The Washington times., 1919-11-11

master OF the ship Brookfield, to the
point where he slapped on the desk of
United States Commissioner SuppIee
his handbook, containing credits for
$4,000, to prove that he was a worthy
man and would not run away if they'd
let him stay out of Jail. 1t moved
Chief Engineer Patrick McDonnah to
tears, making him blow his nose with
mighty blows.
To the usually inscrutable face OF
Abdul Hassan (the Hindu, not a Gig
arettel, 1t brought the look that comes
to the face OF the true disciple only
when the wrath of AllahNis too heavy
to bear.
To Suzanne Victortane Borne, late
OF Bordeaux, France, IL brought day
in q strange United States court room
and a nice American fall suit OF blue
serge, together with the recollection
OF divers and sundry meals aboard
the good (or was 1t nsughtyD ship
Brookfield.
Suzanne, black-eyed- blaek-haired.
/ frightened and not too wen mani
hearing before Commissioner Sup
plee yesterday afternoon The first
charges were laid against Samuel
Zosnkowski, OF Russia; Harry Fos-
ter, of Boston and England, and Abdul
Hassan, Of India, who were all ac-
cused of bringing Suzanne and Ca
mile Ciprani, also OF Bordeaux, into
the United States for questionable
purposes and without consulting the
immigration authorities There was
host Of witnesses in the cage In
Marshal Stockham's office-aIl MEM
bers of the Brookfield's crew-and
another host IN the office itself. an
officers OF the ship.
But United States Attorney James
A Latane rested hts case upon Su-
Zanne's testimony, leaving the host IN
the cage to stay there He did bring
nve of the officers ont before Com
missioner Supplee, not for any such
pleasant purpose as giving Testimony,
but TO face -orand-new charges OF fail
ing to prevent Nile. Suzanne and Mile
Camille from landing IN the United
States That was where Captain
Stouden struck Napo4eonte attitudes
and where Chief Engineer McDonnah-
wept
Suzanne, on cre witness stand, must
have got q faint tnkifng OF how
American doughboys felt when her
conpatriots used to get them IN COT
ners and cross-Question them about
the United States and why they didn't
wear mustaches and what made them
talk such a funny language But
only an mixing. for between Suzanne
and the lawyers-Mr. Latane, the
prosecutor. and J. Marsh Matthews,
representing Abdul Hassan and the
oficers-there was an interpreter,
Karl Laskowsh, and nobody asked
for amy OF her past history except
that pertaining TO her trip to America.
Standing out above an other fea-
lures of Suzanne's story seemed to be
the fact that she ate copiousty and
abundantfy on shtpboard- One got a
mental picture of q stream of able
bodied seanen trotting to the fire.
mems messroom (vhere Suzanne and
i've nremen slept) with meals, Harry
Foster brought her meals and Abdul
Hassan brought her meals and Sam
Zoankovsh brought her meals And
then they brought her more meals She
must have got enough food between
Bordeaux and Baltimore to feed the
destitute Armenians for at least half
OF the score Of generations during
which the ArnneniAns have been desti-
tute- One gathered that Suzanne had
not been seasick, though one might
have as easily gathered the opposite,
depending upon ones viewpoint of the
high seas meal problem Whether the
meals were replacements or reinforce
ments was net brought out By the
testimony.
Wanted to Come to q. q
sweepingly and unequfvocaIly Su-
zanne exonerated Harry Foster Cabout
whom the Government seemed to have
heard most of any blame for her
presence on the BroolSheId- She want
ed to come herself. She said, and she
wfthstood severe grilling from Mr..
Latane and the interpreter, declaring
that neither by suggestion, coercion.
financial aid nor shanghaiing had
Harry Foster put her on the Brook
field An Monsieur Foster has done.
she said, was to get ZoAnEowski and
Abdul Hassan to take her OF the shin.
pay for her room and board (s7 a.
week. and buy her this nice blue serge,
suit with the skirt so long and chic
SO far as Commissioners Supplee was
concerned Monsieur Foster, Abdul
Hassan and Sam Zoankowski had
done enough and plenty. For theip
self-effacing, brotherly interest in Su-
zanne they were held in 81, 900 bail for
the United States District Court.
That much accomplished, Mr. Latans
sprung his surprise, bringing in the
five officers to be arraigned for hav-
ing permitted Suzanne and Camille to
launch upon careers in this wicked
young Western republic without first
properly Introducing them to immi-
grafton Commissioner Stump and his
friends. Captain Stouden, he said.
knew that the girls were on the
Brookield, because II had been re-
ported to him
who reported it, snapped Cap
tain Stouden.
One of your officers" said Mr.. Ls
tame.
Which one? Which one? rosred
Captain Stouden. Then, facing his
lieutenants, he pointed at them an
accusing finger and a beetlinE brow,
swapping right and left. Did your
Did your A bit Wolf Larsonesuue,
Captain .StoUden seemed. One could
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