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nr a ne ee ee en ee Ey ee _ — . ero + owe if arena = % eens. cael B. S. Bepartuont of Justice ; | Flashington, B. €. v / TFB:GAJ January 9, 1934. NY a raw NO ~, I BMOR AN DTA BAD WD Ai ArITs “ we BR Mn. RATHAD 2 \ ~ “ Reference is made to the attached letter from Special Agent in Charge Dowd of Salt Lake City, relative to two recent decisions in the United States Supreme Court, 4.0., the cases of John S. Funk v. United States, treating of the competency of a wife to testify for her husband, and of Gregorio Chavez and Jose Maria Chavez v. United States, holding that the Pueblo of Teleta in the State of New Mexico is Indian country. , . I have secured copies of referred to decision find that the case of John S. fi previous cases relating that _ to testify in behalf of h States holds at fe is no’ a competent A<itness uSband are gverruled and a’wife here- after may testify for her hdsband in abérinine? case in which he is charged with an offense under the ldws of the United States. Oo. eae me She, however, cannot be compelled to testify against her husband. The other case, i.e., Gregorio Chavez and Jose Marta d Chavez v. United States, merely holds that the Pueblo Indians vf are Indian tribes within the intent of the statutes prohibiting vy certain acts committed within the "Indian country", and accordingly that these acts are punishable in the Federal courts rather than in the State courts. . Respectfully, ov | d T. F. Baughman; NDEXED 5 7 oe Sena Ohya — elim we 0367-1) ! “--. 10 |§34 °-*. rar tt, & glrancmci| ur JUSTTe we oo a ee? oa , A a ie a wee ee wee ee