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UNITED STATES v. BUCHANAN

No. 589.

232 U.S. 72 (1914)

34 S.Ct. 237

58 L.Ed. 511

UNITED STATES v. BUCHANAN.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 5, 1914.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Assistant Attorney General Knaebel, with whom Mr. S.W. Williams was on the brief, for the United States.

Mr. S.E. Naugle, with whom Mr. C.W. Waterman was on the brief, for defendant in error.

MR. JUSTICE LAMAR, after making the foregoing statement of facts, delivered the opinion of the court.

The statute, under which the defendant was indicted, makes it unlawful to prevent " any person from peaceably entering upon or establishing a settlement or residence on public land, subject to settlement or entry." The indictment charges that the defendant prevented the heirs of the homesteader "from entering upon and establishing...

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