Sibray v. United States ex rel. Yee Yok Yee
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; W. H. Seward Thomson, Judge. Habeas corpus on petition of Yee Yok Yee, next friend and on behalf of Yee Kong, against W. W. Sibray, Immigrant Inspector, and others. Writ granted, and defendant brings error.
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In Error to the District Court of the United States for the Western District of Pennsylvania; W. H. Seward Thomson, Judge. Habeas corpus on petition of Yee Yok Yee, next friend and on behalf of Yee Kong, against W. W. Sibray, Immigrant Inspector, and others. Writ granted, and defendant brings error. The following is the opinon of the District Judge: This is a writ of habeas corpus, issued on the petition of Yee Yok Yee, next friend and on behalf of Yee Kong, who is confined in the Allegheny county jail. The facts of the case, as they appear in this record and as disclosed by the testimony,…
1Opinion of the Court
McPHERSON, Circuit Judge.
Yee Kong, who arrived at San Francisco on October 31, was allowed to enter the country and was given the following certificate of identity, issued under section 19 of the Rules adopted by the Department of Labor to govern the admission of Chinese:
“Description.
“Name, Yee Kong.
“Age, 20. Height, 5 ft 5 in.
“Occupation, student, San Francisco, Cal.
“Admitted as son of official, 13013/6-8 S. S. Siberia, October 31st, 1913.
“[This is followed with some marks of identification.]
“Issued at the port of San Francisco, Cal., this 28th day of November, 1913.
“[Seal.] Samuel Backus,
“Im…
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