Ex parte Chin Yoke Hing

BREWSTER, District Judge.

Chin Yoke Hing has applied for admission as the son of Chin Bing Len, who claims to be an American citizen. The relationship between the applicant and his alleged father has been established to the satisfaction of the authorities, but the citizenship of the father is questioned.

In 1900 two brothers, Chin Yuck Suey and Chin Bing Len, were arrested at Malone, N. Y., charged with unlawful entry into the United States, and after a hearing before Commissioner Paddock they were adjudged to be citizens of the United States. They were discharged, and the commissioner issued…