Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-01-26
AM rOONG,s TESTIMONY.
OF the Chinamaa who
wanted 90 Become an American
Citizen.

Testimony OF the Chtnamau who
wanted 90 Become an American
Citizen.
On Saturday a Cbiaaman appeared
before Deputy Clerk Ludlow, of the
District Court. and made application
for declaration Of intention to become
a citizen.
Before considering the application,
the Clerk took the Chinsman's state.
ment under oath, as follows; my name
10 All Foong. am the same All Foone
who was before the Court this week on
q writ OF habeds corpus. live in Seat
tie. and have lived here four years. /
am q native Of China. Have never
taken out citizens papers in anv other
country. atm subject Of the Chinese
Empire. At present am - years old.
My business is farming. want TO take
out my declaration of intention, SO
can belong to America. My friends live
In China, some of them. and some in
this country. My parents live in China.
| send money to support my parents 10
China. l don't know when | will 10
back TO China. l don's care about
China When l get old | want TO 90
back to China, 90 as to see my parents
when they get old. They are about 60
years old now. want TO 90 to see them
In few years. They have some prog
erty, bat no land. IL will belong TO me
when they die, and when get il will
sell IL. and bring it here II stay
here. l will stay here anyhow.
hal n
or not. l like this country
country lots of people there. Ny re-
lision 10 China religion Zee Kew
! worship Confaoius. have No wife.
| have q horse, wagon. house, veeeta-
bles, chickens, pillow. tools and furni-
sure-ail worth about f100. | don't
own the land ] farm; lease Ii; pay
$500 one year. ! earned last year .
little over $1,000. sent ESQ last year
10 my parents 20 support shem. used
the money | made IN paying my debts
on money borrowed 20 start my bust
ness. Nobody owns me in China, and l
don't owe ANYBODY there for sending
me here. Ny brother paid my passage
10 this ccantry. I belsns 10 the Ming
Yong Company. when die will let
my bones be in this country. No
company or anybody has agreed
or promised 70 ssnd my bones back TO
China. wear American clothes be-
cause | want 10 stay in America
wear my queue escsuse my parents not
like me 10 Gus IL OF. II nv parents die
| don't want 30 cat it Oh, because |
promised my parents not 20 cot /, of.
l dost knsv Why they wanted me to
keep it. There 10 no josh hoase in Sc
attic. have never been b an American
school. Have no time 10 learn TO read
American. can read China ! have
paid taxes here, over SO county taxes
on nv property this last year. Have
paid SO three different times for taxes.
l aoa't owe anybody anything nov. I
will keep the rest OF my money l earn
new, fog when | get old. will pot IL
IN The bank Doat knew which bank,
for have not earned 10 yet. I mean q
Seattle bank. II l stay here. don't
gamble or smoke opium"
hnling by the Clerk-Having taken
the above testimony, I tind that Alb
foong 10 native born citizen Of China,
and . subject OF the Chinese Empire.
rhis Coart having ruled the Chinese 10
therefore decline 10 ALLOW the apphes-
ton for declarAsion Of intention TO be
made. os 10 issas q cersincats therefor.
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