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November 14, 1913
The Rathdrum Tribune
Rathdrum, Kootenai County, Idaho
What is this article about?
Judge Dietrich instructed the jury in Moscow on Nov. 8 that giving liquor to an Indian off-reservation is a crime, regardless of the giver's race, in the trial of John Scott for providing whisky to another Indian in Lewiston; Scott was acquitted.
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'It is not a violation of the law for an Indian to have liquor in his possession when off the Indian reservation, nor does the Indian commit any crime when he buys liquor off the reservation, but the party who sells or gives any Indian liquor, be he either Indian or white person, is guilty of a crime, no matter if the transaction does take place off the reservation.'
This constituted a portion of the instructions Judge Dietrich gave the jury at Moscow, Nov. 8, in the case of John Scott, an Indian, being tried for giving another Indian a bottle of whisky while in the city of Lewiston. Scott was acquitted.
This constituted a portion of the instructions Judge Dietrich gave the jury at Moscow, Nov. 8, in the case of John Scott, an Indian, being tried for giving another Indian a bottle of whisky while in the city of Lewiston. Scott was acquitted.
What sub-type of article is it?
Legal Or Court
Indian Affairs
Crime
What keywords are associated?
Indian Liquor Law
Court Instructions
Moscow Trial
Lewiston Incident
Acquittal
What entities or persons were involved?
Judge Dietrich
John Scott
Where did it happen?
Moscow
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Moscow
Event Date
Nov. 8
Key Persons
Judge Dietrich
John Scott
Outcome
scott was acquitted
Event Details
Judge Dietrich gave instructions to the jury explaining that it is a crime to sell or give liquor to an Indian off-reservation, regardless of the location or the giver's race, in the trial of John Scott for giving a bottle of whisky to another Indian in Lewiston.