Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-03-01
IT is VERY SEVERE
BIT the Law Against Chinese
Must Be Enforced.
JUDGE stvtaEss is lsnIENT
Chiag Jo and sing Lee to Ne Gsses.
Another shaace---A Digest
"a The opsnioa-

Judge Severens decisissi yesterday IN
the Ease II Ching 10 ansi stag Lee fhs.t
the urit Il hsbeas corpus. for which
ther seo,;e.l. luuxt II. denied unless tks
Tois.,l s.s.fe- ,l,ss~i..t attorney vii have
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rfen arsiaioh sss SUBSTANTIALLY - ~
lows
The respondents IN this CASE Who
are Chinese prisoners. being foond az
Petaskrr. N Thu district. we're arrested
anil iA4en before United otates .ofn-
n''-s'''oef AL ul',n ,hr Sn.ss' - 's,'s
and remaining within me 1ni'e' : .a'es
"a violation ~ The acts 81 congress- ex-
eluding Chinese laborers who have en-
trfe.i this country since the Passage IL
The principal at n l-o-
Pea summary processing, sech a.
- provided fnf ~ there acts. the re
sfpntsents were. On re IN day OF red
fuaff inst. found guilty. and tnereupon
The rommi-siouers sentenced tnsni %
imprisonment AZ haFu iabor Tor TIE
period Il twenty days ~ th- county laii
- Kent county and a. ntigea that thes
then - removes! - tniha lney were
conmltfesl IA accordance WIN that
sentences ADD on the -ist instant applied
o. the district Judge Tor writ 81 hAtreas
csfpus. alleging that they we're 10 Gus
tosis unacr The aforesaid Sentences and
order - the eomn issioners setting II
out ia fpll AMI further alleging thar they
were not guilty. Counsel set forth a
facf shich they claim shows that the
respondents we're not alnenable tn that
proceesiing; namely. that they were law
fully residents IA the United States
PRIOR "a TIE passage OF the act OF loc2.
above referred q.
ca.-,,,.,t.,,.t p,s,,s
ne grounds Tor tho writ werr hiliy
argued - counsel Tor the respective par
ties. counsel Tor the respondent urging
that the provisions 81 The act 81 May >.
~. prescribing the practice m such
rasfs. 10 not provide due process u law
"a that the pfoccesiing - summary and
dfes not Afford an opportunity for trial
By jury. nor even regular hearing 10
any court 81 justice. The statute a
i>f2 also declares that without ang evil
tience the party - presumed to be gull
-. and can only establish his inrocence
~ Affirmative testimony showing his
right which counsel alleged Is contrary
O. ne fundamentai principles imosdded
m the constitution ~ the tnited States
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faet that IT, rsspon.leuts were residents
Al the country before the massage ~ the
act ~ 10
10 us who live Gar inland. and are not
~ much snlject - the evils interded 10
- gnarsl.i against hv these exclusion
acts. suca SUMMARY dealings With the
rights n persons nav ae~m severe. But
II Ire po,ser rr-s.ses In congress 10 enact
such PROVISIONS the court must presume
Il eas exercised upon sufficient reasons.
Counsel Tor lie respondents insist.
arst. thar certain rights are guaranteed
- rho constitution % all persons within
ne jurisdiction covered by il. among
which arr. the right % triad by a Jury
~ any fact. upon the issue - which a
man may be deprived = MS liberty and
expelled from the country. aud that
this Is what "a required by due process
- law
IL - egrorcous - suppose that due
process ~ law necessarily implies a rial
- = Jury. or c4en by a court organized
according a. coinmou isN forms and pro
eftdicr hv common iaW methods. That
d iinf process X Law which * accor,ling
- TIE mfffad ~ legal proceedings en-.
rioystl a similar cases.
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tite-. anu ti.ss 'H. Sl@h' p"liNT'' ~ ne
- iuSis'n act- - - promptly an~ eject
uaif efeitHie iaeir admission, ana -
etfct tnrni 'ne4 gam i.~'h'sn ~
- rf@ftft - me aiifkati'ns IN INC
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nl.-srner has adjudEed g. be taken
slai1ef ttrig hesauze they ara exempt
q Peas "a ~ their residence iH the Urifs1
stats PRIOR 81 The passage q thr iaw Il
~ p pa riesir that ! cannot on ifis ar.
F.ltt'ida or ga TIE action to the writ. II
e'le aofsi.i - awarded review thn ind
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