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Show INDIAN ACQUITTED BY FEDERAL JURY SALT LAKE. Oct. 81 Sam Lone' Bear, an Indian from tho T'lntah rev-ervatlon, rev-ervatlon, who Is believed by many of his trlbo to bo gifted with supernatural supernat-ural powers. was acquitted of ohargSS of violation of tho Mann act In th United States district court y sterday. Tho Jury was out less than half an hour. In charging the Jury. Judge' Tillman D Johnson pointed out that; tho Indian was not being tried on a! statutory offense, that being In tho province of tho stato courts, but on the chargo of lnte state transportation Of tho Indian girl. Mary Allco Mo-dock Mo-dock for Immoral purposes. Inasmuch as 'he defense witness' testified that Lone Bear had not sent for tho girl and It was not proved except hy the uncorroborated testl-! muny of the girl herself, the caso was difficult for the prosecution Witnesses Wit-nesses from Nebraska who wero be-iil; be-iil; 1 routrht by the government fallo.b to reach Salt Iake In tlmo to testify. |