These legal documents relate to the case of the Kansas Territory versus William M. Douglas. Douglas was accused of operating a roulette gambling house on January 12, 1857 within the Second Judicial District of the Kansas Territory. Douglas was indicted during the May court term of 1857. The Second Judicial District in 1857 was based in Lecompton, Douglas County and included counties west of Douglas.
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Kansas Territory versus William Douglass for keeping a gaming house - 6