New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-19
oorenheimer's Offence Is
NJ Not Revealed at Immi-
grafton Inquiry
pFLIES ON APPEAL
TO EFFECT RELEASE
paris Banker Herded with
Storage Passengers on
Ellis Island Barge

hoard o. special inquiry yesterday
- che dcror.ation Of Baron Rob
:. r~srue Orpcnheim, a banker Of
-, vb oarrivcd here Sunday on the
x..,5sm. The only explanation vouch-
49, va, ihst he had been adjudged
~ Of an offence involving moral
tsrPiiude. Ill
.ner spending night aboard ship
.. uohoken under lock and key, the
-, was no. in high spirits when he
-, m. aboard barge laden with i'm
grants yesterday and taken to Ellis
Land for examination.
.. i.a mountain Of man. and his
,.r,,le.. attire. augmented by rim
-. -o,ocle which he wore constantly,
80, rim conspicuous in the horde Of
,.,,rsgs passengers with whom he was
,,-pslled 20 travel
Complains of Treatment
The association did not please him.
,.5in excellent English he complained
-, the unpleasantness Of the deal he
:. =, the local immigration Bureau.
:. v,s 50 different from previous visits
=. n, United States. when countless
,.r,tssies had been accorded him and
-, the best hotels had hsrbored him,
,,,ssd Of 9 cherries detention room
IN Ellis Island.
Source Of Trouble Unknown
Sorethirr is rotten In Denmark or
Paris or London. but whatever II may
h was not cleared up yesterday 70 the
.,.sfect.on Of either the baron, ms
,oprsel or The immigration officials.
l,onvmous and general charges against
Ie man were sent here by cable from
london ahead of the Noordam, and
s--ed with these the immigration OH
-a's decided 60 hold the traveller.
Tho prisoner. after embracing has
.-o,ier. the Baron Eugene +. /. Open
t.m. himself at liberty on bail be
,sYse be had appealed from tive-yeaI
,.rterro in Atlanta pcnitentiary
uose 20 his counsel, Warren {. Van
Evse. for a moment and was taken be-
'ore the board.
Inquiry Not Made Public
What be told them was not made
,ubEc There we're only a few questions
,,ked. bat the admissions Of the prs
e,sr we're sufficient 20 warrant qulct
decision 10 exclude the baron.
Commissioner Howe made Il elea'
Ia. the exclusion was in no way E
rar. Of or related 20 the offence foi
rbieh Oppenheim's brother, Eugene
lad been convicted, namely, conspir'
,,y and violation Of the national bank
~ laws In 1914.
Ire French bankers effects were
,,arehe5. but all the immigration OFF,
,'ais were able 20 find was 500.
aVv client has fled ar appeal said
W ian S.yke This viii act as q
cav and make possible q full investi-
gs.io- md final disposition OF charge
made against him in London by an IN
known person. No details Of the charge
vsre given. and an Investigation nov
will necessarily have 20 take place pa
fordon before final action can be had
Ny Van clrke said that the charges
rsd. aQairs. the baron did not involve
Az woman and were Of a commerciai
nature only.
thad been rumored that the French
mans detention was the outcome Of p
evil suit brought against him some
years ago. the French court at tha'
'.us having found judgment against
him.
NJ Van Slyke said that he could
lave had his client released from hllis
Island through a writ, but that sueh
procedure was hardly necessary as ne
expected a full and final release froH
Washington within a few days.