Nagle

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The application of the appellant for admission to the United States was supported by his own testimony and by that of the alleged father and an al-. leged uncle. The credibility of the latter two was seriously impaired by contradictory testimony given by them in other immigration proceedings a number of years ago-.

The alleged father was first admitted to the United States in 1909. He returned to China in 1915, claiming at that time that he had one son, 7 years of age,, bom after he left China on Ms first trip. He again returned to tMs country in 1920, then claiming that he had ,two additional sons, horn during Ms last stay in China. Two brothers, Louie Hoey and Louie Hock, also testified that the alleged father had the three sons as claimed by him.- Soon after the admission of the alleged father in 1920, another brother, the supporting witness here, applied for admission and testified that the alleged father had but one son in CMna. His attention was then directed to the claim of the alleged father that he had three sons, but the brother still maintained that he had but the one. Thereupon the two…