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dearing of
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Federal Penitentiary,
Leavenworta, Eunsas.
uotober 5,1916.
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REC.
(Reet 16 FEP 16
James Ryan, allas Jamey roulton.
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Deld under Department Warrant of arrest No. 53575/329, dated Sept. 5.1913.
Conducted and transcribed by Barry C. Allen, Immigrant Ia-
spector. 37ORM:
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What is your name? A. James Foulton, Do you go by any other name? A. Yes, I am serving aere unde:
the Jane of James Ryan and I have used several other names. What are tney? A. I can't tell. la James Foulton your right name? How old are your A. 48 years. Married or single? A. Single.
Can you read or write? A. Yes.
A. Yes.
What is your occupation? A. I have been in prison the moat
of my life and suppose you would qull me a thief. What other oqcupation nave you followed? A. Sailor. Are you a citizen of the United Statest A. Ho.
Did you ev8) take out any naturalization papers in tais country?
A. England.
No.
Of what country are you a subject or citizen: ls your father living? A. Yes.
Mother living? A. No.
Where were you born? A. Calcutta, Indin.
Ia Caloutta your home at the present time?
Yes.
Is your father living thure now?
Was your father over in the United States? Have you any brothers and sisters? A. No.
Yes.
A. No.
G. minere and when did you first enter the United Stacja?
entered at San Francisco in 1881.
How long were you in San Frangi sao at tunt timey
I was
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only there a short time and i was arrested and given three years on a burglary charge.
A. San Quintun.
In what prison did you serve your seatenie?
Fast did you do after you were released from Sea quiatən? 2. 1
was disonarged in 1864 and went back to Calcutta. Tere you arrested after you returned to Calcutta?
Yes and
given time on a burglary charge und after I mua releuse I returned to the United States in 1886.
A.
How long did you remain in the United States at that time? Only a short time, i left on a waling trip and returned in loud. There did yɔu enter the United States in 1988f
San Franci J-
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00. Did you remain in San Francisco at that time?
No 1 weat
to Indiana and was arrested on a burglary ohurge and was givea five years in the Jeffersonville Prison, 1 served taree years and five months and then was released.
A.
How long after you were reloceed frm Jeffersonville rison did
you remain at Liber tyŸ
I was out only a short time and was sent back to the sume prison for one jour jur darling burglar tuole and was released la 1894.