Show Government Has HasI I No Jurisdiction rIs ision 0 District Attorney Refuses to Act in the Case of Selling Booze to Indian I J J. J W. W Meadows of Theodore whom the Record mentioned t last week had been taken into cu custody ody by Deputy U. U S. S Marshal Mar- Mar Mart MarT t T shah W W. J. J on an alleged charge of having sold whiskey to the Indian One Eyed Tim was released last F Friday U U. i I S. S District Attorn Attorney y Hiram E. E Booth having telegraphed to Whiterocks that the Government had no jurisdiction in the matter J t Mr Booth gave his opinion on a statement of facts telegraphed telegraphed tele- tele i graphed to him by Mr The attorney in his telegram I stated that inasmuch as the evidence submitted to him did id not I t show that Mr Meadows sold liquor on slotted land the government government government govern- govern J ment t could not act in the matter cr 9 9 T i it T rr Regardless of the merits or demerits of the charge barge against the man from Theodore the position position position po po- po- po taken by the federal attorn attorney attorney at at- torn torney v conies comes as a ar t. t matter I of sur surprise rise to to the people of the Reservation It has been the been the J i general supposition that i the f selling of liquor to toan an It In ian o one one violated ted tl the Jed federal ral statutes stat stat- I ut utes s and it ihas has been th the f ni at of f Ja r J ra a riH gO i nt J has His pre en prevented ed many an unscrupulous unscrupulous un- un un- un I scrupulous lous dealer m t whiskey to t the le Ut t I. I |