Wayne v. United States

SANBORN, Circuit Judge.

By an indictment in three counts the appellant was charged with having made three separate sales of beer to an Indian ward of the United States on July 19, 1941, at Rolla, North Dakota, in violation of § 2139 of the Revised Statutes of the United States as amended, § 241, Title 25, U.S.C.A. This statute, so far as pertinent, provides that: “Any person who shall sell * * any malt, spirituous, or vinous liqour, including beer, ale, and wine, or any ardent or other intoxicating liquor of any kind whatsoever * * * to any Indian who is a ward of the Government under charge…