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Show <2 I r.on, I . . A . #2. •'• '.-? ' - ' -y ; . ' ...":' % V--'' could show him definitely an opening. - Aside from the liquor.,.. cases proper there are other pressing reasons why some way should be found to protect the Indians in the Federal Court here.,-. A lot of sheep men and cattle men are arrogantly A '• .' 7'' ' : • --.,'•'. A-' . trespassing upon,Indian lands, cutting.their fences and otherwise infringing upon their rights. Some of thesce men are A AJ &y i •y\h 'mm mv •','/'';. - . ' .yy m \ influential locally, and for this reason it is difficult to \ A. -' '..".'. vdeal with them in the state courts. : Y.- I request that the law officer of the Office prepare - - • <~ ....-•. - ' • ' • ' .-•"- me a chort brief with citations, if he can see a clear way to get around, or get through,, or get over or under Jud$£ Marshall's • A ' decision. • YY..7; Yy '.'. "•' - ' "t •'*."'•"•-'*'•:• Political complications and activities are inter- A • - • '. • . ' • • ' • • . " . ' ' fering somewhat just now with my work.. At a recent session of. •7 'yXy- ' Y-yy;.y-. the grand jury at Los Angeles the United states Marshal's office 7-7 had failed to serve the subpoenas on. twenty-five or thirty wit-'Y'.•.';" ' • ' »,-•'•' •.-••• y yy • : '.-• y-,- -, '•••-•••..:.'..-_ ,A, nesses in my w hi sky cases,.and I was-obliged to gather, them up- Y'A: A with my own resources. I, had planned a lot of work in the7 '••':]', Colville and North Yakima Reservations for the latter part of September, but was obliged to defer it till after this month by request of the United States Attorney. The Idaho Grand Jury m . - , • . 'A -A . •_-._? was to meet at Moscow in September, and I had something like thirty. YA • ' cases to present to it. Just as we got the cases all prepared; - A - 'A ;.r f . . ,/ ' - . ' .Ui,'•_;.-7 .; . .7 ,.,'..•.. . • 7 -' '.'* , *- •-'''.•.'-, fJ ' |