The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-19
tspno1AL TO THE raEss.I

Augusta, March ls.-ActiDg under
orders from Commissioner Carleton.
Game Wardens Hodgkins and Davis left
Jaokman about the middle Of February
for Seven islands ON the Canadian bor-
der. Trial Justice 6. o. Collins went
with them, the trip Of 200 miles being
made on snow shoes. AS fast as they
found violations Of the game laws they
arrested poachers, ARRANGED them before
the snow shoe judge and tried them.
The result of their trip thus far is told
In several letters to Commissioner Carle-
ton. The letters are dated at Seven Is
lands, st. Johns river, March 10 and 12,
and addressed to Mr. Carleton. They are
as follows:
My Dear Strive have made some-
thing OF raid ON poachers mere. On
Monday, March 5th, we arrested Joe
CAIRO and Frank Govan. Joe Carro We
charged with killing six beaver. Hs
pleaded guilty to the onarge and asked
Tor mercy. We settled by his paying
a fine and costs on one beaver amounting
to s4s. We made two warrants. The
one be paid S48 on was made charging
Joe CAIRO with killing one beaver. Then
we madc one charging him with killing
i've beaver. 10 this he pleaded guilty
and this We hold over him Tor good be-
havior. CAIRO ia considered dangerous
man and q notorious smuggler as well
as poacher. Some time since he was
Emery and on approaching the house
number OF shots we've fired at them by
Carro's daughter. CAIRO is now very
anxious that we shall make asolean sweep
| and catch every one who violates the
game laws and is assisting us. We also
| arrested Frank Govan the same day
March 8th) charged with killing beaver
Of which had found the CARCASS in his
camp. He was fned S25 and costs
amounting In all TO $4S. He has failed
to pay and will be taken to JAIL We also
found in the house where Govan lives,
the skins of three deer and quantity of
deer meat which Govan claimed was
killed by other parties.
On March 9th we arrested Wentworth
McKeene Of New Brunswick who is
working here at Seven Islands lum ber-
ing, charging him with killing more
deer than is lawfnl for one person to
take. He pleaded guilty and was fined
$f0s and costs, or stand committed to
Jail until paid. These cases were all
tried before e. o. Collins at Seven Is
lands.
Edward I. Eaton, who has been buying
hides of hunters and catching beaver and
handling skins in general for these bor-
der hunters, has in the pressure of other
business evaded Us and gone into Canada.
A man by the name of Crawford,
| who Is bosssat a lumber camp near here
and said to have killed COW moose and
known to have o.ught beaver, has gone
| on trip cruising in the woods and can .
not 1 q fOund We shall START f0 orrowy
in pursuit of other violators of the laws.
Dear Sir:-Frank Govan paid his fine
for catching one beaver s25 and $15 COST
in all $40 Jester day and was released.
MIR. John Stevens, lumberman, cane up
yesterday morning to sac about one of
his campbosses killing one cow moose,
James Crawford, who had : gone to
Canada the same morning. went to st.
Pamphile In Canada with Mr.. Stevens
aud James Crawford admitted and told
me all about killing the cow moose and
1t was killed at Long Lake ON the
A llagash. d 1t will be arranged by Stew
ems appearing for James Crawford and
pleading bis guilt and paying the fine
Of 500. This will be done this morning.
Wentworth MoKeene will go to Jail for
killing more deer in the open season than
the law allows.
We shall get through here at Saven Is
lands today aud start toward Jackman
and Moosshead lake. Will write post
script telling you further what is done
this morning.
z. S.-James Crawford has just paid
his fine of 800 for killing the cow moose
mentioned through John 8. Stevens
Wentworth MoKeene before mentioned
has just paid his fine of $40 and COSTS
So now all men we arrested have paid
their fines.