The Hawaiian gazette., 1901-10-25
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Alleged Bigamists
Not Allowed
to Land.

a. City of Peking, were sent back
to Japan on the Coptic yesterday, hav-
ing been refused admittance, under the
Edmunds law. An appeal to the Fed
eral court on writ of habeas corpus was
without avail, Judge Estee holding that
he had no jurisdiction.
The immigration officer in refusing to
allow the Japanese to land, alleged that
they were guilty Of bigamy. and under
the law could not be admitted. 1t was
intimated that Yui Kujiro, who appeal
ed to the Federal court for relief. was
in reality attempting to import the wo-
man Mao, also refused admittance into
Honolulu, as his slave. he having a law
full wife in this city. He claimed to
have been divorced in Japan from his
Honolulu wife, but admitting the al
legation to be true there was still the
question of the validity OF such a di-
vorce in the United States court.
In the application for the writ of
habeas corpus, Atkinson & Judd. the
attorneys for the two Japanese, set out
the same facts in each case. 1t was
alleged:
THAT the said Yui Kujiro. In whose
behalf this petition is presented, is IA cit
izen of the Empire of Japan; that he ar
rived in said Honolulu accompanied by
his lawful wife, Mao on or about the
10th day of October, 1901. on the steam
ship City of Peking: that said Yui Ku-
jlro was lawfully divorced under the
laws cf the Empire of Japan. from his
former wife. Matsu; that on the second
day of September, 1901, under the laws
of the Empire of Japan. he was lawfully
married to mis- said wife, Mao. that III.
said Yui Kujiro is merchant already
owning goods within the jurisdiction of
this court: that he is not an Idiot or an
insane person or a pauper, or n person
likely to become public charge, or suf-
fering from a loathsome disease. or n
dangerous, contagious disease, or per-
son who has been convicted of felony
or other infamous crime or misdemeanor
involving moral turpitude. or n polyga-
mist, or person whose passage Is paid
with the money of another. or who II,
assisted by others to come. or Is he 9TH
erwise disqualified under the laws of the
United states from landing and soJourn-
ing therein;
That your petitioner is Informed and
believes, ana upon his information and
belief AYERS. that he, the said fui ku-
jiro, Is restrained Of his liberty, for the
reason tnat the said Stackable and said
nro"n CLAIMS 'hat tne said iul ku)iro
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cd states of An,.r;c, h.,,ws. ~.
bigamist.
| And your petitioner claims that the
said fut kujiro. having but one wife un-
der the laws OF Japan. Is Illegally de-
sa,.ee "iu i,npllsoheo py tne ORDERS OF
sa,d S,ackab,o @ an, s",t snt, p,u"m. nu ana .aa'
TO aenort tho saia Wi Eui,ro 80. ,sin
Territory on the steamer "Coptic" " sail.
ing on or about the 22nd day Of october
from said port of Honolulu.
That this petition is made by your afii-
ant on Dehalt OF SAID fui kujiro. being
{. mnt aiioua., 20 @ y. ms Iioerty' aha
hi. friend. oocord,n "u WIN
said Stackable ana said ,Rrow, -
Wherefore, to be relieved of said I'M
lawful detention and Imprisonment your
petitioner prays that writ of habeas
corpus, 10 De directed to the said f. r.
soia Ins.,,, SI,,eGnor n " customs, and that
migration NAV iss,,, H. ~. VI I'M
that the said Yui Kuiiro NAV h. fo,,h
with brought before this court IN do
submit to, and receive what the law NAV
require
me witt was made returnable be-
tore JudSe Estee forthwith, as the Jap
ahese We're about to be deported upon
the coptic which was due to sail at
four O'Clock. so the man and woman
were brought into court at three o'clock.
Collector Stackable and Immigration
Inspector Brown through the United
states attorney, J. j. Dunno, denied the
allegations in the petition, and set up
In reply that the United States court
had no jurisdictiop. the case having
been Ifinally adjudicated by the Board
of Inquiry.
Collector Stackable was put on the
stand and testified that he believed the
facts alleged to be true. that Kujiro
had wife living in Honolulu. and he
did not believe any further investiga-
ton than that made by the immigra =
tion officers to be necessary. Inspector
Brown also testified that the man was