This arrest warrant and indictment relate to the 1860 case of the United States vs. James Cromley. Cromley was accused of stealing three sorrel horses from William Honeywell and Sallie Honeywell, the latter a member of the Miami Tribe, from Miami Tribal Land in Lykins County (present-day Miami County), Kansas Territory. The indictment for Cromley by the Third District Court was filed on May 17, 1860.
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United States versus James Cromley for taking Indian property - 3