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cused man. The complainant re-
sealed that ne had taken this
acton only after immigration
over Cleveland and
the Great Lakes area had re-
fused 70 give him a satisfactory
response.
Contacted on the phone in
Windsor. Ont, where she IS
STAYING pending the completion
OF arrangements for her pass
part and visa. the wife asked
II he name might be kept out
OF the papers. She fears that
publicity OF an unSavory nature
might affect her prospects o.
an American citizen.
Faitcvs note The TRIBUNE has
IN rs possession complete ipfoF-
"A alton relative 70 the identity
a. the persons whose names are
According 10 the statement
issned BY the lady and for
warded on 70 Congressman
George Bender and Watson B.
Miller. commissioner OF immi-
araf;on in Washington. Frank
p. NuckieS Jr.. 1900 Euclid.
Cleveland. an employee In the
immigration and naturalization
office az Cleveland was
CHARGED with making derosa.
tory remarks about her past
her life with her husband and
the fact that she Is white while
her husband Is eolored-
Nuckies. the woman declared
cane 70 her husband home
in Cleveland on Dec 4. ls47 10
take her downtown before the
mir grafton board. Size had been
ia Cleveland since Dec as her
husnsnd was II and she had
sec 8re5 oe.wlss.or . visit him
In my home alone, he
lHueklesl forced me 10 dress
without privacy she said.
He said . girl of my beauty
and form could not figure Out
why ! was married 10 a n---.r
and did I ever dance. was !
not ashamed 10 have children
by MY. az one might be
black and one might be white.
II AUTO on Wsv 10 office. put
hands on nv legs and knec and
asked me II was cold the
Wife stated. adding that many
statements and insinustions
which are unprintaole were
made bv the accused She also
stated that. on their return
from the immigration office
Nuckles searched through her
husbands laboratory and "pri-
vaie things"
The husband. who was away
at work all the time. said that
his wife did not tell him Of
Nuckles' action on his return
home but that she did become
i'll. He said that his wife Is
pregnant and that she re-
manned very Ill on the train
from Cleveland TO Windsor be-
cause the incident with Muck
les had upset her so much. He
expressed fear that the norm
altY of the baby might be af-
fected by his wife's illness.
The couple was married IN
Montreal on Sept z OF last
year following q brief courtship
The wife was q secretary before
ner marriage and a native OF
Niagara Falls. Ont. After a brief
honeymoon in Canada. they re-
turned 10 the United States
through Detroit where according
10 the husband. his wife's pre-
lminarv papers were prepared.
ACQUIRING temporary pernis-
sion 10 enter the U. s. the Mrs
went 70 her husbands home in
Cleveland where she remained
until the permit had expired.
Returning 70 Canada, she soon
eceiVed telegram from her
husband saying he was III and
she obtained another permit to
ysit him
They let her enter twice and
he went back without giving
any trouble the husband de-
Jared Then I asked Mr.. Sam
uel Baron chief assistant at the
Cleveland Immigration office II
she could visit again for a few
DAYS and he told me 10 tell her
TO get birth certificate and
come on through. that IL would
De okav She came down 10
Cleveland again on Dec. /. in
tending 20 stay until the 5th.
II was Dec 4 that Nuckles
came 10 my house"
The husband said that he
contacted FLOYD F. Ault the
superior officer at the Cleveland
Immigration office and told him
that he expected some action
against Nuckles. Ault's reply the
husband declared
was that he was concerned ONLY
with his wife's being back in
Canada and not in Cleveland
Following his report TO Aulf.
The man said that he contacted
The district immigration off.
Ger. William d. Biqqs, in De.
iroit where the officer heard
The charges and promised 10
lake proper action. FAILING 10
get any response from inmi-
grafton authorities. the hus.
band wrote his conqressman
and the Federal immiqafion
head.
In the meanwhile, the Mrs.
is recuperating in Canada and
awaiting her passport. She said