An investigation handled by the Department of Justice cleared Breckinridge of illegal actions and he left the commission in 1905 .
Given the responsibility of distributing individual allotments of tribal land to the Cherokee , Breckinridge and other commissioners were charged with fraudulently acquiring Indian lands in 1903 .
An investigation handled by the Department of Justice cleared Breckinridge of illegal actions and Breckinridge left the commission in 1905 .
Given the responsibility of distributing individual allotments of tribal land to the Cherokee , Breckinridge and other commissioners were charged with fraudulently acquiring Indian lands in 1903 .