The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1906-04-13
INDIANS ON TAPIS
AT FEDERAL COURT
Members Of Sioux Tribe Fur.
nishIng Most of the Gases
at Peresent Sitting.
LONG LIST INDICTMENTS
Grand Jury Finds Against Indians Oh
Number of Charges. Liquor
Cases Predominatine
Largely.

Sioux Falls. S. D., April l2.-Severa.
additional indictments have been re-
turned by the United States grand jury
which has been in session here since
last Tuesday. The jury is now at work
ON other cases, many of which are yet
ito be disposed of.
Among the latest indictments is one
against Daniel Lovejoy, an Indian, on
the charge of Introducing liquor on the
Sisseton reservation. Daniel Runs The
Enemy, an Indian, was indicted for the
theft OF a horse from the Standing
Rock reservation; Brown Takes The
Gun. also an Indian, being indicted on
the charge of being implicated with
Runs The Enemy. The defendant in
another case In which an indictment
was returned is Long Crow. Sioux In
dian, who is charged with Introducing
liquor on the Rosebud reservation.
Titus Low, another Indian. indicted on
the charge of introducing liquor into
the Yankton reservation, entered a plea
of not guilty.
Charles Manville. who is only IA years
of age, was arraigned on an indictment
charging him with the theft of horse.
saddle, bride. spurs and blanket from
the Pine Ridge reservation. Through his
attorney. Tore Teigen. he waived the
reading of the indictment and entered Il
plea OF not guilty. For some years the
youthful defendant has lived With the
Sioux Indians. He stole the horse and
other property for the purpose OF run
ming away from a government Indian
school, in which he was pupil.
a demurrer filed in the case of Louis
Bear Heels, an Indian. who was in
hicted on the charge of aSsaulting
White Feather. one Of his brethren.
with a knife. was overruled by Judge
Garland. 1t is alleged the defendant
twice struck White Feather with the
Upi1n6ipcv I'm 10 hack and
shoulder the assault being made with
intent to kill. 1t was contcnded in the
demurrer that there was no law under
which the defendant could be prosecut-
ed. After the demurrer was overruled
the defendant was arraigned before
Judge Garland and entered a plea of
not guilty.
Frank Young, a mixed-blood Indian
and reputed member of the old
Jack" Suly gang of horse and cattle
"rustlers." was arraigned but was CIV
en- further time to enter II plea. He is
under indictment for the alleged theft
OF six horses from the Pine Ridge res
ervation.
Judge Garland granted an order for
the issuance of warrants for John Bor-
deaux and Arthur Bordeaux. who We're
Indicted a few days ago for criminal
Charging ELK, a Sioux maiden.
Orders of discharge have been issued
fin the cases of Ernest Pony and James
Henry, in whose cases the grand jury
returned mo bills" and they will be
released from custody.
Howard Parnell. negro. was ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty to an
indictment charging him with having
deposited I'm the post office at Canton an
Objectionable letter. This was adj
dressed to white girl residing in Sioux
Falls with whom Parnell attempted to
elope.
When arraigned on an Indictment
charging him with Introducing liquor
into the Yanltton reservation, Titus
Low. an Indian, entered Il plea OF not
guilty.