A. judgment of much interest to Americans of long residence in the Far Fort was given on Thursday in the U.S Court for China by Judge Mitten D, Purdy in the case of] William W. Worthington. Patrick Murray' trading as the Murr Packing Ca, The defendant of the eave, Patrick Henry Murray, filed]
plea n short while mo to the Jurlediction of the court in which it Was alleged that the defendant was] net a citizen of the United States for which Yeason the court was without jurisdiction to proceed the action.
Detendent was held to be American citizen and subject to the Jurladietion of the court.
Tu support of his plea defendant ind called to the witness stand Mr. J.-B, Sawyer, American Vieo-Consul Shanghai, who testified that on May 1, 1924, defendant had applied fo the Consulate for registration as fin Amerienn citizen, He had been; om at Ningpo of an father in July 1886, his father now deceased, having been a native Maryland, The applicant for gistration had last left the United. States in November 1887, sub sequently arriving in Shanghai December "1023, where he is now! residing as retired marine en-Finecr, He had resided outside the ied States at the following ces forthe following. po 4 At ea in China Seas, Indian Ocean, ete, 1885-1807; Hongkong, 1897. 1024; Shanghai 1923 to date of application. He had always held him. telt to be an American citizen and Trad never been refused registration on his passport ax such, nor hail, he fever taken an oath of allegiance' to Ihecome the citizen or subject of any ether country.
Registration Disallowed was farther brought out from files inthe State Department at Washington that. there was a record in the American consulate nghai_of the registration of ick Henry Murray as a citizen of the United States on October 21, 368. When. the foregoing facts w ted to. the Department of State al want's application registration, the] fo Tiepartment made the following de-sion:
"Tt does not appear, however, that] Patrick Henry Murray, himself, at any time privt to the filing' of {he present application, took fathers have never resided in- the Under this statue defendant was [to be described am american citizen the court pointed out.
In 1907, however, when defendant iwas 41 years of age, Congress pass-six valuable race ponies. That the] defendant took interest in these six racing ponies and stipulated with the plaintiff an option to purchase the said ponies, which option was to be. valid for two weeks, during which time the defendant had a Jed subsequent law ent in right carefully to examine and to [Act in Reference to the Expatriati try out the said ponies." of izens and Their Protection That in consideration of such Nbroad," a section of which reads: option, "That all children. born outside the supply, free of charge, limite of" the United States who are of whether he would buy the ponies cordance with the for not, all necessary food, service provision of Stetion'
"52d of the Revised Statutes. of the U.S. shal marder and stables buring the period of} {o receive the protection of this govern: tired upon reaching the option.
That the prices of the ponies were Jagreed upon as follows: the U.S. and shal one Balke ited af'atecacee ce] 2
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