Jue Yim Ton v. Nagle

SAWTELLE, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from a denial of a writ of habeas corpus in an immigration case. Petitioner sought entry into the United States as the foreign-born son of Jue Sam Teu, whose status as a citizen of the United States is conceded.

The question before the immigration authorities was to determine if the claimed relationship existed. Jue Sam Teu, the alleged father, was born in California, went to China at an early age, and returned to the United States in 1904. He made one subsequent trip-to China 1910-11, and on his return stated’ that he had one son, Jue Fay Ton.…