The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-06-19
Heinreich Stein, Whose APP
plication Was Refused,
Disobeys Warning.
TOLD TO GET
OUT 3 TIMES
Will Be Tried Today-In-
ternment for War is Pen
atty Prescribed.

Charged with wilfully entering the
barred zone for alien enemies, even
though he had been refused permit,
and warned twice to remain away,
Heinrich Stein, a German sailor
aboard a local fishing smack was
summarily arrested Monday after
noon by United States Marsha! J. B.
Perkins, and will be brought before
Judge Sheppard, in the. federal court
today for trial. Regulations govern
ing alien enemies in this country pro-
vide but one penalty-internment for
the duration of the war. Preliminary
hearing is waived, and trial set for
today.
This is the first case on record in
this district, and so far as is known,
the first in the south, if not the en-
tire country. 1t presents many IN
usual features, as the defendant had
applied for permit, which after in
vestigatiOn was refused. On being
found in the district, he was warned
away, but again entered, and was
! again told to get out, and stay out.
On being found a third time, after
| repeated orders to keep out of tn
zone, he was arrested.
Under the provisions of Preside
Wilson's proclamation, Romano strC
was established as the north
| boundary of the forbidden territol
| with Florida Blanca on the east
Donelson on the west. All alien
mics are prohibited from entering
zone, unless special permit is issM
| by the district attorney, and counter
| signed by the marshal. The only ex-
! Ception to the rule is in case an alien
enemy is escorted by the marshal, or
| by a deputy.
AS soon as the proclamation be-
came effective, a number of alien
| enemies residing in Pensacola applied
for special permits, Seven were
| granted, and all others were refused.
| Stein was among those refused.
! Shortly after filing his application
| for permit, and, before it had been
passed upon, Stein, it seems, shipped
aboard a fishing smack, and left the
| city. He returned Monday, and about
noon, was met bv Marshal Perkins
| entering the poSkoffice.
! Mr., Perkins inquired if he were not
! Stein, and upon an affirmative ans
wer, informed him that his permit
had been refused, that he would have
to leave the district at once, and
could not enter it again unless es-
corted. Stein then said that he want
ed a hearing before the district at
torney, and was told by Mr.. Perkins
that he could see him, but that he
would have to wait a short while. In
the meantime, he would have to leave
the zone, and telephone khe marshal
when he wanted to see the district
attorney, so that a deputy could ac-
company him.
Returning to his office an hour la
ter, Mr.. Perkins found Stein in the
corridor of the building, demanded an
| explanation, and threatened him with
arrest if he was found in the district
again. The district attorney had al
ready informed Stein that the former
action was final, and the matter could
not be reopened. He left the build
ing, but did not leave the district.
though it is stated that he made an
effort to give the impression that he
was leaving. Some time later he was
found again in the district, was sum-
marily arrested, and held in the couu-
tv iail.