United States v. Belt
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania
Indictment for selling liquor to Indian boys attending the United States school at Carlisle, Pa. On rule for new. trial.
1Opinion of the Court
ARCHBALD, District Judge.
The defendant was convicted of selling liquor to two Indian boys, one of the Kickapoo and the other of the Caddo Tribe, in attendance at the government school at Carlisle, Pa. This school is in charge of Col. Pratt, a retired officer of the United States army, detailed for the purpose, and is sustained by propriations for the Department of Indian Affairs, under the direction of’ the Secretary of the Interior. Like other similar schools, it was ..established to aid in educating and civilizing the hitherto uncivilized Indians. The prosecution is based on the act of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- United States v. HollidaySupreme Court of the United States · 1866
- United States v. ClapoxUnited States Circuit Court · 1888
- United States v. OsbornDistrict Court, D. Oregon · 1880
- United States ex rel. Scott v. BurdickSupreme Court Of The Territory Of Dakota · 1875
- United States v. HurshmanDistrict Court, D. Washington · 1892
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3Cited by1 opinion
- United States v. Mary Lucille CowboyCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1982