In re Tung Yeong

The very great number of cases in which writs of habeas corpus have been sued out of this court by Chinese persons claiming to he illegally restrained of their liberty, and which were of necessity summarily investigated and disposed of, has rendered it impossible for the court to deliver a written opinion in each ease. The evidence in the various cases and the rulings of the court have been very imperfectly reported by the press, and the latter, though much criticised, have not, it is believed, been thoroughly understood. It is deemed proper to set forth in an opinion, as succinctly as may…