The New York herald., 1922-05-19
DEPORTED 5 Times,
WOMAN Held AGAIN
Mrs. Temperley Accused Of
Annoying r.. Mex. Thomas,
Downtown Merchant.
INSANE, SAYS LAWYER
British Vice-COnsul to Hear
Story Of Visitor Seized at the
Martha Washington.

Leonard Parrish, British Vice-Con-
sui, started last night to inquire into
the threatened deportation to London
of Mrs. Gertrude Hurley Temperley> OF
Cork. Ireland, who is now on Ellis
Island, accused by Robert Mexican
Thomas. 125 East Fifty-seventh street,
of paying undesired attentions to him.
Mrs. Temperley arrived in New York
last Wednesday by the United States
liner Old North State. She lad ample
money when she underwent the usua
physical and mental examination. and
was not detained or even questioned
at unusual length. She went directly
to the Martha Washington Hotel,
whence she was taken Saturday by
two immigration inspectors on war
rant charging insanity. 1t was al
legged that she had been deported five
times previously. at least three of
them for TIE same reason.
The Martha Washington Hotel man
agement said Mrs. Temperley had con-
Quoted herself as "a dignified, cul-
tured English woman"
Thinks Lawyer Useless.
The warrant was obtained By Mr..
Thomas's lawyers, Hunt, Hill & Belts.
120 Broadway Mrs. Temperley. who
during the war was in the British CEN
sors office In London. mas two children
and now finds herself facing hearing
tomorrow without the assistance o.
legal advice. She made no objection tc
being taken back to Ellis Island Satur-
day Also she declined to retain law
yer at that time, saying:
What is the use? They will deport
me. They have been doing 1t and prob
ably will be able to do it again. 1 see
no reason why 1 should waste my money
that way"
When Mrs. Temperley arrived at Ellis
Island she was interviewed by an agent
of the Legal Aid Society, who prevailed on
her to accept a lawyer at the society
expense She agreed and got a list OF
names. being told that they were those
Of capable lawyers retained on occasions
by the society. She ran her finger down
the list and stopped at Powell c. Groner,
So Liberty street.
He will do" she laughed. "He comes
from Liberty street and liberty is what
want"
Yesterday NJ. Groner declared that he
regretted being connected with the case.
He said that he had talked TO Mrs. Tenn
perley and had satisfied himself that
she was not mentally normal He does
not expect to be at to-morrow's hearing
at Ellis Island. but he said
1.-THE woman is surely insane. She
talks of Mr.. Thomas being disguised
with false whiskers while on South
American liner. and that she has seer
him on street cars wearing false whis-
kers"
I Mr. Thomas. who is president Of
Thomas & Belts. So Vesey street, dealers
in rubber and conduit fittings. was not
i'm his office. according TO employees, who
asserted that he was out of town. But
another member OF the firm said that as
Gertrude Hurley the woman was en-
ployed by Thomas & Belts as a stock
clerk in 1908. She was an efficient and
agreeable worker, but quit after three
months and then began to write letters
to Mr.. Thomas. This man went on:
They were not very unpleasant let
ters but merely annoying and unwar.
ranted. She would write OF her love for
Mr.. Thomas and complain OF his lack OF
reciprocity. She took 10 going TO the
apartment building where Mr. Thomas
lived as bachelor at the time He has
since married and has two children.
"Deported by Four Countries"
Her visits 10 Mr. Thomas's apartment
house became so annoying that he de-
cided 10 trap her. Stenographers were
hidden behind draperies and she was
admitted to his rooms. On affidavits by
those witnesses she was taken TO Belle
vue. and later TO Ellis Island and de-
ported
subsequently we learned that her
brother in Boston had caused her depor.
tation in 1906. We have learned that
she has been deported from Brazil and
Bolivia. Finally we learned that she
arrived IN Panama last year and was
sent home from there after having told
the authorities that she was penniless
and that II was her wish that Mr.
Thomas come to her assistance
"She returned 10 New York last
Wednesday. went to the Martha Wash
ington Hotel and telephoned Mr.. Thomas
her intention Of coming down to see him.
She arrived In the office and was told
that Mr. Thomas was not here. She
merely stood there at the gate patheti-
cally and waited, She stood there for
hours Presently we thought 10 tell her
that Mr.. Thomas would be back later