Ex parte Jew You On

This is the usual petition for habeas eorpus to procure release and admission of a Chinese person into this country. It purports to be by the father of the would-be immigrant, and amongst other things alleges positively that the father is native to this country; that the immigrant is his legitimate son; that by the immigration officers he was “denied a fair hearing”; that they denied admission because of “certain alleged discrepancies in the testimony,” and' by reason of their “prejudice” and “abuse of discretion”; that the evidence “proves conclusively and without contradiction that the detained person is the son of your petitioner”; that he is informed and believes all the evidence is with the Secretary of Labor, and petitioner is not permitted to make a copy “under the rules of said Secretary”; that by reason thereof no copy accompanies the petition; and this petition is verified by counsel that it “is true of his own knowledge, except as to matters which are stated on information and belief.” Although the petition is manifestly insufficient, admits the evidence was in conflict before the immigration officers, mere conclusions instead of facts, affording no basis, as it should,…