The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-03-15
IMMIGRANTS IN COURT

portant matters touching on the case
before making their return.
Mr.. Cooper then arose to read his
motion to dismiss. In both cases the
contention was made that the deci-
sion made by the Collector General of
Customs was final and conclusive. In
the case of the free laborers denied
landing it was held they had no vis-
ible means of support nor possessed OF
sufficient to land The contract
laborers had no contract with any re-
liable firm or person.
MAY the court please" broke in, Mr..
Kinney, 81 propose to file motion
compelling Mr.. Cooper to show by
what authority he is representing the
people in this natter
There was an outburst of laughter
over Mr. Kinney's words in the audi
ence and a smile came over the faces
of the justices.
Mr.. Kinney assuming serious atti-
tude, desired to know how man. mo-
tions Mr.. Cooper had filed and intend
ed to file. Four had cropped ort al,
ready to his knowledge.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Upon reconvening this afternoon the
Supreme Court denied the motion,
stating that it had established it's own
precedent in the matter of habeas cor
ha nrt al sfa hn
would require the Governments coun-
sci to file a return to the writ of
habeas corpus which would embody all
the points involved IN the discussion
of the attorneys this morning.
Mr.. Cooper for the people announced
that their return could be ready after
few alterations. The return was filed
few minutes after the decision of the
Court had been given and was read
by the Acting Attorney General
The return contained the same gen.
eral contentious advanced by the Gov
ernment and clready made public in
| The Star.
Attorney Ballou then read the re-
turn of the japanese immigrants stat
ing that they had been denied com
munication with friends and relatives
and restrained from other liberties by
the custom house officials. In the mat
ter of the free immigrants the counsel
stated that they had been provided
with the necessary $50 by friends and
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stated that George Stratemeyer and
Chester A. Doyle had gone in among
the immigrants without any authority
and questioned them. Numerous other
things were stated to the court by the
counsel for the Japanese immigrants.
The Governments answer to the
writ of habeas corpus in the Japanese
cases before the Supreme Court was
made in the return of James b. Castle,
Collector General of Customs, which
was filed this morning. Here is the
return in full
The said James b. Castle, Collector
of Customs, to whom the write of hab-
cas- corpus, in the above entitled mat
ter, was addressed, for answer there
unto respectfully shows unto this Hon
orable Court as follows, to-wit:
FIRST He admits that persons
answering to the names set forth in
said petition, and in said writ, were in
the custody of the Bureau of Customs
of the Hawaiian Islands at the times
alleged therein, and he verify believes
them to be the persons so described,
and he here brings them and each of
them before this honorable Court, as
in said writ directed.
SECOND. And the said respondent
hereby shows the cause of the deten-
tion of said petitioners to be as fol-
lows:
They arrived in the Port of Homo
lulu in said steamer or vessel called
the Shinshiu Maru, as in said petition
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