Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-04-23
TIE FISHERY rRornLEs.
Those Jersey Fishermen Arrested
What New Jersey will do.

What New Jersey will do.
A special dispatch from Pennsgrove, N
j., to the Philadelphia Press, dated Tues
day, says:
Ezekiel Gilman, jacob Lewis and
William French, three fishermen, citizens
of New Jersey, who were drifting of
Bowers Beach,, Delaware, have been ar.
rested by the sheriff of Kent county,
under the new Delaware fish law. The
| justice, when lie handed the warrants to
the sheriff, commanded him to arrest the
persons land ii necessary, call out the
militia"
Yesterday Prosecutor Slnpe of Salem
county, N. j., and Senator Nichols of
| Cumberland county, went to Trenton in
the interests of the Jersey fishermen. Mr..
Shape complained of fresh outrages in
fiicted by the Delawareans. and said that
number of Jerseymen had moved over
into Delaware and swore out licenses MS
citizens of that state in order to avoid
further trouble. Senator Nichols wanted
more definite authority from the governor
on behalf of the Bayside Sturgeon Fish
ing Company, that has not yet begun
operations for fear Of Delaware shot guns.
To both gentlemen Governor Albeit
gave certified copies of the injunction of
the United States Supreme Court against
the State of Delaware in relation to the
latter's fishing laws, and also gave assur-
ances that the whole power of the state
would be used to protect the Jerseymen
in the right given by this injunction to
fish in any part of the Delaware river and
bay, even up to the Delaware shore. A
further interview in relation to the sub
ject is to be held with Governor Albeit,
in Jersey City, this afternoon.
TEN MEN ARREsTED-THE JERSEY FISHERS
swARsrINa ON THE DELAWARE SHORE.
Special Dispatch to Gazette and Journal
DOVER, April 22.-Under the new law
which was passed at the Inst session of
our Legislature, prohibiting Jersey fisher
men to fish in Delaware waters, n dozen
or more writs were issued by Squire
Jester ON Saturday and placed in the
hands of Sheriff Robinson, who went
to Bowers Beach and notified about
one hundred fishermen to come before
Squire Jester on Monday. The Della
aware fishermen. employed Messrs.
Kenney uld Pennington to look after their
interests, but it being statutory case
Squire Jester telegraphed to Attorney
General Paynter TO appear in person or
by deputy, nnl he named the above gen.
tlenen To represent him.
Up to 3 O'Clock on Monday no writs
had been delivered by the sheriff, anu
after being locked up he laid the wits ON
the magistrates table, saying that he ,ie
elincd to serve them, and that he did 80
on the advice of Mr.. Wolcott, one OF hi
counsel. The New Jersey fishermen IA0
employed Messrs. Wolcott and Ridgely
On arrival of the 2.14 train the attorney
general of New Jersey reached here and
held consultation with Messrs. WolcOtt
and Ridgely. There being no case for
the State the matter was dropped and
both the Delaware and Jersey fishermen
left, not however, until new aflidavits had
been made out and yesterday writs
were issued to Constable Hutchins,
who who went to Bowers Beach
and arrested 10 of the Jersey fishermen
and hearing will be had to-day. Mr.
Hutchin said that as soon us the Jersey
men heard that he was after them large
crowd o.. them made for the Jersey shore.
Large crowds of them have been fishing
in Jones and Murderkill creeks
until they have almost run the
Delaware fishermen away. Much feeling
is being manifested by our people, and
unless the matter is settled, and the Jer-
seymen return to the Jersey side of the
bay and river, trouble may be anticipated.