This is an appeal from an order of discharge on habeas corpus in an immigration case. The appellee sought admission to the United States as the foreign-bom son of an American citizen. The citizenship of the alleged father was conceded, so that the relationship of the parties was the only question before the immigration authorities, and is the only question presented here.
The testimony of the alleged father was taken at Portland, Or., where he resides, and that of the appellee at Seattle, the port of entry. The two witnesses had not seen each other for about six years, and their testimony covered a wide range. They were interrogated as to the names of the parents of 'the alleged father and their burial place; the name of the home village of the mother of the ap-pellee and her-present place of abode; the names and ages of the younger brothers of the appellee; a description of the home in China, in great detail, and of the domestic animals kept there; the rooms in which the witnesses slept while in China; the occupation of the alleged father while in China; the purpose for which the building formerly-occupied by the alleged father is now used; the name of the village school teacher, and the name of the village whence he came; the number of houses in the home village; the names of all the inhabitants in the village and the names and ages of their children; a description of the village wall, and the shrine without; the location of the village fish pond and the name of the caretaker; the name of the river near the village and a description of the bridge across it. In all these matters and in many other details the testimony of the two witnesses was in full accord, and á mere reading of it convinces one beyond doubt that both witnesses were entirely familiar with the village, its surroundings, its inhabitants, and the home in which they lived. From this viewpoint the discrepancies in the testimony must be considered.
The appellee testified that he was married in March, 1929, while the alleged father testified that the marriage took place a year later. But the alleged father was not present at the marriage, and such information as he had was transmitted by letter. Under such circumstances, an error of this kind would not be considered unusual. The alleged father testified that he oVmed two mqwspf rie,e land outside the village, which he inherited Irom his
The order is affirmed.