Benson v. United States
U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Northern New York
At Law. On writ of error from district court.
1Opinion of the CourtWallace, J.
The question in this case is whether the village of Sal-amanca, a village of white inhabitants, containing a population of 4,000 persons, and incorporated under the laws of this state, is “Indian eoun-. try,” within the meaning of section 2139 of the United States Revised Statutes. For the purpose of having this question decided in this court, upon the trial in the district court, at the suggestion of both parties, the district judge made a proforma ruling against the plaintiff in error; and, a verdict of guilty having been rendered, and sentence pronounced, the circuit and district judges,…
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