Graham guardian., 1896-08-28
SNIPE HUNTING AT GLOBE.
A Brighter Polish Put on Polished
Young New Yorker.

lennemenb IN InaJ peculiar Drancn
of the American education so aptly
described as being cup to snuff"
The fine polish however is some
times put on in Arizona, so a Mr..
Stlner, son Of New York custom
house broker, will testify.
Mr.. Stiner arrived in Globe a
week ago last wednesday at noon.
In two hours he was acquainted with
half the male residents of the camp
and was describing the wonders of
the metropolis.
1t became apparent that while
he knew many things, there were
some things of which he was dens-
ly ignorant, snipe hunting, for in
stance. Two of Mr.. Stiner's lately
formed acquaintences accordingly
arranged snipe-hunt for that
night. The expedition was quiet
ly announced throughout the camp
and when about nine o'clock Mr..
Stiner and his two friends ascend
ed mountain side north Of town,
the population of Globe was stand
ing in the principal street watch
ing them. Half way up the noun
tain side the hunters stopped, and
lighted two candles placed them
six feet apart. Mr.. Stiner was
stationed between them holding a
pillow case open while his two
friends went off in opposite direc-
tions to drive in the snipe. They
met at a saloon and between drinks
went out from time to time to
watch Mr.. Stiner standing patient
ly between the blinking candles,
peering out into the darkness for
the expected snipe. A little boy
saw the candles and inquired "Ma,
what's that" "Oh its only the
New York gentleman lying for
snipe." The boy rushed out and
up the side of the mountain and
when within hailing distance he
shouted, "What you doin'?"
ash, sh, sonny" whispered Mr..
Stiner; "don't make noise, you'll
scare the snipe."
"Where's the snipes?"
"They are coming, keep still,
my friends are driving them in"
Mr.. Stiner stood there patiently
for three hours when the joke took
another turn. The jokers had
grown weary of his monotonous
patience.
A specially appointed constable
went up and arrested him for
violating the game law telling him
that in Arizona the snlpe season
didn't open until September 2.
Mr.. Stiner was panied and sur
prised. He was taken to town
and arralgned before a mock jus
tice of the peace who held him
under 81 900 bond to appear for
trial at 10 o'clock the next morn,
ing. The bond was furnished after
considerable delay and Mr.. Stiner
upon the recommendation OF
friends employed Col. Crandall to
defend him. P. T. Robertson rep
resented the dignity of Arizona.
A jury of twelve was empaneled
and the trial proceeded under a
tree in corral. A mass of evi-
dence was introduced among which
was the pillow case, marked" Ex-
| hibit A" and the candles, exhibit
B." The story of the boy was
told and dozen citizens testified
to Mr.. Stiner's open and fragrant
violation of the law. One witness
whom the territory relied to prove
that a snipe had actually been
caught by Mr.. Stiner admitted
under cross examination that he
had not seen the snipe and had
been unable to find any feathers.
i Whereupon the district attorney
moved to amend the complaint SO
that Mr.. Stiner would stand charg
ed, not with violation of the game
law, but with an intent to violate
i it.
The evidence was concluded
and the jury retired returning hall
an hour later with q verdict Of
guilty.
| Mr.. Stiner was asked if he had
anything to say before sentence
was passed upon. He arose and
in broken voice said he regretted
the unfortunate occurrence not sc
much on account of the impending
punishment as because he had
unwittingly placed himself in the
attitude of a law breaker within
less than a dozen hours after his
arrival in Arizona. He had al
ways been a law abiding citizen
and had never before violated any
national, state or municipal regula-
ton
The court delivered a long ad-
dress in which it expressed regret
that it must carry out the stern de-
cree of an inexorable law of which
ignorance could not be plead as an
excuse for its violation. Then he
fined Mr.. Stiner $50. At the re-
quest of the defendents counsel
and with the consent of the district
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