Show UNITED STATES oWNS CATTLE OF INDIANS Salt Sail Lake July Jub the United States district c court urt today Jud Judge c John JohnA A Marshall handed clown lown a I overruling the tho demurrer In the tho case cago of the United States vs Allison A George who was indicted b by the tho fed federal eral grand jur jury for fOI stealing cattle callie from an Indian on the UIntah reser reservation reservation lie ho demurrer was intended to settle the point as to whether or not th the United States court had jurisdiction tion In the mattor the property he be belonging longing to the Indians who are arc re rc regarded as wards of oC the tho government It was thought by some that Inasmuch ns as the government gave to the Indians for rOl a certain purpose it an Interest in such while others hd had an Idea that though the tho might hao hae an Interest In Inthe inthe the original cattle the increase would belong to the Indians and therefore lie be subject to the state courts Xo No de 10 cIslon has been rendered before In the 1 1 state on this point I In his decision JUdge Marshall Sl says S SIn In part Tho original cattle croci ared to the tho Indians for theli use and benefit remained cattle of the tho United States Slates a decided In the case of the United vs 8 The I Indians were entrusted with possession for the purpose of oC the government and had no special Property therein as against the United States s The SO gov might at nn any moment have resumed without violating an rights of the tho Indians As s regards the Increase it is 18 stat stated ed cd The young Is with him hini who owns the lam dam In accordance wIth the maxim pratus sequitur With this point settled and the right of a United States court to tr try the case the case will now go for forward forward ward to trial |