The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-15
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Bird lovers will be disappointed at the narrow
construction which the Attornoy-Goneral OF
Massachusetts has placed upon the new statute
of that Commonwealth which forbids wearing
tho body or feathers Of any bird whose capture
or killing is 4 forbidden by law. He has written
an opinion 10 the effect that the statute does not
! apply to tho wearing of the bodies or feathers OF
birds captured or killed outside tho territorial
! limits of Massachusetts. The difficulty Of prov.
ing the locality in which q bird was killed whose
feathers ornament a lady's hat In Boston or at
Beverly Farms will probably render the enact
ment oflittle avail toward checking tho slaughter
of song birds for women to wear. or course 1t
would not be difficult to draw a statute In such
terms as to make Its provisions effective for
this purpose. A prohibition against wearing
the feathers of certain specified birds, wherever
the birds might have been killed, would doubt
less DO a constitutional exercise of the police
power OF the State, in Wow OF tho numerous
decisions sustaining legislation on tho same
principle whore it has been enacted for the pro.
lection ana preservation of game.
A statement in tho Louisville Dispatch, to tho
effect that tho shanty.boat question is an inn
portant one this summer in consequence of tho
deprcdations committed by the dwollers in such
craft, calls attention to an interesting peculiar
tty Of river life in Kentucky and some curious
legislation by which it is regulated. On tho
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or places Of business. They are moved from
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stances which do not amount to felony or petit
larceny. "of course, there are some nice people
living on shanty boats says another Kentucky
paper. the Milton Ncrs; but this is the time
OF the year when some or these river pirates feast
on the TAT OF tho land
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from the first day of May last,
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A bitter attack on the administration of JUS
tice in this State is made by the Rochester Union
ana Adrerf'Ser' which declares that the Grim
inal law IS administered in such a manner that
the people rather than the criminals are the real
oeiehdahts. IL gives the following synopsis OF
events IN an actual case as an example OF the
conpIeXity and delay OF our rinlinal procedures:
1. lhnictmehI, trlal, Conviction, and sentence to
the state PRISON four years and a half ago. ..
stay on certihcate OF reasonable doubt, and new
tFiai granted, the case having been carried to
the court OF Appeals. 8. New trial had before a
ne" Ju"se ana jury anu ne" CONVICTION ana new
sentence TO the state prison. 4. New stay granted,
on ccr'ihcate OF reasonable doubt, and applioa-
tlon Tor a new trlai made one year and ten
months ago ana the case not yet argued before
me Appellate DIVISION or even upon its calen-
oar. we should say that the iault indicated by
TINS record Is not so much with the system as
the locality where the case occurred. II it be-
in Rochester, why has the District Attorney of
Monroe county allowed TWENTY-FIVE months to
elapsc without forcing tho appcal TO argument Z
II seems incredible that tho courts would toll
Il crate such IA delay il the matter were brought
to the attention of tho Judges by tho publio
prosecutor.
" ''oS oonos run iron
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