KIRK v. UNITED STATES

No. 5177.

24 F.2d 64 (1928)

KIRK, Sheriff, v. UNITED STATES ex rel. LAWRENSON.

Circuit Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

January 23, 1928.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

H. M. Holden, U. S. Atty., and D. Heywood Hardy, Asst. U. S. Atty., both of Houston, Tex., for appellant.

W. E. Price, of Galveston, Tex., for appellee.

Before WALKER, BRYAN, and FOSTER, Circuit Judges.


BRYAN, Circuit Judge.

This is an appeal from an order on a writ of habeas corpus discharging appellee Lawrenson, who was being held in custody by appellant as sheriff for deportation under a warrant of arrest issued by the Secretary of Labor.

Lawrenson was born in Ireland, is able to read, write, and speak the English language, and has been a seaman for 18 years, except such time as he served in the English army during the World War. In 1919 he came to the...

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