The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-03-15
SOUTH JERSEYS FOR.
How a Philadelphia Game
Society Has Terror
lied the Farmers.
THE GREAT NASH-DALY FEUD
Alderman Smiths Little Joke-A
Great Battle Imminent Between
Hudson and Essex.
THE GREAT NASH DAILY FEUD
specias to the Sunday Morning N.ios

SDecfnt to the Sunday Mormiuq Neics
TRENTON. March II, 1891 The sensation
OF the past most sensational legislative
week was the argument over little School
master Coles bill, which strikes an effest.
ual blow at the West Jersey Game and
Protective Society, including the charges
Of corruption against Assemblymen
openly made on the floor Of the House by
Father Nash, and the old mans abiect
apology the next morning. The people of
tho northern part OF the State know but
little of this question, which has been the
one absorbing issue in some Of the lower
counties OF the State for several years.
Back in the seventies a number of
sporusmen, mainly from Philadelphia,
organized the West Jersey Game and
Protective Society and obtained a charter
from the Legislature. This practically
gave the association control of the game
in the counties of Gloucester, Atlantic,
Salem, Cumberland and Cape May by CO.
acting as 1t did that no nonresident of
the State should be allowed to shoot over
over those five counties unless he was a
member of the association. The organi-
cation was also given authority to en-
pioy game detectives TO arrest all vlolat-
ors of the law.
dG SCtlnA . ABUSE DF lbs PAlFlLEGE5.
At first no fault was found with the
association 1t stocked the territory with
game and its members conducted them
selves like true sportsmen. But after
awhile abuses crept IN. Any one who
would pay small sum could obtain q
certificate of membership in the society
at almost any gun store in Philadelphia
where he purchased hts weapon and
ammunition. By the law that gave
power to this organization the whole Of
West jersey became vast game pre-
serve, and the farmers, unwilling game
keepers for the Philadelphia sportsmen.
Armed with the certificates of this
society these nonresident gunners went
into South Jersey aud roaned where they
pleased. They committed abuses that
they would not be guilby OF If they we're
natives of the State; they were not an
swerable to the local authorities, aud in
consequence they became lawless and fear
less. They left gates open, frightened
cattle with their dogs, shot at horses and
Unfortunately killed all the barnyard
fowl they could find. In fact they be-
came terror TO the farmers and mem
bers Of their families.
The detectives of the society also be-
came terror to the farmers. and as they
receive half the fines collected from the
persons they arrested, many outrages
were laid ut their doors. One instance
will suffice. One of the detectives passed
through the barn yard Of Salem County
farmer and saw some strings hanging
from the fence. which, as it afterwarc
turned out, had been placed there
by one of the infant children of the
farmer. The detective Immediately ar
rested the farmer aud his oldest soA,
claiming that the strings were a species
of snares for rabbits, which was forbidden
by law. The farmer and his son were
hurried before subservient Justice of
the Peace and fined.
The detectives would also watch all the
ferries from Philadelphia and as soon as a
man set foot on Jersey soil with gun
over his shoulder, If he could not produce
he was promptly arrested and fined.
There is but minute portion of the
charges brought against the society on
tine floor of the House during the debate
and the only answer made to these was
the frequent ejaculation you lie, 2
emitted by old Father Nash, and the as
sertion by w. H. Cole of Camden that the
society had stocked the counties witch
game and had driven away pot hutters
DAILY THE DANGEROUS CoNsPIRAToR.
The debate was not without its humor-
ouf features One of the most comical
was the manner in which deadly feud
was raised between the Hoboken Assem-
blyman and Father Nash. During the heat
OF the discussion Alderman Smith wrote
notes to the Hudson men, saying. Vote
against the bill; kill NASH and signed
Mr. Daly's name. Instead of sending the
notes to the men to whom they were adj
dressed he had the pages lay
them near Mr.. Nash's desk where he
could see them. The sight OF their con-
tents aroused the old mans ire to fever
heat At first he could hardly talk. and
then he launched against the good-na-
tured member from Hoboken the bitter
est invective of which ne IS capable
Inn "a 9 az
what he thought of ths haste with which
the speaker was rushing bills through.
st Is all wrong, sir; all wrong, " sol
EMMY asserted the old man. with his let
justice-be done though -the-heayens-fall
gesture. 81 tell you some OF those bills
should be carefully scrutlD ized-carefully
scrutinized-espeeia those OF That man
DAILY. He is a dangerous conspiratoT, sir,
dangerous consprator." Aud the old
man went out to ask his friend John
Barkeeper what the weather was gong
to be. 1t was late Friday
consented to shake hands with Mr. DAILY.
ADJOURNMENT THIS WEEK DOUBTFUL.
Notwithstanding the reckless manner
in which the Speaker is riding rough shod
over all precedent and in many cases de-
cency, toward the goal OF nnal adJourn-
ment on Friday. the general opinion IS
that there will be another week OF the SEES
sion il not two. The Senate did not con-
cur in the Houses resolution Ior maj
adjournment, which together with the
fact that many Of the more important
bills are yet to he acted upon, has con-
WINGED the most sanguins that the Legis-
lature will not adjourn on the DAY nXea
by the leaders.
The prospect of o long. bitter Dastls pc
tween the great States of Essex and Huq-
son, as the envious south county men de-
light TO satarize The two leading counties
is excellent. The Board OF Works Dill,
Newark's pet scheme, and the repeater OF
the Aidermen's salary law upon winch
Hudson men have set their hearts, not TO
mention Mr.. Mullone's water measures,
for which every Jersey City member
is ready to fight II it takes all
summer are yet to be disposed OF: Jersey
City is suspicious of the Board of WORK
and Alderinen's salary bills and Newark
will not believe that her death, poth
physical and political, does not iurR IN
the water measures. Nor does either SIDE
take any pains to conceal her opinion OF
the other. The Hudson men have IRE.
quently accused the Essex members OF
unfair and underhand methods and New
ark, Ia her haste to retaliate, has even
FORGOTTEN to tell Jersey City she prevari :
Gated.
Colored Voters Get Together.