In re Moncan

Deady, D. J.

On October 25, 1882, Ah Kee and George Monean, alias Ah Wah, were brought before me on warrants issued by me under section 12 of the act of May 6,1882, “to execute certain treaty stipulations relating to Chinese,” upon the charge of being unlawfully within the United States, contrary to section 1 of said act. Upon the hearing the following facts were established and admitted:

On February 18,1882, Monean joined the American ship Patrician at London as cook, and on March 9th signed the articles for a voyage thereon in that capacity, to Cardiff, and from thence on a general trading…