United States v. Meagher

Maxey, J.,

{charging jury.) The indictment preferred against William Meagher, the defendant in this case, is for the murder of Joseph Horan. An important question affecting the jurisdiction of the court has arisen during the progress of the trial, the disposition of which must, under the facts in evidence, be remitted to your determination. It is alleged in the indictment that the offense was committed in the county of Kinney, within the Western district of Texas, “and at the military post of Fort Clark, which said post and fort was then and there, and before said time, [October 10,1888,]…