The morning call., 1890-08-06
GAME AND FISH.
A Meeting Of the Sportsman's
Protective Association.
Charges Made Against Deputy Fish Commits
sioners-The Subject Ordered Brought
Before a Grand jury.

The Sportsman's Protective Association
met last evening in K. r. B. fall, and in
the absence of Levy P. Peck Charles Precht
presided.
The Treasurer's report showed that he
had $453 % cash on hand to the credit Of
the club. The amount collected last even
ing from members was $40 25.
Messrs. Stackpool, Durkee. Kennedy,
Allen, Renwick and Ohm addressed the
meeting at length on matters pertaining to
fish and game. Mr. Stackpool urged that
as the association was organized for the
purpose of combating the growth of the
preserve system and for the protection of
game and fish it was the duty of the club to
look into any matter relating to either game
or fish and demanding its attention.
81 am inclined to believe" he said, shat
there is something radically wrong In the
Fish Commission, and l think that this club
should take some measures which would
bring to light the expose ex-Deputy Com
missioner Tunstead has made of other
deputies who have been accused of pocket
ing bribe money from Chinese, who make
business of illegal fishing.
DIsLoYAL TO THE STATE.
"The Commissioners at meeting to-day
refused to hear Mr.. Tunstead's statement,
which he had prepared for the occasion.
1t is unnecessary for Inc to state the par
ticulars of the case, as the whole matter
has been fully reported in the newspapers.
Sufficient to say that some of the deputies
under Chief-Patrolman Callundan's charge
have been disloyal to the State by Joining
hands with Chinese fisll-pirates, who have
been permitted to deplete the bay of its
young fishes.
in refusing to hear Mr.. Tunstead's state
ments, and their apathy to bring to justice
their employees, who have been charged
with serious offense, should be inquired
| into by this association and our counsel
instructed to bring, the matter before the
| Grand Jury. If the Commissioners are
derelict in their duty it is becoming of US,
| as body of sportsmen, to take such meas
ures as the case demands"
When the speaker had finished, Thomas
Kennedy arose and said that he was not
| opposed to the Commissioners, and could
not cOnScientiously speak unfayorably of
them until he was satisfied that they had
| done some wrong He then read some ex-
tracts from weekly sporting Journal, which
we're written by the Kennel editor of the
paper, and not at all laudatory Of the
Sportsmen's Protective Association.
NOT FIGHTING THE COMMISSION.
81 do not PROPOSE" said Mr. Kennedy,
"to cry down the Fish Commissioners be-
| cause they have been little slow in ferret
ing out the charges preferred against some
of their officers. In fact, l do not know
much about this FISH matter. but l do
| know that the prime object of the
association is to combat the pre- serve
| system and think we will have enough on
| our hands to attend to that without taking
up the fish question, which is very imma-
| terial to US, when other and more im-
| portant matters should be considered, now
that we are drawing near time when
| legislation is to be our watchword."
John Stack was the next speaker who
| occupied the attention of the members. He
remarked that it was decidedly necessary
steps to compel the Commissioners to
make an example of the deputies
| who had been receiving money from
| Cinnamon, and if they refused
| to punish the men who had openly violated
| the law, it was the duty of the assocla-
ton to take the matter in hand and prove
| to the sportsmen of the State that there was
| at least one body of men which has interest
enough in the protection OF game and fish
to push a matter which needs pushing.
"Why," said the speaker, ''the public is not
aware of half the crooked work that has
been going on among some of these Deputy
Fish Commissioners. Ennis and Callundan
have been for months enjoying royalty
from the unfortunate Cinnamon, forced to
pay SIS per boat, which amounts on an av-
erage to 1926 per month. These men are
| paid salary of 800 month by the State.
and see how they serve 1t.
REFERRED TO THE GRAND JURY.
Mr.. Curley, deputy, said to me few
days ago that be had proposals to join the
gang and that he could point out saloon
where there was 500 waiting for him
when he would consent to become men,
Der of the draw-down fraternity. Just
think Of it. The sum of $4,000 year going
into the pockets of few Deputy Fish Com
missioners, and then howl is sent up against
the seals by the supposed game protectors.
,bOo hot HOY hn 90 re
who are depicting the bay Of its fish"
Mr.. Durkee, referring also to the doings
of the Deputy Fish Commissioners. moved
that the directors be instructed to employ
| counsel and bring the matter before the
Grand Jury.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Present at the meeting was Horace
Briggs of the Breeder and Sportsman.
A vote of thanks was passed 10 THE
CALL for the interest it has shown in the
protaatinr1 Of fish and