United States v. Nicholson

On March 29, 1882, the British steam-ship Glenelg sailed from the port of Hong Kong with Chinese passengers for this port, and arrived at Astoria with them on May 7th.

On May 20th the district attorney filed an information against the defendant, charging him, as master of said vessel, with a violation of *523section 4252 of the Revised Statutes, by taking thereon and bringing to Oregon 105 more passongors than he was entitled to carry in the space appropriated to them.

The passenger list contains the names of 615 persons, 9 of whom are described as “boys,” although ranging from 11 to 13 years of…