United States ex rel. Glavas v. Williams
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York
Habeas corpus bjr the United States, on relation of Georgios Glavas,. against William Williams, United States Commissioner of Immigration at the Port of New York. Dismissed.
1Opinion of the Court
HAND, District Judge.
The affidavits presented by the petitioner upon the -return to the writ majr be regarded as a traverse to it, but they do not show any ground for the jurisdiction of this court. The relator was given ample opportunity by counsel to appear and present the testimony affecting the admission which was alleged against him, or any other evidence he had to offer, and he chose not to do so.
[1] The question whether the admission was obtained, through plying him with liquor, and by threats, was wholly a question of fact, for-*687the executive authorities, with whose decision this court…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- The Japanese Immigrant CaseSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- United States v. Wong Kim ArkSupreme Court of the United States · 1898
- United States v. Ju ToySupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Gonzales v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States ex rel. Carapa v. CurranCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1924
- United States ex rel. Buccino v. WilliamsU.S. Circuit Court for the District of Southern New York · 1911