Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-17
An Interesting Case.
MARRYING a sow DoKs NOT MAkEA

MARRYING a sow DokS NOT MAKE WHITE
MAJ INDIAN.
To-day, IL the iIcuit court Judge MacAr-
rhGr. the ease OF job b. Wright against John
~. Craig vas taken M. This is an action for
damages caused 5y tie defendant seizing the
goods OF plaintiff il the Indian territory in An-
gust. leI0, for wlich damages are claimed in
slV'Vo- TIE defend ant claims that the seiz ure
was made BY him rs an officer OF the u. =. army
anu under instructions, and that Wright not
beng an Indian, was trading in the Cherokee
NATION without license, which was contrary to
Quite large amount OF testimony taken bv
COmmlS>iOn III the Indian territory was real
~Iu thal ICrtlon relating to plaintiff having
married a Cherokee woman By which he claims
10 have become an Indian by adoption AMI
tLtIefCTe entitled to trade without license hav-
ms been objected to, Judge Macarthur suS-
ldlheC The objection. stating that under tie Ia 2
none out an Indian could trade with an Indian
without license, and that adoption does NOT
Insse Write man an Indian, or give him the
right 70 trade.
Among the witnesses were a Mr.. CIappprton.
who testified that he had resided at Fort t;ibson
shd " a. me pension agent and superintendent
the purchase Of goods for the store at Narble
SaEt Springs. and that Robert Cuthbertson was
the resident trader and sold the goods and that
ne - exercised sort OF guardianship over
sonh l.. wright, because he was dissipatetI and
LaG received PAY ments from y. W. Wright the
ISther' 10 assist j. Il. Wright in prosecuting
claims Tor bountes and pensions
MAJOR craig was sworn. and testified that
wright old not have a license. The plaintiff
asked II there were other traders who had No
hecIHcS tHe OBJECT belng 10 show that other
trS1grs were not mOlested, but the question was
Judge Macarthur charged the Jury that if
ihey beheyed the defendant to have been an
iniian and the plaintiff white man. trading
WIKI the Indians without license the verdict
thonid oe for 80 ~. The plaintiff excepted.
he Jury fo1na verdict for defendant. The
case viii g. 70 the coVrt in general term on the
eXceptiClS
=. 7. stanton and Co wers counsel for plain
NJ and FISHER and Harrington for defendant.
NATIONAL UNIvERs ~ Law CoLryer-The
annual cCmm6ncement OF the National Cnlver-
sity Law College takes lace at Lincoln Hall on
Gts'ay evening next. The graduates are C.
r. Bt ale, Maine; III. NJ. Bennett al ass: H. F.
singh N, Kansas; \. ,. Burnham, Va: G. r
I!iiton, Pa: a. CyvleTs. y. y; j. NJ. Curtis Y
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+ Fletcher, Pa; J. W. Frazee, Ohio; II. Garrett
IEd.; y. +. Gray, Ill. 5. s. Hardy n n. = p
heller, Md Alex. Lynch, Iowa: n n. Martin
a. A. l. MauFin, Va; ". a. MitchenPr'
ALlo; 81 =: M"Farlaoh p " y MIL Mris ,
n b MOulton, \. H.; b. Mute, jr., Wis; I. A,
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South, ohio. J. : Ticbenor. Uai.; q. y. I'm
man, Tenn; +. y. TIltOn. y. H; G.. A. Whit
comb, Maine; Z. 7. Widstrand, MINI. The ma
7 nc band Will furnish music, and the va,edie-
~ 20 the class will be delivered by George
Newton Illlmar, OF Tenn. Addresses viii be
made by Vice Chancellor W. Il. WctgwoOl and
senator Wright. Of Iowa. On SUNDAY evening
10Th INST, the BaCcalalreate sermon will be
lrss, he'd al 81. Johns church by the Rev Dr.
Lewis.