This case file relates to to the charge against William Ackenburg (Ackenberger) for trespass on school lands in Breckinridge (now Lyon) County, Kansas Territory on November 1, 1859. Ackenburg was indicted in November of 1859 by the Second District Court in Lecompton for destroying trees and timber worth $400 on land owned by the United States government. The land was located west of what is now Emporia and was used to fund public schools. Ackenburg was arrested on May 21, 1860.
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United States versus William Ackenburg (Ackenberger) for trespass on school lands - 6