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WRIGHT AND WADE v. UNITED STATES

No. 766.

158 U.S. 232 (1895)

15 S.Ct. 819

39 L.Ed. 963

WRIGHT AND WADE, v. UNITED STATES.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 20, 1895.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

No appearance for plaintiffs in error.

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Whitney for defendants in error.

MR. JUSTICE WHITE, after stating the case, delivered the opinion of the court.

The accused, being Choctaw Indians, and the deceased having been a member of the same tribe, the jurisdiction of the court depended upon the provisions of the act of Congress, approved June 9, 1888, which is as follows:

"That any Indian hereafter committing against the person of any Indian agent or policeman appointed under the laws of the United States, or against any Indian United...

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