Mouratis v. Nagle

DIETRICH, Circuit Judge.

The appellant, an alien of the Greek race, was ordered deported upon a finding (1) that he was connected with a house of prostitution, and (2) that he gave assistance to a prostitute. From a judgment of the court below, denying his petition for a writ of habeas corpus, he prosecutes this appeal.

In respect to the vital issues it is virtually conceded by the government that the order of deportation rests upon an ex parte affidavit of the alleged prostitute, and the probative value of this affidavit is the controlling question for consideration.

The alien came to the…