Landon

Plaintiff herein is a native and national of Spain, having been born in that country on January 29, 1891. He came to the United States of America on November 26, 1938, being admitted at Tampa, Florida, as a visitor for four months. Plaintiff’s permit and extensions thereof have expired, and as a result he is now in this country illegally.

It appears from the record before the Court that plaintiff was a distinguished writer and professor, with a broad cultural background and of excellent character. One, Luis Anton de Olmet, was a writer and a Congressman in Spain. Plaintiff herein described him as “a bully” and stated that de Olmet persuaded plaintiff to collaborate with him in writing a >play. The play was written by the two men, but according to plaintiff de Olmet maintained a domineering, abusive attitude towards plaintiff, made many malicious remarks and statements about him and, generally, ran him down among his friends.

Plaintiff relates that one afternoon in the foyer of the Eslava Theatre in Madrid, de Olmet entered and proceeded to insult plaintiff. He attempted to choke plaintiff and attempted to break plaintiff’s neck. Plaintiff was armed, having obtained a permit to…