In re Martorana

HOLLAND, District Judge.

At the time of filing his petition for naturalization, viz., September 20, 1907, Martorana produced as one of the witnesses in his behalf Lorella S. Martorana, Ijis wife. It developed at the hearing on January 13, 1908, that Mrs. Martorana was born in the United States and resided here all her life, and that she was mar*1015ried to petitioner on May 7, 1907. The government contends she thereby became an alien, and was incompetent to be a voucher for her husband on September 20th, when the petition was filed; that no substitution, under the circumstances, can be allowed at…