In re Doo Woon

On December 11, 1883, a writ of habeas corpus was allowed by me, directed to William H. Watkinds, chief of police of Portland, and returnable before this court on the following day, commanding him then and there to produce the body of Doo Woon, together with the time and cause of his caption and imprisonment. The writ was allowed on the petition of one Do Ki, alleging that Doo Woon is a subject of the Chinese empire, and a resident of this state; that he was then imprisoned in the jail of Portland by said chief of police, “by reason of a warrant issued by the governor of Oregon, for the…