This indictment and arrest warrant relate to the case of the United States vs. James H. Carr. Carr was accused of introducing whiskey into "Indian Country" in McGee County, Kansas Territory at various times between July 1, 1858 and early September 1858. Carr was indicted during the October term of 1858 by the Third District Court. McGee County was located in present-day Crawford and Cherokee counties and was part of the Cherokee Neutral Land. Alcohol was prohibited on Native American land from 1832-1953.
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United States versus James H. Carr for introducing liquor Indians - 1