrested last wee
. "A haty, ,lnln
at Long Wharf here,
On July 81 the big Cunarder Francon
le arrived in the harbor and Commissions
s. Hurley with large squad OF inspector
'e was at the dock awaiting They foun
'e twenty-five persons aboard who can
III from Bradford. England, and whose ult
mate destination was South Barre, Mas
- Among others there was an entire fami
!, named Johnson, father mother, daughter
y and sons Their names had been ful
nished the commissioner direct fro
Bradford They were sent direct to II
station at Long Wharf and hearing a
ranged.
In the meantime word was sent a ma
~ named Stevenson at South Barre to con
to Boston and care for the .Johnsons. !
N came and the hearing was secured.
or the detained immigrants were put on Il
-l stand and crOss-exainined, with the resu
,s that they broke down and made stat
"a ments which confirmed the evidence
yc Saviles name was mentioned. al
.k from Stevenson the information W,
h elected that I've had been talking wi
Sayi'lc within the lnst few days. Ho,
or ever he said that at the time he had h
r.. "A, IA IA.