| Show George Must Stand Trial Jud Judge ge Jolin John A A l ril w United St States tes district court on Monday of last week rendered render d da a decision in itt th the case of the United States vS' vS Allison llison A George charted with stealing government his tiffs decision dec decision de de- c sion stating that the increase n rease of cattle the tire original of which was was' given to th the Indians by the government does loos not become the personal property of the Indians but l 1 mains the propertY property prop prop- erty etty of the government o This will settle a fl mooted much question clues ques tion tiou one which has in particular lar lag been bothersome to the residents residents residents res res- of tire the Indian reservation for a long time George a was as arrested in the Strawberry valley alley o oi of the old Uintah Indian reservation charged d with Frith stealing stealing- cattle belon belonging be be- lon longing ing to the government the animals involved being the holdings of an Indian and the tile increase of cattle originally al allotted allotted al- al him hint by the United States Stales Georges George's attorney demurred to the complaint alleging that the thc Unit United cd States had no jurisdiction jurisdiction juris diction in the as the the- cattle were vere not those that had been allotted to the Indian but were the offspring of the same It also was set out in iu the demurrer demurrer de de- that the United States court coure was powerless to inthe in inthe the thc hatter which was one for forthe forthe forthe the state court t to settle It n was this that was overruled and George will I according Jy be he tried in the theUn Un United States court coust In hi tills his written opinion J Judge Marshall defines the case casc cle clearly and concisely concisely con con- cisel citing as one authority the case of the United States vs Rickett in which the supreme court decided that the original cattle delivered to the Indians for their use and mul benefit re remained remained re- re chained the tire cattle attle of the United States As regards the increase he states The young is h him high who owns lilt dam 0 I 7 I ISalt Salt Lake Tribune 1 |
