In re Hui Gnow Doy
District Court, N.D. California
Proceeding upon habeas corp'us. The petitioner is of Chinese descent, but in his petition he stated that he was born in the United States, and upon that ground asked the court to adjudge that he is entitled to enter and remain in this country.
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Proceeding upon habeas corp'us. The petitioner is of Chinese descent, but in his petition he stated that he was born in the United States, and upon that ground asked the court to adjudge that he is entitled to enter and remain in this country. Upon the hearing the petitioner testified that he was bom at No. 710 Dupont street, in the city of San Francisco, on January 30, 1879, and was taken by his parents to China in 1881, where he remained until a few weeks prior to the'date of filing the petition herein. In his testimony he was corroborated by two other Chinese witnesses, who also testified…
1Opinion of the Court
DE HAVEN, District Judge.
I have fully discussed in the opinion this day rendered in Re Jew AVong Loy, 91 Fed. 240, on habeas corpus, the rule by w.hich the court should be governed in disposing of cases of this character, where the claim made by the iietitioner js supported only by the testimony of Chinese witnesses. It will only be necessary, therefore, for me to announce my conclusion in this case, which is that I am not •satisfied, from the evidence submitted, that the petitioner was born in the United States, as claimed by him. The testimony of the petitioner and his witnesses was devoid…
2Cases cited1 opinion
- In re Jew Wong LoyDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1898