Although Mrs. Richardson was guilty of no crime, in order for her to continue her trip the U.S. border services required her to seek, at some considerable expense, a U.S. appointed doctor to determine her capacity to travel before granting her access to the United States.
Madame Richardson n'a commis aucun crime, mais pour pouvoir continuer son voyage, les services frontaliers américains ont exigé qu'elle consulte, à grands frais, un médecin américain chargé de déterminer sa capacité de voyager avant de lui accorder l'accès aux États-Unis.