This arrest warrant and indictment relate to the case of the United States vs. Pat Devlin for larceny. Devlin was accused of stealing furniture, clothing, food, and weapons, a total of three hundred dollars, from C. C. Seth, a member of the New York Tribe, on October 20, 1859 in Bourbon County, Kansas Territory. The New York Tribe referred to a collection of tribes originally from the New York State area, such as the Seneca. Devlin was indicted by the Third District Court in Fort Scott during November of 1859.