The Penn's Grove record., 1886-01-09
Vi ynsgr We Fishermen Ares
ii I'm Florida.

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iii seems . be the Jerseyman's luck
/ TO In o lter of the laws OF other
| Sits bee use or their enterprise in
fs "a Tor &c wealth in tie wgters of
! otIt r State where heir citizens are
to lothrul 10 use the bounty Of nature
GoII heir ov } good. Last winter there
I W. trouble With South Carolina, last
sp4eg With Delaware and this winter
wit Florid i.
Nb.re thar q month ago several JeT-
| sey t hermel went to Florida and be-
gau ishing for shad in the st. Johns
rive ear Ju ;ksonville. After inquiry
thej ound heir was u law against a
noia resident 8 fishing or rather Offering
6shl for sal but on the assurance of
the u 8. Ut trict Attorney that 1t was
uld mstitutiuna and could not be en-
ford ii they continued to fish until last
We qesday feek when Edw. n. Har-
ris Jos. Sor ers, Winters Moore and
EB 3.ett Pehrick, all of Pennsgr0ve,
wel sri tsted by Sheriff Holland, on
cou s sint of the 6sh baiIif, for fishing
In Il. John 5 river against the law
whist forbid persons who have not
res led in that Stale twelve months
pre- ions the eto from engaging in the
netting, capture or catching any food
dsl in the public waters of that State
| for lrpose If selling o of exporting
or ~ dipiug T. other States or foreign
| COZ ltI les uncer a penalty ct $500 and
the d fixture of all nets etc.
16Ri were AIKEN before Justice Bel
isss Q gho declined to pass OH the con-
silt tlonality Of the law aud bound
Mr.. Harris over, their attorneys Mes
srs, File cher & Wurts giving notice
theF would immedi tely apply 10 Judge
| Settle of the l.. S. Circuit Court for a
wrl, OF ha6eas corpus, Harris's case TO
be a test. The writ was granted by
Jude Settle returuable at 3 O'Clock
Ittrsday when the matter was argued
by .iessrs. Fletcher and Wurts, who
con'ended hat the statute referred to
wasrepugnaut to article 4 sec. 2 OF the
U. :. constitution and that 1t was an
| unkwful discrimination between Ii
| citizens of Florida and those of other
States. Sheriff Holland requested time
10 have counsel to represent him and
the state in the matter SO Judge Settle
adjgurned the 8 until Monday last
wt.n he was to give his decision.
Harris was released on his W recog-
hiz nee.
A ter considering the matter that it
was the duty of the officers OF that
STATE 10 carry out its laws, that the
Judge would not he likely TO decide
against his State in favor of a few poor
nor lern DIS .ermen, and the delay and
exp nse they would be put to To try the
suit, they decided to leave for Jersey,
whiaI they did ard arrived on Mon
day. When the above named tour
wen dGltSttu tutit DtlS were no SelZ-
ed. William Wright, of P%ennsgroye,
who vas net arrested, at once took the
nets to a hiding place down he river
aud shipped them home. They had
jas got settled away for the winter
fish ng and the shad had begun to ar
rive in gf,od numbers by catching
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which and shooting ducks they would
have done we'll. AS it is Nj. Harris
will loose about S150 and Moore and
Ped rick together about the same if not
moi . rs they had purchased a boat and
left 1t.
j the fist part of the season there,
dur ny December slsd brought as high
as 40 per hundeed but when they left
the were only worth $40 per hundred.
The fishing season lasts until about
The irst OF April. Every thing is high
in JACKSONVILLE as ii is now a winter
resdrt being nov crowded with North
erla rs like Atlantic City is in the sum
me