West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-09-21

Allegheney's Chief Executive In the
Hands Of Troops.

Are Sumnarily Taken i'm Charge
by "A Body of United States Sob
diers on Suspicion of Having
Killed Game in Yellowstone
Park-Obliged to March RS
Miles, and finally Released With
Clean Records.
/ A rather distinguished party of
hunters, made up of Pittsburgers
and Eastern gentlemen. got into
serious trouble in the Yellowstone
Park within the past four DAYS.
They were William NJ. Kennedy.
Mayor of Allegheny; Howard Eaton,
former Pittsburger. now ranch
err in North Dakota; John s. CLARK
Mr.. McConway and three men
from New York.
About month ago che party left
Pittsburg for Chicago, and from
there went to the Custer Trail
ranch of Howard Eaton, near Me-
dora, North Dakota, for a few
weeks good hunting. For three
weeks they traversed that portion
Of the country which borders on
the Government reservation in yell
lowstone Park, and killed quite an
amount of game. Four days ago
they were returning to the ranch
for rest, going by way of the
Park.
They had hardly crossed the
boundary line of the reservation
when they encountered battalion
of the United States soldiers IN
charge of the preserved grounds.
An explanation of where they Sc
cured their booty was unsatisfactory
to the officer in charge of the troops.
and the entire party was placed un.
der arrest. They demanded their
release, but were told they would
have to go to headquarters and
there explain their innocence. il
possible. From the point at which
they were captured to the head.
quarters at Nam moth Hot Springs.
is about 125 miles. and for two
days and half they we're on the
march. On arriving at the bar
racks they were kept prisoners for
another day until yesterday, when
they were released. John S. Clarke
Immediately telegraphed his father,
Charles j.. Clarke, and brother,
Louis s. Clarke. The latter, when
seen at his home last evening, told
the story to n Taxes reperter. He
said the party was falsely arrested
and that the unfortunate occur
renee would break up a pleasant
trip much sooner than was antIci-
pated.
The above is from the Pittsburg
Times of last Saturday and is spe-
clally interesting to many King
wood people, as Howard Eaton is
we'll known here, and his brother.
Alden, got his wife here. Mr.. w.
u. Brown, Of this place, came very
near being one of the party that got
into the above scrape. He had his
arrangements made to join the par
ty when they were making mp to 90
last month, but found out at the
last minute that important business
would prevent his gong, and so
escaped that 1875 mile march. 1t
would have been a good joke on
junior if he had gotten into it, bat
as 1T is, be can laugh at the other
boys. Mr.. Kennedy, one of the
head men of the party, is known
here also, as he was here with the
Eaton boys. The Government is
very strict about enforcing the law
against hunting IN the Yellowstone
Park, as it is specially set apart as
a great national pleasure ground
and wonderland generally, and
game is protected by the soldiers
who are constantly patroling the
Park and watching hunting parties
and interlopers of all kinds. 10
one is allowed to carry gun even
in the Park, and when bunting
parties or campers or visitors Of any
kind enter the Park with guns,
they are taken charge of by the
soldiers and kept till the owners
are ready to leave and then return
ed to them. They either do this,
or il the parties are going on
through tho Park and not coming
back the way they go in, they (the
soldiers) place Government seal
on the lock Of the gun, and it must
be there unbroken whom the owners
leave the Park or they will be arrest
ed by the soldiers, who are very
vigilant. We found these things
out for ourself when we we're out
in the Park last summer year.
We didn't get into any scrape, as
we had no shooting iron with US,
and probably couldn't nave hurt
any game with il If we had.