The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1890-11-14
Raid ON Sunday Hunting.

No similar event has occurred in Sandy
Hook In so long time that the invasion
.of the town by james Albert Wilson OF
Bridgeport and his deputies, in search of
violators Of the Sunday hunting law, has
stirred up deal of excitement and con-
siderable opposition. MIR Wilson, who is
lawyer and holds desk In the Office of
John-C. Chamberlain, prosecuting at
torncy Of the city and general assistant
prosecutor Ia the various criminal courts
held at Bridgeport Ia game warden for
Fairfield county and has, with commend
able zeal and varying success, pursued
the too frequent violat0r Of the law
which forbids hunting on Sunday or at
specified seasons of the year. On Sum
day, November 2, Mr. Wilson paid visit
Ito She lower part of the town and cap
,tured three luckless Nimrods, David Kahn,
ED Hook and lad named Heating, all Of
whom he brought before Justice George
wv. Botsford at Botsford station. After
carefully weighing the evidence, the JUS
v.ioe fined each 81. TO Mr. Wilson's mind
this seemed far too little punishment.
Accordingly, before making his next de-
scent on the sinners Of Sandy Hook, he
armed himself with Deputy Sheriff Cur
tbs of Strasford aad Mr. Wakeley, also of
Stratford, besides arranging with Justice
q. ii. Peck, who Ia acquiring consider
able fame as a trial justice, to mete out
''punishment to fit the crime.' Saturday
evening about 0 30, three strangers APP
piled for lodgings at Taylor's hotel, pay
ing in advance. They asked no questions
.aDd went away, the next morning, before
Mr. Taylor arose, Early in the forenoon,
stws more strangers, one of whom was
Justice Peck, made their appearance and,
safter asking for three who had spent the
might there, left the hotel. Presently,
sthe party was seen with three prisoners,
all of whom were put under $40 bonds to
appear at Grand Army hall, Tuesday
mornng ut IL. Thomas Kane, Jr, was
the oldest, not much more than 90. lie
had ferret in his pocket when arrested,
but says (and Is corroborated by PIERCE
that he had just bought it Of Truman E.
Pierce of Britain and was taking it to the
home Of hts father, near the Rubber. The
others were sons Of Daniel Lynch, boys
Just entering their teens, who were cap
turee near their fathers house, with dog
and gun. They had been sent, they said,
to look after their fathers cows, which
had, earlier in the day, strayed into the
rye lot of s. f. Tillson. Bonds in each
case were furnished by the fathers
Tuesday morning, the prisoners were al
the hall, but Justice Peck could not be
present, because Of an important case be
fore the criminal side of the court Of
common pleas, which came In that morn
sing In Bridgeport. Warden Wilson wal
= also absent, but Mr. Wakeley told thu
boys to come around again on Saturday
to their disappointment. The parents O
the boys consulted Sam Tweedy Of Dan
bury and threaten 10 make test case
Mr. Wilson Is understood to be disap
pointed because theN s'horde of hungr,
hunters commonly Aen about Newtowl
woods ON Sunday becApe aware OF hi
designs and discreetly unnamed at home
He should understand however, tina
this infraction Of the Sunday law, Will
far too universal among u own towns
people, IL due also to numbers who 1ocl
10 from surrounding cities Ind villages
20 the disturbance Of publA peace an,
y eodly quiet and to the too riRid extinct
lon " our game.